Metro Montage XXII Submission Form

Metro Montage is the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art’s 22nd annual juried exhibition featuring all types of genre, medium, style, subject matter, concept, and technique in art. Metro Montage XXII will feature works of fine art by contemporary artists that showcase the diversity and skill within our nation’s culture. An anonymous panel will select works of art to be exhibited at MCMA from over 900 submissions. IMPORTANT DATES 2022: April 18 = Submission Deadline—11:59PM May 20 = Accepted and Denied notification will be mailed USPS June 23 = Art Delivery between 9:00AM and 3:00PM July 9 = Opening Day (6:00 — 8:00PM Reception) September 4 = Exhibition closes at 4:00PM September 6 = Art Pick Up between 9:00AM and 3:00PM AWARDS: First Place: $750 · Second Place: $500 · Third Place: $250 JURY: MCMA Curator, Madeline Beck, will once again lead an anonymous committee of jurors to judge this year’s Metro Montage. Beck has been working with the MCMA staff since 2015 and was Curatorial Assistant for the Zuckerman Museum of Art. She graduated summa cum laude from Kennesaw State University with a B.A. in Art History. Beck has judged numerous exhibitions in Atlanta, presented undergraduate research at conferences across the region, and has been published in three academic journals. Beck also serves on the ArtsATL Artist Advisory Council.

ENTRY FEE:

$35 Members of MCMA / $40 Non-Members

-Payment will be processed at the completion of this submission form. Your membership status will be checked to confirm current enrollment.

-Fee is non-refundable.

-Maximum submission of 3 pieces of art per payment.

-If you are interested in becoming a member and paying the reduced fee please go to www.mariettacobbartmuseum.org.

 

 

Cover image: "Chrysalis No. 348" by Cat Tesla, exhibited in Metro Montage 2021

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES/REQUIREMENTS:

-All submissions will receive email confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation within 7 business days, please contact MCMA.

-Submissions are considered incomplete until all fees, forms and images are received by MCMA on or before the deadline. 

-Eligible media includes but is not limited to: oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, ink, pencil, mixed media, collage, printmaking, photography, sculpture, pottery, mosaic and fiber. Giclees and video/sound art are not eligible.

-Installations must be approved prior to submission deadline, as they are subject to denial based on size and manner of installing. Substitute submissions may be necessary.

-Submitted artwork may not have a height or width exceeding 80 inches.

-All images must be in JPG or PNG format.

-Only one (1) digital image may be submitted for each 2-D work. A maximum of three (3) digital images may be submitted for each 3-D work.

-If you have problems with the online application process or do not receive an email confirmation for your submission please contact Madeline Beck at 770-528-1444 x16 or email: madeline@mariettacobbartmuseum.org

 

CONDITIONS:

-All entries must be original work that is recent (within the last ten years) and has not been previously shown at MCMA in any capacity. 

-Images submitted are to be un-enhanced and un-manipulated in high resolution. Any accepted art that arrives altered or different in any way from the image submission may be disqualified at that time.

-Photography submissions must be one of a limited edition and not showing elsewhere during Metro Montage.

-All works must be appropriately framed and ready to hang upon delivery. All works must have securely fastened hanging wire using D rings. No saw tooth hangers are permitted.

-MCMA will be given consent to use submitted images for any future promotional purposes.

-MCMA retains 30% commission on any work sold during the exhibition.