Opera Verbis | Works from Words

Curated by Abecedarian Artists’ Books, Opera Verbis will be on view in the Gates Reading Room Gallery, Denver Public Library, Central Branch July - December, 2020

online entry form

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Timeline:

May 18, 2020
Submission deadline

May 27, 2020
Announcement of accepted works via email

June 24, 2020
deadline to deliver work to Abecedarian Artists’ Books*

July - December 2020
exhibition open to public

week of January 11, 2021
work returned to artists

*delivery details will be sent to included artists at time of notification of acceptance.

Special events TBA

Eligibility and Media

This exhibition is open to any artist 18 years of age or older. If you live outside the United States, please contact gallery for additional submission guidelines.

Eligible are any hand-crafted book works with content that has a direct link to a work already existing in published book form. For example, a work presenting words penned by Emily Dickinson is eligible. A work presenting words penned by the book artist/designer, that has not previously been published in book form is ineligible. Of particular interest is work in which the content has been conceptually developed and expanded beyond its original form, that uses the text source as a starting point for content development. Before submitting, please note that works that are larger than 14 inches in any dimension when closed are challenging to display in this venue and may not be accepted on the basis of size along. Wall hung works are ineligible.

Fees/Submission
Maximum of 2 works may be submitted per artist. Entry fee for this exhibit is $15 for each entry. You needn’t enter your submissions all at the same time.

Submission for this exhibition is by file upload only. Each submission must include a minimum of three images, maximum of four images. To upload your entries please click here.

Submission fees are not refundable.

Please send gallery quality images without background clutter or text. DO NOT send composite images or images with embedded text. If your work is accepted for exhibition, the images you submit, along with the text you provide will be used for print & digital publicity.

Please note that you will not be able to change any information submitted at time of entry, including the price, after the submission process.

Selection Process
Selections will be made by Abecedarian Artists’ Books Director Alicia Bailey, and Denver Public Library Special Collections Librarian Brian Trembath.

Sales
It is required that all work exhibited be for sale. The prices you submit during the submission process are the retail prices Abecedarian Artists’ Books will adhere to throughout the duration of the exhibition.

Abecedarian retains a 40% commission on works sold by Abecedarian during and following the exhibit.

Catalogs
There will be an online catalog which will remain online during and after the exhibition.

Insurance
Works will be insured for 50% of the stated retail value during the course of the exhibit. Insurance in transit to and from Abecedarian Artists’ Books is the responsibility of the artist.

Accepted Entries
Works must be delivered ready for installation/display. Curator reserves the right not to exhibit any work inaccurately represented by the digital entry, that arrives damaged, is not properly prepared for exhibition or is deemed too fragile for effective display.

Shipping
All shipping & shipping insurance costs to & from Abecedarian Artists’ Books are the responsibility of the artist. Shipping instructions will be sent to accepted artists at time of notification of acceptance.

Conditions
It is expected that submitting artists are not violating any stated or implied relationship with another gallery or dealer by submitting work for this exhibiton and that the artist/creator of the work is not in violation of any copyright laws.

Agreement
Submission of entry constitutes agreement to all conditions in this prospectus.

The artist agrees that images of selected artwork and the submitted text can be used by Abecedarian Artists’ Books and Denver Public Library for promotions and publications.