2022 JURIED EXHIBITION

July 2–August 6, 2022

For its 2022 Juried Members Exhibition, the Berkeley Art Center invites artists living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area to respond to the theme connect+collaborate with works in any media that carry themes of connection or partnership. This can be interpreted many ways, including the desire to connect in a time of disconnect, community movements to collaborate deeply, or something more formal or abstract.

2022 Exhibiting Artists:

Cherisse Alcantara, Kristin Anderson, Norman Aragones, Austin Boe, Amy Brown, Serena Corson, Dana DeKalb, Claire Dunn, Jy Jimmie Gabiola, Ann Holsberry, Sylvia Hughes-Gonzales, Sarah Klein, Charles Lee, Zoe Loa, Judit Navratil, Breana Parks, Callan Porter-Romero, Anthony A. Russell, Selby Sohn, Raisa Solis, Camilo Villa

 

Elena Gross

About the Juror

Elena Gross (she/they) is the Director of Exhibitions & Curatorial Affairs at Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco and an independent writer and culture critic living in Oakland, CA. She received an MA in Visual & Critical Studies from the California College of the Arts in 2016, and her BA in Art History and Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies from St. Mary’s College of Maryland in 2012. She specializes in representations of identity in fine art, photography, and popular media. Elena was formerly the creator and co-host of the arts & visual culture podcast what are you looking at? published by Art Practical. Her research has been centered around conceptual and material abstractions of the body in the work of Black modern and contemporary artists. She has presented her writing and research at institutions and conferences across the U.S., including Nook Gallery, Southern Exposure, KADIST, Harvard College, YBCA, California College of the Arts, and the GLBT History Museum. In 2018, she collaborated with the artist Leila Weefur on the publication Between Beauty & Horror (Sming Sming Books). The two performed a live adaptation of their work at The Lab, San Francisco. Her most recent writing can be found in the publication This Is Not A Gun (Sming Sming Books / Candor Arts). Elena is the co-editor, along with Julie R. Enszer, of OutWrite: The Speeches that Shaped LGBTQ Culture, forthcoming from Rutgers University Press in March 2022.

 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

  • Recent artworks in all media are welcome.

  • A short artist statement or project statement is required.

  • In order to accommodate and appropriately present all submitted work, the show will be an exhibition of “small works” with a size limit of 30 inches in any direction, including frames. Out of fairness to other exhibiting artists, BAC will refuse entries that exceed size limits.

  • Freestanding sculpture may be up to 48 inches tall and no more than 24 inches in any other dimension. BAC will provide pedestals.

  • No artwork will be accepted without a fully completed submission form. The submission form deadline is April 22, 2022, at 11:59 pm.

  • Works must be ready to hang, dry, and framed where appropriate. Pieces with special hanging requirements should include hardware and a clear, typed set of instructions, where appropriate.

  • Artists must provide all necessary equipment with regard to sound and video works.

  • Work must have the artist's name clearly written on back unless the nature of the work makes it impossible to do so.

ELIGIBILITY

  • Applicant must be a current member. Artist memberships are $15-55 sliding scale. Click here to renew or join. Please email us if you have request a membership scholarship.

  • Only greater Northern California Bay Area residents may submit. Sorry, we cannot pay for shipping.

  • Current students are encouraged to apply.

  • Collaboratives and collectives are encouraged to apply.

RULES AND TERMS TO APPLY

  • Artist agrees not to remove exhibited piece until the end of the exhibition.

  • Berkeley Art Center will provide full insurance for the stated value of each artwork.

  • Artist will label on the back of the work the artist’s name, title of work, medium, and indicate “top” where appropriate.

  • Sale of exhibited work will be conducted through BAC and all applicable sales tax will be charged. BAC requires a 30% donation/commission of the sale price from the lender. Lender will receive their portion by check upon the close of the exhibition. Artist will indicate if works are not for sale, and indicate a value for insurance purposes.

  • Artist agrees to allow BAC to use photographic reproductions of work to document and promote the exhibition.

  • Artist agrees to loan work ready-to-hang.

  • Artist (or designated representative) agrees to pick up work or de-install from BAC on Saturday, August 6th at 5pm.

  • Artist acknowledges that work left beyond 90 days may be discarded.