By the People, For the People

By the People, For the People

Celebrating America's 250th Birthday. A call for art celebrating the American lived experience.  

2D WORK ONLY. Must be SMALLER than 4 ft by 4ft.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

"By the People, for the People"

A call for art celebrating the American lived experience.  

Average citizens. Normal people. The masses. This exhibit explores the stories of common folk and everyday real life in the US — the authentic moments and shared narratives that define our American life. 

2D WORK ONLY. Must be SMALLER than 4 ft by 4ft.

Shipped work must arrive no later than June 30th. Drop Off by June 30th.

One piece will be selected to hang prominently in our gallery space for the month of July. Visitors all month long will be greeted by the piece as they walk through the door. Alongside the work will be an artist statement and links to your website/socials. The piece will be sent back in August if it does not sell. Artists receive a 60% commission on work sold at the Center. Your work will also be featured in our monthly newsletter, socials and on our website.

The top 25 pieces will be featured on our website in an online gallery with information to purchase the works. 

Must consent to photos and videos being taken of the work for use online and in publications.

KEY DATES

• Deadline for submission: June 18th at 11:59 PM.
• Notifications: by the end of the day on June 19th
• Show dates: July 1st–August 1st
• If dropped off, must arrive: by June 30th
• If dropped off, must pick up: August 4th
• If shippped, must arrive: by June 30th
• If shipped, will be sent back: Week of August 4th.

GALLERY 

• Located 307 Old Main St, South Yarmouth, MA 02664
• Open to the public Tue-Friday 10-5pm, Saturday 10-3pm
• Parts of the building are occasionally closed for private events.

Once accepted, we will give you more details on shipping/dropping off work. The artist is responsible for sending the work and including a return shipping label. 

CONTACT

Amanda Lee: AmandaL@cultural-center.org / 508-394-7100

ENTRY FEE

$25 for first entry and $5 for each additional entry, you may enter up to 20 total. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.

 ELIGIBILITY

The call is open to artists nationally.

RULES

Work that is copied is not eligible. Please submit only work that will be available at the time of the exhibit and will remain for its entirety. If the work does not fully reflect what is represented on the jpeg the Cultural Center reserves the right to eliminate it from the exhibition.

Please deliver work to:
The Cultural Center of Cape Cod
Attn: Ian Kabat
307 Old Main Street
South Yarmouth, MA 02664

NOTIFICATION

Notification will be done by email. If, for any reason you do not receive your notification by the notification date, please check the filters in your email account.

FORMATTING

All images must be in JPEG or JPG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 mb.  

SALES

The Center lists exhibiting work for sale using the price of the work listed on the artist’s CaFe account. It is the artist’s responsibility to ensure that their sale price is correct in their CaFe account. All works should be for sale. Members of the Cultural Center are charged a 30% commission on all sales, non-members a 40% commission.

REGULATIONS

By submitting images, you agree that the images are your own work, you own all rights to the images, and you take full responsibility for the content of all images, including the likeness of recognizable individuals. The actual artwork will remain the property of the artist. The artists will grant copyright to the Cultural Center for display and promotional use. By entering our calls for art through Cafe you are agreeing to be added to the Cultural Center of Cape Cod's email list for forthcoming artist opportunities.

LIABILITY

The gallery staff will take great care handling artworks for exhibition. However, Center and its staff are not responsible for any damage that may occur. We strongly recommend artists insure the works themselves, and also purchase insurance from the shipping company used. Shipping your work means you agree to this.

**Disclaimer: The Center’s insurance does not cover damage to art during shipping and transit to or from The Center. Artists should insure all work to and from The Center.

The Center would like to know the stories behind this work. Please make sure that your artist statement on CaFe is 1000 characters (including spaces and punctuation) or less. Please also make sure that your statement is free of grammatical errors. 

Submissions: All entries and payments must be submitted via Call for Entries (Cafe). Please follow the directions on Cafe. If you have exhibition questions, please contact AmandaL@cultural-center.org or call 508-394-7100; questions related to submitting through the Cafe platform should be directed to Cafe. 

All images must be in JPEG or JPG format using CaFÉ guidelines. The image size must be 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side. Maximum file size is 5 mb.  

ONLY 2D WORK. SMALLER THAN 4 FT x 4 FT.

Work needs to have been produced within the last five years. All styles and aesthetics are considered. The Cultural Center is a public non-profit art center open to everyone; as such, the content of submissions should be appropriate for all viewers.