Art Exhibition and Gallery Reception

Eligibility

• All conference attendees and faculty are eligible. Work must have been completed within the last 3 years. Only one entry per person may be submitted. Due to space limitations, your artwork needs to be a piece that can be hung on the wall.
  
  
• Paintings, fabric art, photographs, montages, or illustrations must be no larger than 3 x 4 feet and must weigh less than 20 pounds, including the frame.
  
  
• All work must be ready to display-no assembly! Large paintings do not need to be framed if they are painted on the edges (sides), but other pieces of art must be framed. All pieces must have wire on back, ready to be hung. Use a heavy weight wire or wire suitable to the weight of the art.
  
  
• If your piece of art is accepted, there must be a label on the bottom back of your art work with your name, title of art, and sale price (if you are selling your art). You can print out the "Label for Back of Art" provided on this website, or use your own white label. If you use your own label, please type it in 14 pt type, or larger, so it is clearly legible.
  
  
• All accepted work must remain in the gallery for the entire conference (July 14, 15 and 16). Work must be dropped off Thursday afternoon, July 14, between 12 noon and 3:00 pm. Work must be picked up between 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm on Saturday, July 16.

Jury Criteria
All submitted work will be juried on the basis of:

• Its edifying value—the work must be created from the perspective of a Christian world view and reflect such in its content as it is the intent of the sponsors to promote a Christian view of art and its role in society.
  
  
• Its quality of concept and craftsmanship—excellence matters!

Calendar

• May 30 Submission deadline
  
  
• June 22 Notification mailed
  
  
• July 14 Artwork delivered
  
  
• July 14 - 16 Exhibition at Karitos
  

Gallery Reception
If you piece of art is accepted, there will be a one hour Gallery Reception on Friday evening, July 15, from 5:45 - 6:45 pm. This will be an opportunity for conference attendees to meet the artist. There will be a small table for your brochures, business cards, flyers, or other sales literature. You will be required to attend the gallery reception.

Entry Procedures
Include all of the following:

• The title of your piece of art
  
  
• The size (length, width, depth, including the frame) of your art
  
  
• Concise artist's statement explaining the basis or reason for your work and what it stands for
  
  
• Brief artist's biography (2-3 sentences)
  
  
• Digital photograph of your artwork (jpeg or pdf file)

To qualify for legibility, all of the above must be included in your email.

Please email to: lynn@zuklloyd.com

There is no entry fee.

Notification
Notification will be emailed to you by June 22 if your piece of art is accepted.

Delivery
Work must be dropped of on Thursday, July 14, between the hours of 12 noon and 3 pm. If you cannot drop off your art, please arrange to have someone else do it. All artwork must be picked up between 5:30 and 6:30 pm on Saturday, July 16.

Sales
Sales will be encouraged. All inquiries will be directed to the artist. Karitos does not engaged in sales of artwork or charging of commissions. Artists are responsible for collecting Illinois sales tax.

Insurance
Although every precaution will be taken to prevent damage or theft, Karitos and Living Waters Community Church will not be held responsible for artwork damaged before, after, or during the exhibition, or theft. Insurance is the responsibility of the artist. Artwork not picked up by 6:30 pm on Saturday becomes the responsibility of the artist.

Click here for Label for Back of Art. (Word document)