UNCG Art Department
Exhibition Schedule:
- Submission deadline April 1
- Notification date May 15
- Delivery of accepted works September 15–30
- Exhibit to open: October 11
- Members’ reception: October 31
- Works returned November 3
See “Shipping” for works requiring return shipment.
Checklist
Prepare entries within a single PDF (see Documentation).
Pay $35 entry fee to SECAC for up to three entries (see Submission of Payment and Entry).
Submit entries prior to 11:59 pm EDT on April 1.
Late entries will not be reviewed.
Eligibility
SECAC membership must be established or current at the time of acceptance, and be current during the conference. For membership information, visit the Membership page on the SECAC website: www.secollegeart.org.
Limitations
All media are eligible. The hosting venue (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) reserves the right to refuse any work it considers too fragile or heavy to exhibit or that has extraordinary installation requirements. No work composed of decaying organic material will be accepted. The Artists are responsible for providing any installation instructions and special equipment, including any electronic equipment the work might require. Work must be exhibition ready.
Entry Fees
A nonrefundable fee of $35 for up to three entries must be paid to SECAC by credit or debit card (see Submission of Payment and Entry).
Entry Deadline
Submission of entries must be completed no later than 11:59 pm EDT on April 1. Late entries will not be reviewed. Entrants will be informed of the juror’s decision by May 15.
Juror
Nancy Doll, Director of the Weatherspoon Art Museum, University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Best in Show Award
The juror will select one artist to receive a “Best-in-Show” award and may, at her discretion, bestow additional honorable mention awards.
Sales
Any interested party will be given artist’s contact information.
Documentation
Prepare one PDF file that contains images of your entries, sampled at 72 dpi, high-quality (maximum, no larger than 2 MB) setting. Begin the file with a title page that includes your name, phone number, e-mail address, mailing address and shipping address. Please include the following information with each image: artist name, title of work, media, dimensions, and indicate if work is for sale or not for sale (with insurance value). Video files should be included in the PDF as clickable Web links. Multiple videos are acceptable. Up to 10 minutes of total video footage will be reviewed. Title your PDF exactly as such: “Lastname_Firstname_SECAC_Exhibit.pdf” (e.g., Doe_Jane_SECAC_Exhibit.pdf). When your PDF is ready, proceed to the payment and entry submission process.
Submission of Payment and Entry
1. Prepare your entries within a PDF (see Documentation)
2. Go to https://secac.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_136503 and follow prompts to pay the $35 entry fee. Follow the confirmation screen directions.
3. Prepare an email to secac-13@uncg.edu with your PDF entry (no larger than 2MB) attached. The subject line should read, “SECAC Exhibition submission by [your full name].”4. Send the e-mail.
Liability Agreement
SECAC and the hosting exhibition venue (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) assume no responsibility for loss, theft or damage while the artwork is in transit. The Office of Risk Management at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro will provide insurance onsite. The submission of the signed entry form with documentation and entry fee will constitute an agreement to all conditions of the prospectus, including permission to use a reproduction of the works for publicity or catalog production. No entry materials will be returned. All accepted work must remain in the custody of the exhibition venue for the duration of the exhibition.
Shipping
Work may be hand delivered to the Department of Art, University of North Carolina at Greensboro or shipped by UPS or common carrier to the shipping address listed below. All work accepted for exhibition must arrive ready to install September 15-October 1, 2013. Work may be picked up on November 2 at the conclusion of the conference, or works may be shipped back to the artist if they arrive in a reusable container with a prepaid return-shipping label. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs, including insurance.
Shipping Address
UNCG Art Department
Attn: Ms. Eileen Kane
527 Highland Avenue
Greensboro, NC 27412.
Contact phone: 336-334-5248
Artwork should be received no later than September 30, 2013.
Questions?
Email SECAC administrator Rachel Frew at secac@secollegeart.org, or conference director Lawrence Jenkens at secac-13@uncg.edu
