San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild  

2024 MEMBERSHIP EXHIBITION

November 19 - December 2, 2024

Live at Gallery 21, Spanish Village, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA  

and Online during the months of November and December 2024

DEADLINE TO ENTER 

Friday, October 4, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PDT

APPLY HERE

JUROR

Alex DeCosta 

Director, Hyde Art Gallery at Grossmont College

Co-Founder & President, Front Row Center

 

Alex DeCosta (he/him) is an artist, arts administrator, curator, and art installation specialist with a passion for arts education and directing community accessible art programming through regional exhibitions, artist workshops and lectures, and collaborative initiatives across multiple institutions.

After graduating from NYC ’s School of Visual Arts, Alex DeCosta became an assistant for several artists ’ studios around the city. In 2012, Alex joined the New York Foundation for the Arts as an assistant for their fiscal sponsorship program and shortly after, became a full-time art handler for Sotheby ’s Auction House. Since relocating to San Diego, Alex has continued advancing his career in art curation at Madison Gallery and Laguna Art Museum, before accepting the gallery directorial position for the Hyde Art Gallery at Grossmont College in April 2016. 

The Hyde Art Gallery services the entire Grossmont College and San Diego County community as a supplemental educational resource with exhibitions featuring local and international artists, in conjunction with lectures and studio workshops. The gallery ’s exhibition schedule features rotating media to equitably represent the various studio art disciplines taught at Grossmont - ceramics, digital arts, drawing, jewelry design, painting, photography, and sculpture. Due to this consistent demand for different extra-curricular content, the gallery is always looking for new and engaging artists, artist groups, and independent curators. Its primary aim is to not only influence and refine our students ’ respective art practices but also expand their understanding of the endless variety of mediums, techniques, and concepts at their disposal to achieve their educational goals.

In 2023, Alex and his husband founded Front Row Center, a non-profit 501(c)(3) performing arts company focused on providing equitable and accessible youth theatrical opportunities, through exceptional educational programming, theatrical productions, and workshops. Their goal was to make these Theatre Arts experiences attainable to all young performers regardless of socio-economic, cultural, ethnic background, skill level, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation

AWARDS

1st Place $500, 2nd Place $300, 3rd Place $200. 

Additionally, three Honorable Mentions will be awarded.  
All award winners will receive an Awards Certificate and be featured
on the Artists Guild website.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to all current members of The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild.

All media accepted, except videos and other media requiring special installation. 

SIZE LIMITATIONS: Two-dimensional art shall not exceed 
42 inches in width and 60 inches in height, including the frame. 
Gallery-wrapped artwork will be accepted if edges are painted.
Wall hung pieces may not exceed 30 pounds.
 Three-dimensional art (Sculpture) shall not exceed 60 pounds. 
Submitted work must be original and must not have been exhibited in an Artists Guild exhibition in the past.
NO REPRODUCTIONS or GICLEES. No copies of other artists‘ works will be accepted. 
NO EXCEPTIONS. 

SALES

All artworks must be for sale through the close of the exhibition.
All sales go through the Artists Guild.  
Commission:  35% on all sales - 20% of that will go to Gallery 21
and 15% to the Artists Guild.
On sales outside the United States the buyer will have to pay all taxes. 

No private sales are permitted.   
All work will be listed at the price set by the artist.
Once a work is accepted, there will be no change in price.

Non-refundable ENTRY FEE

$25 for one artwork and $5 for each additional work, up to five images. 
No more than two works per artist will be juried into the exhibition. 
Entry fees must be paid by the entry deadline. 
Image submitted must be a true representation of the original.
 Acceptance is not guaranteed. Entry fee is not refundable.

DATES TO REMEMBER

October 4 - Friday — 11:59 p.m. PST - Deadline for Entries.
October 25 - Friday — Acceptance/Non-Acceptance notification sent by email. 
November 19 - Tuesday — Hand-delivery of accepted artwork 8:00 a.m. — 10:30 a.m.
Deliver to Gallery 21, Spanish Village, Balboa Park. 
Shipped artwork must be received by Friday, November 15.
 Shipping instructions will be supplied to accepted artists. 
November 24 - Sunday — Opening reception for artists and the public - 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. 
December 2 - Monday — Exhibition closes. 
Artwork will not be released before 4:00 p.m. - NO EXCEPTIONS.

 

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Entering Your Images:

Find your login and password for both the Artists Guild website and the EntryThingy.com website. The entry form will ask for your EntryThingy.com login (different from your Artists Guild website login), or allow you to create a EntryThingy.com account if you do not have one.

·       Click here for the entry form hosted on the Artists Guild website. You will be asked to log in to see the entry form if you are not already logged in. 

·        Then you will be required to log in on EntryThingy as well, or create an account if you do not already have one. Once logged in, look for the "Apply Now" button on the right, at the top of the prospectus wording.

·        You are applying for the Artists Guild 2024 Membership Exhibition.

·        List sizes up to the nearest inch, including frame size.

·        For 3D art, you may submit up to three views. Click "Add View/detail" button to submit additional views. Please DO NOT submit more than one photo of your 2D piece. 

·        Submitted images must not include matting or frame.

·        Crop the photos to include only the artwork. Be sure your images are right side-up.

·        Images are required to be smaller than 4MB, but at least 1920 pixels on the longest side at 72 dpi. 

·        Images are to be in JPEG format.

·        Information on photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found at: https://www.entrythingy.com/faq.html#forartists.

·        If you need help entering your images or are unable to, please direct questions to:hello@entrythingy.com.  Do not contact the Artists Guild!

·        The entry form must be filled out completely. The information recorded on this entry form is considered final.  Please carefully read the information that you submit before saving it.  It cannot be changed once it has been submitted.

·        All artists will receive acceptance/non-acceptance notification by email after jury process is complete.

CONDITIONS OF ACCEPTANCE & AGREEMENTS:

The following statements constitute an agreement between the artist and The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild.  Any requirements (listed above) of the exhibit not fulfilled will result in disqualification.  No exceptions will be made to these rules. 
Work that does not match the image submitted, or which is unprofessionally presented, will not be installed.

PRESENTATION 

Two-dimensional art must be appropriately framed, wired and ready to hang. Acetate coverings, brackets, quick-frames, or any type of device leaving exposed glass or Plexiglas will not be accepted. The Artists Guild will exclude any entry that presents unusual installation problems, or is improperly framed. 

LIABILITY

By submitting the Entry Form, the artist acknowledges that all reasonable care will be taken to safeguard the artwork and the premises and said person accepts that The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild and its associates, directors, officers and volunteers will not be responsible for any damage, injury, liability, loss or theft should any occur. Insurance for artworks entered in this show is each individual artist’s responsibility. 

PROMOTION OF EXHIBITION

The Artists Guild reserves the right to use reproductions of accepted artwork for the purpose of promotion of the exhibit, which may include media outlets, poster, mailings, Guild website and the Gallery 21 website. 

 

GALLERY 21 STAFFING

Accepted artists agree to staff the Gallery for at least one 2 ½ hour shift during the exhibition.
A calendar will be available at drop-off for you to sign up.