Prospectus

Mosaic Arts International 2016: Mosaic In Situ
SAMA’s Annual International Juried Exhibition

An Exhibition in Print and Online
March 30 - May 27, 2016

Introduction
The Society of American Mosaic Artists (SAMA) invites artists working in mosaic media to submit applications to Mosaic Arts International (MAI) 2016. Held in conjunction with SAMA's annual conference, the juried exhibit presents the best in contemporary architectural and in situ mosaics from SAMA's diverse international membership. Mosaic In Situ is a segment of the Mosaic Arts International 2016 exhibition series which includes a juried fine art segment and an invitational segment to be presented in San Diego’s NTC Arts & Culture District, March 30 – May 27, 2016.

The Mosaic In Situ Exhibition will be presented through images featured in the 2016 Mosaic Arts International Catalog and in a dedicated image gallery on the SAMA Website, americanmosaics.org. The 2016 Conference—The American Mosaic Summit—will be held at the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay in San Diego, and will feature a presentation during the “Evening with the Pros” event that discusses the work of the Mosaic In Situ Exhibition.

Mosaic Arts International unites compelling materials, innovative design, and masterful technique currently explored by a selection of the best international artists working in the medium. The Society of American Mosaic Artists is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating, inspiring, and promoting excellence in mosaic arts.

PROSPECTUS

Calendar

Selection Process

The choices of the selected entries are solely decided by the jurors. SAMA Board Members and/or Staff facilitate the administrative aspects of the jury process and in no way influence the outcomes. The decisions of the juror are final.

Juror

Sherri Warner Hunter, Bell Buckle, Tennessee

Sherri Warner Hunter received her fine art training at the Kansas City Art Institute (BFA) and Claremont Graduate University (MA). Her extensive art career includes establishing and directing galleries in Los Angeles that focused primarily on contemporary crafts. She has curated and designed museum exhibitions, served on selection committees for public art, cultural grants, and exhibitions.

Since moving to Bell Buckle in the mid-90’s, Hunter has concentrated her studio time on community built projects and public art commissions. Her work can be viewed publicly at the Governor’s Residence of Tennessee, Edmondson Park, Nashville, TN and the Municipalidad de Puente Alto, Chile.

Hunter teaches workshops throughout the country and internationally, developed primarily from interests in the two books she’s written on working with concrete.

Awards - Totaling $1,000

Best In Situ Project - $500 - work that exemplifies excellence in design and installation methods. Sustaining harmony and timelessness with the surrounding architecture & environment.

Best Community Project - $500 - work that exemplifies excellence in design and installation methods. Representative of the community and organization for whom and where it is installed.

Eligibility

Open to all current SAMA members, age 18 and over. Applications will not be accepted by SAMA until membership status is verified. (Dues may be paid on the SAMA website, www.americanmosaics.org if applicant is not a current SAMA member or if membership term will expire prior to time of submission.) Only one accepted work per artist will be exhibited for the Mosaic In Situ Exhibition. Artists may also separately submit works to the Fine Art Exhibition and could potentially have work accepted to each of the MAI juried exhibitions for 2016. In the instance that a submitted mosaic is a collaboration, ALL collaborators must be current members at the time of entry for the work to qualify including designers and fabricators if work is professional collaboration. If work submitted is a community project, lead artist and/or designer need to be current members.

Submitted artwork must be an artist’s original design, completed within the past two years (January 2014 through December 2015) and not previously exhibited in a SAMA exhibition. If an entry was created in a recognizable style or influence of another mosaic master artist, at the time of submitting your entry please identify this fact and that your influence was from another particular artist who is known, unknown, contemporary, or deceased. Reproductions of ancient mosaics ARE NOT permitted. No reproductions of “copy-free” or copyrighted material (even with permission) allowed unless it is copyrighted by the submitting artist. No work executed during an educational experience such as a technical workshop, master course, or directed study may be submitted. Obvious copyright infringement will result in removal of all work for consideration prior to jurying.

Entry Requirements

Each artist may enter up to three (3) original works within this category.

Architectural / In Situ Definition

Work that is permanently affixed to its intended environment. Public Art, Private Commissions, Community Projects, Large-scale Sculpture, and Surface Design.

Image Guidelines

The jury process will take place by digital image review. Slides are not accepted.

● All submitted images shall be formatted in the following file size and resolution as a jpeg:

Images must be sized at 3600 ppi (on the long side of the image) at 300 dpi.

● Submit your primary image as the best overall image that you want to have printed in the catalog.

● Digitally-altered images may be disqualified.

● Images should be accurate representations of the work.

● Include a photograph of the work “in situ” showing the finished mosaic in its permanent surrounding environment.

● Images WILL NOT be reviewed if all guidelines are not followed.

