BEDFORD gallery



Bedford Gallery, a program of the City of Walnut Creek, also receives substantial support from the Diablo Regional Arts Association.	call for entries Working in Wax May 3 - June 28, 2009 New Deadline: March 25, 2009 Prospectus Entry Form (Adobe Acrobat files) Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. This technique was notably used in the Fayum mummy portraits from Egypt around 100-300 CE, in the Blachernitissa and other early icons, as well as in many works of 20th-century American artists, including Jasper Johns. This national juried exhibition will feature some of the most renowned artists working in this medium today, as well as other wax-based mediums, and will provide an arena for educating other artists and students about the past and possibilities of working in wax. Irene Pijoan, Ulterior Motives, 1981, encaustic and oil on masonite Entry Information Please read the information carefully and clearly fill out all fields of the entry form. You may type directly into the Entry Form PDF file before printing. If you have any questions (including problems with downloading or opening the file), please send an email to galleryinfo@bedfordgallery.org. Please do not call the gallery. To request printed entry information, please send a SASE to: Bedford Gallery, ATTN: Working in Wax Entry Form, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Entry Deadline: March 25, 2009, 5:00 p.m. Exhibition Dates: May 3 - June 28, 2009 Juror: Eileen P. Goldenberg, artist & curator Eligibility: Open to all artists in the United States, 18 years of age or older. Entries must be original work completed within the last three years. Media: 2- and 3-dimensional works made from or primarily including wax. Entry Fee: A non-refundable fee of $35 is required for entry. This fee covers up to 3 entries. Please make checks payable to City of Walnut Creek. For complete entry information, please download the Prospectus and Entry Form. Maria Porges, Lost Language II, 2001, wax, wood, metal leaf BEDFORD gallery 1601 civic drive walnut creek, ca 94596 925/295-1417 contact us

Bedford Gallery, a program of the City of Walnut Creek, also receives substantial support from the Diablo Regional Arts Association.

call for entries

Working in Wax
May 3 - June 28, 2009
New Deadline: March 25, 2009

Prospectus
Entry Form
(Adobe Acrobat files)

Encaustic painting, also known as hot wax painting, involves using heated beeswax to which colored pigments are added. This technique was notably used in the Fayum mummy portraits from Egypt around 100-300 CE, in the Blachernitissa and other early icons, as well as in many works of 20th-century American artists, including Jasper Johns. This national juried exhibition will feature some of the most renowned artists working in this medium today, as well as other wax-based mediums, and will provide an arena for educating other artists and students about the past and possibilities of working in wax.

Irene Pijoan, Ulterior Motives, 1981, encaustic and oil on masonite

Entry Information
Please read the information carefully and clearly fill out all fields of the entry form. You may type directly into the Entry Form PDF file before printing.

If you have any questions (including problems with downloading or opening the file), please send an email to galleryinfo@bedfordgallery.org. Please do not call the gallery. To request printed entry information, please send a SASE to: Bedford Gallery, ATTN: Working in Wax Entry Form, 1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek, CA 94596.

Entry Deadline: March 25, 2009, 5:00 p.m.

Exhibition Dates: May 3 - June 28, 2009

Juror: Eileen P. Goldenberg, artist & curator

Eligibility: Open to all artists in the United States, 18 years of age or older. Entries must be original work completed within the last three years.

Media: 2- and 3-dimensional works made from or primarily including wax.

Entry Fee: A non-refundable fee of $35 is required for entry. This fee covers up to 3 entries. Please make checks payable to City of Walnut Creek.

For complete entry information, please download the Prospectus and Entry Form.

Maria Porges, Lost Language II, 2001, wax, wood, metal leaf

BEDFORD gallery 1601 civic drive walnut creek, ca 94596 925/295-1417 contact us