Hot and Sweaty 3: The Open Show
Announcing 500x’s annual unjuried OPEN SHOW!

Entry fee – $10 per work
Size limit – 48″ maximum on the longest side

500X staff will be on hand to assist in placing and hanging work. All work must have adequate hanging hardware- wire or D-rings, works that are not fit for display will not be accepted.Pedestals available first-come first-serve.

All media accepted, video/sound/electronic works must have all equipment provided by artist.

30% commission on all sales.

All participating artists must sign the contract stipulating the full terms of exhibition in the gallery.

Drop Off: May 30th & June 1st Noon-5pm
Payment due at drop off

Opening: June 14th 7-10pm
Show runs: June 14th- June 21st
Pick up: June 21st 5-8pm & June 22nd noon-5pm

Work not picked up by June 22nd or other arrangements made by June 22nd will be discarded.

Due May 25, 2014

The Book as Art exhibition, July 18-Sept. 19 in the gallery at The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, will be held in conjunction with the AJC Decatur Book Festival, the largest independent book festival in the country. It is expected to draw 85,000 book-lovers to downtown Decatur over Labor Day weekend (Aug. 29-31), demonstrating that books are cherished by multitudes in tangible and touchable form even as they morph into new forms and formats.

Due September 5, 2014

This annual competition and exhibition of contemporary crafts was started in 1987 and is now in it’s 28th year. Recognized nationally, Materials: Hard & Soft attracts hundreds of entries from every state in the union. Nationally recognized jurors select the show from slides and then award $5000 in prize money. The juror has always selected the winning pieces on-site. A catalog is printed. Many of the artists seen in the Materials exhibitions have been featured in national publications such as American Craft.