INVITATION-ONLY IN-GALLERY EXHIBIT FEATURING OUR 2024 STUDENTS’ WORK

Exhibit dates: January 9—25, 2025
Registration and deliver artwork: Sunday, January 5 | 12—2 pm
Opening reception: Friday, January 10 | 5—7 pm
Pick up artwork: Sunday, January 26 | 12—2 pm
Gallery Hours: Thursday – Sunday | 12 – 5 pm

For this show, the Art Center is pleased to showcase the work of our student artists! We invite all students to submit work from the adult classes they took during 2024. This includes ceramics, life drawing, pastel, oil & acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, metal clay, and bookmaking. Submissions should not have been shown in the Thomas Gallery this past year.

Entry into this show is free!
To encourage participation in this show, the Art Center has waived all student entry fees. Although there are no fees for this show, the Art Center is a non-profit organization and gratefully accepts donations.

Entry to the exhibit requires a 2-step process: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY!

  1. Eligibility to enter: You must have been a student in a SCMAC class in 2024, entering work created in class.
  2. Bring work to the gallery
    On Sunday, January 5 you will bring in your work between 12 – 3 pm.
    You will need to inventory all the work you bring in. Please download and fill out the inventory sheet in advance (see below) and bring this with you on the take-in day. We will also have paper copies on hand for you to fill out during take-in.


Rules of Entry

GENERAL RULES OF ENTRY:
• Open to artists 18 years and older, who have taken a class at SCMAC in the past year.
• Deliver work and completed entry forms to the Art Center on Sunday, January 5, 12 – 2 pm. No work will be accepted after 2 pm on Sunday.
• All work submitted must be your original work and have been created while taking a class through SCMAC, or in direct response to that class
• You may submit up to 5 pieces. Acceptance of work is at the curator’s discretion and subject to space available.
• All 2-D work must be framed and ready to hang with secure wire on back.
• Unframed 3-D work to be hung on wall must include secure means of hanging and any special materials required.
• Functional pottery: please include tag to explain if food, microwave, and dishwasher safe.
• As your work sells, you may replenish your stock at no cost on Tuesdays from 3 – 5 pm, or by arrangement.
• We are a volunteer run organization. To keep the gallery open, we ask the artists to help docent in the gallery during this show. There will be a sign up sheet for this at the take-in. Gallery hours are Thursday – Sundays, 12 – 5 pm.
• Please bring an 8.5″ x 11″ sheet with your artist’s statement and/or bio to be included in the Participating Artists binder. You may also bring up to 10 business cards or postcards to leave in the gallery office.

SALES & PUBLICITY:
• Commission retention is 25% for members, 40% for non-members.
• Artwork purchased in gallery will be taken by purchaser at time of sale.
• Submission of your entry grants Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center permission to use your artwork or a reproduction of its likeness in promotional materials for this exhibition and future SCMAC promotions.
• The artist shall retain all copyrights of any image submitted to the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center. All images on the site may not be reproduced or used in any manner without the permission of the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center and the relevant artist.

Direct questions to Sarah Orre, sarah.orre@gmail.com