FOUNTAIN STREET’S ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CALL FOR ART
ABOUT FACE
Juried by Michelle May and Payal Thiffault, founders of JUNIPER RAG, an independent visual art and lifestyle magazine.
Exhibition Dates: July 27- August 27, 2023
SoWa First Friday Art Walk: August 4, 2023, 5:00–8:00PM
Additional Events: TBD
ABOUT FACE Accepted Artworks
Elisa Adams, Surprise!
Marines Adrianza, Murae
Dana Al Rashid, Death in Consumerism
Dana Al Rashid, The Erasure of the Natural
Elizabeth Alexander, A Mightier Work is Ahead: They Were Soldiers Indeed no.2
Susan Alport, "Portrait"
Susan Alport, "It's About Time"
yi believe, how to stay afloat
Trudy Borenstein- Sugiura, The Other/Brother
Trudy Borenstein- Sugiura, Thursday's Child
Sandra Cohen, Kilroy
Delaney Conner, Ugh
Delaney Conner, Love That For Me
Linda Diak, Franklin Habit
Natasha Dikareva, Witness
Dina Doyle, “Bleu Coeur”
Dimitri Dubuisson, Social Interaction
Julia C R Gray, On His Way Up, Manifesto Added
Julia C R Gray, SHE Coral, Charcoal Nebula Blue
Naomi Grossman, Connection
Casey Hayward, Your Protection (example 2)
Bob Kephart, Root Mask
Karen Khan, Imminent
Jackie Liu, Wishful Thinking
Nicole Maloof, The Freddy Jar
Nathaniel Massari, Maybe She Went Out For a Walk?
Kate Morgan, what was, what is and what will be
Denyse Murphy, Facing2
Carrie Nixon, H from Somalia (Young Immigrants Series)
Paul Plumadore, Anatomy Lesson #33
Paul Plumadore, Anatomy Lesson #37
Paul Plumadore, Anatomy Lesson #47
Paul Plumadore, Anatomy Lesson #49
Chelsea Revelle, Grooming the Thoroughbred
Karin Rosenthal, Conversation, 2022
Simone Scholes, Be Here Now
Fay Senner, Ancestral Healing
Robert Steffen, Limit Number 2
Diane Sullivan, I Dream of Bats
Robert Sullivan, Meditora
Robert Sullivan, Cognitia
Stephanie Todhunter, MINA: First Contact
Stephanie Todhunter, Fern is good at hiding
Gay Tracy, Adam's Apple, Breasts, Woman, Man
Ira Upin, Grant Park Lady
Nick Ward, Private Message #2
Bruce Wilson, Common Cause
Take action and let your voice be heard.
'About Face' invites commentary on artistic, personal, and cultural identity, as much as it is about the politics of authority, representation, inclusion, and exclusion. For this call, we would like to see work that ranges from bold and socio-political to subtle and poetic. We’d like the world to see through your unique lens.
There is an opportunity for the artist to take the concept in any number of directions, considering the expression's double meaning, focusing on the fluidity of self/identity or centering the underrepresented, for example.
This call is an open question that asks artists to interpret the concept widely when selecting works to submit. Let your imagination flow as you think about the theme and how you feel about its meaning. True and clear interpretations will catch our attention. The work should speak to your message and your statement should explain intention, unique materials, processes or any risks taken.
ABOUT THE JURORS
PAYAL THIFFAULT is a visual artist and co-founder of Atelier ID Global and Juniper Rag magazine based in Massachusetts. Payal graduated from Clark University with a Bachelor’s degree in Studio Art and Economics. She has always been drawn to both - the creative and business side of design. In her early career, Payal was a design director who developed and led product lines for one of the country’s top fine stationery and luxury goods businesses, while growing strategic partnerships with leading retail and fashion brands in the country. In Payal’s personal work as an artist, she celebrates nature, personal growth and emotions through watercolor and mixed media. She has shown in galleries in Boston, Newton and Worcester. In 2022 she co-curated exhibitions in Provincetown, Worcester and Newton.
MICHELLE MAY is also a visual artist and the co-founder of Atelier ID Global and Juniper Rag visual art and lifestyle magazine. Creativity and community have driven her professional work. As visual artists and design project leaders, Michelle and Payal began their professional careers in stationery. In marketing roles, Michelle developed and managed company-wide growth strategies and the social media strategy of one of the oldest paper companies in the US with over 200,000 retail stores. Michelle is also the founder of and contributor to many cultural and tech events. An active curator and event organizer in Worcester, she showcases local artists and contributes to awareness of the culture of the city. As an artist, Michelle currently works mostly in abstract, inspired by travel, all things organic, as well as natural and coastal atmospheres and architecture especially when in the state of decay or growth.
In 2018, together, they co-founded Atelier ID Global, a Massachusetts-based design and marketing agency. Atelier has grown their portfolio of local and international clients from varied industries. Because of their commitment to artists and professional skills in marketing with a design legacy in luxury paper, they founded Juniper Rag in 2021, a visual art and lifestyle magazine.
ABOUT JUNIPER RAG
Our mission is to elevate visual artists and creative businesses and introduce them to new global markets. We celebrate contemporary visual arts and businesses —including LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC artists. Uniquely, we bring together an audience who make and collect art, with viewers who value a high standard of work, a solid curatorial review, and thrive on discovery of our creative world.
