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Little, but BOLD! CSI Member Benefit Art Auction - Call for Entries

Little, but BOLD!

CSI Member Benefit Art Auction

Submission Deadline: Sunday Nov, 3, 2024

Opening Night Live & Silent Auction: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024
Exhibition Dates: Dec. 7, 2024 - Jan. 26, 2025


CSI Project Space announces an open call for the CSI Member Benefit Art Auction of small works at our member gallery space in Bucktown. On opening night, we will offer 5 art works for sale at a live auction and the rest of the art works will all be on a silent auction. Buyers get to take art home that night!

Little, but BOLD! is in celebration of all things un-monumental. Often flying under the radar, small things have the special ability to bridge private and public spaces. Within the sculpture field, there has been a projected narrative that bigger is better. We are here to assert that small things can hold the same importance as the largest monument.

Guidelines:

  • Applicants must be CSI members

  • All submissions must be smaller than 12 in. x 12 in.

  • 2D and 3D work accepted - open theme small works

  • Wall mounted sculptures or sculptural work encouraged

  • All work must be available for sale through the auction

Please note:

This is a fundraising benefit for CSI members. Each artist will receive a 50% commission of the sale price. But this is an auction, so please provide us with your minimum bid price. For example, if the piece is valued at $500 then the minimum bid could be $250 and the piece could sell for $250 and you the artist needs to be okay with that selling price, so please price accordingly. We are requesting exhibiting artists to help with Opening Auction Night and/or to cover 1 or 2 gallery sitting shifts during the duration of the exhibition.

Submission Instructions:

  • Please submit 1 image only and all information on this Google submission form here: tinyurl.com/littlebutbold2024

  • Contact Info: Name, address, phone, email, website

  • One (1) jpeg ONLY: Title, size, medium, and priced for 50% to artist and 50% to CSI

Important Dates:

  • Submission Deadline: Sunday Nov, 3, 2024

  • Notification: Sunday, Nov 10, 2024

  • Drop off artwork: Sat. Nov. 30 and Sun, Dec 1

  • Opening Night Live & Silent Auction: Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024

  • Exhibition Dates: Dec. 7, 2024 - Jan. 26, 2025

  • If your artwork is Unsold. Pick up artwork Saturday, January 27th or Sunday, January 28th, 2025

We look forward to viewing your submissions!
Holiday Cheers.
CSI Project Space is located at 1912 N. Damen Avenue in Chicago.

CSI Project Space
1912 N. Damen Ave.
Chicago, IL
(at the corner of Cortland and Damen Avenues, in the Bucktown neighborhood)

Gallery hours:
Fri. 2-6 pm
Sat. 12–8 pm
Sun. 1-5 pm
or by appointment

Wearing masks in the gallery is recommended

For more info: projectspace@chicagosculpture.org

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