Call For ART

Call For Artwork

2009 Solo Show Exhibition Opportunities

The Gallery at Zola New world Bistro is seeking fine contemporary artists to participate in six to eight-week solo show exhibitions through 2009.

This award winning fine dining contemporary fusion restaurant has been exhibiting and selling art local to state college for over 5 years and is looking for fresh faces to showcase with its new artist promotional project under development. The Gallery Space is integrated with the dining area allowing for the guests to enjoy your art through dinner, discuss it, and even buy it.

Juried by photo jpeg, slide or CD/ROM submissions, selected artists will be offered a six to eight-week solo show in the Gallery space at Zola New World Bistro.


Exhibition Information

• Artwork submitted will be juried by the gallery curator there is no jury fee, only an exhibition fee of $150.00 if you are accepted and wish to exhibit. This fee is used for the cost of promotional materials as well as hanging, photographing, and blogging the events. This fee is due on the date the scheduled show will hang. And may be paid via cash credit or check.

• all two-dimensional artwork is acceptable, including photography, mosaic & textile

• Accepted artwork must be properly mounted, framed and ready to hang from a
track-type hanging system. Canvas works must have finished edges.

• Zola New World Bistro reserves the right to not exhibit any artwork that does not meet our display criteria. We ask that you refrain from the figurative unless abstract in style.

• Artwork can be for sale, but is not required.

• Terms for sale of artwork: artist receives 95%, Zola New World Bistro receives 5%

• Recommended number of works for display is 16-20 images, depending on size.

• Exhibiting artists will receive an artist reception date with free local promotion and complimentary hors d’ oeuvres

• Artists may choose participate in the Zola Gallery Art Blog, which documents the art, the artist, the process, the artist’s studio, the hanging and the reception.

The Zola Gallery curator will oversee the marketing of the exhibition through press releases sent to local media and promotional postcards distributed and mailed to the local art hotspots. The solo show will be featured on the Zola New World Bistro website and featured extensively on the Zola Gallery Blog. The gallery Curator will assist the artist with on-site signage, price lists, artist, statements and the installation of artwork on hanging day.





Zola Gallery SOLO SHOW SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

Please submit........

1. a minimum of 5 images representative of work for exhibit: digital photo jpegs, 35 mm slides or CD/ROM with a List of artwork submitted for consideration.

Include artist’s name, address, telephone, and email address. Identify each submission with corresponding number to image. After each number list: title of work, medium, dimensions, date, and price (if for sale).

~If submitting digital photo jpegs: please e-mail the images to zolagallery@gmail.com and title the subject line “Zola call for art” title your attachments according to your list of art titles

~If slide submission: (2” x 2”) in paper or plastic mounts in a clear plastic slide page. Label each slide with artists name, title, medium, dimensions, and date of work. Indicate TOP and assign slide number to correspond with list of artwork.

~If CD/ROM: 300 dpi JPEG format files, file names keyed to list of artwork.


2. If available submit an artist statement.


Slides and CDs will be returned and Images of accepted work will be retained for documentation and marketing purposes. Zola New world bistro will not be responsible for lost or damaged slides or CDs


NOTE TO ARTISTS:
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If selected for a solo show, the images submitted for review do not necessarily have to be among the works exhibited.
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This is an ongoing jury with no deadlines, however slots will be filled on a first come first serve basis.


Send Email Proposals to
Z curator at the e-mail { zolagallery@gmail.com }

Send proposals via snail mail to:
Z Curator
400 Oakhurst lane
State College Pa 16801

Questions: mail them to { zolagallery@gmail.com }

Links and Websites You and view the new promotional blog getting underway at
www.zolagallery.blogspot.com
and check out zola at
www.zolabistro.com