2012 MFA National Competition
July 19 - August 10, 2012
Juror: John Yau
Inquiries: MFAinquiries@firststreetgallery.net • 646-336-8053
FIRST STREET GALLERY is an artist run gallery located in the heart of Chelsea, New York City's premier art district. For more than 42 years, our mission has been to exhibit and promote the work of emerging and mid-career contemporary artists.
JUROR: John Yau is a renowned New York art critic, poet, educator and author of books on Jasper Johns and Andy Warhol; recipient of prestigious awards including the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
ELIGIBILITY: Artists who are enrolled in an MFA program during the 2012 calendar year in the United States. Eligible works include paintings, drawings, mixed media, prints, sculpture and photography. No video, film, installations, giclees, or computer-generated art. Original art only.
ENTRY FORM / ENTRY FEE:
$35/one to three works. $5/each additional. Maximum six works. Incomplete entries will not be accepted. Fees are non-refundable. Your payment will serve as your acceptance of the terms and conditions in this prospectus.
DIMENSIONS: 2-D Work may not exceed 60 inches in height and 48 inches in width including the frame. Work must be suitably framed, wired or finished and ready for hanging. Works on paper must be framed under plexiglass or glass. Sculpture may not exceed 50 pounds. No wall-hung sculpture. Freestanding sculpture may not exceed 30" x 30" in width or depth. The same footprint applies for a sculpture stand. No height limit for sculpture.
ACCEPTANCE: Absolutely no substitutions of accepted works. Work will not be installed if it does not conform to the image accepted. All work must remain in the gallery for the duration of the exhibit.
LIABILITY: First Street Gallery will take great care with all work, but is not responsible for any loss or damage to work while on the premises or in transit to or from the gallery. Artists may insure their own work if desired.
SALES: First Street Gallery will not take a commission on any work sold. Work not for sale must be labeled "NFS". No "POR" sales accepted.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: JPEGS 72 dpi ONLY (between 600 and 1200 pixels in either direction. File size cannot exceed 1MB for any individual image.
JPEG Images MUST BE labeled as follows:
LAST Name_FIRST Name_number that corresponds with that work's placement on the Entry Form (1st, 2nd, 3rd etc.)
For 2-D:
smith_joe_1.jpg
smith_joe_2.jpg etc.
Sculptors must provide 2 views of each work at no extra cost.
For sculpture:
smith_joe_1a.jpg
smith_joe_1b.jpg etc.
The size given for works should be the framed size. Height must be given before width, regardless of whether the work is a vertical or a horizontal. For sculpture: HxWxD.
Files which are mislabeled or lack the artist's name will not be viewed by the juror.
DELIVERY AND PICKUP:
- All shipped work must arrive in a reusable container and include a prepaid computer-generated UPS or FEDEX return shipping label. No U.S. Postal Service returns. Do not send stamps, cash or credit card information for return of work.
- Any work not picked up by the date shown below will be charged a $5 per day storage fee. After 30 days, the gallery may dispose of the work.
EVENT SCHEDULE:
| February 1 | Entry acceptance begins |
| May 15 | ENTRY DEADLINE - submit online |
| June 15 | Notification of artists |
| July 16 | Hand delivery of work, 12 - 8 PM |
| July 12, 13, 16 | Shipped work must arrive |
| July 18 | installation |
| July 19 | Reception, 5 - 8 PM |
| August 10 | Pickup of hand-delivered work, 6 - 8 PM |
| August 13 | Pickup of had-delivered work, 11:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Week of August 13 | Return of shipped work via UPS or FedEx |
GALLERY SUMMER HOURS: Monday – Friday 11 am - 6 pm