Jobs & Opportunities » Opportunities

59th Annual CAIN National Show - $7,500 in Purchase Awards

Type: Exhibition Opportunities [View all]
Posted by: Del Mar College
Deadline: Sat, November 30th, 2024

The CAIN National Show attracts works by contemporary artists across the country and is judged by a guest juror of national stature. This year’s 59th show runs February 21, 2025, with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. and closes April 25, 2025. Accepted artwork is displayed in the distinctive Joseph A. Cain Memorial Gallery.

Resulting Purchase Awards have built an impressive Permanent Collection at Del Mar College:

$7500 in PURCHASE AWARDS
• Sculpture Purchase Award: 2 @ $3,000 each
• 2-D Purchase Award: 1 @ $1,500

ABOUT THE 2025 JUROR
Alejandro Macias was born and raised in Brownsville, Texas, along the U.S./ Mexico border. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Brownsville in 2008 and a Master of Fine Arts in 2-D Studio Art from the University of Texas-Pan American in 2012. He has received numerous awards and recognitions, including notable residencies at Vermont Studio Center, Chateau d’Orquevaux in Orquevaux, France, The Studios at MASS MoCA, Wassaic Project, CALA Alliance, and Uncool Artist in Brooklyn, NY (2024). He recently received the Lehmann Emerging Artist Award, including a two-person Phoenix Art Museum exhibition. He has a forthcoming solo exhibition at Latch-Key Gallery in New York, NY (2024).

Alejandro Macias is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.

ELIGIBLE ENTRIES
The exhibition is open to all* U.S. artists. Only original work created in the last three years can be entered (no reproductions). Previously exhibited works in the Annual Show will not be eligible. Each artist may submit three works.  All accepted artwork can be considered for purchase.

*Full-time Del Mar Art faculty members are excluded.

ENTRY PROCEDURE - ONLINE ONLY
All submissions will be through callforentry.org ( https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13495 ). Entries must be submitted on or before November 30, 2024, and will not be accepted after this date.

 

FEE
$20 for 2 entries, one image per artwork. If you would like to submit additional entries, the fee is $5 per entry. All fees are non-refundable and payable through callforentry.org. 

2-D ARTWORK
All original works will be considered; this includes drawing, painting, printmaking in traditional media, original watercolor, and photography. A professional presentation of accepted artwork is required. Acetate covering is acceptable with white museum-quality mat board with at least 2" mounting and over-mat visible on all sides. To ensure consistency in presentation, if your work is framed, please use simple frames. Ship framed works with Plexiglas ONLY. Artwork must be shipped in stiff, reusable cardboard packaging and securely packed to ensure safe delivery (no peanuts). Refer to the size specifications below.

SCULPTURE
Sculptures of any media will be considered. However, sculptures requiring ceiling-suspended installation will not be accepted. Accepted sculptures should be securely packed within one crate to ensure safe delivery. If the crate is wooden, use screws—not nails or bolts—to secure the lid. Refer to the size specifications below.

All submissions must be "ready to hang" on the gallery walls or placed on pedestals. We cannot hang any artwork from the ceiling.

 

SALE OF WORK
Artwork does not have to be for sale. Cain Gallery will publish a price list and connect artists to interested buyers but will play no other part in the sale. 

***

submission site: https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=13495
website: delmar.edu/gallery
instagram: @CainGallery DMC
email: art@delmar.edu

Posted on Fri, July 19th, 2024
Expires on Sat, November 30th, 2024

CAA is not responsible for the content of listings in the Opportunities section. All postings are subject to review; inappropriate submissions will not be published.