The Visual Art Society of BCS Annual Members Show and Open Reception

The Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station is excited to announce our Annual Members Only Show to be held October 1-October 31, 2021 at DEGALLERY in Bryan, TX.   This call is open themed and welcomes submissions from all members. Not a member or need to renew? Do that here! Call for Entries

• We are accepting all 2D & 3D art. No reproductions accepted.
• There is NO theme for the show.
• There will be a $33 entry fee for up to 3 entries per person. You may have 2 additional entries for $10 for each entry.

Submission Guidelines

• Original works of art which have not been shown in any previous Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station or Brazos Valley Art League show are eligible.
• Enhanced giclée or other prints are not acceptable if they comprise more than 40% of a submitted work.
• The show is open to all members, whose membership is current, of the Visual Art Society of Bryan-College Station. Member dues/application form must be submitted prior to entering the show.

Accepted Works Works should be family-friendly and be a either paintings in oil, acrylic or watercolor. pastels, drawings in color or black and white, printmaking, photography, collage, digital art, sculpture, fiber and fabric art or mixed media including all skill levels. All works accepted for the show must meet the following guidelines for display.

• All artwork must be completely dry and ready to hang or display when submitted during intake for the show/exhibit. VAS reserves the right to exclude works from the exhibition that are not gallery-ready and professional in presentation.
• 2-D artwork must have wire hangers (no saw tooth hangers).
  • Wire hardware should be attached 1/4-1/3 of the way down the backside on both left and right sides.
• Drawings and pastels must be under glass or acrylic.
• All sculptures/pottery must have a stable base.
• All submissions must have proper entry tags attached to each piece. Download label forms.
• If any piece of artwork is extremely large, heavy, or particularly fragile, then special arrangements must be made with the the Visual Art Society BCS for its display. All artwork must fit comfortably through show location doors.
• Works may or may not be for sale. Artist sets the selling price.
• Commissions from sales will be divided with 60% to the artist, 20% to VASBCS, 20% to DEGALLERY.
• All works sold must remain in the show until closing.
• All art must be picked up during the allotted time unless special arrangements have been made ahead of time by contacting shows@visualartsociety.org.

IMPORTANT DATES  Entry Deadline: September 20 at midnight Notification of Accepted Pieces: September 23 Show Intake: Accepted works must be dropped off September 27 at DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan TX. Special arrangements may be requested by contacting shows@visualartsociety.org Show Opening Reception: Friday, October 1, 2021, 6-8pm at DEGALLERY Show Closing: (need to check with Dary) Art Pick up: All art must be picked up on October 30 at DEGALLERY, 930 N Rosemary Dr., Bryan TX Submitted image files for review may not be larger than 1.5 MB. An image must be submitted for each piece entered into the show and must be submitted by the entry deadline along with the completed application form and payment. In the event there are more entries than DeGallery can comfortably exhibit, the show committee may limit the number of entries displayed per artist. Feel free to contact the Show Chair with questions by emailing shows@visualartsociety.org Thanks and best regards,