We are excited to announce the third annual national juried art show, Wide Open 3, opening March 18, 2012. And once again we are fortunate to be joined by a very prestigious juror—Charlotta Kotik, Curator Emerita of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. With her direction, we look forward to a really awesome show.

Ours is a truly unique gallery—a massive Civil War-era warehouse on the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn, NY. Its enormous space affords us the opportunity to exhibit really huge work, and we welcome it. We will be using 8,000 square feet for this show, and look forward to exhibiting artist's work from all around the country, work in all sizes, subjects, and media, except film (it's almost completely wide open).

CALL TO ARTISTS FOR SUBMISSIONS

Submission Deadline:
January 23, 2012
Gallery Exhibition Dates: March 18 – April 1, 2012, open only on weekends from 12 - 5 PM
Opening Reception: Sunday, March 18, 2011 from 12-5:00 PM

About the Juror
Charlotta Kotik, a native of Prague, came to the United States in 1970 to work at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York, until 1983. From 1985 until 2007 she served as the first Chair of the Contemporary Art Department at the Brooklyn Museum. She developed many Brooklyn "firsts"; in the late 1980s, she initiated the Working in Brooklyn Series to document the energy of the nascent Brooklyn art scene; she established one of her major contributions to the practice of curating—The Grand Lobby Projects—in order to provide exhibition opportunities for installation-based artists such as Martin Puryear, Joseph Kosuth, Allison Saar, Ida Applebrook, Petah Coyne and many others. Additionally, in l993, as the United States commissioner for the Venice Biennale, she presented works by Louise Bourgeois in an exhibition that later traveled internationally. During the course of her career she has organized over 100 museum exhibitions, presenting the work by artists as diverse as Mariko Mori, Kerry James Marshall, John Cage, Jenny Holzer, and Robert Longo. Ms. Kotik recently organized a traveling exhibition of Annie Leibovitz's photography, an extensive exhibition with more than two hundred Brooklyn-based artists entitled Open House: Working in Brooklyn, and Graffiti—the first museum exhibition of graffiti art. Her website can be found at charlottakotik.com.

Awards | $2950 in Cash Awards
BEST of SHOW: $1000.00
At the Opening Reception, the artist whose work is juried as 'Best of Show' by Charlotta Kotik will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership.

PEOPLES' CHOICE: $500.00
The artist whose work is voted 'Best' by attendees at the Show Opening will receive a $500 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership.

CURATORS' CHOICE: $250.00
The artist whose work the Show Curators choose for excellence will receive a $250.00 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership.

BEST IN CATEGORY: $1200
$100 each in the following twelve categories: Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Film Photography, Digital Photography, Classical Pastel/Drawing/Print/Graphics, Computer-aided Pastel/ Drawing/Print/Graphics, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Assemblage, Installation, Fabric. All selections will be made by the juror, Charlotta Kotik. Bonus Offer
Artists accepted into Wide Open can also send one additional work that will be exhibited in our Affordable Art area. All works must be smaller than 12" x 16" and must be priced for sale at $500 or under.

Show Details
WIDE OPEN 3
The broad theme of "Wide Open 3" encompasses all the possibilities of knowledge and freedom and love—wide open spaces…arms wide open…eyes wide open—but as with all things, there is the inevitable opposite—wide open to attack…corruption…failure. What kind of fantasy is this? What does it really indicate? This juried show looks to explore this idea of "wide open" in all the hidden niches of our collective psyche.

ELIGIBILITY
This call for submission is open to all residents of the U.S. and its Territories 18 years of age or older. This is a juried exhibition for artists working in all traditional and non-traditional 2D and3D media, including film/video when part of an installation. All artwork must be original in concept, design and execution. Note: Crafts, kit work or reproductions after original works in other media (such as giclee), unless used as part of a mixed media work, will not be considered. Oversize Work, Assemblages and Installations are welcome at the discretion of BWAC, but must meet all other specifications and be delivered, installed and removed by the artist (or their agent) upon arrangement with BWAC staff.

JUDGING
Only original works may be submitted. They must be in a .jpg file format, online or by mailed CD only. No slides, photographs or DVDs. CD's will not be returned. Work may be submitted in one or multiple media.

SUBMISSIONS AND FEES
Only original works may be submitted. The fee is $65 for up to three (3) images, plus $5 for each additional image. Sculpture and installations: artists may use two additional images for details, at no extra charge. Contact bwacinfo@aol.com if you need them. All entries must be registered/received by midnight, January 23, 2012. All entry fees are non-refundable.

DIRECTIONS FOR ONLINE SUBMISSIONS

1. Click on the Sign Up Now! link below. Follow the directions on the Site Login Page to either create an account for a new visitor, or login, if you applied to Wide Open last year (if you've forgotten your password there is a link for help). Your username is your email address.

2. Click on Wide Open 3 to register. (It's under the heading AVAILABLE SHOWS).You will be taken to a secure site where you can pay your application fee.

3. Once you've paid your application fee, you can upload your images. Prepare images following the format below:

• sRGB or RGB color space (standard)—NOT CMYK (typically used by printing industry)
• 72 ppi resolution
• Sized to 1,280 pixels on the longest side, the other size width or height proportional
• Layers flattened
• 8 bit mode
• JPG format
• JPG compression at level 7 (medium)
• Files must be named in the following format: your last name, hyphen, your first name, hyphen, and the title of the work submitted (Examples: Smith-Joe-awalkinthewoods.jpg) Do not use characters other than a period preceding jpg in the file name. File names may not include special characters: ' " ; : { } | \ / or any of the characters found above the numbers (@, #, *, etc) - except the underscore and dash.

