Call for 2-D Artists
Orange County
Organization: City of Hope Treatment Center and Hospital, Irvine, CA.
Eligibility: Artist must have a connection to Orange County (reside, schooling, work, etc.)
Categories: Drawing, Painting, Mixed Media- 2-D, Graphic Imagery, Photography
Type: Rotating Art Gallery- Work to be display for up to 6 months
Sales: Artwork can be sold via Personal websites.
Submission Deadlines:
Digital Submission Deadline: on or before Monday August 19, 2024
- Send 1 to 6 digital images you wish to submit for consideration, for the September show.
- Each image must be submitted in high res (at least 300 dpi) jpeg form. Each image must be straight and aligned and in focus.
- The selection process is done in PowerPoint on a large screen, and if the image is a poor quality your piece may not show as well as it could
- The images selected will be viewed on a large screen for receptions and throughout the hospital during the 6-month showing.
- Each image must have your name, title, size, and medium of the piece on each jpeg. Please also put the price if it is available to be sold.
- The artwork can be realism, abstract, collaged, painted, printed, graphic, photography, assemblage, and anything 2-D that can be framed.
- The framed artwork should not exceed 42×42.
- If you are submitting a painting or photograph on canvas, with no frame, the sides must be wrapped and/ or painted to appear finished.
- Pieces must be framed in neutral colors, and must be wired for hanging
- Please attach a short CV about yourself as an artist and include your connection to Orange County with your submission.
- Please submit to Nancy Harrell at nharrell5@cox.net
Jurying for September Show: August 21
Pick up of Current Artwork on Display: Tuesday Morning August 27th, 9:00 to 11:00
Submission/ Delivery of final artwork for display to City of Hope site:
Tuesday August 27th from 12:00am until 2:00 pm.. @ 1000 FivePoint Irvine, CA. 92618
** If you are picking artwork up in the morning of the 27th, you can drop off work a the Same time!!
SUMMARY
On behalf of the City of Hope Art Gallery facility in Orange County, COH curator Ms. Nancy Harrell announces a Call for Artists to identify local Orange County Artists to submit artwork for display in the main Rotating Lobby Art Gallery and the 5th floor Rotating Art Gallery. This new Irvine, CA. campus opened in August of 2022. The campus is supporting a rotating art gallery space of Orange County Artists to help enhance the calming environment of this beautiful new facility.
This gallery space is becoming a wonderful new space specifically for Orange County artists to display their artwork, and to become part of an encouraging new community of doctors, health community workers, and philanthropists.
ART OPPORTUNITY
The art work chosen will be displayed in the Rotating Art Galleries on Floors 1 , and 5 of the building. We are encouraging Orange County Artists to submit work that is reminiscent of Orange County locales such as beach scenes, cityscapes, landmarks, water themes, canyon and mountain themes, plant themes, and animal themes. The vision of the treatment center is to welcome patients, families and philanthropists to the facilities and create a familiar and uplifting setting of OC venues with our artwork.
The Rotating Art Gallery will display your work for up to six months. In the past, our artists work has been highlighted at the Great Park in Irvine, in the OC Magazine, and it has been the backdrop for several receptions and conference functions at the hospital. You will be able to list your personal websites. Should a patron wish to buy your work, the contact will be between you the artist, and the patron, via your personal website or contact info listed. If you do not wish to sell, but just have people be uplifted by your work, that is fine too. At the end of 6 months, we will rotate in new pieces of art, for which you are able to re-submit new artwork, as well as new artists submissions. The new hospital opening in 2025 is also looking to purchase some of our pieces for the new facility as permanent pieces in their collection.
SELECTION PROCESS
A selection committee composed of staff from the commissioning party, along with local art professionals, will review submissions and select the artwork to be used for a 6-month period. Artwork will continue to rotate after this, every 6 months. Consideration of the artists connection to Orange County, quality of work, artistic vision, and originality will be part of the evaluation process.
HOW TO APPLY
Please send the requested materials via email with the subject line “COH Rotating Art Gallery” to nharrell5@cox.net. If you have any questions, please call 949-244-0975.