By submitting work for MGAI 2023, you agree and accept all details outlined in the Prospectus and the Following Selected Works Terms and Conditions.
For a pdf version of the Prospectus, you may download here: https://americanmosaics.org/wp...
Open to all current SAMA and SGAA members, age 18 and over. Applications will not be accepted until SAMA/SGAA membership status is verified. (Dues may be paid on the SAMA website, americanmosaics.org or SGAA website, stainedglass.org, by the submission period deadline if the applicant is not a current SAMA/SGAA member, or if membership term will expire prior to time of submission.) Only one accepted work per artist will be exhibited in the Fine Art Segment and one per Site-Specific & Architectural Segment unless multiple works by one artist are deemed necessary to the overall exhibition by the jury. Artists may submit up to three (3) works per segment and could potentially have work accepted to each of the MGAI juried segments for 2023. In the instance that a submitted work is a collaboration, the key collaborators must be current members of either organization at the time of entry for the work to qualify including designer/artist or copyright-owning entity. Professional collaborations, including use of a fabricating studio, are allowed. If work submitted is a community project, lead artist/designer or design team need to be current members.
Submitted artwork must be the artist’s original design, completed within the past three (3) years (June 2020 through June 2023), and not previously exhibited in a SAMA or SGAA exhibition. If an entry was created in a recognizable style or influence of another artist, at the time of submitting your entry, please identify this fact and that your influence was from another artist who is known, unknown, contemporary, or deceased. Art center or school open studio time projects will be accepted. Reproductions of ancient mosaics ARE NOT permitted. No reproductions of "copy-free" or copyrighted material (even with permission) allowed unless it is copyrighted by the submitting artist. No work executed during an educational experience such as a technical workshop, master course, or directed study may be submitted. Obvious copyright infringement will result in the removal of all work for consideration prior to jurying.
Each artist may enter up to three (3) original works per segment for a total maximum of six (6) entries. Entry Fee is $20 per work.
Fine Art Segment
Each entry may be in one of the following subcategories:
Fine Art Subcategory Definitions
Wall Mosaics – Mosaics that are mounted to a vertical flat surface that are 2 dimensional panels, bas relief panels, or wall sculptures.
Autonomous Vertical Stained Glass – Stained Glass Works that are suspended to hang freely or that have structured installation mechanisms that support vertical presentation.
Freestanding Mosaic – Mosaics that are sculptural or 3 dimensional in form that stand by themselves on a pedestal or floor surface.
Freestanding Stained Glass – Stained Glass Works that are sculptural or 3 dimensional in form that stand by themselves on a pedestal or floor surface.
Fine Art Entry Requirements
Entries consist of one (1) primary image (this image is to include framing and any presentation elements that are integral to the presentation of the work) and up to two (2) detail images for each entry for a maximum of three (3) images per entry/per artwork.
For each entry/artwork, you will need: Title, 300-word Artist Statement on the work, Height, Width, Weight, Year Created, Total Sales Price(or Not-for-Sale), Segment and Subcategory Designation (i.e. Fine Art Freestanding Mosaic) and a brief listing of materials. Be precise in the description of materials but omit brand names (ie: "glass" is insufficient and “Orsoni Smalti” is inappropriate, etc.) A term such as “mixed media” is also insufficient without some description of the most important materials included. Description of the substrate or fabrication method is not required. SAMA/SGAA reserves the right to edit all lists of materials and dimensions to a common standard for labels and catalog text.
Artist Statements for each work will be used for exhibition and publication purposes. All final statements of work accepted to MGAI may be edited for publication and presentation consistency by SAMA/SGAA and will not exceed 300 words. For more information on appropriate content for your artist statement, please do your own research. There are several great tutorials, worksheets, questionnaires, and samples available on the internet. Here is one to get you started… http://www.artbusiness.com/artstate.html
Site-Specific & Architectural Art Segment
Each entry may be in one of the following subcategories:
Site-Specific & Architectural Subcategory Definitions
Site-specific Mosaic – Work that is permanently affixed to its intended environment. Public / Private Commissions, Community Projects, Large-scale Sculpture, and Surface Design.
Site-specific Architectural Glass – Work that is permanently affixed to its intended environment. Public / Private Commissions, Community Projects, Large-scale Sculpture, and Architectural installations.
Site-Specific and Architectural Art Entry Requirements
Entries consist of one (1) primary image (this image is to include framing and any presentation elements that are integral to the presentation of the work) and up to four (4) detail images for each entry for a maximum of five (5) images per entry/per artwork. One (1) of the detail images can be replaced with a short (5 minute) video clip in .mp4 or .mov format.
