Animal Magnetism
An all media national juried exhibition

September 4 to 27, 2008
Reception September 6th , 6 PM to 10 PM

Orange County Center for
Contemporary Art

Juror:
Mat Gleason, editor and publisher of
Coagula Art Magazine

Recently praised by the British critic Julian Stallabrass in his book, Art Incorporated, The Story of Contemporary Art, Mat Gleason has a keen eye for quality and authenticity, ferocious wit and an intimate knowledge of the jungle.

A catalog of accepted works will
accompany this exhibition.

Animals, real and imaginary. We fear them, pamper them, tame them, trap them, eat them, lobby on their behalf, experiment on them, strut them as status symbols, and exterminate them. How do contemporary artists represent them?

From the caves of Lascaux, to the halls of the Louvre, there is no escaping them. With their long pedigree in the history of art, they prowl the great museums of the world. And today, animals leap from the work of contemporary artists, symbolically expressing their ideas and emotions. OCCCA's terrific exhibition space will showcase a menagerie of superb examples of this trend, from the traditional to the avant-garde, from the realistic to the fantastic, in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video and new media.

Selected Artists:

Deadlines for delivery and shipping:
Accepted work may be hand delivered August 30-31, 2008 from Noon to 5 PM.

All shipped work must arrive by August 30 at 5 PM to OCCCA at 117 N. Sycamore, Santa Ana, CA 92701.

Please indicate OCCCA’s hours of operation-Thursday through Sunday noon to 5 PM to the carrier.

Please ship work in sturdy, reusable containers via UPS or Fed-Ex. Make sure to include return postage or prepaid shipping.

Unsold entries may be picked up on Sunday, September 28th from noon to 5 PM.

Any work left at OCCCA after October 1, 2008 will be subject to a $5.00 per day storage fee.

Any work left at OCCCA for more than one month is subject to sale or disposal without notification.

Dates to Remember:

• Deadline for entries: July 21, 2008
  (received NOT postmarked)
  
• Jurying of entries: July 21 -25, 2008
  
• Email notification of accepted entries,
  beginning July 25, 2008
  
• Deadline for receipt of accepted works to gallery: August 31, 2008
  
• Exhibition dates: September 4 - 28, 2008
  
• Opening Reception: September 6, 6 to 10 PM
  
• Pick up of hand delivered work: Sunday September 28, 2008, noon to 5 PM

Agreement: Submission for consideration constitutes agreement to the conditions above. Please keep a copy of this form for your records. The gallery is not responsible for lost or damaged entries, or unreadable disks.