Pittsburgh Center for the Arts SHOP ARTIST SUBMISSIONS
Submissions must be post marked by Friday April 19, 2013.
The Shop at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts will be screening artwork by new consignment artists to complement the existing mix of work currently represented. Because the Shop receives many requests from those who wish to show with us, we ask that interested artists submit to our digital screening for review. As our main focus during business hours is to represent and promote the artwork we currently have available, please be aware that PCA Shop staff will not review artwork on a walk-in basis. Artists living or working within a 150-mile radius of the Center are invited to submit for consideration. We appreciate your interest in submitting your artwork to the Shop at PCA!
About:
Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts is committed to the artist and the advancement of artistic excellence in visual arts.
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Founded in 1945, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts is a non-profit community arts campus that offers arts education programs and contemporary art exhibitions, providing services and resources for individual artists throughout Western Pennsylvania. The Center is where the community can create, see, support, and learn about visual arts. In January 2006, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts merged with Pittsburgh Filmmakers.
Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Founded in 1971, Pittsburgh Filmmakers is a nonprofit corporation designed to encourage the creation and understanding of media for noncommercial artistic and literary purposes. To this end, Filmmakers offers a curriculum of courses in film, video, and photography to university and independent students in the Pittsburgh region. Filmmakers also exhibit the work of prominent photographers and filmmakers in its two galleries, Melwood Screening Room, Regent Square Theater and Harris Theater. A key component of Filmmakers’ mission is to provide equipment access and funding for independent media artists.
The Shop at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts is a consignment gallery. Current Members of Pittsburgh Filmmakers/Pittsburgh Center for the Arts are eligible for 55% artist/45% PCA commission split of the retail sales price; Non-Members receive a 50% artist/50% PCA commission split.
Selection Process:
Quality of work as well as the diversity of the work in comparison to existing inventory will drive the screening committee’s decisions. We are particularly interested in the artists overall “hand” in the creation of the finished work (i.e. artists must be creating elements of finished design, as opposed to decorating or embellishing purchased readymade objects).
Notification of selection results will be mailed by May 3, 2013.
Additional work or information may be requested for review.
How to Apply:
Please complete the enclosed submission form, including a printed copy of the transcript of works as well as an artist bio.
Mail or drop off (at front desk) completed applications to:
The Shop @ Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
6300 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15232
T: 412.361.0873 x 303
F: 412.361.8338
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Include with this submission form:
1. Documentation: Artists must include no more than 10 visual digital images or other samples of their work for consideration.
CD/DVD: 2D, 3D and multimedia works can be submitted on CD/DVD
Digital images must be in .jpg format no larger than 2MB, set to 300 DPI, and no smaller than 4” on its shortest side.
All images should correspond to the transcript of works.
Filename must be as follows: artist’s last name, number as listed on transcript of works and title. For example: smith-01-titleofwork.jpg
DVD must be formatted for viewing with QuickTime™ Version 7.1.2, Player Version 7.1.2.
Disc should be labeled with the artist’s name.
Video: Labeled (artist name, title) and encased DVD will be accepted for multimedia works. Please have a five-minute segment for preview.
2.Transcript of Works: Include artist’s name, and list the following for each entry: title of work, medium, dimensions, year created, and suggested retail price. Include a detailed description of process and materials used.
3. Digital copy of transcript of works and digital copy of artist bio as either PDF or Word documents.
*Application materials will not be returned.
For additional information contact:
Tiffany Whitfield, Shop Manager
twhitfield@pittsburgharts.org
412-361-0873 ext. 308
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