CALL TO ARTISTS

Renewal birth, destruction, reinvention

Finding the beginning in the end

What would you like to tear down in your life and rebuild?

Its Winter. In the city. The naked trees proclaim it. But Spring is coming. Before long the trees will be clothed again. A reason to celebrate. A time to create. Symphonic’s annual art show, Renewal, is coming too. We invite you to participate in the reawakening of our city this Spring through your art. What would you like to leave behind in the winter chill, torn down in the cold wind? Show us. Show everyone what should be destroyed to make room for new life. How will we reinvent, reinvigorate, reignite the world? Will we burn the past on the altar of the future? Will we carefully reuse the pieces of our deposed, frost-bitten walls to construct paths into a warmer way of living? Reveal it to us. Reveal the pieces we need to cultivate real life. We call on you to use your means and your mediums to help all of us leave Winter and embrace Renewal.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES & ELIGIBILITY

Artists of all ages, levels of experience and personal/professional backgrounds are invited and encouraged to apply. Artists are invited to submit up to 4 pieces. Please send a completed application with your images. There is no entry fee to participate.

Only original works will be accepted. All media, styles and techniques are welcome. Please note that because of the public and multi-use nature of the space, some artwork may be selected to show only for the opening reception and may not remain on display for the duration of the show.

Jpegs or Tiffs are ideal and may be sent via email to: WarehouseArtShows@gmail.com If work is submitted on CD-ROM or electronically, send as tiff or jpeg files saved as: Last Name of Artist-Title.ext, for example: Jones-Beauty.jpeg or Jones-Beauty.tiff. Please do not name your documents “Renewal” or “Art Submission”. Adobe Photoshop will be used to open these documents. Please list all included works on or in the CD case with number as on the hard copy entry form, artist’s name, title of work, media and dimensions.

Photos or CDs may be mailed to ART SUBMISSIONS 1229 W. Olney Road, Norfolk, VA 23507. If you would like your CD or photos back please send a SASE as well with proper postage in place.

Delivery & Pick-up of Work: Artists are responsible for the delivery and pick up of all artwork at the designated times. We will not be accepting or returning artwork by mail. Symphonic for the City holds no liability for any loss or damage to artwork.

For more information regarding art at Symphonic you can visit symphonicforthecity.com, email warehouseartshows@gmail.com or you can join our facebook group, Art Shows at the Warehouse.

JUDGING

Works will be reviewed and selected by a selection committee, and then judged and awarded by a panel of 3 jurors. Please note that work will be judged as strongly on its interpretation of the theme as it will be for its artistic and technical merit. Artists will be notified no later than 2 weeks prior to show date of acceptance or non-acceptance. Juror Bios will be listed on the event website as soon as they are confirmed. Prizes will be awarded for Best in Show for Photography, Painting, and Mixed Media, as well as one additional selection at the jurors’ discretion.

CALENDAR

SUBMISSIONS DUE: Friday, March 5

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: March 13

DELIVERY OF ARTWORK: March 23, 6-8pm, March 28, 1-3pm

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, April 2, 7pm

SHOW REMAINS HANGING THROUGH: May 2

ART PICKUP: May 2, 1-3pm, and May 4, 6-8pm

ART SALES

If the artist so desires, a price will be listed on the name placard for your piece(s), however any sale of art must be done solely between the artist and purchaser. No one associated with RENEWAL will be responsible for the handling of any monies or sale of any art. Artists’ contact info will be listed in the show program upon request. NEW THIS YEAR: After the show opens, images will be listed on the Art Shows at the Warehouse FACEBOOK page, along with prices and artists’ contact links.

MORE INFO

Symphonic’s goal is to build a great city in which all people can flourish. A city without art is not a city where humans can thrive; a great city has great art. Why is this the case? The arts are things which possess inherent value; transcendent worth. When we buy an album or bring home a painting, we don’t do it because they are useful, but because they are beautiful. They send us. They take us. Art interrupts biologic necessity and loosens psychological strait jackets with something beyond ourselves. When we disagree about art it only proves how value exists in some framework other than the one in which we normally live – a dollar’s worth of art has no meaning; I only know I love the art and I pay for it. A city which only has time for “useful” things will not be a city where humans can flourish; it will be restless, cold, heartless. A city with great art and space for artists to explore and exhibit their art, is a city where real life, real value and real love can increasingly emerge.

We believe in a way of living in this world that looks to Love as that which sets value. We believe God loves us not because we are useful, but because we are beautiful. We believe God is the Artist who died to redeem his art when it had been stolen and subjugated to a system which tried to cheapen it and make it only “useful.” For us, then, art sends tremors through the corrupt world and opens up the opportunity to find Value, Beauty, and Love in their highest form: Jesus.

We understand all people do not share our beliefs. Renewal is an event for people of all beliefs or no beliefs. If you are an artist, please express yourself freely and honestly knowing you will be welcomed and appreciated. if you decide to attend Renewal we welcome your reactions to the art and look forward to the conversations generated by the efforts of all the artists.

RENEWAL 2010

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