2007 Berkeley Civic Center Building Art Installation

Eligibility
This competition is open to all artists living and/or working in the City of Berkeley.

Location
The selected artwork will be exhibited in the Berkeley Martin Luther King Civic Center Building, 2180 Milvia Street.  The artwork will be displayed for one year throughout the public areas on five floors.

Project Description
This is an opportunity to show the richness of artistic production within Berkeley. Approximately 30 artists work will be selected through an open juried competition.  Selected artworks will be displayed for one year reflecting the diversity that is the hallmark of the City of Berkeley. 

Eligible Media
Artwork to be considered may include two dimensional, framed works on paper, canvas or board, oil or acrylic paintings, photographs, lithograph or digital prints, drawings, collage, mixed media and sculpture. There are a few spaces for lightweight, freestanding sculpture no more than 24” x 24” x 60” and wall mounted sculpture. Freestanding sculpture must include a pedestal and if appropriate, plastic vitrine. Wall mounted sculpture must not be excessively heavy.

What to Submit
The work will be juried by slides or jpg images submitted on a CD.  Artists should submit a maximum of 5 images.  Each slide or CD must be labeled with the artist’s name, title, medium, date and dimensions.  Digital jpg images must be numbered to correspond with the artwork information list on the application form. (Download application)

Application Deadline
The entry form, slides or CD, and a self-addressed stamped envelope with adequate postage for the return of your images must be addressed and delivered no later than
4:00 pm, Friday, August 3, 2007 to:

Kala Art Institute
Civic Center Call
1060 Heinz Avenue
Berkeley CA 94710

Late postmarks and deliveries will not be accepted. 
Late applications and faxed applications will not be accepted.

Estimated project time line
Entries Due: August 3, 2007
Panel Selection Process: August 27, 2007
Notification: September 5, 2007
Installation: late September, 2007
Work Returned to Artists: late September 2008

Award
An honorarium of $160 will be awarded to each artist selected for the installation.