A list of accepted artists is listed below.

CALL FOR ART

Topic: Exploring the art of language
Juried by Gabriel Sosa

Fountain Street Gallery presents an international call for works that explore the art of language. Art assists in facilitating the exchange of ideas, opinions, and feelings. Whether we communicate through written, spoken, signed, or graphic means visual artists can behave as a gateway and/or interpreter. Language can be direct, subtle, or subliminal. Despite all the means of communication that we have, we are often left wondering if we are being understood or misunderstood. Or whether we are understanding clearly what is being communicated. This exhibit aims to address how the ways we communicate defines our world and our understanding of reality. Language doesn't necessarily need to be spoken or written (or signed); it can also be visual, or symbolic, a vernacular, a common vocabulary.

We ask artists to think about the following: 
How has language evolved? Has human dependence on devices altered our ways of communicating? Is the original intent getting lost in translation? Is the emoji or meme of today expressing at a deeper level than iconography of the past?

We are looking for work that ranges from the bold and socio-political to the subtle and poetic. It is a call for you to take action, let your voice be heard and have the world see through your unique lens. This call is an open question and asks artists to interpret the concept widely when selecting works to submit.

Submission Deadline: Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 11:59 PM

Exhibition Dates: Thursday, February 17–Sunday, March 27, 2022
SoWa First Friday Art Walk: March 4, 2022, 5:00–8:00PM (Snow Date: TBA)

ACCEPTED ARTISTS + WORKS

Jennifer Amadeo-Holl – Pasamanos
Bayda Asbridge – Wish I were a Bamboo
Brandin Barón – Ex Voto: Our Lady of Shiprock
Chelsea Bradway – The unveiling of censorship
Lee Campbell – Let rip: the beautiful game
Stephanie Cardon – Sunset Surrender
Martha Chason-Sokol – Hieroglyph VI
Jennifer Crupi – Power Gesture 2
Paola de la Calle – Chiquita, Picosa, y Peligrosa
Monica DeSalvo – Swinging Against Plumb
S.W. Dinge – Bitter
Ryan Garton – Catch After Work
Steve Heine – Red Flag
Reineke Hollander – Manuscript
Sarah Hulsey – Syllable Tokens
Deborah Kaplan – Poem for EE Cummings #3
Mirka Knaster – What’s Your True Character?
Mary Kostman – Red, White and Blue
David Leitch – Art is Love (Braille)
Willoughby Lucas Hastings – Who built your home?
Mimi Macksoud – The Irony of it ALL
Nicholas McKnight – Subtle Joke #2 (flashing 2/2)
Meghan Mirasolo – They Said Nothing to Anyone
Nilou Moochhala – Pyaar / Love
Patricia Palmer – Synonymous Text 10:17 PM
Michael Reynolds – Harvard House
Beverly Rippel – Table of Contents I: Hieroglyphics
Martha Schermerhorn – Synesthesia Box
Morgan Shankweiler – Tempo
Lesia Sochor – Paris Originals
Lelia Stokes Weinstein – Over A Barrel
Leon Sun – Liminal 3
William Waggoner – Honeywell 200
Tracy Weisman – Hail to the Chief
Antoinette Winters – OH NO (Book Version #1)

THE SUBMISSION PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED Deadline: Wednesday, December 1, 11:59PM

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 and three-dimensional artwork is accepted.

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 awards will be distributed: Jurors’ Choice (x1) and Honorable Mention (x2). All award winners will be included in a three-person award show in the Annex space of the gallery, a $450 value. The show will be curated by a Fountain Street Core Member.

CALENDAR
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 11:59 PM
Acceptance (listed on this website): Sunday, December 19, 2021

Delivery of Artwork
Shipped work arrival deadline: Friday, February 11, 2022 by 4:00 PM (work can not be delivered to the gallery before February 4, 2022)
Hand delivered work drop off: Friday–Sunday, February 11–13, 2022, 12:00 PM–4:00 PM

Exhibition dates: Thursday, February 17–Sunday, March 27, 2022
SoWa first Friday Event: Friday, March 4, 2022, 5:00–8:00PM (Snow Date: TBA)

Pick-up hand delivered artwork: WORK MAY NOT BE REMOVED BEFORE THE END OF SHOW @ 4:00PM, SUNDAY, MARCH 27, 2022
Sunday, March 27, 2022 between 4:00–6:00 PM
Monday, March 28, 2022 between 12:00 AM–4:00 PM

Artwork to be return-shipped will be sent the week of March 27, 2022. (Please enclose a 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™. Applications will be accepted until December 1, 2021. Artists can submit a maximum of 5 pieces and all work must be for sale. All entries are due no later than December 1, 2021 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, February 14–15, 2022.

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 Sunday, December 19, 2021. 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. For accepted video work, the artist is responsible for providing necessary display and viewing equipment, which may include, but is not limited to: 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, February 11, 2022. (NO STYROFOAM PACKING PEANUTS IN SHIPPED BOXES.) Work being shipped can not be delivered to the gallery before February 4, 2022. Hand delivered work by the artists or a representative must be brought to the gallery on Friday–Sunday, February 11–13, 2022, 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 sales of the work.

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, March 27, 2022 between 4:00–6:00 PM and Monday, March 28, 2022 between 12:00 AM–4:00 PM. Artists are responsible for scheduling shipped artwork for pickup and must provide return shipping labels and materials. 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.

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.