4. Browse for and upload your image as directed. Please note that Dimensions in inches, is a mandatory field. Medium is used on the exhibition labels and should be more informative than Category. Selling Price can be entered in the Special Notes box. Though it is not mandatory to supply price at this time, all work exhibited at Wide Open 3 must be offered for sale. You will need to include information about price on the agreement form if you are accepted into the show. Use the Special Notes box for additional information you would like the juror to consider. Click Add Image to upload it to the show. While the image is uploading do not press the back button or otherwise interfere with the upload process. When the image appears in the column at the right, it has been received. Images will appear at the bottom of the column, you may have to scroll down to see newly added images. Repeat this process for all your images.

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DIRECTIONS FOR SUBMISSION VIA MAIL

1. Print out and complete the entry form.

2. Put your images on a CD

3. All images must be .jpg files, and must be named in the following format: your last name, hyphen, your first name, hyphen, and the title of the work submitted (Examples: Smith-Joe-awalkinthewoods.jpg) Do not use characters other than a period preceding jpg in the file name. File names may not include special characters: ' " ; : { } | \ /or any of the characters found above the numbers (@, #, *, etc) – except the underscore and dash.

4. File Size: largest dimension no greater 1280 pixels

5. Orientation: Landscape or portrait.

6. Each image must correspond to entries listed on entry form. Medium, size and price must be entered.

7. Mail the entry form, CD and entry fee to:
BWAC-Wide Open 3
c/o Ohm
76 DeGraw Street
Brooklyn, NY 11231

8. Payment of entry fees can be by personal check or money order made out to "BWAC".

9. All entries must be postmarked by midnight, January 23, 2012. Entries received after January 23, 2012 will not be eligible for entry into the exhibition.

10. CDs will not be returned.

ACCEPTANCE
Notification of acceptance of work will be made via e-mail by Friday, Friday February 3, 2012, or mailed on that date for entries without e-mail information.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTED WORK

1. Maximum Size: 168" w x 96" x 96" (but packages must fit through a 76" x 58" wide door).

2. Actual work must have the signature or initials of the artist on the front.

3. Where appropriate and at the discretion of BWAC, all work must be suitably framed to a professional standard. No clip frames or taped edges. All framed conventional work must use Plexiglas, except hand-delivered work less than 24" x 30". Canvases may have neat gallery wrapped edges.

4. Work must be wired and ready for hanging. No ceiling mounts or special installation requirements unless agreed to beforehand by BWAC.

5. Sculptors may provide their own pedestals, or must agree to use those provided by BWAC.

6. A label must be affixed to the back of the work that indicates which end is the top and includes the following: Artist Name, Title, Medium, Dimensions, and Price. This information must correspond with the Accepted image as listed on Notification form. No artwork may be substituted.

7. All artwork must be priced for sale. Any work marked POR (Price on Request) or NFS (Not For Sale) will not be eligible for entry into the exhibition.

8. Work cannot be withdrawn, nor sales shipped, before the end of the exhibit.

DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORK
1. Work can be hand delivered and unpacked by artist to BWAC at 499 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn on Friday, March 2, 2012 from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 PM or Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM These hand-delivery works must be removed by artist—see paragraph on Removal below. No UPS, Fedex or USPS delivery drop-offs will be accepted.

2. All work not able to be hand-delivered as noted above should be delivered to BWAC's exhibition shipping agent, Movers Not Shakers, 481 Van Brunt St #10A, Brooklyn, NY, 11231 from Thursday, February 23rd through Tuesday February 28, 2012, 5:00 PM. BWAC has negotiated a "per-package" fee for this service of $40 for packages up to 70lbs. This fee includes delivery to BWAC, unpacking, repacking and delivery to artist's specified common carrier (with artist-supplied prepaid return labels). The artist assumes all responsibility for insuring artwork against shipping damage or loss. For packages weighing more than 70lbs., contact BWAC for rates.

LATE ARRIVAL AND RETURNS
BWAC reserves the right to reject and return work that is late, is deemed unstable upon arrival, is not properly presented, or differs from the submitted digital image. Returns will be solely at the artist's expense.

SALES, COMMISSIONS AND DELIVERY
BWAC will retain a 25% commission on all exhibition sales. The price represented on the artist entry form will be the sale price. No changes will be allowed. Sold works will remain until the end of the exhibition, except for those in the Affordable Art area, which may be removed by the buyer at the time of sale. All arrangements for shipping of works greater than 30" x 30"x 6" to buyers will be the sole responsibility of the artist. BWAC will ship and pack smaller works at the expense of the buyer.

REMOVAL
Hand-delivered artwork must be removed by the artist on Wednesday, April 3 or Thursday, April 4, 2012. 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM or Saturday, April 14, 2012, 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Any work not removed during this specified time will be disposed of at BWAC's discretion.

LIABILITY
BWAC is not responsible for any damage, breakage, replacement or cost associated with any damage or breakage that may have occurred during transport or unpacking. Every precaution will be taken in handling the entries, but BWAC assumes no liability for any loss or damage to any artist's work while in our care, custody or control, before, during or after the exhibition. Each artist, if they wish, needs to provide their own insurance.

USE OF IMAGES
Any image submitted may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to this show. This use may include publication in any publications, printed materials, advertisements, or electronic media. Copyright and all other rights remain that of the artist. CONTACT/QUESTIONS
Please direct all questions to info@WideOpenArtShow.com

ENTRY AGREEMENT
With the submission of artwork into the "WIDE OPEN 3" BWAC Show, the artist agrees to all the terms and conditions set forth in this prospectus.