GRO Annual Juried Exhibition 2024 – CONNECTED
How we connect with our outer and inner worlds
Juror: TaVee Lee, Gallery Manager, Transmission Gallery
Exhibitions Director, Gearbox Gallery
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, January 13 – Sunday, February 11, 2024
Reception and Awards: Saturday, January 13, 3-5 PM
DEADLINE FOR ENTRY: Friday, November 17, 2023, Midnight (MDT)
Deliver work: Sunday January 7, 5-7PM or Monday, January 8, 10AM-2PM
Pickup unsold work: February 11 (5-7PM) or February 12 (10AM-2PM)
Notification of acceptance or exclusion from the exhibition will be sent via email in the first week of December.
Eligibility: All artists currently living in California
Media: All media except video, crafts or installation
Size: Not to exceed 5’ (60”) in any direction
Entry Fee: $15 per artwork entry, up to a maximum of 4 total entries. Application fees are nonrefundable.
JURYING PROCESS: Our jurying process is blind. Jurying will be from digital images submitted through callforentry.org. During the jurying process any contact with the juror by an artist applying for the exhibition automatically disqualifies the artist.
AWARDS: Juror will select one Best of Show for an award of $300; two Gift Awards for $100 gift certificates from Blick Art Materials and three non-cash Awards of Merit.
ACCEPTED WORK: Artwork must be clean, framed, wired and ready to hang or place on a base. Paint and other materials must be dry. Each artwork must be clearly labeled on the back or bottom of the piece with the following information:
ARTIST NAME
PHONE #
EMAIL ADDRESS
TITLE OF THE WORK, MEDIUM, HxWxD
PRICE OR NFS
INSURANCE: GRO does not offer insurance to cover your artwork. By applying to this exhibition you accept the condition that Gallery Route One will not insure your work during the exhibition or in transit to or from the exhibition.
DELIVER WORK:January 7, 5-7PM or January 8, 10AM-2PM
Work that cannot be hand delivered must be shipped at the artist’s expense via USPS both to Gallery Route One and from GRO if the work is not sold. Artist must ship work in a returnable carton. Art must be prepaid for return. Artwork packed in Styrofoam will not be accepted.
SALES: Artwork will be for sale unless the artist indicates NFS (not for sale). Gallery Route One’s commission is 45% and should be included in the sales price. Work will be for sale at the price indicated by the artist upon submission of entry, plus tax. Sale of artwork is subject to GRO’s commission until the end of the exhibit. For framed work, artist must indicate if the price includes the frame or not.
ABOUT THE JUROR: TaVee Lee has been the director, coordinator or on the curatorial team handling close to 150 exhibitions over the past 15 years. An artist herself, she is passionate about supporting the vision of other artists in her current roles as Transmission Gallery manager and as the Exhibitions Director at Gearbox Gallery, both in Oakland, California. As a artist, she has earned a BFA in painting and printmaking from Kansas City Art Institute and now explores more esoteric and unconventional work in her own art practice.
ABOUT GALLERY ROUTE ONE: The artists at GRO believe that art can be a powerful force for change, and that artists have much to contribute to the dialogue about critical problems we face as a society. Our Mission: To originate and present contemporary art exhibitions, educational programs and community outreach in order to inspire people to experience the world in new ways.
GRO was founded by 25 artists in 1983, and currently maintains a membership of 18 artists. Our Board of Directors is drawn from interested community members, including artists. The organization supports two exhibition programs: member exhibitions in the Center and Annex galleries and exhibitions by Visiting Artists, in the Project Space.
GRO presents art in all media, including installation, but does not regularly show crafts. GRO also presents panel discussions, artist talks and supports two community outreach programs: Artists in the Schools and the Latino Photography Project. Artist members support the organization and its projects through monthly dues and volunteer work, including staffing the gallery. If you are interested in becoming an Artist Member of Gallery Route One, you will find a link to our membership application form on the Call to Artists Page at http://galleryrouteone.org
GRO is supported by donors contributions from the community and the West Marin Fund, Marin Community Foundation and the Stuart Foundation. Gallery Route One is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
FOR QUESTIONS relating to CONNECTED, email juriedshow@galleryrouteone.org