W: juniperrag.com
IG: @juniperrag
FB: juniperrag
ELIGIBILITY
The exhibition is open to everyone. The only limitation is that entries must represent original works created in the past three years, which address the theme in some considerable way.
MEDIA
This call is open to any and all media, traditional and nontraditional; two-dimensional, three-dimensional, installation and time-based artwork submissions are welcome.
ENTRY FEE
The submission fee is $36 for three entries; must pay for a minimum of three entries. Two additional entries can be submitted for $10 each. Total max number of entries is five. Fees are non-refundable. Payment is online only via submission application. The application is not complete and will not be considered until payment is received. Submission does not guarantee acceptance.
ENTRY
Only online submissions and payment will be considered. All submissions must be submitted through CaFÉ™.
AWARDS
Three Juror’s Choice awards will be distributed. Award winners will be included in a three-person award show in the Annex space of the gallery, a $500 value. The show will be curated by a Fountain Street Core Artist.
CALENDAR
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2023
Acceptance (listed on this website): May 21, 2023
Delivery of Artwork
Shipped work arrival deadline: Friday, July 21, 2023 by 4:00 PM (work can not be delivered to the gallery before July 14, 2023)
In-Person artwork drop off: Thursday–Sunday, July 20–23, 2023, 12:00 PM–4:00 PM
Exhibition dates: July 27- August 27, 2023
SoWa First Friday Art Walk: August 4, 2023, 5:00–8:00PM
Artwork pick-up: WORK MAY NOT BE REMOVED BEFORE THE END OF SHOW @ 4:00PM, SUNDAY, AUGUST 27, 2023
In-Person artwork pickup is Sunday, August 27, 2023 between 4:00–6:00 PM and Monday, August 28, 2023 between 12:00–4:00 PM
Artwork to be return-shipped will be sent the week of August 27, 2023. (Artist must provide
a pre-paid return-shipping label.)
QUESTIONS
Please email all questions in regard to this call-for-art to: callforart.fsfaboston@gmail.com
THE FINE PRINT
HOW TO APPLY
Application is online only at CaFÉ™. Artists can submit a maximum of 5 pieces and all work must be for sale. All entries are due no later than May 1, 2023 by Midnight EST. Entries not adhering to this procedure will not be juried.
Size: 2D works must be no larger than 60” tall or wide. Diptychs/Triptychs are considered one entry and should be united as one image for viewing by our jurors. 3D works can be no larger than 60” tall and 24” deep, and should weigh no more than 75 lbs.
Three-dimensional installation work is encouraged. The artist may be asked to provide pedestals, if needed. If installation artwork is chosen by the juror the artist must be available during install dates Monday–Tuesday, July 24-25, 2023.
Accepted video or interactive submissions must be shown online in their full length. If the spoken language in the video is not English, please provide a translated transcription. If work is accepted, artist is responsible for providing all necessary display and viewing equipment, including, but not limited to: tv/display monitor, media player, USB drive, mounting hardware, remote controls, batteries.
NOTIFICATION
Accepted artists will be listed on the Fountain Street Fine Art website (http://www.fsfaboston.com/apply/) by May 21, 2023. No phone calls or emails, please. Upon notification of acceptance: artists allow Fountain Street to use accepted images for promotional and press needs (including social media) for the exhibition. The artist retains all rights to their images.
ACCEPTED WORKS
All works selected for the exhibition must be dry, clean, finished, wired and ready to hang. No saw toothed hangers or clip frames will be accepted. Canvases need not have frames, but should have clean or finished edges and be wired for hanging. Artists may be asked to provide pedestals for accepted 3-D work. For accepted video work, the artist is responsible for providing necessary display and viewing equipment, which may include, but is not limited: display monitor, DVD player, USB drive, mounting hardware, remote controls, batteries. Works not adhering to this protocol will not be hung, even if selected by our juror. The juror reserves the right to decline any work that differs markedly from its digital representation, including framing that the juror feels detracts from the overall cohesiveness of the exhibition.
DELIVERY
Work to be shipped to the gallery must be delivered by 5 PM Friday, July 21, 2023. (NO STYROFOAM PACKING PEANUTS IN SHIPPED BOXES.) Work being shipped can not be delivered to the gallery before July 14, 2023. Hand delivered work by the artists or a representative must be brought to the gallery on Thursday–Sunday, July 20–23, 2023, 12:00 PM–4:00 PM. Works not delivered in time will not be hung.
SALES
Fountain Street receives 40% commission and the artist receives 60% on all artwork sales.
PICK UP OF UNSOLD WORKS
WORK MAY NOT BE REMOVED BEFORE THE END OF THE SHOW. The artist must arrange for pickup during the dates and times stated below. Pickup times are Sunday, July 27, 2023 between 4:00–6:00 PM and Monday, July 28, 2023 between 12:00 PM–4:00 PM. Artwork not retrieved by this deadline will incur a storage charge of $5 per day. After 30 days the work will be considered abandoned and become property of the gallery. Work to be return-shipped will be sent the week of July 27, 2023. Artists are responsible for scheduling shipped artwork for pickup and must provide return shipping labels and materials.
LIABILITY
Fountain Street is insured for catastrophic damage, and will use the utmost care in handling artworks, but accepts no responsibility for damage or loss not covered by our policy. It is strongly advised that artists insure their own work.