CALL
FOR ENTRIES
Pursuant
Pharaohs*   (*working show title, may be
changed at future date)
Most of
the game hunting in New York State officially opens on October 1st.
Hunting season conjures visuals of rustic lodges, camouflage getups, hanging
carcasses, and mounted trophies. But “the hunt” with its intrinsic pursuit of
bounty, influences human experiences far beyond the landscape of the fields and
streams. Current global conditions like the Arab Spring uprisings, lengthy
unemployment lines, indicted financiers, super-sized athletes, and dreams of
homeownership, private islands, and singing idols are all evidence of the human
necessity for unrelenting pursuit. The curators seek work that addresses the
varied incarnations of hunting and gathering. 
EXHIBITION
INFORMATION
Venue: Collar Works Gallery, 444 River St. Troy, New York 12180  www.collarworks.org
Curator: Georgia Wohnsen, MFA University at Albany (Scuplture) jourja@gmail.com
Opening: September 30th, 2011
Closing (approximate): October 16th, 2011
Reception: Friday, September 30th; 5 - 9 pm
ELIGIBILITY
• Works of any medium which adhere to the curators thematic
guidelines are eligible. If you have a question regarding the eligibility of
your work, please email the curator at
• Work made under instructional supervision (i.e. student work) or
made from a kit will not be accepted.
• Artists must be over 18 years of age to submit.
• Work must have been created after July 2008.
DEADLINE FOR CONSIDERATION: Friday August 12th, 2011
NOTICE
OF ACCEPTANCE: Friday August 19th, 2011
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
• Materials must be submitted via email only to exhibition.submissions@gmail.com
• There is no entry fee. (Selected artists will be responsible for
shipping costs and
insurance costs if they choose to insure their work.)
PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR SUBMISSION
• Artists may submit up to three works for consideration. Details
are allowed, but the total number of images should not exceed four. Please
limit image size to 1 MB each (for example: 900 pixels in longest dimension, at
150 dpi). Use JPEG file format only. (Selected artists will be contacted if
higher resolution images are needed.)
• Include an image list detailing the image name (i.e.
LastName_01.jpg), title, year completed, materials/technique, and dimensions (H
x W x D)
• Artist statement/work description (less than 300 words please)
• Contact information: name, address, email, phone, website if
applicable (CV/full artist statement will be collected from artists selected
for the exhibition).
Note: Though work may be offered “for sale” during the exhibition, neither
the gallery nor the curator will be taking a commission (though donations to
the gallery are gladly accepted). All sales inquiries will be referred directly
to the artist at the email address provided
in the submission materials.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: Entrants will be notified by email to the
address provided in their submission materials by approximately August 19th,
2011. This will provide the selected artists approximately one month to have
the work shipped to and received by the gallery.
ABOUT THE GALLERY: Collar Works is a non-profit art gallery
located at 444 River St. in Troy, NY dedicated to the support of emerging
artists, working in any media, exhibiting culturally relevant contemporary
artworks. The gallery’s humble mission is to expand the current art vernacular
in the New York capital region by providing all the sophistication of the
global art market without the pretension. Learn more at www.collarworks.org