Women in Art – Letting in the Light Exhibition
Curated by Katherine Baronet, presented by Art on Main and powered by the City of Dallas Office of Arts & Culture.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
ELIGIBILITY
Call open to all women artists, 18 and older, from anywhere.
Please read the entire Call for Art Prospectus below prior to submitting your entries.
Entry fee: $20 for two submissions and $5 for an additional submission.
Entry fees are non-refundable.
KEY DATES
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Call opens Wednesday, January 22, 2025
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Call closes on Saturday, March 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM, CST
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Acceptance notification – April 11, 2025
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Artist Mentorship Workshop for artists selected to be in the exhibit: Tuesday, April 22nd, 6:30pm – 8:30 pm.
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Art drop off – Friday, May 9th 10-5pm, and Saturday 10th 9 – 11am
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Art install – Saturday, May 10th 12 – 7pm, – Sunday 10am – 2pm
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Artist reception – Saturday, May 17th from 5:30 to 8:30pm
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Exhibition on view – Tuesday, May 13th to Saturday, May 31th, 2025
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 10am to 5pm, Saturday from 10am to 5pm and by appointment. -
Closing reception – Saturday, May 31th
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Art pick up – after closing reception Saturday evening or Monday, June 2nd, 9am – 1pm
MISSION
The mission of this project is to provide to a diverse group of women artists a place to exhibit their artwork. It will give them the opportunity to have a visual voice, which they may not have had before. This will be accomplished in an art exhibition where they can display their work in a professional gallery setting.
As part of this mission, Baronet and Art on Main owner, Andrea Lamarsaude will conduct an Artist Mentorship Workshop as to what is involved in preparing for an art show. This includes the following components: artwork wired and framed, installation of the work, prepping walls, labeling/pricing artwork, how to handle sales, marketing tools (web, social media, email, and print, etc.) and how to invite people/public and their families and friends to an Artist Reception (Opening and Closing) of their work.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
The theme of the exhibition is, Women in Art – Letting in the Light.
Artists are invited to create works of art (painting, drawing, photography, sculpture and ceramics) that represent the show title.
Katherine Baronet will act as curator for the exhibition and will use the following criteria to select the work submitted by the artists.
I want the artists to reflect on stories; life journeys, or experiences in their lives of self-nurturing, illumination, radiance or inner light, and it could be imaginative or dreamlike. Something that evokes brilliant light, powerful healing energy and/or radiance or inner light memories or stories.
– Katherine Baronet
Artist Prompts:
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Line, shape, color, and the use of space within an artwork that depicts the title of the exhibition, Letting in the Light.
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3-dimensional form and motion of a sculpture that depicts, expresses, or exemplifies the show title.
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Creativity and originality that demonstrates a quality representation or expression of the title of the show.
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An expression of emotionalism that evokes self-healing or nurturing or some kind of personal journey towards the exhibition title.
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Energy or movement within an artwork that is an expression of illumination.
Ths exhibition is open to women artists of all ages (18 and over), ethnicity, and backgrounds. The participating artist should have had minimal gallery experience.
MEDIA REQUIREMENTS
2D art not to exceed 48″ tall x 40″ wide.
2D art must be framed, on gallery wrapped canvas, or hangable (wired or with 3D hooks, no sawtooth hangers) or it will not be accepted. Curator has the right to refuse any art that does not adhere to these rules.
The gallery will not install any hardware required to hang the piece. The artist must submit art that is ready to hang.
Artist should indicate on the back of the piece their name, the name of the piece and contact info.
Works of photography and drawings must be framed (see rules above for hangable art).
Provide, if possible, a pedestal for sculptural works that are not designed to be hung.
If there are any special install instructions for a work, they must be included when submitting to this call for art.
Art drop off – Friday, May 9th 10-5pm, and Saturday 10th 9 – 11am
Art pick up – after closing reception Saturday evening or Monday, June 2nd, 9am – 1pm
Any art shipped to the gallery for the exhibit must come with return instructions should the work not be sold. Art on Main Gallery is not responsible for shipping art back to the artist. Artist must provide shipping materials, instructions and a prepaid shipping label or some form of payment for any return shipping charges.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Entry fee: $20 for two submissions and $5 for an additional submission. Entry fees are non-refundable.
All artwork must be for sale.
Art on Main will take a commission of 25% of any work sold.
All art must be submitted online only at
Please no emails, texts, or social media DMs for submitting your art.
Artists may submit a maximum of three works of art for the curator’s consideration.
ARTWORK PHOTOS
Please submit images that are saved as high-resolution files. Please submit an image of only the art, no background on the sides. Our submittal platform can accept files that are up to 5MB in size. Most smart phones have cameras that take high resolution images.
GALLERY AGREEMENT
The curator will make a final decision for the selection of entries for the show. They will review photographs of completed artwork only. The decision of the curator is final.
Unless otherwise communicated by the artist to the curator, permission to use photos of accepted entries for promotional and educational purposes is considered permitted.
DELIVERY, LIABILITY, AND INSURANCE
Any accepted artwork that is delivered after the scheduled drop off dates listed above will not be included in the exhibition. Art on Main will not be responsible for damage, loss, or wear and tear of any work while in transit to be delivered. All reasonable care will be given to each work of art once it is received.
Unless otherwise communicated to an artist, Art on Main will provide insurance on works of art. If a work is not accepted for insurance the artist will be notified. The artist can then choose to include her/his artwork in the show without insurance coverage. The artist will be asked to sign a waiver releasing Art on Main from any liability.
Art on Main will not be responsible for art that is damaged while in the Art on Main Gallery due to any malfunctioning hanging or installation hardware that were provided/installed by the artists. As an additional safeguard, artists do have the option to purchase coverage separately from their own insurance providers.
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