LA GUITARRA 2017 FINE ARTS EXHIBITION
CALL FOR ARTISTS:
Exhibition Background
This September 22, 23 and 24, La Guitarra California Festival 2017 will be held at San Luis Obispo’s beautiful Performing Arts Center on the Cal Poly campus. We welcome our attendees to a magnificent three-day festival filled with virtuosic guitar performances, Masterclasses, and vendor and guitar maker exhibits in the Vendor Fair.

La Guitarra California Festival 2017 is proud to present its third biennial, juried art exhibition focusing on “guitar-themed” art. Two- and three-dimensional works are eligible for exhibition in the lobby of the Christopher Cohan Center.
It is our hope that pieces will be available for purchase at the end of the Festival.

Denise Leader Stoeber (805-440-5271)

Download these PDF files to accompany your art:
Direction for Artwork Delivery & Removal
Liability Waiver

Exhibition Dates
September 22, 23 and 24, at the 2017 La Guitarra California Festival.

Deadlines
September 1, 2017: Submission Deadline.

Please Email NO MORE THAN 5 (five) images (JPEG, PDF or TIFF) to the Exhibit Coordinator at dleaders@calpoly.edu
Please include the artist’s name and contact info in the email.

Thursday, September 21, 2017: All pieces must be hand-delivered to the site, either by the artist or an assigned representative, no later than 5:30 pm.
No shipped work will be accepted.

Monday, September 25, 2017: Deadline to pick up art on site, no later than noon. (Unclaimed artwork will not be stored)

Guidelines
Fees: There is no fee to enter or exhibit at La Guitarra California Festival 2017.
Exhibiting artists will receive free admission for themselves and one guest to the opening night concert at the Cohan Center featuring Christopher Parkening and Jubilant Sykes.

Qualifications: This exhibition is open to artists of all levels and experience; if space becomes limited due to a heavy volume of pieces, preference will be given to artists who are based in San Luis Obispo County.
All work is submitted at the artists’ own risk – La Guitarra California Festival 2017 is not responsible for loss or damage.

Images: Images submitted for consideration should be high-resolution JPEG, PDF, or TIFF image files. Please indicate display size, medium, and title for each image.
Downloadable links to websites or on-line portfolios are also acceptable.

Artwork Size: Paintings/photographs/drawings/paintings, etc. may be no larger than 36" x 36," unless special arrangements are made. Size is variable for 3D works.

Display: Photographs, drawings, and other 2D art should be mounted on a sturdy backing, framed and matted as applicable. All work should have adequate hardware to be hung on metal grid panels or artists must provide their own pedestals/easels for free-standing pieces.

Insurance: La Guitarra California Festival 2017 will not offer insurance. There will be some security provided in the Cohan Center lobby throughout the Festival.

Merchandise Sales: Please provide a clearly printed descriptive card with each art piece indicating whether the piece is for sale and the price.
La Guitarra California Festival 2017 will take a commission of 15% from each sale.
Artists are welcome to be on-site with their work throughout the Festival.

Denise Leader Stoeber
Program/Development Specialist
Cal Poly Arts
One Grand Avenuw
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0334
Email: dleaders@calpoly.edu
P: 805-756-5914
C: 805-440-5271
F: 805-756-6558

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