OUTSIDER ART IN AMERICA
SURVEY 2005

January 12, 2005 TO March 15, 2005
at the Gallery at HAI (Hospital Audiences, Inc.)

CALL FOR ENTRIES
Deadline Extended to Oct. 12
For conditions of entry and applications, click here for printable pdf or contact Elizabeth Marks outsider@hospaud.org

SURVEY 2005 provides exhibition opportunities for untrained artists with mental disabilities. The exhibit will demonstrate the individual and nontraditional ways people with mental disabilities express themselves and will highlight the excellence of contemporary Outsider art on the American scene. Untrained artists are invited to submit an application and examples of their art in slides, photographs or digital prints to be considered for inclusion.

cosponsored by
OUTSIDER ARTISTS OF HAI & fresh art
548 broadway, ny, ny 10012
212-575-7696
outsider@hospaud.org

WHAT IS OUTSIDER ART?
Unconventional expressions of the most personal ideas and emotions of the creator. There is little agreement on definitions and parameters of Outsider art but it is agreed that Outsider art is not work an academic style of art nor simulates other historical art movements. NOTE: Academic art is not the interest of SURVEY 2005.

SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS
HAI (Hospital Audiences, Inc.) is a nonprofit arts organization that provides access to the arts for culturally isolated people. Outsider Artists of HAI is an outgrowth of the HAI Arts Workshop Program that brings participatory arts to community programs for people with mental disabilities and has exhibited art by people with mental disabilities for over twenty years

and

fresh art (www.freshartnyc.org) is a nonprofit arts organization dedicated to expanding the artistic development and entrepreneurial opportunities for New York City/State special needs artists. fresh art serves struggling artists with disabilities by providing exhibition opportunities and art and craft workshops.

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY
Entry is open to adults with mental disabilities and mental health consumers / service users.

A maximum of 5 examples (slides, photos, digital prints) of an artist’s work per individual application may be submitted for jurying.

Actual art should not be sent until accepted into the exhibit. Eligible artwork includes paintings, drawings, collage or mixed media in 2 or 3 dimensions.

Works of art in 2 dimensions may be no larger than a combined 130 inches in length, width and depth and must conform to United Parcel Service (UPS) shipping guidelines for standard packages. Any 3 dimensional art selected for the exhibit must be transported at the artist's expense. It will be requested that selected art be sent unframed.

All art must be available for sale. Entrant must designate a full retail sale price no higher than $1,500. HAI will retain a commission of 35% on all sales.

Entrants must agree that they will be identified as an individual with a mental disability or mental health consumers / service users. However, entrants may elect to be listed without name as "anonymous," but a biography must still be provided.

APPLICATION PROCESS
Submissions for jurying may be slides, photographs or digital prints (8.5" x 11"). No discs.

Submissions must be labeled with the artist's name, dimensions of the work, title, and media.

A nonrefundable application fee of $10 must accompany the application.

Original artwork will be requested and accepted after the application and selection process.

CALENDAR / SCHEDULE
Application and Photos / Slides Due October 1, 2004
Notice of Jury Decision November 1, 2004
Accepted Work Due December 1, 2004
Exhibit Opens January 12, 2005
Artists Reception January 26, 2005
Exhibit Closes March 15, 2005
Unsold Work Returned May 1, 2005
Payment for Sold Art May 1, 2005