2024 VAS Members Show “Our Stories” (deadline 8/26/24)

CALL FOR ENTRY – AUGUST 26th, 2024

Calling all storytellers! “Our Stories: The Power to Connect” is your chance to showcase the unique perspective in your art. This show celebrates the many voices that weave the tapestry of human experience. We’re looking for paintings, sculptures, photographs – any medium that captures a part of your story. We want to know, “what story, or stories, are you telling with your art?”  This is your turn to show the community the story in your art.  Even if the story is about another, it is the artist’s tale to tell.  The theme is intentionally broad to allow artists to interpret it as they wish, from intimate florals, abstracts, or grand landscapes.Remember, art transcends language, so let your piece speak volumes and connect with viewers. This is your opportunity to be a part of something bigger, a chorus of voices celebrating the unifying power of storytelling (partially written by Gemini AI and thanks to Texas artist Sue Bishop for letting us use her image!)

You can submit up to 5 pieces. All submissions must be family-friendly and meet the general theme of the show. Entries cannot have been exhibited in a previous Visual Art Society or Brazos Valley Art League show. Entries cannot have been exhibited in a local gallery within the last 6 months. Only one of your pieces can be 24″x30″ or larger; the rest must be smaller due to the size of the gallery.

If you are not a current member, you may join or renew online.

IMPORTANT DATES

• Online submissions open: May 12, 2024
• Submission deadline: Monday, August 26, 2024
• Notification: by Wednesday, August 28, 2023 (if you need to know sooner, contact shows@visualartsociety.org
• Art Drop-off: September 4 (9am-6pm) at Degallery, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan TX 77802. If you cannot make this time contact Daria Dega tomake arrangements for drop off by emailing shows@visualartsociety.org. Items may be shipped to Degallery c/o Visual Art Society and must arrive with prepaid return shipping label, properly labeled for show and ready to hang, prior to September 4.
• Opening Reception: September 6 (6pm-8pm)
• Unsold Art Pickup: October 2 (TBA) contact Daria Dega at shows@visualartsociety.org before October 2, if you cannot pick up during this timeframe.

CONDITIONS & REQUIREMENTS

The general theme for this show is “Our Stories.” This is a very general theme, so feel free to interpret it as you wish.

Commissions from sales will be divided with 60% to the artist, 20% to VASBCS, 20% to DEGALLERY.

Degallery and VAS kindly request that any artwork displayed for sale in the upcoming VAS show be priced the same as if offered for sale through the artist’s studio, website, or art platform for the duration of the show, and for 30 days after the show closes. If a collector contacts you to purchase a piece on display in the show, please refer them to Degallery. Additionally, if a piece is sold within 30 days of the show closing, Degallery and VAS request that you collect and pay the commissions (20% for VAS + 20% for Degallery) as if the piece had been sold during the exhibition. This will go far to maintain a good faith relationship between artist and gallery.

All works sold and unsold should remain in the show until the closing date. Any works removed early must be with the approval of the VAS show chair.

All art must be picked up during the allotted time unless special arrangements have been made ahead of time.

You can submit up to 5 pieces. All submissions must be family-friendly and meet the general theme of the show. Entries cannot have been exhibited in a previous Visual Art Society or Brazos Valley Art League show. Entries cannot have been exhibited in a local gallery within the last 6 months. Only one of your pieces can be 24″x30″ or larger; the rest must be smaller due to the size of the gallery.

Images of the entry/entries must be submitted by jpg, jpeg files (SRGB or RGB profile, no larger than 4 MB) for jurying into the show. Uploading of images is part of the entry process and more information is provided on the entry form. Your images should be sharp & clear. Your images must not include matting or framing, only the piece of art itself. It is important that your work be well represented. Images of accepted works may be posted on the VAS website along with award winning artists from the show. By entering you grant permission to VAS reproduce the artwork in the
marketing materials or on the VAS website, for promotional and educational purposes.

VAS reserves the right to refuse to show any entry not accurately represented by the images submitted during entry or not suitably presented for exhibition. 

Accepted entries for the show must be wired properly for hanging so the hanging committee does not have problems. If any of the pieces are extremely heavy or particularly fragile in framing, they will not be included in the exhibit without advanced special arrangements with the hanging committee. No saw tooth hangers or clip on frames will be accepted. All artwork must be completely dry and ready to hang or display when submitted during intake for the show/exhibit. VAS reserves the right to exclude works from the exhibition that are not gallery-ready and professional in presentation.

All sculptures/pottery must have a stable base.

Drawings and pastels must be under glass or acrylic.

The following information must be attached to back of the art work: Artist Name, Mailing Address, Phone, Email, Selling Price, Title, & Medium for this show.  This label form may be downloaded and used but is not required.

Artists are responsible for all delivery, pick up and insurance for the works submitted. 

WHAT IS MY FEE USED FOR?

The Brazos Valley Art League, dba Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization operated by volunteers who are artists and art appreciators, for artists, with no reserve or endowment. All proceeds from entry fees fund project-related expenses. Not unlike paying a fee to enter a marathon race, your entry fee democratically enables our organization’s projects to happen. For over a 50 years the Visual Art Society has earned a reputation for producing quality exhibits, benefitting the artists involved and the public, on its meager budget. Our all volunteer board of directors and small dedicated team of members work hard to make involvement with VAS projects well worth the effort and cost to do so.

Simply by participating in a VAS project or becoming a member you are helping this grass-roots organization do its work and achieve its mission.