For each work, you will need: Title, 300-word Artist Statement including detailed description of the work and its setting, Height, Width, Year Created, Installation Location (including city, state, and country), a brief listing of materials. Images submitted can include design drawings, pre-construction renderings or blueprints in .jpg or .pdf format, and a 5-minute video tour. Be precise in the description of materials (ie: "glass" is insufficient and “Orsoni Smalti” is inappropriate, etc.) A term such as "mixed media" is also insufficient without some description of the most important materials included. Description of the substrate is not required. SAMA/SGAA reserves the right to edit all lists of materials and dimensions to a common standard for labels and catalog text. The Artist Statement of the work and its setting should address the environment the work was created for and purpose or commissioning body directives toward design and fabrication.
The applications will also accommodate uploading One (1) Five-minute video of the installation. Videos should not contain sound or any identifiers that would include the name of the artist. Videos should replicate the experience of the viewer’s experience at the site of the installation. Video should be formatted in .mov or .mp4 file types. Accepted entries will be able to provide a more complete video tour of the work with sound and identifying information for presentation at the exhibition venue.
Artist Statements for each work will be used for exhibition and publication purposes. All final statements of work accepted to MGAI may be edited for publication and presentation consistency by SAMA/SGAA and will not exceed 300 words. For more information on appropriate content for your artist statement, please do your own research. There are several great tutorials, worksheets, questionnaires, and samples available on the internet. Here is one to get you started… https://www.artbusiness.com/artstate.html
The jury process will take place by digital image review. Slides are not accepted.
Important: the quality of photography contributes greatly to the clarity, sharpness, color, lighting, and understanding of your artwork which assists the jurors in their decision-making process and offers the highest-quality photograph for printing purposes.
The choices of the selected entries are solely decided by the jurors. SAMA and SGAA Board Members and/or Staff facilitate the administrative aspects of the jury process and in no way influence the outcomes. The decisions of the jurors are final.
All submissions to the Juried Members Exhibition are required to be entered via digital submission through ArtCall.org. If you are not already registered with ArtCall.org, you will need to register prior to submitting your application. If you experience difficulties submitting your entry at ArtCall.org, please contact dawnmarie@americanmosaics.org. Incomplete applications submitted will be deemed ineligible.
EACH ARTWORK will require a SEPARATE ENTRY APPLICATION ($20 per entry/per artwork). We will accept up to THREE (3) APPLICATIONS PER ARTIST PER SEGMENT.
Important Tip: Please prepare all text in advance of working on your application so you can have it readily accessible to enter into the system.
When you complete your digital application please pay the entry fee as directed. Payment must be made with debit or credit card. The entry fee is nonrefundable.
The Entry Fee is $20 per entry/per work, THREE (3) entries/works maximum for Fine Art Segment and THREE (3) entries/works maximum for Site-Specific & Architectural Segment for a TOTAL MAXIMUM of SIX (6) entries per person.
Note that artists whose work is selected to MGAI 2023 must maintain their membership status with SAMA or SGAA through June 2024.
Images of selected works will be retained for the SAMA/SGAA Library. Submission indicates granting of rights to SAMA and/or SGAA to reproduce work in a print catalog, publicity poster, SAMA or SGAA or MGAI 2023 Website, and in additional publications and websites for publicity purposes. The printed catalog will be sold for SAMA/SGAA fundraising purposes as well as used for marketing of SAMA and SGAA. Artists retain all copyrights to their individual works.
If it is proven that eligibility requirements and submission guidelines have not been adhered to after a work has been selected by the jury, the work will be omitted from the exhibition and the member will not be eligible to enter work for consideration in future MAI or MGAI exhibitions for five (5) years.
Set your total sales price to include a commission of 40%. Work will be sold at the price entered on the online submission form. All work must have a sale price that includes the 40% commission or not-for-sale. Money received from any sales will be split 25% for CEPA Gallery, 15% for SAMA/SGAA and 60% for the artist and Shipping will need to be paid by the buyer. The artist’s share will be issued to the artist within 30 days of the sale of the work.
You will be required to submit an additional set of 4 to 6 images sized at 1024 ppi-pixels per inch (on the long side of the image) by August 1, 2023 to be exhibited digitally as a slide presentation next to your printed image.
Maquettes, prints of the pre-construction images or blueprints you provided in application, left-over tesserae or materials and other inspirational elements may be requested by the Exhibitions Committee in the curation of the Mosaic and Glass Arts International 2023 presentation of the Architectural & Site-Specific segment to enhance the representation of your work. More information will be available upon notice of acceptance.
All buyers will be invoiced separately for shipping. Artists are responsible for:
Entry into the exhibition confirms acceptance of all conditions above. Please read all conditions in detail.
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