PLAZA ARBOLEDA CONFERENCE CENTER
2502 N Dodge Blvd | Tucson, AZ
PUBLIC RECEPTION
October 25, 2016 | 5pm – 6:30pm
EXHIBIT HOURS (FREE and open to the public)
October 26 – 28, 2016 | 11am – 6:30pm
CALL TO ARTISTS
Eligible Artists are
children or adults that
receive behavioral health
services and persons who
work for community
behavioral health providers
in the Tucson area. Artists
are invited to submit one
piece of art for judging
and exhibition.
THANKS TO OUR
SPONSORS
Updated
Categories
this year are:
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Painting
Mixed Media
Photography
Drawings
Crafts
Judging will be done by
independent artists and
representatives from the
professional art community.
Ribbons will be awarded and cash
prizes are given for Best of Show,
People’s Choice Award, Advertising
Poster, and the Recovery Award for
original artwork that depicts your
idea of Recovery.
Rules/Requirements/Procedures
Please ensure that you understand and meet the following before proceeding:
1. To be eligible you must be receiving behavioral health services or be a current employee of
the behavioral health system in the Tucson area; children, youth and adults are welcome
and encouraged.
2. Artists are permitted to submit one piece of artwork for exhibition and judging.
3. Artwork that has been exhibited in this show in previous years will not be accepted.
Artwork must have been created within the previous year for returning artists.
4. There is a 10 pound maximum on all artwork and the maximum dimensions for hanging
artwork are 30” X 30”. Artwork requiring floor space or electricity must be pre-approved
and approval is not guaranteed. We reserve the right to not accept artwork that does not
meet these standards.
5. Artwork will be displayed and judged based on the artist’s self-identified skill group.
6. We reserve the right to not accept artwork based on content that is inappropriate for
viewing by all ages; such as graphic nudity or implication thereof, graphic violence, gang
literature/ symbols, language, etc.
7. Art work has to be ready to hang with appropriate hardware as needed. To prevent
improper display, please label your artwork (on the back) to indicate which is the top
portion, as needed.
8. Artwork will be accepted at Plaza Arboleda Conference Center, located at 2502 N. Dodge
Blvd., October 19 - 20, 2016 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
FINAL DEADLINE IS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20 th AT 4:00 PM, NO EXCEPTIONS. SO
PLEASE PLAN AHEAD. Staff helping members to deliver their artwork must assure timely
submission.
9. You MUST pick up your artwork on Monday, October 31st from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Community
Partners, Inc., and its subsidiaries are not responsible for storing artwork when the
exhibit has ended.
10. For questions or more information please call (520) 784-5378.
Note: Plaza Arboleda Conference Center is a smoke free campus. Smoking is not allowed
within the building, in the parking areas or anywhere else on the grounds.
aRTWORK ENTRY FORM
Please make sure that you have read and understand the rules, requirements
and procedures on the previous page. Artwork will be accepted October 19
- 20, 2016 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at Plaza Arboleda Conference Center, 2502
N Dodge Blvd. in Tucson. Please bring this entry form with you. Thank you.
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY
Name:_______________________________________________ Phone:_____________________________________
E-mail address (optional):_____________________________________________________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________ Skill Group:
 Creative/Hobby
City-State-Zip:_______________________________
 Professional
Skill Group Criteria
Artists who have worked with a particular medium improving their skills for at least a year,
or hobbyists who have never sold their artwork.
Artists who have achieved a professional level in a medium, who are teaching or have taught
art or who have exhibited and/or sold artwork in restaurants, galleries, stores, fairs, etc.
Crafts
We reserve the right to reclassify artwork to a different category based on its composition.
title 1: ___________________________________________________________________  2017 Arts Show Poster*
Art category: _________________________________ Skill group: ________________________
 Art of Recovery*
On the artwork description card, please identify me as: ___________________________________________________
*If you would like any of your artwork considered for use on the 2017 Arts Show Advertising Poster or the Art of
Recovery Award, please indicate by placing a check mark in the box next to it. The Art of Recovery Award will not be
judged by skill groups. All artists will compete equally with only one first place winner. If you choose the option of
having your artwork considered, you must sign the lower portion of the Release of Liability/Consent in addition to
the upper portion.
You must complete the Release of liability/consent on the reverse side of this form.
Check out the Arts Show web page at www.CommunityPartnersInc.org/arts-show/
Community Partners, Inc., and its subsidiaries
Agreement and Release of Liability
OUT
I, (name) ___________________________________________, in consideration of the acceptance of my request
to participate in the event or activity listed below, hereby waive and forever discharge any and all rights to and/or
claims for damages that may be suffered by me as a result of my participation in the event or activity. I recognize
the risks associated with my participation in this event or activity and specifically agree to indemnify and hold
harmless Community Partners, Inc. and its subsidiaries (such as Community Partnership of Southern Arizona), its
officers, agents, employees, board, and any other persons acting for its benefit or on its behalf, and any contractors
or subcontractors whose facilities or services are being used for this event or activity, from and against any and all
injuries or damages, including death to person or property, arising from or in any way associated or attributed to my
participation in this event or activity.
Event/Activity: 17th Annual community Mental Health Arts Show
Dates held (if applicable): October 25 – 28, 2016
I HAVE CAREFULLY READ THIS AGREEMENT AND FULLY UNDERSTAND ITS CONTENTS. I AM AWARE THAT
THIS IS A RELEASE OF LIABILITY AND A CONTRACT BETWEEN MYSELF AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INC.,
AND SIGN IT OF MY OWN FREE WILL.
Signature: ________________________________________________________ Date: ______________________
(Parental approval required for minors under the age of 18 years of age): I, the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of
the minor person named above, consent to my child’s (ward’s) participation in the above referenced event or activity,
and do hereby consent to the above agreement and release of liability and agree to be bound by all of its terms and
conditions as stated above.
Print name: ___________________________
Signature: ___________________________
Date: _________________
oPtionAl ReleASe: Community Partners, Inc. Consent for Self and/or Artwork to be Photgraphed,
Videotaped, and/or Interviewed and Consent for Artwork to be Posted on CPSA’s Website or social
media outlets and Consent for Use of Name
notice: Read and understand this portion before signing. You are under no obligation to sign this consent and
your refusal to sign will not affect your status as a member or participant in the arts show.
I, voluntarily and without payment of any kind, give consent for myself and/or my artwork to be photographed,
videotaped, and/or interviewed while participating in the following event or activity: 17th Annual community
Mental Health Arts Show.
The photograph, videotape, and/or interview may be used for publication by local news media (newspaper, television,
and/or radio) in relationship to public relations and/or news coverage of Community Partners, Inc. I also grant
permission to Community Partners to post a photograph copy of my artwork, exhibited at the event listed above, on
its website: www.CommunityPartnersInc.org or its social media outlets. I understand that artwork posted on any
website is subject to downloading and copying by members of the public and acknowledge that Community Partners,
Inc., or its subsidiaries has no responsibility to protect my artwork from reproduction.
I understand that any use of my artwork and/or name listed in any of the above categories will result in other
persons seeing my name and/or artwork and this coverage may identify me as a member receiving behavioral health
services.
I have read and understand this consent and am in agreement with the above mentioned conditions and I sign this
knowing that no royalty, fee, or other payment of any kind shall be paid or become payable to me.
Name of Artist: _________________________________________________________
(Please print)
Signature of Artist: ______________________________________________________ Date: ___________________