Proceeds from the 8th Annual Square Foot Sale and Fundraiser support future exhibitions and artist development year-round at Artworks Center for Contemporary Art (ACCA) in Loveland, Colorado. ACCA is the largest non-profit studio artist community in Northern Colorado dedicated to advancing Northern Colorado contemporary arts.

The CALL FOR ENTRY is now closed. If you submitted artwork for jurying, we will be in touch soon!

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There is no fee for artist submissions, though artwork submitted will be done so as a donation to ACCA and the Square Foot Sale and Fundraiser. If your artwork does not sell, it will be returned to you.

For participating artists, the sale provides attractive, high-profile exposure nationally and encourages your continued involvement! In addition to supporting a charitable event and non-profit art center, artists who are accepted enjoy the following benefits:

• Inclusion in the 8th Annual Square Foot Sale and Fundraiser which is presented in the center’s North Gallery and runs from October 11th - November 8th, 2024.

• Artworks juried into Square Foot will be considered for monetary prizes! 1st place: $100; 2nd place: $75; 3rd place: $50.

• A special invitation to the opening reception honoring participating artists, Friday, October 11th, 2024. Included that evening will be a competition-based art event called Art Attack where our resident studio artists will compete to create a new work of art LIVE that will be bidded off by the end of the evening!

• All accepted artists names are included on the ACCA’s website for this sale and fundraiser.

• Widespread regional advertising and promotion of the Auction.

Eligibility and Judging:

• All original media (2-D and 3-D) is accepted. Reproductions (including giclées and mechanical prints on canvas) will be disqualified with the exception of limited-edition original work. Photography is eligible, but please briefly state the type of process and medium used in developing and printing.

• Submissions close September 13th with notification of acceptance by September 18th.

• All 2D artwork must measure to be one square foot (including if the work is framed) or fit within one cubic foot if 3D.  Artworks under or over 12"x12" will not be considered.

• Artists residing in the U.S. mountain states are eligible to apply: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

• Up to eight works may be submitted. Works will be judged based on the digital entries. Usually, no more than two to four works from one artist are selected.

• Submitted work must be created within the last three years.

• Works submitted to past Square Foot Sales are not eligible.

• All 2-D works must be appropriately framed and ready to hang. All 3-D works must have proper supports, hanging devices, and, if needed, instructions for installation.

• ACCA will not be responsible for works framed/mounted in an unstable manner.

• Only selected work will be included; no substitutions. Upon receipt of the actual work, ACCA reserves the right to disqualify work that was not adequately represented or suitably prepared for exhibition.

Sale of Art

• This is a fundraising event. All proceeds from sales of submitted artworks will go towards ACCA.

• Pricing of artwork is at the discretion of the artist, but we recommend keeping prices between $75-$350 per artwork.

• This year we are hosting a “Buy-and-Walk” format. All patrons can take the art with them at the time of purchase.

Shipping

• Shipping to ACCA is the responsibility of the artist. ACCA may choose not to include work that arrives late. Following the sale, unsold works will be returned to the artists at the artist’s expense, with the shipment mode chosen at the discretion of the artist.

• If artwork is accepted, it must arrive no later than October 3rd, including artwork being dropped off by local artists.

• Unsold artwork must be either picked up or shipping arrangements made no later than November 10th, 2024.

• If the artist changes residence at any time during the process of submission and exhibition, he or she must send written notification to ensure safe return of artwork and/or payment for sales.

Liability:

• ACCA insures all works on its premises from arrival through departure from the premises or by November 15th, 2024, whichever comes first. Artists will be responsible for insuring work in transit to ACCA.

• Submission of work to this exhibition shall constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to the conditions set forth in this document and shall further include permission to reproduce work online and for publicity.

• If unsold artwork is not picked up or the artist has not provided proper shipping arrangements within 30 days of the end of the sale, it will become property of ACCA.