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1 Format The Museum of Art History (MOAH) will be hosting its 27 th Annual Juried All Media Art Exhibition titled The Next Step from Friday, February 3, 2012 through Sunday, March 25, The Juried Show invites local artists to submit their work for consideration for inclusion in thnnual event. A panel of judges will be brought in to review the work selected artists will have the opportunity to display their art in a public setting, as well as gain award recognition. For the second year, the City of Lancaster the Museum of Art History will explore the idea that any space can be transformed into a museum be recognized as a place of aesthetic value. Partnering with local businesses, Lancaster BLVD will be transformed into a temporary museum where, through collaboration between local artists, businesses the museum, patrons will be able to walk between each public display of art as part of a living museum space. Join us on Thursday, February 2nd, 2012, at 6 p.m., for this year s opening reception to be held at RoShamBo Lounge (located inside BEX Grill, 706 West Lancaster Blvd.). Jurors GISELA COLON COLÓN is Los Angeles-based Puerto Rican abstract painter whose work conflates the fire ice of her mixed heritage. Born to a German mother in Canada, raised in her father's native Puerto Rico, but having lived in California for the past 20 years, COLÓN's work merges the sensuality of Latin American influences with the "light space" qualities of California's ethos. COLÓN has exhibited at national international venues including the Museum of Latin American Art (MOLAA), the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)'s ARS Gallery, at galleries in Canada, Puerto Rico, New Mexico, Florida, California. COLÓN s paintings have been placed throughout the United States abroad in prominent corporate private collections such as Sony Music Entertainment, Pacific Life Corporation, Four Seasons Hotels, Intercontinental Hotels, J.W. Marriott Resorts, Genesis Luxury Group, The Borgata Hotel, Tropicana Resort Las Vegas, Gr Hyatt Malaysia, Imperial Capital Bank, Foothill Capital Corporation, Farrelly Brothers Production Co., among others. Her work has also been commissioned for site-specific installations. PETER FRANK An art critic for the Huffington Post Associate Editor for FabrikMagazine. He has served as Editor of magazine Los Angeles Visions Art Quarterly as critic for Angeleno magazine the L. A. Weekly. Frank was born in 1950 in New York, where he wrote art criticism for The Village Voice The SoHo Weekly News, moved to Los Angeles in FRANK contributes articles to numerous publications has written many catalogues for one person group exhibitions. FRANK, who recently served as Senior Curator at the Riverside Art Museum, has organized numerous theme survey shows, including Driven to Abstraction: Southern California the Non-Objective World, , for the Riverside Art Museum; "Mapped Art: Charts, Routes, Regions" "Line Image: The Northern Sensibility in Recent European Drawing", all for Independent Curators Inc.; Fluxus Film Video for the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid; "Young Fluxus" for Artists' Space in New York; "To the Astonishing Horizon" for Los Angeles Visual Arts; "Southern Abstraction" for the Raleigh (NC) City Gallery of Contemporary Art; "The Theater of the Object, " for New York's Alternative Museum; "Visual Poetry" for the Otis/Parsons Art Institute in Los Angeles;, most notably, "19 Artists Emergent Americans," the 1981 Exxon National Exhibition mounted at the Guggenheim Museum. Selection Process The jurors will select which artwork will be exhibited by careful examination of all submitted entries. With no exceptions, Jurors have the sole responsibility for the selection of the artworks. MOAH reserves the right not to display work deemed inappropriate.

2 Eligibility Applicants may submit a maximum of three artworks. Works must have been completed within the last three years not previously exhibited at the Museum. Open to artists in all arts media, including nontraditional, electronic digital media, resident within the following ZIP codes: Cash awards will total over $1,000. The jurors will select Best of Exhibition, 2nd Best of Exhibition, 3rd Best of Exhibition awards donated by the Museum Public Art Foundation. Many other awards are also available. Award winners will have an opportunity to share their work with the public during our next Wiki Night. We encourage thoughtful answers to the participation form on the following page. Awards Modes of Submittal In Person Applicants submitting in person may bring their exhibition-ready artwork(s) to the Museum of Art History (44801 N. Sierra Highway, Lancaster CA, 93534) Friday, January 20th through Monday, January 23rd, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All necessary paperwork must be completely filled out accompany the artwork(s). All work(s) must adhere to the presentation requirements outlined below. Work(s) that are not properly prepared will not be accepted. Anyone choosing to submit their work in person must be prepared to pick up their artwork(s) January 27th-30th, between the hours of 9 a.m. 4 p.m. if not accepted into the exhibition. Applicants have the option of submitting their application materials images of their artworks by mail to the Museum of Art History (44801 N. Sierra Highway, Lancaster CA, 93534). Please limit the number of photographs to three images per submission. The preferred format for artwork images CD containing high resolution jpeg files, but photographs on paper will also be accepted. Please label all files with the artist s last name, the title of the artwork. Label any CDs or DVDs with the name of the artist. All necessary paperwork must be completely filled out accompany the submission packet along with a check for the appropriate amount payable to the City of Lancaster. Mailed applications must ARRIVE by January 23, 2012, so leave plenty of time for transit. Do not send any original artwork through the mail with the exception of video art submitted on a CD or DVD. Anyone choosing to submit by mail must be prepared to physically bring their artwork to the Museum of Art History January 26th-29th, between the hours of 9 a.m. 4 p.m., if accepted into the exhibition. All entries must be exhibition ready with proper hanging equipment in place. Fees Form Deadline & Number of Entries Acceptable forms of payment are cash, credit card, or check. Please make checks payable to the City of Lancaster. All fees are non-refundable regardless of the outcome of the judging. The entry form can be downloaded at: or picked up at the Museum, or the City of Lancaster Parks, Recreation Arts counter. Fees $10 $15 $20 ALL ENTRIES MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY, JANUARY 23,, 2012, BY 4 P.M. By Mail

