PORTRAYALS OF FLESH Open Call
eligibility
Artists of any nationality and age, evidencing a committed artistic career are welcome to submit their work.
All forms of two-dimensional and three-dimensional work in any medium are welcome, such as: painting, drawing, illustration, collage, street art, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, installation and sculpture. There are no restrictions on the dimensions of work submitted.
theme
PORTRAYALS OF FLESH is a thematic open call focused on the celebration of the body in its most honest form. This multifaceted group exhibition takes its cues from both the classic and contemporary styles of portraiture. We invite literal and abstract interpretations of portraits, which will create a nuanced interrogation of our perceptions of beauty. We want to see your journey of stepping outside the perceived notions of what beauty is, into what beauty can potentially be, though each artists chosen medium.
selection process
The selection process will consist of three rounds of screening, the results of which will be notified to all candidates.
The second round of screening will result in the shortlist of artists who will be featured in Vol. 2 of RICE Magazine. All shortlisted artists will also be able to submit 5 to 10 artworks to be auctioned in partnership with liveauctioneers.com.
The third round of screening will decide on the list of artists who will participate in a two-week long exhibit at MUTUO art gallery in Barcelona, Spain, in November, 2020.
In accordance with our Open Call Quota System, at least 70% of selected artists will be women or members of the LGTBQ community or racialized persons, and 30% of selected artists will be cisgender males. (Read more on why we are doing this in our ABOUT section). Our last open call received less than 5% of proposals from the latter group of artists, hopefully this time we’ll receive more proposals from them.
All artists with unsuccessful proposals will get a free 10 minute online session (via Zoom or Skype) with one of the renowned Artist Coaches and Consultants who we’ve partnered with or our new Feedback Programe, to receive career-focused feedback on their proposals and constructive advice of improvement for the future (more on this below).
commissions and fees
Participation fees*:
12€ to submit 2 artworks
20€ to submit 5 artworks
30€ to submit 10 artworks
*Non refundable - these funds will go towards supporting the initiative as well as to include art professionals in the process, aiming to enlarge the scope and impact of both our publications and exhibitions.
EXHIBITION:
Selected work must be available for sale during the exhibition and shall remain at our disposition for up to 6 months so that we are able to continue our commercial efforts.
Earnings from all artwork sales will go 60% towards the artists and 40% to RICE Initiative, these funds will be used to cover the expenses related to the curation and organization of exhibitions, print materials, marketing and promotion activities.
Packing and shipping charges, insurance in transit, handling expenses, and loss or damage incurred in the delivery of artworks to and from RICE will be solely undertaken by the artist.
AUCTION:
The artworks submitted in the proposals will not be included in the auction at liveauctioneers.com, unless agreed upon individually with each artist. Shortlisted artists will be able to submit additional 5 to 10 artworks for the auction.
Earnings from the artwork sales during the auction will go 75% towards the artists and 25% to RICE Initiative.
Packing charges will be assumed by the artist. Artists will also be responsible for sending the artworks to the collectors. However, shipping and insurance charges for the delivery of artworks from the artist to the collector, will be undertaken by the collector.
In any case, selected artists WILL NOT incur in any other additional charges than those listed above.
how to apply
Select and fill out one of our online submission forms, according to the number of images you wish to submit. It will require you to provide a Wetransfer.com or Dropbox link to the images you submit in JPEG format of the individual artworks, a bio, an artist statement, your artistic CV, website or social media link, and your contact details.
Filenames matter! Please label your files as NameSurname_title_year.jpg.
Please note all works submitted must be for sale.
Submissions sent via email or other channels will not be reviewed.
In response to a series of requests made by artists living in India, we’ve made an additional online form with a reduced participation fee for artists currently living in India and Pakistan.
deadline
From June 1, until August 2, 2020 (Midnight CET).
Shortlisted and selected artists will be informed via email by August 30, 2020.
about our feedback programe
We want to be the change we want to see in the art world. And we believe that starts with more equality and inclusion of underrepresented artists, but also with doing what no other organization is doing, which is helping our candidates understand why they were not selected and how they can improve. So, as mentioned above, for our second open call we have reached out to a growing list of renowned Artist Consultants and Artist Coaches, so that all the artists who are not selected can receive career-focused feedback about their proposals during a 10 minute video conversation (through Zoom or Skype) with a professional third party. The idea is for candidates to receive constructive advice of improvement for the future, not about their art or style, but about how to improve the way they present themselves professionally. These sessions are not mandatory, participating artists can decide to book the session or to turn it down.
Here is the growing list of top Artist Coaches and Consultants candidates will get a chance to receive feedback from:
Bridgette Mayer · Gallery owner, Artist Coach and author of “The Art Cure” · Philadelphia, USA
Daniela Zamora · Curator, founder and Artistic Director of RICE Initiative · Barcelona, Spain
Erica Ando · Career Coach for Artists and founder of The Empowered Artist · New York, USA
Fabiola R. Delgado · Curatorial Assistant at the National Museum of American History and Artist Consultant · Washington D.C., USA
Forest Alethea · Artist Creative Mentor · Tulum, Mexico
Gita Joshi · Curator & Artist Coach, podcaster at The Curator's Salon and author of “Show Your Art” · London, UK
Lauren Altman · Artist Consultant and educator · New York, USA
Marina Granger · Artist Coach and founder of The Artist Advisory · New York, USA
Mia Raičević · Multidisciplinary curator, arts publicist, and dealer · Toronto, Canada
Pennylane Shen · Artist Consultant, curator, educator and founder of Dazed and Confucius · Vancouver, Canada
Artists will be randomly assigned to one of the above mentioned professionals and will be able to schedule the online session once the selection process is completed.
Estimated dates for the feedback sessions: end of August/beginning of September 2020.
contact
Please make sure to check out our Frequently Asked Questions before contacting us.
If your question isn’t listed there, feel free to contact us at rice.submissions@gmail.com.
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