30 Jun Open Call for Art | Book on a Box | The Book Tavern | Due July 14th
Book on a Box returns!
Book on a Box is an invitation for artists to create work inspired by literature. Each artist interprets a theme on the same 12″ x 12″ wooden panel. The Book Tavern then serves as a gallery for the entire month of September.
The Book Tavern is currently seeking proposals for our 2023 show.
For this return exhibition, they are not implementing a theme other than this: your artwork must relate to a book.
Book Tavern wants to see your favorite scenes, provoking themes, “I love/hate/want to be this character” moments… all captured in the medium of your choice.
You can view work from a previous Book on a Box show here and find more detailed stipulations below.
IMPORTANT 2023 DATES:
Proposal deadline: Friday, July 14
Decision letters: Saturday, July 22
Art deadline: Friday, August 25
Opening Reception: Friday, September 1st
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Stipulations for The Book Tavern’s 2023 Book on a Box Art Show:
1. Every artist will have a box 12” x 12” with a 7/8” depth to create their artwork on. You can build your own panel, however, standard Book on a Box boxes are available to purchase through us for $10 flat. If you build your own panel, it cannot exceed larger than the given size, depth included.
2. The Book Tavern will be acting as a gallery while the pieces are being shown during the art show. They will be hanging, actively selling, collecting money on the artist’s behalf, and giving the artwork to buyers at the end of the show. Due to this, The Book Tavern will take 20% to help cover cost and time.
3. Book on a Box is currently only open to artists in the CSRA.
4. Hard deadline for submitting final art to The Book Tavern is August 25th, 2023 at 8pm. No exceptions.
5. Price of each artwork is set by the artist (min $150; max $500).
6. Book Tavern will provide a form sheet for gallery tags. They would love a brief artist statement on the book that inspired your work, so please be thinking of this during your proposal/process. They will be displaying copies of the books you choose (so long as the book is still in print)
7. Artists who do have their work sold will be paid at the end of the art show. The artist is welcome to either pick up their check or have it mailed to them. The 2023 show is scheduled to come down October 2nd.
8. If artwork does not sell, it must be picked up no later than two weeks from the end of the art show (Saturday, October 14th). Artwork that is not picked up will become sole property of The Book Tavern to use, sell, or give away.