3 Presentation of Artwork must be clean, dry, ready for exhibition. All two-dimensional works must be framed wired with D rings, Eye hooks or OZ clips wire. The hanging device, attached to two points on the back of the frame, should be strong enough to take the weight of the work without becoming stressed or warped. If using wire, ensure that it is not crimpled, creating a weakness. Artwork must be no larger than 60 inches (5 feet) in any dimension weigh less than 75 pounds. Any special display materials or equipment must be provided by the artist. The entry form must be filled out in its entirety prior to drop off. Artwork WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED by museum staff without completed paperwork. Each entry will be assigned a number as it is received. Artists are Notification encouraged to keep a record of the number(s) assigned to their artwork(s) to determine whether the entry has or has not been accepted for display in the exhibition. For mail-in applicants, numbers will be issued by phone by mail. Applicants applying in-person will receive their numbers upon payment. The assigned numbers of accepted entries will be posted online at cityoflancasterca.org/index.aspx?page+67 as well as at the Museum of Art History Lancaster City Hall Department of Parks, Recreation Arts on Wednesday, January 25th, Insurance & Liability Each work will be treated respectfully professionally by Museum staff. The Museum of Art History the City of Lancaster or their agents representatives will not be liable for loss, theft, or damage to the artwork(s) for the duration of the exhibition. The Museum will work closely with BLVD businesses to provide adequate security for the works on display, including providing training to business owners on the proper care of artwork. By signing the entry form, artists agree to hold harmless for loss, theft, damage the business, business owner, their agents representatives. Artists should provide their own coverage as desired. Exhibition In- person artwork drop- off: Pick up of non -accepted works: Drop- off of work submitted by mail accepted: Installation of artworks: Opening RoShamBo Lounge (706 West Lancaster Blvd.) Exhibition dates: Pick up of all works accepted: Schedule thru thru thru thru thru thru a.m. to 4p.m. 9a.m. to 4p.m. 9a.m. to -4p.m. 6p.m. to- 8p.m. hours variable 9a.m. to- 4p.m.

4 OFFICE USE ONLY Application Entry ID Numbers. Information Last name: First Name: M.I. Address: City/State/Zip: Telephone (home): Telephone (cell/work): If you intend to allow a proxy to pick-up your artwork anytime during the exhibition process, you must list their names below. The Museum will not release any artwork(s) to anyone other than the artist or the individuals listed on this form. Name of proxy: Phone: Name of proxy: Phone: I certify that I am the artist of the artwork(s) that I am submitting for judging. By signing below, I confirm that I have read underst the guidelines eligibility requirements for entering the Juried Exhibition. I agree to honor abide by the choices made by the jurors. I release the Museum of Art History, the City of Lancaster, participating businesses any agents or representatives thereof of liability resulting from damage, theft or loss to my artwork(s). I consent to the use of reproduction of my artwork(s) for publicity purposes. Signature: Date: Please print name: Minor Authorization All applicants under the age of 18 must have the signature of a parent or guardian. Age of minor: Parent/Guardian Signature: Date: Please print name relationship: OFFICE USE ONLY Received by Museum of Art History: # of entries Amount Paid Staff initial Return of Artwork: L received by: Date: Staff initial L received by: Date: Staff initial L received by: Date: Staff initial

5 Architects Designers Artists Sculptors Graphic Designers Photographers Painters Filmmakers Writers Performers Musicians Dancers Journalists Typographers Publishers Engineers Illustrators, etc Tell us what you would Wiki Night! Wiki Night n opportunity for creative individuals to come together in an informal atmosphere to present their ideas, projects, thoughts. A community forum for documentation of creative ideas from the Antelope Valley, Wiki Night utilizes a slideshow in the Pecha Kucha format: 20 slides, 20 seconds each slide (total presentation time: 6:40 seconds). The events are fast-paced, fun informative, there are always a variety of creative topics to explore. Wiki Night will be held on Thursday, February 16th, 2012 at the Artist Lofts Gallery from p.m. (661 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster CA, 93534) Interested? To be considered as a presenter, please submit the following information:. 5 p.m.-7 Title of your presentation: Description of your presentation: Please attach 3 images relevant to your presentation on this page. Please call (661) or the Museum of Art History for more information: www. facebook.com/lancastermoah

6 ENTRY 1 Artwork. Labels OFFICE USE ONLY Entry ID Number: Title: Medium: Value: $ Year Created: Dimensions (framed): Height: in. Width: in. Depth: in. Dimensions (unframed): Height: in. Width: in. Depth: in. Weight (if applicable for sculpture): lbs. Special display requirements: ENTRY 2 OFFICE USE ONLY Entry ID Number: Title: Medium: Value: $ Year Created: Dimensions (framed): Height: in. Width: in. Depth: in. Dimensions (unframed): Height: in. Width: in. Depth: in. Weight (if applicable for sculpture): lbs. Special display requirements: ENTRY 3 OFFICE USE ONLY Entry ID Number: Title: Medium: Value: $ Year Created: Dimensions (framed): Height: in. Width: in. Depth: in. Dimensions (unframed): Height: in. Width: in. Depth: in. Weight (if applicable for sculpture): lbs. Special display requirements:

REALITY IS HIGHLY OVERRATED May 3 May 23, 2019

Members-Only Juried Exhibit REALITY IS HIGHLY OVERRATED May 3 May 23, 2019 BETSY LUEKE CREATIVE ARTS CENTER 1100 West Clark Avenue, Burbank, CA 91506 Phone: 818 238-5397 Gallery Hours: Monday Thursday