Calendar and Submission Guidelines

Calendar

 

Deadline for online entry and payment: Friday, April 7

Artist notification emailed: Friday, May 12

Delivery of art to the Museum*: Tuesday, June 13, 10:30 AM to 4 PM

Opening Reception + Awards Presentation: Friday, June 30, 6 to 8 PM

Juror's Critique and Gallery Talk: Saturday, July 1, 11 AM

Exhibition Closes: Sunday, September 24

Art Pickup*: Monday, September 25, 10:30 AM to 4 PM

Submission Guidelines

General Requirements

1. Artist submits digital image(s) of their work via the online submission process. Artists may submit up to 5 pieces of artwork to this exhibit.
2. The juror will select art for the exhibition from the digital images. She will select award winners after viewing the artwork at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
3. Paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, photographs, computer graphics, and mixed-media are eligible.
4. Artists may enter no more than five works.
5. Size (height x width x depth) may not exceed 15 feet, including the frame and any base that is attached to a sculpture. Maximum weight is 150 pounds.
6. Art must be original and be completed in 2021, 2022, or 2023. Art shown in prior MAG or MMFA exhibitions is not eligible. Artwork submitted in the 2022 Regions Bank Show is eligible. Artists may not substitute for accepted artworks. No Gicleé reproductions of original art in another medium will be permitted (for example, no Gicleé prints of oils, acrylics, watercolors, etc.). You must submit your own work. Work deemed to be in violation of copyright law will not be considered for the exhibition.
7. Art must be finished, dry, framed or gallery wrapped, and suitable for display. Any entry the MMFA considers offensive, shows sign of insect infestation or activity, or that does not meet exhibition criteria will be rejected. NOTE: If the Museum sees any sign of insect activity (current or past) when it is physically in the building (i.e., has already been juried in), the artist will be required to immediately retrieve it and the work will be disqualified from the exhibition. 
8. No additional work may be done on a piece of artwork after the submission of the work. If your artwork is accepted into the show, and you work on it after the submission process, your artwork will be pulled from the exhibition at take in.
9. If your artwork is selected for the exhibition, it must be the artwork that was submitted for entry. No substitutions are allowed.
10. Art must be labeled to match information on the registration form, which will be used for the catalogue. Tags for your work may be given to you by MAG when you deliver your work to the Museum.
11. Images of art selected for the show may be used for promotional purposes by MAG and/or MMFA
12. This call is open only to residents in Alabama.
13. Applicants must be 19 years or older; no applications by underage artists will be accepted.

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Digital Image Requirements

1. Images should represent the art as accurately as possible.
2. Submit one image per two-dimensional entry; two images per sculpture entry.
3. The photo of your entry must be taken from the front, 300 ppi, and be submitted in one of the following file formats: .JPG, .PNG, or .GIF. The submission must be between 2500 pixels and 4600 pixels on its longest side (that is, it can be no smaller than 2500 pixels on its longest side, and no larger than 4600 pixels on the longest side). The maximum file size for an image is 4 mb.
4. All entries must be submitted at artatmmfa45.artcall.org.
    

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Required Information

The following artist information is required for your submission:

1. Artist Name
2. Artist Address
3. Artist Phone
4. Artist Email

The following artwork information is required for each submitted artwork:

1. Title
2. Medium
3. Date created (any work created before 2021 is not eligible for this exhibition)
4. Framed Size (in inches)
5. Unframed Size (in inches)
6. Price if for sale (put NFS if not for sale)

 

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Application and Entry Fees

There is no membership requirement for this year's exhibition. The entry fee is a flat rate of $15 per submission.

 

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Additional Important Information

Every precaution will be exercised in the handling of the artwork. However, the Montgomery Art Guild and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts will not be held responsible for any damage or loss.

Works must be delivered in person on the artwork dropoff day. No shipped works will be accepted. If you cannot hand deliver work in person on the delivery date, contact the Montgomery Art Guild via email at artguildmontgomery@gmail.com to make another arrangement for getting your artwork delivered to the museum.

Works must be claimed during pick up time on Monday, September 25, 2023, from 10:30 AM to 4 PM. If unable to pick up work at the designated time, contact MAG by email at artguildmontgomery@gmail.com by September 22, 2023. Due to the number of artists participating, the MMFA will be unable to deliver artwork back to artists or hold artwork. DO NOT CONTACT THE MMFA REGARDING PICK UP OF ARTWORK. Proper I.D. is required of anyone picking up artwork.

Works claimed by someone other than the artist requires a note with the following:

1. Title of the work
2. Name of the person picking up
3. Signature of the artist

Any unclaimed art after 5 PM on September 25, 2023 will become the property of the Montgomery Art Guild and will be donated to Jackson Hospital Healing Arts Program.
 

Sales

A 25% commission will be assessed by Montgomery Art Guild on the sale of art in the exhibition. Prices will be printed in the brochure. All art will be for sale unless otherwise designated. Artists are responsible for submitting sales tax to the State of Alabama. Please direct sales inquiries via email to the Montgomery Art Guild at artguildmontgomery@gmail.com. You will receive a reply within 24 hours.