THE GALLERIES OF THE PHIPPS CENTER FOR THE ARTS,
THE HEALING ARTS PROGRAM,*
And THE ENRICHING ARTS PROGRAM**
The Phipps is seeking submissions of recent work from visual artists in western Wisconsin and eastern Minnesota for a variety of exhibition opportunities.
Accepted artists’ work will be presented in The Galleries of The Phipps in 2010 and/or at Hudson Hospital in 2009 and/or at Croixdale Senior Housing Center, Bayport in 2009.
Submissions will be juried by members of the Visual Arts Council, which is comprised of artists, arts professionals, and art enthusiasts from the area. Artists will be notified by mail of the jury’s decision no later than Friday, October 31, 2008.
The postmarked deadline for submissions is July 1, 2008.
TO SUBMIT WORK FOR CONSIDERATION, SEND THE FOLLOWING:
1. 15 to 20 35 mm slides representing recent work in a 9” x 12” plastic slide sheet. Label each slide with your name, a number or title, and indicate top. The jury will view slides #1 – 4 first. Artists who wish to submit digital images on CD must follow instructions on page two.
2. A corresponding reference sheet listing slides or digital images by number and title and including the size, technique, materials, and price of each piece. Include artist’s first and last name on each page.
3. A biographical sketch and/or artist statement. This must include the artist’s complete contact information: address, phone number, e-mail address.
4. A self-addressed stamped envelope of appropriate size and with sufficient postage to return materials.
Mail your submission to:
Annual Call
The Phipps Center for the Arts
109 Locust Street
Hudson, WI 54016
For additional information, call or e-mail Anastasia Shartin, visual arts director,
at 715-386-2305, ext. 103 or ashartin@thephipps.org.
* In 2001, The Phipps and Hudson Hospital embarked on an innovative collaboration to exhibit original work by regional artists at the new health care campus which opened in June 2003. At any given time, work by approximately 20 artists is on temporary display throughout the hospital – in waiting areas, conference rooms, patient and staff corridors, procedure rooms, and patient rooms. The Healing Arts Program has enhanced the healing environment of the hospital while providing significant public exposure for participating artists.
** In 2006, The Phipps expanded its outreach exhibition programs to Croixdale Senior Housing Center in Bayport, Minnesota. Work is displayed in the most public areas of this new facility on a rotating basis.
Instructions for Digital Submission
If you wish to use a CD to submit digital image files, please write your first and last name on the CD using permanent ink and follow the steps below:
Image files:
1. Image files may be created using a digital camera (3.0 megapixel or higher is recommended), a scan of a photograph or slide of your artwork, or a scan of the actual work. If you use a digital camera, be sure that the white balance is set appropriately for the lighting you are using, or use your camera’s automatic white balance. If you use a scanner to scan a slide or photograph, be sure the resolution is set high enough to give a good quality image. (See your scanner manual.)
2. Crop the images so that the entire artwork is visible, but no extraneous background or framing is showing.
3. (Optional) Make any necessary adjustments to ensure that the image accurately represents the artwork and embed a color profile when you save your work. (If you do not know how to calibrate your monitor, you are probably better off leaving the image alone.)
4. Image files should conform to the following standards:
• Preferred image size is at least 1200 pixels on the shortest side. Smaller images will be accepted, but may not represent your work as well. Significantly larger images will be scaled down; please see file size restrictions below—don’t send us the full-sized scan used to print your giclees!
• Save images in JPEG format (high or very high quality); do NOT submit using Power Point or any other program.
• File size should not exceed 20 MB.
5. Filenames for image files should be in the form last name_first initial_image number_image title. Again, abbreviate as needed to keep file name a reasonable length; just make sure we’ll be able to match the file name to your image list.
6. Place the four images you wish to have viewed first in a separate folder, labeled “View First”. If you do not indicate which images you wish to have viewed first, we will use the first four images.