OPEN CALL!!! Hurry! Deadline Dec. 28th

Reminder: Deadline Dec. 28th, 2013   National Juried Open Call for     February Exhibition  AT GALLERY 66 NY "All Fired Up"Open Call to Artists who work in Glass or Ceramic with a Fine Art aesthetic or emphasis to their work. What better way to chase away the cold, dark month of February than with a celebration of art mediums born of heat and fire? Sculpture, Objects d'art, wall pieces, installation art and more. Utilitarian objects will be considered so long as they read as "Fine Art" first. This is not an exhibition for simple drinking and eating vessels. This exhibit is intended to show works in glass and ceramic that expresses these materials as fine art. The exhibition will take place in February of 2014 in Gallery 66 NY.          Jurors: Ronda Schaer is the owner of RASgalleries, an American Art Glass, Ceramics & Fine Art Gallery.  Having a background in Design, Business, Art History and Advertising has served her well as a gallerist.   Her galleries retail location has been in Yountville Napa Valley since 1990.  In addition to operating a successful retail gallery for nearly 25 years, RASgalleries and Ms Schaer earned their reputations & respect by presenting Single Artist Shows which, over the years, number over forty.  Selected and curated by Ronda, a sampling of glass artists featured have been:  Randy Strong, Jack Storms, Richard Silver, Chris Belleau, William Zweifel.  Ceramic artists McGoveny-Camerot & Cynthia Hipkiss have also shown. Additionally several off-site venue shows of art glass and/or ceramics have been organized and curated by Schaer, at locations such as wineries and public centers throughout Napa Valley. In addition to RASgalleries own  shows, Ronda has curated many wide spectrum art shows for various groups such as Napa Valley Open Studios and Napa Valley Photographic Society. Ms. Schaer was the Founding Member of the Yountville Arts Commission, developing guidelines and programs such as the Gallery at Community Center and Yountville Public Art Walk.  These are now a permanent part of city government.  She has won the BMAC Niche Award nomination for Gallery for Gallery of the Year several times and won a Proclamation from the Town of Yountville commending RASgalleries & Ronda Schaer for it's contribution to the arts and community service in Yountville. Wendy Gilvey has a long history as a glass artist, having worked as one since the 70's.  She started her career working as the first full time employee of the famous Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry. She and husband, John Gilvey started their own glass studio in 1977.  Wendy and John Gilvey, Michael Benzer and Jennifer Smith founded Hudson Beach Glass in 1987 in Beacon, NY.  She and the crew of Hudson Beach Glass have participated in wholesale and retail shows across the country including the American Craft Council shows and the Buyers Market of American Craft.  Their distinctive designs are sold at such prestigious stores as Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus. Their signature bowl of beach glass resting on a base of Rodin's posed men won a BMAC Niche Award.  In 2003, they opened a gallery and glass blowing demonstration studio in a restored firehouse on Main Street in Beacon, NY just a short walk from Dia:Beacon.  This year Hudson Beach Glass celebrates its 10th anniversary of the  gallery.  They have been honored with an award from the Dutchess County Arts Council, 24th Annual Dutchess County Executive's 2010 Arts Awards Winner. GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION: ELIGIBILITY:      Open to all Glass or Ceramic Artists  DEADLINE:  December 28th, 11:59 pm  DIMENSIONS OF WORK: *Wall mounted pieces should be no larger than 36" in width. *Freestanding pieces should be no bigger than 1 ft on either side of base. *Height should be no higher than 5 ft.                          SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & ENTRY FEES: *You may enter up to 3 artworks for a total of $30.00 submission fee.  *Each artwork may be supported with 2 alternate side photos if your work is 3-dimenional only *If you wish to submit more than 3 artworks, you may add an additional $5 dollars per photograph. *Please send jpegs a minimum of 500 KB and a maximum of 1mb per photo. NO images over 1 MB *Label each jpeg with the following: artists name,title,media,dimensions.                    HOW TO ENTER    Follow the instructions to enter your submission and upload your images      http://www.entrythingy.com/www.gallery66ny.com             Questions about the exhibition? Email Barbara -gallery66ny@gmail.com            SCHEDULE *Submission deadline - Dec. 28th  11:59 pm *Accepted only notices sent out - Jan. 6th *Delivery of work - Jan. 30th for Mail/Shipping; Hand Delivery Feb 1st, 2nd *Opening Reception of Exhibit - Friday, February 7th, 6-9 pm *Exhibition Dates - February 7th - March 2nd *Pick up of work - Hand pick up, March 2nd after 6 pm, March 3rd 10-5 pm *Pick up of work - Shipping, March 3rd - March 5th ***  Artists are responsible for including return shipping for unsold artworks that will not be picked up by hand. ***  Gallery split is 60/40 - 60 to Artists.   Gallery 66 NY 66 Main St. Cold Spring, NY 10516 www.gallery66ny.comn  gallery66ny@gmail.com  845-809-5838 ABOUT US  Gallery 66 NY, featuring three exhibit rooms, a sculpture garden, and the work of  outstanding regional artists, opened its doors in Cold Spring-on-Hudson on Oct. 12, 2012. Director Barbara Galazzo, a renowned glass artist who has exhibited in galleries throughout the U.S. is also the founder of the ArtFull Living Designer Show House, co-founder of the Brooklyn Artisans Gallery and Cold Spring Arts.