Now taking submissions!

The 2012 Visual Sanctuary Art Calendar was created to further the work of the kingdom of God by supporting artists in the Vineyard Columbus Church and its subsidiaries. We are providing an opportunity for artists such as yourself to gain exposure and promote your gifts and talents. The Art Calendar represents the 5 primary goals of Visual Sanctuary: creative growth, personal growth, support through community, opportunities to give, and opportunities to receive through our gifts and talents.

Profits received from the sale of this year's calendar will be used to further promote, support, and provide opportunities for artists to grow. Specific examples of this include, but not necessarily excluded to: helping fund art events, bring in visiting artists, ministry to the community, help artists in need, and fund future art calendars. Please check www.VisualSanctuary.org periodically for updates.

This year we will provide a Digital Portfolio Preparation workshop. If you do not have access to a computer or digital camera we urge you to attend. It will be June 25th, 2011 at the Vineyard Community Center 9:00 am-12:00 pm.

Entry Requirements

1. No entry fee required.
2. You may submit up to three (3) pieces.
3. Submissions will be taken between June 1st and August 1st, 2011 and meet all guidelines.
4. File size: 8.25 in. x 8.25 in. at 300dpi* (2475 pixels x 2475 pixels)
   *includes bleed, final trim size: 8x8 in.
5. File Format: Uncompressed JPG, JPEG or TIFF
   (no layered files please)
6. Color Format: CMYK
7. Pieces must be submitted digitally by the deadline. If you are unable to provide a digital version, you must make arrangements well in advance of the deadline to have a digital photo taken of your piece.
8. Must provide contact information: name, title of piece, phone number, and/or email address.
9. Must provide a 75 word maximum artist statement. The subject should be about either your submitted piece or about yourself.
   Possible questions to help write your statement:
   • Why did I create this piece?
   • What media did I use?
   • Why do I create art?
   • Why do I enjoy this media?
   • What is the story behind the piece?
10. Artists must attend Vineyard of Columbus and/or participate in Visual Sanctuary.
11. Must be 17 years or older.
    
12. This calendar does not have a specific theme. Pieces are chosen according to quality and message of work.
13. Work must follow the ordinance of Phil. 4:8-Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable-if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.
14. Artists whose work is chosen to be in calendar will receive a complimentary 2012 calendar. If you unable to pick up your calendar in person, we will make arrangements to ship it to you.
15. Visual Sanctuary maintains the right to amend the Entry Requirements at any time.

lf you have any questions, feel free to contact Alex Ferree at 614-847-3759 or alex.ferree@goodgrapes.org.

Artist Agreement

• Artists retains all rights to art. Your work will be used for promotion of the calendar and the one time printing of this calendar.
• We reserve the right to crop your art to fit the calendar format and adjust colors for printing.
• 13 pieces are chosen (cover art plus 12 months). The artist chosen for the cover will receive a prize (TBD).

How to Submit

To submit your work for review, please fill out the form below or email the information to Alex Ferree at alex.ferree@goodgrapes.org. All fields are required. You will be given instructions how how to submit your art on the next page.

To make the file preparation process a bit easier, we recommend that you download this handy dandy Photoshop template: VSCalendarTemplate.psd