“SHOW YOUR STUFF”
JAM Gallery’s Second Annual Juried Exhibition
JAM Gallery
321 East King Street, Malvern, PA 19355
www.jamgallerymalvern.com
EXHIBIT DATES: July 7 through August 29, 2015
Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony: July 11, 3-8 PM. Awards
Presentation: 6:30 PM.
DEADLINE FOR ENTRIES: June 9 2015
NOTIFICATIONS: The week of JUNE 22. Notification of selected artists will be
posted to the JAM Gallery website and Facebook page.
PRIZES: $300 BEST OF SHOW AWARD, $100 Best Painting or Drawing , $100
Best Sculpture, $100 Best Photographic or Digital Artwork.
DETAILS
ELIGIBLE WORKS: All paint, drawing, mixed media or sculpture media is
welcome. Work must be original and created by the artist. If collage elements are
used any image or color on collage papers must be the work of the artist. No
work previously exhibited in JAM Gallery will be accepted. Entries must be no
older than 3 years. Source material must be artist’s own (i.e no copying of other
artist’s paintings or photographs other than your own).
SIZE: Maximum framed size is 48” in any direction (includes frame). Sculpture
work should not be taller than seven feet.
ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to three submissions or $35 for five entries. Only two
entries total may be picked from any artist for the show. Money should be paid
via paypal to jamgallerymalvern@gmail.com (preferred) or via check to JAM
Gallery.
If sending check mail to: JAM Gallery, 321 East King Street, Malvern, PA 19355
Please mark envelope with JURIED SHOW SUBMISSION and please put in your
check memo area the email address used to submit the work
No work will be accepted unless the entry fee is paid in full.
REGULATIONS: No substitutions will be permitted. No entry received for
exhibition shall be removed by the artist, for any reason, prior to the end of the
show. Jury decisions are final. Accepted entries may be reproduced in
advertising. Any works deemed by Jury to have not been fairly represented at
entry, or not properly framed, may be declined at our discretion. All 2-D works
MUST have hanging wire or it will not be displayed. No exceptions. Paintings, if
not framed, should be gallery wrapped and the sides finished with no showing
staples. Also no clip back frames accepted. All large free-standing 3-D works be
secured to a weighted base that withstands tipping. Sculptures should not weight
more than 60 lbs.
CALENDAR / IMPORTANT DATES:
June 9 - Deadline for entries
June 22 - Jury Notifications will be posted the week of June 22 to the gallery
website and facebook page. Please check these sites to see if your work is
accepted.
July 4-6 - Delivery of work (between Noon and 5 PM)
July 11 - Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony, 3 to 8 pm
August 8: Second Reception, 5-8 PM.
August 29 - End of show
August 30-31 - Return and pick up of works between Noon and 5 PM.
Please note: The Gallery does not have storage space. IF ANY WORK IS LEFT
AT THE GALLERY PAST SEPTEMBER 2, we will charge storage fees of $10 a
day.
SHIPPING WORKS: please send shipped works with paid return shipping.
ENTRY PROCEDURE: Artists may submit one to five works for consideration
($25 for up to three submissions or $35 for up to five). No more than two entries
per artist will be accepted into the show. All entries must be submitted in digital
format by email to jamgallerymalvern@gmail.com
DIGITAL FORMAT RULES:
JPEG format
Resolution of 300 dpi
Image size - 1000 pixels on the longest dimension
Show image only, no mat or frame
Title JPEG: indicate entry A or B or C etc followed by last name and first initial of
artist, and title.jpeg (ex. ASmithJ-RedBirdSinging.jpeg)
SUBMITTING BY EMAIL: jamgallerymalvern@gmail.com
Include in your email:
Your name, address, phone number, and email address
Image Titles
Image Dimensions and Frame Dimensions
Medium
Retail Price (retail price includes gallery percentage of 35 percent)
Indicate method of payment: paypal or check
FRAMING & PRESENTATION:
Work must be wired and ready to hang or it will not be accepted.
Framing must be professional in appearance with clean mats, frames without
visible damage, and clean glazing without noticeable scratches. NO Clip back
frames allowed. Works without frames should be displayed gallery wrap style
with finished sides and no visible staples on the sides of the canvas.
All works on paper must be behind glass or plexiglass.
All sculpture work must be able to be displayed on a gallery pedestal or come
provided with a weighted base so that it will not tip over.
JAM Gallery has the right to refuse any works not presented properly.
SALES: 35% commission retained by JAM. Checks for any sold works will be
mailed out to the artist within 30 days of sale. All works in the show must be for
sale.
INSURANCE: work will be insured while it it is in the gallery for the duration of
the show
RECEPTION: Saturday, July 11, 3 to 8 pm (opening reception and awards
ceremony) and August 8, Second Reception, 5-8 PM. The public, family and
friends are invited.
QUESTIONS: Email: jamgallerymalvern@gmail.com
WEBSITE: www.jamgallerymalvern.com
JURORS OF SELECTION AND AWARDS:
JEFF SCHALLER
Provocative and whimsical, Schaller propels the viewer into scenes of seemingly
unrelated subjects, creating his own captivating and complex sonatas.
Simultaneously, they are pop and edgy, esoteric and direct. Using encaustic
paints, Schaller weaves lost and found images and words to paint with a
precision and intricacy not normally found in encaustic paintings. His approach is
expressionistic, contemporary, and painterly, with powerful brush strokes that are
set instantaneously.
Mr. Schaller, who holds a BFA from Arcadia University, has shown both
nationally and internationally, in Chicago, New York, Switzerland, and recently
The Coca Cola Museum in Atlanta, Georgia. He is frequently published in
magazines and newspapers, chosen for juried art exhibitions and selected for
special projects, commissions and murals. Schaller recently completed an art
installation for PREIT and Main Line Health at the Exton Mall in Pennsylvania. He
is named one of the Top 5 Most Influential Artists in Chester County by Business
2 Business. Schaller received a highly coveted fellowship from the Common
Wealth of Pennsylvania and also the recipient of the prestigious Philadelphia
Museum of Art Purchase Award.
www.jeffschaller.com
KAREN KIESER
Even as a child as I walked in the woods or strolled on the beach, I was drawn to
how objects in my environment could be used to describe the human condition. I
began collecting bones, rocks, nuts, shells, mushrooms, etc. that “spoke to me”.
By now I have an extensive found object collection that I regularly use as
reference.
Whether it is a figurative piece, a work that refers to nature, or a totally abstract
sculpture, the constant is an interest in organic form. They describe the energy of
growth. I seek to comment on the essential human experiences of birth, life, and
death. Often that means finding parallels in nature.
My goal is to depict both the beauty and the rawness of life. I am drawn to how
nature can be both spectacularly beautiful and horribly disgusting without any
regard for either condition. It just is. Sometimes nature is humorous, sometimes
forms seem threatening or mysterious.
These themes have revealed themselves in all types of artwork. I have explored
them in public sculpture, smaller works for intimate spaces and even jewelry. It is
an ongoing adventure that leads to unknown directions.
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