HAC Member Exhibition Update:

No need to pick up your work

Dear Valued HAC Members,

As the annual HAC Member Exhibition is a much treasured community event, all artwork submitted has been accepted into the exhibition, with the 16 originally selected pieces as award winners.

Please accept our sincerest apologies for any confusion and a delayed opening of the exhibition.

If you have any input, questions or concerns, please contact Executive Director and Curator, Jemima Harr: jemima@humboldtarts.org

Thank you so much for your support of the Humboldt Arts Council, we look forward to sharing this exhibition with you.

Best Wishes,

-HAC Staff

HUMBOLDT ARTS COUNCIL ANNUAL MEMBER EXHIBITION

IMPORTANT DATES

ENTRY DATE: December 13, Noon to 5 p.m. at MGMA

EXHIBITION DATES: December 18, 2024 through January 19, 2025

AWARDS PRESENTED: January 4, 2025 at 5:30 p.m.

ACCEPTED WORK POSTED: Tuesday, Dec. 17 at 5 p.m.

at the MGMA and on www.humboldtarts.org

PICK-UP UNACCEPTED WORK: Wed, Dec. 18, Noon to 5 p.m.

PICK-UP ACCEPTED WORK: Wed, January 22, Noon to 5

Entry Date: Friday, December 13th from noon to 5 p.m.

Calling All Artists!

Humboldt Arts Council Annual Member Exhibition Call for Entries Now Available!

Download the entry form here

The Annual Humboldt Arts Council Member Exhibition at the Morris Graves Museum of Art is a juried exhibition designed to highlight the fabulous art being produced by HAC artist members!

Artists are invited to submit one piece of artwork for consideration to be included in this year’s exhibition. Open to current members of the Humboldt Arts Council or join on entry day. Submissions are $15 per entry, limit one entry per artist. Work can be from the visual arts discipline-drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, fiber arts, and mixed media. Entries will be accepted at the Morris Graves Museum of Art on Friday, December 13th from 12 to 5 p.m.

Awards will be presented at 5:30 on January 4, 2025 prior to Arts Alive for Best of Show, First, Second and Third Places.

This year’s juror is Alexander Rondeau. Alexander Rondeau is a queer artist, curator, and writer living in Humboldt County. He is currently working towards his PhD in Cultural Studies on a full scholarship from Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario). His doctoral research centres queer, trans, and two spirit contemporary artists working in rural Northern Ontario, with a particular focus on curatorial strategies for communities without art galleries. Rondeau also holds an MFA in Art Criticism & Curatorial Practice from the Ontario College of Art and Design, and a BFA in Photography Studies from Toronto Metropolitan University. He is currently a part-time Professor of Communications at Northern College, and has previously served as the Executive Co-Director of the Near North Mobile Media Lab (a media arts artist-run-centre in North Bay, Ontario) and Curatorial Assistant at Union Gallery (Kingston, Ontario). In 2021, he opened an experimental presentation space in the pheasant coop of his family farm called Between Pheasants Contemporary, which has just presented its 20th exhibition. He has curated exhibitions for the Durham Art Gallery, la Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario, Union Gallery, the Ice Follies Biennial, the White Water Gallery, and the Artspace at Toronto Metropolitan University. Both his artistic and curatorial projects have been supported by the Ontario Arts Council, Supporting Performing Arts in Rural Communities, and the Ontario College of Art & Design Graduate Studies department. You can find Alex volunteering at the MGMA front desk every Wednesday afternoon.

Submission Guidelines:

$15 Per Entry. One entry per Artist. Must be a current HAC Member. Work from the visual arts disciplines, including drawing, painting, photography, ceramics, sculpture, fiber arts, and mixed media, are all welcome. Work cannot exceed 3 feet in any direction. All work must be installation ready; cannot hang from the ceiling. All submitted work must have not been exhibited in Humboldt County in the past year. Sales are encouraged. Humboldt Arts Council will retain 40% commission on all sales. HAC reserves the right to reproduce images of artwork from this exhibition. Proof of insurance value must be provided if requested. HAC does not assume responsibility for pieces left beyond the designated pick-up dates.

AWARDS:

Best of Show: $200

First Place: $150 Second Place: $100

Third Place: $50