NEW Deadline July 10th - Sheltered In Place

UMVA Portland calls on UMVA members across the state to contribute work to our curated online exhibition

“Sheltered In Place: UMVA Artists and the Pandemic.”

Extended Deadline: July 10, 2020

Submit One Image Only

Label your single image

(in the name line at the top of the image)

in this format:
FirstName_LastName_Title

(no spaces in title and include all the

underscores as shown here)

Sizing:

A single jpg image approximately 2800 pixels

on longer side and 72 dpi (no tif files, only jpgs)

Brief bio:

a brief artist statement in Word doc. format, not a pdf file. Label this Word doc.: Last Name_Title
(with no spaces).

At the top of the artist statement document include Artist Name, Title of Work, medium, dimensions, date (optional), price. This statement is limited to 250 words.

Please wait until all your material is compiled to submit.

Important: Write "Shelter" in the Subject Line of the Submission Email

Submit to:

umvaportland @gmail.com
Submit no later than July 10

Comments

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