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"At Midnight" NAtional Show

OCT 31 - NOV 28
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Theme: 
Midnight, the magical moment when one day dies and another is born. Midnight, the electric moment when one year passes into the ages and a New Year begins its march through history.

Edgar Allan Poe began his iconic poem, The Raven, with an homage to midnight: “Once upon a midnight dreary while I pondered weak and weary.”

How do you experience Midnight? The bewitching hour? The dark sacred night? The landscape drenched in silver moonlight? The shelter of shadows?

Any art that entices us to experience midnight from your perspective is eligible. Any art that uses midnight blue, moonlit silver, ghostly gray, or time-honored, inky black is eligible.

This show opens on HALLOWEEN...need we say more? Startle us.
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Eligible Art:
All 2-dimensional art welcome (min size: 10", max size: 72"). Any 3-dimensional artwork that fits on a pedestal. Photography, fabric, and journal pages are also welcomed if prepared for hanging. Enter your art submissions online digitally through Cafe. (see directions below)

Submissions must be the artist's original work. All entries must be for sale and priced. Artwork that is labeled as "NFS" will be juried out.


Awards & Prizes:
The juror will be awarding Best in Show, 1st Place, Juror's Choice, and two Honorable Mentions.

$1,000 awarded in prizes! 

All award winners will receive a double spread in the exhibition catalog. Best in show will also be featured on the cover.
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Juror:
Daniel Foster
Extensive 30 plus year career in arts and museum leadership in San Diego and Southern California


Preparing Your Art:
All art MUST be ready-to-hang. Please affix two D-rings (large enough for our grippers to clip into; see sample HERE) on the back of your work as the gallery utilizes a wire hanging system. 


Entering Details:
  • Entry fee for up to 1 piece for $35
  • Upload one image per entry
  • $5 entry fee for each additional entry up to 6 pieces total
  • Entry fees do not guarantee admission into the exhibit. Entry fees cover the cost of hosting a national show.
  • If your art sells, the gallery received the industry standard of 50% commission. ​
  • Submit Art: now through Sunday, September 13th
  • Deadline to Submit: Sunday, September 13th 
  • Complete entry information, including images of artwork, must be submitted online with CaFÉ TM  before 11:59pm PST to be considered by the juror.
  • Opening Reception: Saturday, October 31st (event TBD due to COVID)
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Step 1
Register for an account on Cafe's website. If you already have an account, login and go to Step 2.

Step 2
Setup your Cafe profile and upload pieces you want to enter to your Cafe portfolio. Images must be uploaded to your account FIRST before you can select them on the call's application.

Step 3
Go to our call for art page HERE and submit the call's application, along with the appropriate fee for the number of entries you are entering. 


Notifications 
You will be notified of the juror's decision via email by end of day on Monday, September 28th.

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Important Dates (Summary)
  • 9/13/2020     Deadline for entry
  • 9/28/2020     Notification of results
  • 10/9/2020     Art must be postmarked for shipping by this date
  • 9/28 - 10/17  Hand-delivered work accepted during business hours
  • 10/31/2020   Opening reception (times TBD due to COVID)
  • 11/28/2020    Exhibition ends
  • 11/28/2020    Hand-pick up during regular business hours begins (Mon-Sat from 11am-4pm)
  • 12/7/2020    Unsold artwork shipping begins
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