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Deadline for entries is Friday May 27^th, 2016 4:00 p.m.

Summary: The Reno Arts & Culture Commission and Sierra Arts Foundation are seeking artists for the 5^th annual Art BLAST. The Biggest Little Art Show Today (BLAST) features a juried art fair at McKinley Arts and Culture Center, a gallery show of selected works, and the Best of Show prize (selected by the jurors) as well as the People’s Choice Purchase award. The art fair will be September 16 and 17, 2016 with a reception on Friday the 16^th. The booth fee for selected artists is $50.00. There is no fee to apply.

Awards: The Best of Show prize of $1000 is selected by the Art BLAST jurors. The People’s Choice Purchase award will be determined by the public through popular vote only during the fair. The City of Reno will purchase the selected artwork (up to $2000) and add it to the public art collection in City Hall.

Selection Criteria: All artists are invited to submit applications to participate. In evaluating artists for participation, jurors will consider the overall quality of the work. Artwork that is inappropriate for public display in a City venue will not be considered. (Examples of inappropriate work would include, but are not limited to, pieces that are sexually explicit, or potentially offensive in nature.) Artists must demonstrate they have a sufficient amount of high quality original artwork available for sale in an art fair setting.

Artist Expectations: To be considered, artists must be able to attend both days of the art fair (Friday, September 16th, from 2:00-9:00pm and Saturday, September 17, from 9:00-5:00pm, which includes set up and tear down). Artists must be able to deliver the work selected for the gallery to McKinley Arts & Culture Center before August 12, 2016, for inclusion in the Art BLAST gallery show. Artists will be notified in early June.

Submission Process: Artists must provide the following

• A brief statement describing your artwork
• An artist’s resume
• A portfolio representative of work for sale during the art fair. Portfolio requirements: 10 images, JPEG format (72dpi/1000 pixels on longest side)
• Image inventory with TITLE/MEDIUM/DIMENSION/YEAR/PRICE
• An image or written description of booth setup
• Portfolios may be submitted as .pdf or .doc files by email or mail.