Forever in Denim
December 9 - January 11
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 14, 3:00 - 5:00pm
Digital Submissions Due: December 4, @ 11:59pm
Drop off of Submissions : Saturday, Sunday - December 7,8
10:00am - 1:00pm
Pickup: Saturday, Sunday - January 11,12
10:00am - 1:00pm
December 9 - January 11
Opening Reception: Saturday, December 14, 3:00 - 5:00pm
Digital Submissions Due: December 4, @ 11:59pm
Drop off of Submissions : Saturday, Sunday - December 7,8
10:00am - 1:00pm
Pickup: Saturday, Sunday - January 11,12
10:00am - 1:00pm
Theme and Description
This rugged durable twill has a great history and has become an important fabric of life. Denim comes in many different styles and is used for many different garments. Remember those beloved cut offs? In the 80’s you would not be seen in jeans with tears in them, now we pay people to add the tears to jeans before they even enter the stores. Many iconic pieces of art have included denim; everything from Bruce Springstein’s Album cover for “Born in the USA” to those Calvin Klein ads and beyond. Show us yours! Pottery with a denim texture, painted art on jackets, homemade quilts, rugs, and baskets, etc. Denim landscapes or photographs of that ever so loved denim are all welcome.
RATIONAL FOR THE THEME: Denim has become a wardrobe staple and tons of jeans go to the dump or thrift shop for someone else to love. Let’s show denim some love in a creative way! Denim requires a tanker truck of water to create from planting the cotton seed to delivering the final pair of jeans to the store. That’s approximately 1500 gallons to grow the cotton, clean the cotton, manufacture and dye the cloth for just a single pair. The washing and bleaching are repeated and require hundreds of gallons of water. After the agriculture industry, the entire textile industry produces the 2nd largest polluter of water. So, keep them longer, mend what you can, and upcycle them into art!
QR Code
BAC can display your QR code when exhibiting your art in our gallery. Connect with your audience, raise your profile, improve the customer experience and increase engagement by adding QR codes to all your collateral and campaigns. It's a quick and easy way to get people to your website, social media accounts, and other online resources.
There are many FREE apps and software on line to generate a QR code. Below is a link to ONLY ONE EXAMPLE but there are many programs that accomplish the same goal.
Go to: www.adobe.com/express/feature/image/qr-code-generator
Choose .jpg as QR Code format and upload it to the registration form below.
BAC can display your QR code when exhibiting your art in our gallery. Connect with your audience, raise your profile, improve the customer experience and increase engagement by adding QR codes to all your collateral and campaigns. It's a quick and easy way to get people to your website, social media accounts, and other online resources.
There are many FREE apps and software on line to generate a QR code. Below is a link to ONLY ONE EXAMPLE but there are many programs that accomplish the same goal.
Go to: www.adobe.com/express/feature/image/qr-code-generator
Choose .jpg as QR Code format and upload it to the registration form below.
Conditions:
- Open to: artists of all ages
- A maximum of 3 works may be submitted.
- Medium: Artists are invited to submit artwork in various mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media, digital art, written word and more.
How to name your image files:
Name your image files properly before you add them to the entry form:
Name your image files properly before you add them to the entry form:
- Yourfirstname Yourlastname Title.jpeg
- Do not add any other information to your image name. PLEASE name your image the way we ask. It helps us keep track of entries, create wall labels, and create our online slide shows.
To Enter:
- Fill out the entry form below and attach your images or wording to it.
Entry Fees:
Delivering Works:
Sales and Commission:
Art sold is subject to a 25% commission fee for members and 40% for non-members. Sales tax will be added to the price of work sold. Remittance of NJ Sales Tax will be handled by BAC. All artists with sales commissions of $600 or more per calendar year are required to furnish their SS# or Tax ID# to Belmar Arts. A 1099-MISC for taxable income will be issued by Belmar Arts for sales commissions of $600 or higher. Commissions are paid at the close of the show.
Liability disclaimer:
BAC will make every effort to treat your artwork with care. However, work is submitted at the artist’s risk. BAC and the exhibit directors, curators, installers, or gallery sitters will not be held liable for lost or damaged work. Artists are responsible for insuring their work from delivery to pick-up.
Media/Press Release:
BAC reserves the right to use digital images of exhibited artworks for the purpose of promotion of this exhibit and BAC on social media, websites, and advertising.
Late Pick-up Penalty: If you cannot pick up your work during the advertised time, you must arrange for someone else to pick it up. Work left beyond two weeks after the advertised pick-up date will be considered abandoned. Abandoned work will become the property of the BAC and will be sold to benefit the BAC.
Questions: Please contact BAC at [email protected]
- BAC members: $25 for first entry, $10 each additional entry
- NON members: $35 for first entry, $10 each additional entry
- Membership may be purchased or renewed at checkout. All show entry fees are non-refundable and payment must be received before your entry is processed.
Delivering Works:
- Your work must be hand-delivered to the BAC, 608 River Rd, Belmar, NJ 07719 on the Drop Off Dates. The BAC is not equipped to receive or return parcels sent by mail or delivery service.
- Your art work should be wired for hanging and the framing (if used) should be secure (not wobbly, not ready to fall apart, not likely to disassemble if someone looks at it crossly).
- A 25 lb. maximum weight for work intended to be hung on the walls including hardware and/or armature.
- Three-dimensional work can be freestanding or displayed on a pedestal. You do not need to provide a pedestal unless a special size is needed. All three-dimensional work must be able to be lifted by one person.
- Contact us if you have special media needs (video, audio, electrical power, etc).
Sales and Commission:
Art sold is subject to a 25% commission fee for members and 40% for non-members. Sales tax will be added to the price of work sold. Remittance of NJ Sales Tax will be handled by BAC. All artists with sales commissions of $600 or more per calendar year are required to furnish their SS# or Tax ID# to Belmar Arts. A 1099-MISC for taxable income will be issued by Belmar Arts for sales commissions of $600 or higher. Commissions are paid at the close of the show.
Liability disclaimer:
BAC will make every effort to treat your artwork with care. However, work is submitted at the artist’s risk. BAC and the exhibit directors, curators, installers, or gallery sitters will not be held liable for lost or damaged work. Artists are responsible for insuring their work from delivery to pick-up.
Media/Press Release:
BAC reserves the right to use digital images of exhibited artworks for the purpose of promotion of this exhibit and BAC on social media, websites, and advertising.
Late Pick-up Penalty: If you cannot pick up your work during the advertised time, you must arrange for someone else to pick it up. Work left beyond two weeks after the advertised pick-up date will be considered abandoned. Abandoned work will become the property of the BAC and will be sold to benefit the BAC.
Questions: Please contact BAC at [email protected]
