Cashing Out: alternative financial systems, a call for entries Exhibition Opportunity at Kala Gallery

Cashing Out: alternative financial systems,
a call for entries Exhibition Opportunity at Kala Gallery
APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 26, 2011
Kala Art Institute & Gallery announces Cashing Out, a call for entries exhibition open to all United States
resident artists. This juried group exhibition seeks work in all media that explores various aspects of
commerce and alternative financial systems. Topical areas include but are not exclusively limited to:
bartering • trading • DIY projects • counterfeit goods • alternative communities • creative re-use •
• pop-up business • works that comment on the global financial crisis • works that explore alternative forms
of commerce in the art world • artists re-envisioning art as a circulating commodity
Kala is proud to announce Julio Cesar Morales, artist, educator and curator, as juror/curator for Cashing
Out. Julio is an adjunct curator for Visual Arts at Yerba Buena Center for The Arts and the founder/co-
curator of Queens Nails Annex/Projects, an artist-run project space in San Francisco. He is also adjunct
professor at The San Francisco Art Institute and associate professor in Curatorial Studies at The California
College for the Arts. Recent curatorial projects include the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, The
Nordic Watercolor Museum in Sweden, Pasadena Museum of California Art, The San Francisco Arts
Commission, Southern Exposure and San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art, amongst others.
Application Guidelines, eligibility requirements and other details:
• Exhibition: Cashing Out
• Juror: Julio Cesar Morales
• Location: Kala Gallery at 2990 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702
• Exhibition Dates: October 27 – December 11, 2011
• Cashing Out application is open to all current United States resident artists.
• Artists may submit up to five images of works created in any media within the past five years. Proposals
for new work to be created for Cashing Out are encouraged although Kala can not provide funding for the
creation of new works. Only submit images of work that is available for the exhibition.
• Application fee is $25.
• Work previously presented at the Kala Gallery is not eligible.
• Artists are responsible for delivery and pick-up of selected artworks. Kala will accept artworks shipped via
Fed-Ex, UPS, etc, but cannot provide funds for the transportation of artworks.
• Artwork is insured while on site at Kala.
Submit the following items to Kala Art Institute & Gallery through the online application form:
• Artist Statement (maximum 2000 characters- app. 400 words).
• Artist’s résumé (either .pdf or .doc file).
• Work Samples: Five JPEG images uploaded online or DVD. Please do not send both.
JPEG Images Upload 5 JPEG images including details. All images must be saved with dimensions of 1900
x 1900 pixels with a black matt at 72 dpi. Image uploading process requires information for each image.
Specific dimensions must be included.
• If submitting a proposal for a new work, give very detailed information and dimensions. Please keep in
mind that Kala can not provide funding for the creation of new work.
• DVD submissions – please mail or hand-deliver a DVD. Only for time-based artworks. 10 minutes
maximum. The online application form is still required.
• Application fee: $25 payable through Paypal.
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM
http://www.bayvan.org/kala_opencall/ Please mail or deliver DVD to:
Cashing Out Attn.: Lauren Davies,  Kala Art Institute & Gallery 2990 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA  94702
For questions about the online application guidelines, e-mail Mayumi Hamanaka at [email protected]. For
other questions about Cashing Out, e-mail Lauren Davies at [email protected]. For the online application
technical support, e-mail [email protected]
APPLICATION DEADLINE: August 26, 2011
SELECTED ARTISTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT WWW.KALA.ORG ON September 13, 2011