Harambee Ujima

Black Arts and Cultural FestivalCall to Artists

For

LEGACY ART GALLERY 2015

INFORMATION

For more information or RSVP email :Harambeelegacyartist@wineandwordspgh.com

AGENDA

•About Harambee Ujima

•2015 Legacy Art Gallery

•Theme Discussion – George Hogan

•Guidelines

•Awards

•Silent Auction

•Q & A

HARAMBEE UJIMA – THE FESTIVAL

• The Harambee Black Arts Festival is a cultural event that originated in 1967 to raise the consciousness of the arts, music and create community oneness and spirituality. The association was formed in 2001 to create a new spirit of Harambee in the present day, by using art and culture to re-establish the pride and dignity of our community.

 

• The goal of festival is to create an economic base for black art and culture, and to provide neighborhoods with an environment to build social endurance, cultural flexibility and economic strength.

LEGACY ART GALLERY• July 17 – August 16th

• Submission begins March 1st

• Submission ends June 1st

• Notifications will begin June 8th

• 30 Day Pop Up Gallery

• Medium Categories: ceramics, digital art, drawing, mixed media, painting, photography, video, print media, sculpture

• Location: 622 N. Homewood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15208

• Electronic & Mail Submissions

• Online: https://fs22.formsite.com/Harambee_Legacy/Submit/index.html

• By Mail: P.O. BOX 4834, Pittsburgh, PA 15206

THEME

• What is Wellness?

• Beyond Civil Justice to Economic Justice

GUIDELINES• Eligibility

• Any artists of African descent over the age of 13

• Artists will be divided into age categories

• Submission guidelines

• Maximum of four works can be submitted by an individual

• A dollar value and sale status must be submitted for each submission

• Submit images work digitally in JPEG format

• Must be detailed view of each piece and should accurately represent the color

• Label each image with artwork title and artist name

• Up to four images per submission can be submitted

AWARDS

• All artwork will be reviewed by a panel of jurors

• All artists not selected for the art gallery will have an opportunity to showcase their work at the artist market

• All artists featured in the gallery will receive a certificate of recognition

• Artwork will be judged based on:

• Artistic excellence

• Representation of the theme

• Technical Merit

• Visual Impact

• Composition

AWARDS

• Best in Show as selected by the 2015 Jury – $250

• People’s Choice voted by festival attendees– $175

• Youth Artist Award – $100

• Any artist under the age of 17 will be eligible for this award

SILENT AUCTION OPPORTUNITY

• Participants of the Harambee Ujima Legacy Art Gallery

• Opportunity to showcase work at 2015 Harambe Ujima Gala in June 2015

• Artists will receive a portion of the proceeds from the silent auction

• Note: this is a fundraiser for the festival

Q & A

For any additional questions or concerns, please contact Erika at 412-256-8661 (phone) or

harambeelegacyartist@wineandwordspgh.com (email)