Helping People Succeed Opens Calls To Artists For 2024 “Art For Living Calendar”. Emerging Artists Are Encouraged To Apply And Be One Of Thirteen Featured Artists
Helping People Succeed shares a Call to Artists for the 2024 Art For Living Calendar. HPS helps improve the community’s viability and diversity through programs that assist children to become ready for school, and adults to find and maintain employment. The Call is open to artists in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and Okeechobee Counties and 13 artworks will be chosen. You will have opportunities to sell your original artwork and meet art patrons. Subject matter should be tropical and/or local scenery (Examples: fish, birds, trees, beaches). Local scenes may include Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie or Loxahatchee Rivers, covered bridge roads, the savannas and views of nature or historical sites. Deadline is Monday, July 10, 2023. The Rickie Report shares the details and urges emerging artists to apply!
Helping People Succeed transforms lives by realizing potential, creating hope and building futures through education, counseling, training and employment.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
2024 Art for Living Calendar
All artwork is for sale!
CALENDAR INFORMATION FOR 2024 SUBMISSIONS
Your own digital photo in high resolution may be submitted via email to gparris@hpsfl.org. If you need Helping People Succeed to take a photo of your artwork you can contact Glenna Parris to coordinate arrangements to bring the original piece of art to our office.
If emailing your submission, please include the completed artist application (attached). The application fee is $25.00 per submission and may be mailed to our office:
Helping People Succeed 1601 NE Braille Place Jensen Beach, FL 34957
The $25.00 application fee may also be paid online at www.hpsfl.org.
Please note that the emailed submissions will be considered once the application and fee have been received.
Deadline for submission is 5:00 pm on Monday, July 10, 2023.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:
- Open to artists in Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River and Okeechobee counties.
- Only the artist who created the original work may apply.
- Please submit in a jpeg format. No frame or glass should be included.
- Horizontal artwork format only. The actual calendar measures (Paintings may be in proportion at 16” w x 12”h, 24” w x 18” h, etc.)
- Framed artwork no larger than 48” wide.
- Final selections are based on quality, format, suitability for reproduction and subject matter.
- Subject matter should be tropical and/or local scenery (Examples: fish, birds, trees, beaches). Local scenes may include Indian River Lagoon, St. Lucie or Loxahatchee Rivers, covered bridge roads, the Savannas and views of nature or historical sites.
- Applicants to submit a 300-word biography by email with the jpeg artwork.
- Artists must be more than 18 years old to submit an entry for the 2024 Art for Living Calendar.
- A Selection Committee will review the artwork and notify all artists once the selection process is complete.
ARTISTS SELECTED FOR THE 2024 CALENDAR:
- When notified, please bring your original artwork to our office in Jensen Beach to be scanned.
- Artwork may be framed or unframed. If framed please note that the actual painting showing is what will be scanned for the calendar.
- You may have your own artwork professionally scanned and sent, via email, to Glenna at gparris@hpsfl.org.
- Original artwork for the calendar to be available for sale by Helping People Succeed from the time of acceptance through December 31, 2023. 35% of the sales will be a contribution to Helping People Succeed.
ARTISTS ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE FOLLOWING EVENTS:
- Artists are invited to submit up to 10 pieces of artwork (in addition to the calendar art) for our Art for Living Gallery. Your artwork will be displayed in the gallery from November, 2023 through October, 2024. Visit our website to view the current artwork displayed in our gallery. www.hpsfl.org. 35% of the sales of each painting will be a contribution to Helping People Succeed.
- Once the calendars arrive, each artist will sign their page on approximately 150 calendars. This will be a coordinated effort with the staff at Helping People Succeed.
- Our Pinot & Picasso event will be held on November 18, 2023 at the Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club in Palm City. This will be a formal reception and dinner and the calendar artists will be available that evening to autograph calendars and are invited to display a limited number of art pieces for sale.
- There may be additional event activity that will require the 2024 Art for Living Calendar Artists to be present. Notice will be given once those activities are known and/or established.
- Please note that Helping People Succeed will handle all sales and cover all costs of sales, including credit card fees, etc.
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST:
_____ Completed application
_____ Check for $25.00 made payable to Helping People Succeed Foundation
_____ Original artwork jpeg for review by judges
_____ 300-word bio in the body of the email or attached as a Word document
2024 ART FOR LIVING CALENDAR
ARTIST APPLICATION
SUBMISSION FORM
To be submitted by Monday, July 10, 2023 by 5PM
Name: ________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________ City: ___________ Zip: __________
Phone: ___________________ Email: _______________________________________
Title of Artwork: _________________________________________________________
Medium: _________________________ Retail Price: ___________________________
Size of Image: _____________________ Size of Frame: _________________________
I have read, understand, and agree with all of the rules for consideration for the 2024 Art for Living Calendar. Please accept my application for consideration and my non-refundable Entry Fee of $25.00 (per entry). The payment may be provided by check, credit card or online at www.hpsfl.org. I am also including a bio and digital art file as per the guidelines provided.
Signature of artist: _______________________________________________________
Print your name: ________________________________________________________
Date: ______________________________ Check #__________________________
Credit Card Info (VISA, MasterCard, American Express):
#: ________________________________
Expiration Date: ____________________
Security Number (3 numbers) on the back of the card: _______________________________
Signature: _____________________________________________________________
Mail to:
Helping People Succeed
1601 NE Braille Place Jensen Beach, FL 34957
Submit calendar submissions to Glenna Parris gparris@hpsfl.org
All guidelines, criteria and responsibilities, as well as an application, can be found at www.hpsfl.org.
Helping People Succeed is a local nonprofit organization that has been serving the Treasure Coast for more than 59 years. Through its diversified, effective program services – Helping People Succeed serves, on average, 8000 children and adults per year. Helping People Succeed’s mission is to transform lives by realizing potential, creating hope and building futures through education, counseling, training and employment.
Helping People Succeed
1601 NE Braille Place Jensen Beach, FL 34957
gparris@hpsfl.org
Contact Glenna at 772.320.0778
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