INFORMATION FOR EXHIBITING ARTISTS

Artists: Congratulations again on being accepted into "Man as Object: Reversing the Gaze' This will be a historic exhibition and we are very excited to be working with you!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
*The exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center has been extended to November 30, 2011!
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER:
  1. Monday, August 22, 2011 – Deadline for catalog order form and Loan Agreement.
  2. Saturday, October 29, 1 to 3 p.m.  -  Hand deliver of artwork to SOMArts (934 Brannan Street, San Francisco,CA 94103)  HAND DELIVERED ART WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY AT THIS TIME.
  3. Shipped artwork to SOMArts must arrive between Tuesday, October 25 to Friday, October 28.  Shipped work must include a prepaid return label.
  4. Friday, November 4, 6-9:00 p.m. – Opening Reception at SOMArts
  5. Wednesday, November 30 – Show Closes
  6. Art pick-up time for hand delivered works will be announced (either 12/1/11 or 12/2/11) and shipped artwork will be returned at this time.

San Fancisco Hotels:  If you are headed to San Francisco for 'Reversing the Gaze,' book your hotel reservations early, as November is prime visitor season in San Francisco. Here are some comparative prices from online travel sites, as of Sept. 15, 2011:
    Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter, $185 - $215/night
    Handlery, 351 Geary, $169/night
    Hotel Diva, 440 Geary, $205 - $224/night
    Golden Gate Hotel, 775 Bush, $105 - $165/night
    Hilton - Financial District, 750 Kearny, $229/night
    Holiday Inn - Civic Center, 50 Eighth St, $253/night
    Phoenix Hotel, 601 Eddy, $119 - $128/night
SHIPPED ART WORK:
Shipped artwork to SOMArts must arrive between Tuesday, October 25th and Friday, October 28th. FedEx or UPS can give you an accurate time window from your address to San Francisco. Your work must arrive by Friday, the 28th, or it will not be hung in the gallery. Your shipment must also include a prepaid return shipping label, or it will not be hung.

Ship to:
SOMArts Cultural Center
Attn: RTG
934 Brannan Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 862-1414

Directives:
  • Ship your work in a sturdy, reusable box.
  • Put your prepaid return shipping label in the box.
  • Write your name LARGE on the outside.
  • VERY IMPORTANT - put a label on the back of your work with your name and the title of the piece.
  • Make sure your piece is tightly wired. No sawtooth hangers.
  • Your work should have finished edges.
  • Include any special hanging apparatus and instructions (if not a normally hung work).
  • NO NO NO packing peanuts -- Did I say NO packing peanuts?
  • Do NOT send a form with a UPS or FedEx account number on it to be billed. They will not pick it up. Your label must have a bar code.

PREPAID RETURN SHIPPING LABEL: This is crucial. Every shipped piece MUST arrive with a prepaid return shipping label to return the work back to you from SOMArts. Have this return label (must have a bar code) and put in an envelope inside your box.
Directions to Print a Shipping Label:
  1. Create an account online with FedEx or UPS
  2. Have your box already packed and write down the dimensions (H x W x L) and weight. If you don't have a scale, just guestimate
  3. Create two labels -- the first is shipped TO SOMArts, the second FROM SOMArts back to you
  4. Put in December 2, 2011 as the return ship date
Or, go to a place like Mailboxes Plus and have them do it for you. But this may cost 30% more!
Questions? Contact Karen: karengutfreundexhibitions@yahoo.com
Header Image (left): Della Calfee, Men As Table, Archival paper, 14 x 11 inches, 1991.
Header Image (middle top): Erika Meriaux, Heracles and Omphale, Oil on linen canvas, 48 x 28 inches, 2010.