● SAMA reserves the right to not include a work in the catalogue if the submitted image does not meet the specifications for print quality.

Important: the quality of photography contributes greatly to the clarity, sharpness, color, lighting, and understanding of your artwork that assists the jurors in their decision-making process and offers the highest-quality photograph for printing purposes.

Remember : You are a professional so think like a professional!

Here are some professional photo tips to follow in order to obtain quality images that improve your chances of getting your work selected into the exhibition.

● Use a 35mm digital camera with at least 12 mega pixels. Do not use iPhones or point-and-shoot type cameras. Or, hire a professional to photograph your work according to the image requirements stated above.

● Always photograph at the highest resolution the camera will provide.

● Make sure that the complete image is in focus.

● Front-light the object being photographed. Backlit objects will mute the colors.

● Never submit a bad photo that you would not want to see on a website or in print.

Digital Submission

All submissions to the Juried Member’s Exhibition are required to be entered via digital submission through Juried Art Services, www.juriedartservices.com. If you are not already registered with Juried Arts Services (JAS), you will need to register prior to submitting your application. Once registered, you will also be able to access other exhibition opportunities available to you through the JAS site. Members without internet access are encouraged to visit their neighborhood library or other institutions that provide free use of computers with internet access. Those with extreme circumstances regarding no internet access, may contact the SAMA office to discuss possible solutions—however, keep in mind, only digital images (no slides) will be accepted. If you experience difficulties submitting your entry in JAS, please review the HELP section of the JAS website for directions, guidelines, and helpful hints in preparing your application information and images for submission.

Incomplete applications submitted to the JAS Website will be deemed ineligible.

Your application fee entitles you to enter up to 3 SEPARATE artwork ENTRIES for the Mosaic In Situ exhibition . A SEPARATE APPLICATION AND FEE MUST BE SUBMITTED TO JURIED ART SERVICES IF YOU WISH TO ENTER WORK FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE MOSAIC ARTS INTERNATIONAL: FINE ART EXHIBITION.

ENTRIES CONSIST OF 1 PRIMARY IMAGE (one that can best represent the work as a whole) AND UP TO 4 DETAIL IMAGES FOR EACH ENTRY for a maximum of 15 images total. Pleases provide the same information for the detail image as you do for the primary.

For each work, you will need: Height, Width, Year Created, Installation Location (including city, state, and country) and a brief listing of materials. Be precise in the description of materials (ie: "glass" is insufficient and should be identified as "vitreous glass," etc.) A term such as "mixed media" is also insufficient without some description of the most important materials included. Description of the substrate is not required. SAMA reserves the right to edit all lists of materials and dimensions to a common standard for labels and catalog text.

Important Tip: Please prepare all text in advance of working on your application at www.JuriedArtServices.com so you can have it readily accessible to enter into the system.

When you complete your digital application at www.JuriedArtServices.com, please pay the entry fee on the Juried Art Services website. Payment must be made with debit or credit card. The entry fee is nonrefundable.

Through December 4, Entry Fee is $45

December 5- December 7, 2015, Late Entry Fee is $50

Digital Application Checklist

Please have the following ready before going to www.JuriedArtServices.com. The process is estimated to take 30 minutes.

● Digital images for a maximum of 3 works, one full view and up to four detail shots for each artwork entered.

● For each work, you will need: Height, Width, Year Created, Installation Location (including city, state, and country) and a brief listing of materials.

● Debit or Credit Card information.

● Current SAMA membership.

Selected Works

Artists selected for the exhibit will be asked to provide an Artist Statement about the work selected to be used for exhibition and publication purposes. All Final statements of work accepted to MAI may be edited for publication and presentation consistency by SAMA and will not exceed 200 words.

For more information on appropriate content for your artist statement please do your own research. There are several great tutorials, worksheets, questionnaires, and samples available all over the internet, here are a few to get you started: https://www.artbusiness.com/artstate.html,

https://www.mollygordon.com/resources/marketingresources/artstatemt/ , https://www.artstudy.org/art-and-design-careers/artist-statement.php

Note that artists whose work is selected to MAI 2016 must maintain their membership status through December 2016.

Images of selected works will be retained for the SAMA Library. Submission indicates granting of rights to SAMA to reproduce work in a print catalog, publicity poster, on the SAMA website, and in additional publications and websites for publicity purposes. The printed catalog will be sold for SAMA fundraising purposes as well as used for marketing of SAMA. Artists retain all copyrights to their individual works.

If it is proven that eligibility requirements and submission guidelines have not been adhered to after a work has been selected by the jury, the work will be omitted from the exhibition and the member will not be eligible to enter work for consideration in future MAI exhibitions for 5 years.

Artists who decline to exhibit selected work will be ineligible to enter SAMA shows for five years. Entry into the exhibition confirms acceptance of all conditions above. Please read all conditions in detail.