South Pasadena Arts Council (SPARC), in partnership with Leisa Collins Art Studio,

announces a series of small-juried exhibitions for emerging artists during 2014. The first project will not be thematic and is open to all subject matter; scheduled for Mar 8 - Mar 29, 2014 at the Leisa Collins Art Studio, 812 Fremont Ave, loft 101, South Pasadena CA 91030. 

 

The Opening Reception will take place on Saturday, March 8, 6-9 pm in conjunction with the South Pasadena Arts Crawl.  There will also be a special closing event on Saturday March 29th at the Leisa Collins Art Studio. Subsequent exhibitions may be thematic in nature and guest curators and/or artists will select artwork for each exhibition.

 

Exhibition viewing will be by appointment by calling or emailing the Studio. Ph: (703) 598 7360;  E-Mail: [email protected]

 

Artists are invited to submit up to 10 digital images of two or three-dimensional work completed within the last three years. SPARC is interested in works in any visual media, including, but not limited to painting, drawing, computer-generated images, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics photography and small-scale installations.

Eligibility: The exhibition is open to all current paid SPARC member artists, or visual artists that join SPARC at the time of submission, are at least 18 years of age, and living and/or working in California. Membership for artists is $30/yr.

 

Jurors:  Howard Spector & Leisa Collins

Howard Spector is Director of SPARC and Principal of Skyework Consulting, working with non-profit organizations on program development, planning, and arts education; and with artists on exhibitions and projects.  He received a Master of Fine Arts Degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo; is a professional visual artist and has exhibited his work both nationally and internationally. His work is included in numerous public and private collections and his first book of digital images, Dialog Box, a collaboration with poet Jay Brecker, was published in 2012 by Thistle & Weed Press.

 

Leisa Collins is a native of Auckland, New Zealand. She embarked on her artistic career in the late 1970s. At the age of 17 she abandoned the confines of formal art training, opting to learn her craft by traveling across New Zealand and capturing its rugged beauty in her paintings. She continued her travels around the world and set up a studio in Alexandria, Virginia and became actively involved in the Alexandria community. She served as a commissioner on the Commission for the Arts, formed a community art nexus of active local visual artists, and completed a number of public art projects. She travels extensively, enjoying the freedom of making her living from her art. In 2013 Leisa decided to head west and has now made South Pasadena, California her home.

 

Submission Deadline:  All entries must be submitted no later than 5pm, Saturday, February 15, 2014.

 

How to submit: Artists will mail a CD or DVD with jpeg images, a check, and the entry form to:

SPARC Juried Exhibition

P.O. Box 3272

South Pasadena, California 91031

 

If you want the CD or DVD returned to you, please include a SASE. 

For additional  information email Howard Spector, Director of SPARC at 

[email protected] or by phone: 310-741-7650.