Call for Entries Female Artists: Estel Gallery - Deadline: May 2, 2009

Estel Gallery is currently accepting submissions for its June/July 2009 exhibition Be a Doll. The show runs June 4 - July 25, 2009. The opening reception will be June 6, 2009. The deadline for submissions is May 2, 2009.

Dolls set the stage for women's societal conditioning. Through play and creativity girls project who they want to be. In Be a Doll female artists explore through their artwork themes of what it means to be a woman in today's world, how women see themselves, or what women want to be.

Eligibility: Open to any female artist over the age of 18. Please feel free to share this announcement with those who are eligible and may be interested in participating.

Acceptable Media: Any media.

Fee: $10 for a total of five entries.

Participation: Emailed submissions and/or websites sent for consideration WILL NOT be considered. You may send images using the following guidelines.

1. No more than five (5) quality images of work. Please present at least two different views of any three-dimensional pieces submitted (total images including multiple angles should not exceed 15 images). Each image must be properly labeled with: Artist Name, Title, Medium, Dimensions and Gallery Retail Price. (Gallery commission is 50%.) Please do not include images of sold work. All work for the show must be for sale.

2. A current resume limited to no more than two pages and include: Exhibitions divided between one-person and group as well as Gallery representation of both current and past relationships. Please provide this as a text file on the CD with your images.

3. An Artist's Statement about your work or any comments you feel necessary to fully appreciate your work. (Please limit to no more than one page. The statement should be clear, concise and not hand-written. If you can narrow it down to a paragraph, that's even better.) Please provide in a text format on the CD with your images.

4. Submissions will not be returned.

5. Acceptance requires that the artist pay for delivery and return shipping.

6. Please make sure your contact information: name, email, phone number and address are included on a separate sheet of paper enclosed. This information is important so we may contact you in the event that we are unable to open any of the files you submit.

Deadline: All entries must be postmarked by May 2, 2009 to be considered.


Shipping note :
Selected artists will be responsible for shipping fees to and from the gallery. In the event the gallery chooses to represent the artist, the gallery will pay the return shipping fees.

Send Submissions to:
Estel Gallery - Be a Doll
115 Rosa L Parks Blvd
Nashville, TN 37203

Calendar:
May 2, 2009: postmarked deadline for entries
May 9, 2009: notification of inclusion via email
May 22 -30. 2009: delivery of artwork
June 4 - July 25, 2009: exhibition dates
June 6 , 2009: reception from 6pm-9pm
August 10, 2009 : return shipping of artwork


115 rosa l. parks blvd (formerly 8th ave north) • nashville, tn 37203
tuesday - friday 11 am - 4 pm | saturday 12 - 3 pm | after hours by appointment
cynthia@estelgallery.com • phone: 615.251.8997 • www.estelgallery.com