Call For Entries: The Color Is Red at Black Dot Cafe Gallery in Oakland

Open Call For Artists:

THE COLOR IS RED Juried Show

Exhibition Dates: April 9th-May 9th

Deadline for submission is: Friday, March 5th, 2010

Black Dot Cafe Gallery invites artists working in oil, acrylics, collage, watercolors, printmaking, photography,  illustration, and other 2-dimensional media to submit work for a juried exhibition called The Color Is Red. Works must be no bigger than 12 inches in height and width. 

Curatorial Statement:

Considered a power color, Red is the color of passion, blood, and is often found on ceremonial clothing for rituals in many cultures around the world. In books, we've heard characters described as 'seeing red' to punctuate an angry, livid moment. But of course, red also symbolizes love when on a rose. Women wear red dresses to stand out in a crowd, while a red light district is known to be a place where sex sells. Red in some Southern quilts is supposed to evoke magic, while red is also the costume color of the popular winter icon santa claus and the religious imagery of the devil. Red, is also the color of Dorothy's shoes in the WIZard of Oz. Red is also the color of politics. In visual work, red is said to draw the attention of the eye to a particular detail.  What significance does the color Red have for you in your life? How does the color Red function in your work? We seek artists who use Red in their creative works with purpose---both a little and a lot. Work by emerging artists is encouraged.

About The Black Dot Cafe Gallery

Black Dot Cafe Gallery is located in the Pacific Cannery Lofts at 1195 Pine Street in Oakland, CA. The 

Eligibility Requirements

Artwork submitted for review must be available for listed exhibition dates. Both domestic and international artists accepted, although artists who are not from the Bay Area must be able to cover any costs incurred in getting  the work to and from the gallery. 

Curators for The Color Is Red:  Letitia Ntofon, Githinji Wa Mbire, Marcel Diallo

Checklist of Application Material Attachments and Instructions:

1) Up to 5 images can be submitted as JPEGS (72-300 dpi acceptable, no slides)

2) Artist Resume (1 page max, partial resume ok, must be Attached in word processing format)

3) Artist Statement (1 paragraph max, must be Attached in word processing format)

4) $17 check/money order made payable to Black Dot Cafe 

5) Completed application form (mailed with payment)

6) SASE (for return of materials if desired)

                            To Request APPLICATION FORM please email Lntofon@yahoo.com.

Deadline for submission: Friday, March 5th, 2010

Email submissions can be sent to Lntofon@yahoo.com. Submissions will also be accepted via USPS & can be mailed to: Black Dot Artists, c/o The Color Is Red;  924 Pine Street; Oakland Ca; 94607. (Please note that the $17 fee must be on file by 03/5/2010 for the email submission to be considered.)

Please email Lntofon@yahoo.com for Application Form or with any questions: 

Artists selected for the exhibition will be notified by March 12, 2010 via email or phone about the inclusion of their work in the show.