Kennedy Heights Arts Center : programs

CLICK - 2008
A Call to Artists

The Kennedy Heights Arts Center is delighted to announce a call to all interested artists to submit their work for CLICK 2008, an exhibition fully dedicated to the medium of photography. This is our fourth year to host this exhibition showing off various forms of black and white, color, and digital photography. Please consider submitting your best work to show off your talent!

Artists aged 18 years or older are eligible to respond to this specific call.

The exhibition will be structured as follows:

Main exhibition in the galleries on the first floor
Members of the American Society of Media Photographers presenting the One-And-Only Item Exhibition – “ Cellophane Tape”

CLICK 2008
will be featured at the Kennedy Heights Arts Center
from August 9th to September 13th, 2008.

An Opening Evening Reception will be hosted on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 from
6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m. with complimentary refreshments and entertainment. Artists are strongly encouraged to participate in this opening event.

All work must be insured, ready for display and must be available for purchase. KHAC takes a 30% commission from all exhibition sales. A non-refundable $35 application fee will be required from each artist accepted into the exhibition, to cover administration and installation costs.

As a matter of priority, please e-mail representative jpeg images for consideration directly to:
Eric Bertelsen, Events and Exhibitions Director and Curator, KHAC
Email: ebertels@fuse.net
If you have any immediate questions, please call Eric Bertelsen at (513) 205-9352, or
at the Arts Center at (513) 631-4278.

Submission of work which is accepted into the exhibition will be eligible for consideration for use in the marketing and communication materials that will be developed for this exhibition. If you would like to have your work considered for marketing purposes, please submit your work no later than Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008. Please send the submitted work via jpeg image at least 200dpi and minimum 5-6 inches (height or width).

The final submission deadline for all work for this exhibition is Wednesday, August 6th, 2008.

All work that is accepted into the exhibition will need to be delivered to KHAC on Saturday,
August 2nd, 2008 between 10:00a.m. and 4:00p.m. along with the $35 application fee and an artwork registration form available at www.kennedyarts.com. The form specifies that an updated biography and statement for this exhibition (each 2-3 paragraphs) will be required during drop-off.

NOTE: The exhibition Curator has final authority regarding acceptance of all work into the exhibition and its placement within the gallery space at KHAC. The Curator will endeavor to inform all artists of final decisions regarding placement of accepted work but reserves the right to make any last minute changes to the exhibition and placement of work to ensure maximum artistic impact. This may result in changes being made which may not be communicated to the artist prior to the opening of the show.

Recap of Important dates and deadlines for artists (at KHAC)
July 23rd – Early submission deadline
August 2nd – Drop off artwork (10:00a.m. – 4:00p.m.)
August 3rd – August 8th - installation
August 6th – Final deadline for submission of work
August 9th – Opening Evening Reception, 6:00p.m. – 8:00p.m.
September 14th – Artists may pick up artwork, after 4:00p.m.

Requirements at artwork drop-off
Artwork will only be accepted if the following criteria are met:
            1. Exhibition application form (download from www.kennedyarts.com)
            2. $35 application fee
            3. Updated biography (2-3 paragraphs only)
            4. Statement from artist regarding this exhibition and their work
    (2-3 paragraphs only)