Minnesota Leather Pride is proud to announce our 2015 “American Leather Story” art show. We invite Minnesota and national kink and leather artists to submit art for consideration in the show, which will take place June 27 and 28 in the Minnesota Leather Pride display in the Twin Cities Pride festival park. If you are interested, please read the guidelines below:
Guidelines:
Please read carefully the following guidelines before you submit. If you have any questions regarding the Art Show, please contact artshow@mnleatherpride.org.
Minnesota Leather Pride is accepting applications to be part of the “American Leather Story” art show to be displayed in the Minnesota Leather Pride exhibit at the Twin Cities Pride festival, June 27 – 28, 2015. Due to limited space, we will curate a show from the submitted applications that best meet the show theme. An exhibition curated from submissions will be comprised of two or more artists.
Eligibility
The art show is open to any individual who is at least 18 years of age and currently active in Minnesota or national kink/leather communities.
Artwork
Only 2D wall art will be accepted due to limited display space. All pieces must be original, or a print of an original piece. Selected art will be displayed on or in the Minnesota Leather Pride booth, hanging from metal frame walls.
Submitting Entry
- Deadline for submission is May 15, 2015 May 31, 2015.
- Artwork should be submitted to artshow@mnleatherpride.org using the following submission guidelines.
- Contact Information: Name, Phone, Email Address
- Current artist statement (no longer than one page).
- Up to 10 digital images for the committee to review. JPEG or PNG file should be 1000px on the longest side of the art and 300 dpi resolutions.
- Image list with image file names, title, year, dimensions and medium of each image.
- Due to limited space, the art dimensions may be a factor in the selection process. If you are able to provide the art in different sizes please indicate the sizes on your list.
Timeline
May 31: Submission deadline
June 1-5: A jury will select works of art for the show
June 8: Artists will be notified via email if they were selected for the art show
June 27: Art Show begins, bring artwork to Minnesota Leather Pride booth at 9am
June 28: Art Show ends, pick up artwork at 6pm
Selected Art Work
The artist will be notified that her or his art has been selected to appear no later than June 8. Artists are responsible for all production including any printing and framing. Artwork must be display ready, preferably framed.
Delivery and Picking Up of Art
It is the responsibility of the artist to bring the art to the Minnesota Leather Pride booth in Loring Park at 9am on June 27, and to remove the art at 6pm on June 28. Hooks will be provided for the artist to hang the art. If the artist is not local, she or he will need to find a local agent.
Sale of Artwork
There will be no sales during the show, but the artist can make an arrangement to sell a piece after the close of the show. The artist can display website and other contact information on title cards and business cards.
Any questions regarding the Art Show can be directed to artshow@mnleatherpride.org.
