For Artists

The Calaveras County Arts Council organizes thematic exhibitions to promote artistic excellence and to showcase work by members and artists throughout the Motherlode.

All 2-D artwork must be original work by the exhibiting artist, or if a print, the original work must have been created by exhibiting artist. Reference materials must belong to the artist, or the artist must have permission to use them. No workshop pieces are accepted.

​While our gallery in San Andreas is closed due to the pandemic, we will be displaying and selling the artwork on our website.  Artists keep 80% of any sales; the gallery portion (20%) of the proceeds are used to help pay for administrative costs. 
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Selling art online requires good quality photographs. We encourage artists to submit their own photographs for the website, but if artists can't do this, we are here to help! Email Maggie at ccacinbox@gmail.com for more information.

All artwork must be ready to hang; please use wire and D-rings (see link below for instructions) when possible or appropriate. Please label all art work on the back with the name of the artist; the title of the art; contact information; and the price.

All art must be hand-delivered to the gallery. No shipped work will be accepted. 

How to use D-rings to hang a picture

How to take top-notch photos of your artwork

Art Spirit 2021

Submissions for this show are due February 19
Contact Kathy Mazzaferro at goldrusharts18@gmail.com for more information

Open to all high school students in Calaveras County. You may be a student at public school, home school, continuation school, or private school. 

There is no required theme. Artwork may be 2d or 3d. All mediums accepted.

Requirements:
Use any medium: collage, digital, watercolor, acrylic. All oils must be thoroughly dry. If using charcoal or pastel, make sure artwork is well sealed with fixative. Please don’t use glitter, and affix all media securely.

Art may be for sale, and must be physically in the gallery to be listed for sale in the online shop.
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Postcards for
​A New Year

Online Registration starts December 1

Submissions for this show are closed

Show online and in gallery January 11 –February 26

Drop art off at gallery: January 4-8
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(Drop off by appointment only. Email Kathy at goldrusharts18@gmail.com)

We invite artists from Calaveras, Amador, and Tuolumne Counties to participate in a postcard/small works show, Postcards for a New Year. We are accepting up to 30 artists, with no more than 2 pieces of art per artist. This show will be displayed in the gallery and online.
 
Theme:
We want to see postcard-size art that describes your experience of 2020, or what you’re hoping for in 2021. We’ve all had a rough 2020 and we’re all looking forward to 2021 being a better year. What postcard do you want to send to the world?
 
Requirements:
All artwork must be under 5” x 7” (You can turn that vertically or horizontally. If framed, frame must be no larger than 5” x 7” or 7” x 5.”
 
Use any medium: collage, digital, watercolor, acrylic. All oils must be thoroughly dry. If using charcoal or pastel, make sure artwork is well sealed with fixative. Please don’t use glitter, and affix all media securely.
 
Fill out the online registration form or email Maggie for a paper form. No art will be accepted without a completed form.
 
All submissions MUST have artist name and name of artwork listed on the back of work and this information MUST match what is provided on the Registration Form. If you have an artist website, you may list that as well.
 
Art may be for sale, and must be in the gallery to be listed in our online shop. Please send Maggie a photograph of the artwork if you have one.
​Please name your image file like this: Your last name_Name of piece
 
Prices for online sales should be no lower then $20; they can be as high as artist wishes. Artist commission is: 80% artist/20% Arts Council.

Register to submit your art for Postcards from a New Year

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One-of-a-kind gifts of art
in gallery
until January 1