ROY G BIV Gallery for Emerging Artists is currently looking for entries for their 2011 Exhibition Schedule. A panel of three jurors to be announced will select the artists. The selected artists will be grouped with one to three other artists. Group exhibitions may be submitted with a show concept proposal for the space.
ROY G BIV Gallery is a non-profit art gallery located at 997 North High Street in Columbus, Ohio’s historic Short North District. ROY has been dedicated to supporting emerging artists since 1989, featuring thousands of artists during its twenty-one years of existence. We pride ourselves on bringing new and exciting art monthly to the Short North.
All submissions must be received by: Saturday August 7, 2010. Work submitted should not be dated older than 2007.
ENTRY PROCEDURE
For consideration, the artist must submit a ten to twelve image slideshow digitally on CD and in PowerPoint format only (.ppt, not .ppx) . Each PowerPoint slide is to be labeled with the following: number, title of work, date of work, medium, and dimensions. PowerPoint presentations should have a black or gray background and should not include sound except for video works.
In addition to the PowerPoint presentation, the artist must include jpg files, that are 1MB or larger in size, of each image submitted.
Video artists can submit a selection of no more than 3 videos. Videos must be submitted on DVD or CD as Quicktime (.mov) files with 740 X 480 aspect ratio for widescreen or 640 X 480 for fullscreen. The first two minutes of each video will be reviewed. DVD submissions should not exceed a playing time of 10 minutes per video.
Submissions must include an artist statement, an image/video list (number, title, date of work, and dimensions) and a resume on CD.
No other supplemental materials will be taken into consideration during the jury process.
Artists who have exhibited with ROY G BIV in the past three years (2008-2010) cannot apply. Artists who have participated only in the exhibitions: Pulp Art, Borrowed Words, 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Small Works, and ImageOHIO, may apply.
CDs and DVDs will only be returned if accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope.
CDs and DVDs of selected artists will be retained for use in the promotion of the 2011 Exhibition Season.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
ENTRY FEE
There is a $30 entry fee for non-members. Entry fee is waived for Artist level and above members of ROY.
For more information on becoming a member, please visit http://www.roygbivgallery.org/membership.
MAIL or DELIVER ENTRIES TO:
ROY G BIV Gallery
Attention: 2011 Season
997 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43201
2011 SEASON ENTRY FORM PDF Available at http://www.roygbivgallery.org




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