UPDATE ON ARTWORK IN THE LCA GALLERY AND SHOWS
We’ve been in our new Gallery for almost a year now. Can you believe it? What a wonderful space and atmosphere we have at the Licking County Arts. We strive to get better and better and improve our communications with our members. So, I thought I’d do a recap and update of the Gallery and LCA show policies. I hope this helps you understand what the Gallery/Exhibition Committee is doing and how we are trying to raise the bar for the LCA.

Any member may enter a show. If the show is not juried, we will accept up to 3 pieces per artist, space permitting. The entry fee for most shows is $15 per artist. Occasionally, such as the June Juried Show, it’s $25. You do not have to be invited to enter a show, unless it is a special “by invitation only” show, which we rarely have.

Any member may bring work to the Gallery for consideration. If you come Tuesday-Thursday or some Saturdays, please leave your work with the docent along with a Gallery intake form. A small group of volunteers is trained to do the computer entry, so your work cannot be hung until it is entered in the computer.
The Gallery/Exhibition Committee is the “juror” for deciding whether work is appropriate for our Gallery. Most work is accepted. There may be exceptions; and, believe me, it’s very difficult to tell an artist why a piece may not be acceptable. It is never personal preference. There are guidelines we follow
and the committee continually discusses the difference between “art” and “craft” and how we must accept work that blurs the line, because those small items are our “bread and butter” or “velocity items”.

The average sale in the Gallery right now is around $20 to $40. You may do large wall art and may not like the $4 cards, but we still have to pay the rent.

As mentioned many times, work must be presentable and ready to hang or display. We use the Walker hanging system and 2-D artwork MUST be wired. Ideally, screw-eyes are screwed into the sides of the frame about 1/3 of the way from the top. If you put your screw-eyes and wire close to the top, the wire
and the hanger will show. Sawtooth hangers and holes in the back of the frame back won’t work.

Please check your frames and mats. Are they clean and in good shape? We all reuse frames and mats and that’s OK. But replace them if they start to show their age. Make sure the glass clean and stable. Jewelry is best displayed with our small “tadpole” tags made out of Tyvek or on small cards that don’t
detract from the beautiful jewelry. If you have questions about jewelry display, feel free to contact me and I’ll have a committee member chat with you.

Or come to the Gallery and see what works and what doesn’t work so well.
Remember to rotate your artwork in the Gallery about every 3 months. We want to keep the space looking fresh and inviting. I hope this answered some questions for you. Now “start your engines” and get creative. We want your art!!!

Susan Kamps, Chair of the Gallery/Exhibition
Committee

LCA CALENDAR OF EVENTS & IMPORTANT DATES
Here’s what’s coming!!!! There is something for everyone. (accurate to the best of my ability) Please take a moment to read through these and ask yourself what you might do to help LCA and support the arts.
Transfer all of this to your calendar right now!!!!!

FEBRUARY
Wednesday, February 10 — LCA Board Meeting at 7pm at the LCA Gallery
Friday, February 19-Thursday 25 — Pick artwork from “Hot and Cold”
Friday, February 19-Thursday 25 — Intake for “Line as Energy” (any medium; up to 3 pieces)
Friday, February 26 — Opening of “Line as Energy” art exhibit at the LCA Gallery 6-8pm

MARCH
Wednesday, March 10 — LCA Board Meeting at 7pm at the LCA Gallery
Friday, March 19 -Thursday 25 — Pick artwork from “Line as Energy”
Friday, March 19-Thursday 25 — Intake for “Heroes and Villians: Comic Inspired” (any medium; up to 3 pieces)

APRIL
Wednesday, April 14 — LCA Board Meeting at 7pm at the LCA Gallery
Friday, April 23-Thursday 29— Pick artwork from “Heroes and Villians”
Friday, April 23-Thursday 29 — Intake for “LCA Colors our World” (any medium; up to 3 pieces)

MAY
Wednesday, May 12 — LCA Board Meeting at 7pm at the LCA Gallery
Friday, May 21-Thursday 27 — Pick artwork from “LCA Colors our World”
Friday, May 21-Thursday 27 — Intake for “ ” (any medium; up to 3 pieces)

JUNE
Wednesday, June 9 — LCA Board Meeting at 7pm at the LCA Gallery
June Juried Show at OSU-N???????

HOW TO CONTACT US FOR INFORMATION

Sometimes we forget that we ask for your help or suggest that you contact “us”, but we don’t provide the information you need. So here we are. Please don’t hesitate to contact us for any questions you have.

Tony Reynolds 740-323-2027 tony@tonyreynolds.org
Russell Merritt 740-403-1396 banshuwa@yahoo.com
Carol Vasenko 740-366-8938 cvasenko@yahoo.com
Susan Kamps 740-366-0660 susankamps@yahoo.com
Andi Smith 740-334-1928 andi@andibeads.com

Archived Art Print
December 2009- January 2010 Art Print (PDF Format)