Exhibit “McMasterpieces” to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Richmond VA 2024

McMasterpieces

Call For Entries Themed Show “McMasterpieces” to benefit the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Richmond VA

Call For Entries Themed All Media Show: October 1 – October 19, 2024

When I think of McDonald's restaurants, I often think of iconic elements like the Golden Arches logo, the Big Mac, fries, and the PlayPlaces. It’s also known for its fast service and global presence, making it one of the most recognizable fast-food chains in the world. The smell of fries, the sound of the drive-thru, and the variety of menu items that cater to different tastes are also key aspects that come to mind.

What about you? What do you think of when you think of McDonald's? For our McMasterpieces exhibit, we’re inviting artists to share their unique perspectives and interpretations of what McDonald's means to them.

We can't wait to see what you create!

Submission Dates: October 1, 2024 – October 19, 2024 online through Artcall.org

Submission Fee: $15 each up to 3 entries

Commission: 70 % to artists, 30% to CAC with 10% of sales will go to The Ronald McDonald House Charities

Artists Notified by: October 23, 2024, via Email

Artwork Drop Off: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 – Friday, Nov.  8, 2024 by Noon

Exhibition Opening: Friday, November 15, 2024, from 5-8pm

Exhibition End Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025

Artwork Available for Artists to Pick Up: Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Ronald McDonald House Charities® of Richmond (RMHC Richmond) is an independent, non-profit chapter of Ronald McDonald House Charities. We provide a “home-away-from-home” for families with children receiving care at local area hospitals throughout the Richmond region. When a child is sick, the entire family needs comfort and support. We believe no family should have to deal with their child’s medical crisis alone. 

RMHC Richmond eases the hardship that families caring for sick children often face, through programs that directly improve the health and well-being of children. Through our core programs Ronald McDonald House® and Ronald McDonald Family Room®, RMHC Richmond keeps families with sick children together and close to the medical care their child needs. At leading local hospitals, RMHC Richmond provides unique family-centered care and services through the Ronald McDonald House Sibling Center, Hospitality Cart and Lunches with Love programs. These programs ensure that every family whose child needs access to specialty care in RVA has world-class temporary housing and support services and the opportunity to be actively involved in their child’s care.

Submission Information

• Crossroads Art Center’s AMS are open to mid-Atlantic artists through a bimonthly call for entries, and cash prizes are awarded for the winners. Each show is juried by a prominent art professional from the community (a gallery director, curator, museum official, arts professor, or accomplished artist). Cash awards are given for 1st $100, 2nd $75, and 3rd $50 place winners. The 2024 AMS shows are exhibited at Crossroads Art Center and as an online exhibition where customers can shop directly from the website.
• This is an All Media Show which means it is open to all Art Media Forms
• The gallery will accept only original work created by the artist. No reproductions or giclee prints will be accepted unless approved by Jenni Kirby, owner. Works where  the art process IS the printed process, i.e., etching, monoprint, silkscreen, lithograph, etc., or where the printed digital images is created by the artist with a computer program such as Procreate, Photoshop, etc. ARE permitted.
  
• The gallery reserves the right to refuse work.
• All work must remain on display until the end of the exhibition (unless sold). Artists may not remove artwork for exhibition early.

Before submitting artwork, please read and be sure you understand thoroughly procedures and expectations as listed in below.

 The 2024 AMS shows are exhibited at Crossroads Art Center and as an online exhibition where customers can shop directly from the website.

Submission Details:

• Your name should have the FIRST LETTER of each name capitalized: Jonathan Doe.

• The first time you register, you need an artist statement - 200 word limit in first person. It is a statement about all of your work, in general. Why and what and how you do what you do.

• You must enter verbiage regarding the individual piece of art - The character limit is 300, including spaces (You will be cut off)!!  It is about the specific work of art.

• Please do not create a portfolio site to enter the show.

• Prices - DO NOT TYPE IN A COMMA. This produces the wrong price ($2, instead of $2,500). ArtCall will add the comma automatically

• Measurements - HEIGHT first, then Width then Depth (H x W x D), inches at the end.   Ex: 8 x 10",  6 x 8 x 12"

• All this information is used online and on wall labels, awards, and publicity. Use Spellcheck as well as word count! 

• After submitting, please log back in and double check your information. Did you enter the required 2 or 3 photos? Is your price correct? Measurements? Is your statement complete? Too long?

• FYI - You can go back in and add/edit images and edit text until the call ends.

• VERY IMPORTANT: You can delete and change photos and change text within each submission up until end-of-call. Do not delete an entire submission and then replace it with a new one--ArtCall will charge you for a new submission!

2D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS

3 images of each piece are required, one of the art without frame, one with frame, and a close detail image (zoomed into a small section of interest). If the art is unframed, only 2 photos are required.

NOTE: if the work is framed, we must have the outside measurements of the frame (H x W x D). Please do not guess. If we do not have the measurements for the art and/or the framed art, your piece will not be considered to jury. Walls and backgrounds SHOULD NOT SHOW in photos. When taking the digital image please make sure the photo is not at an angle or crooked.

3D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS

For each 3D, installation, or wearable art entry, submit 3 images: one overall front image, one overall rear or sideview image, and one detail image (zoomed into a small section of interest).

Detail images must show an important aspect of the art. Make sure that both the full-view and detail images are oriented correctly.