LALUZAPALOOZA 2015

LALUZAPALOOZA 2015
OUR 29TH ANNUAL GROUP SHOW

March 6 – 29, 2015
Opening Reception: Friday, March 6th, 8-11 PM

La Luz De Jesus Gallery proudly presents our annual juried group exhibition, LALUZAPALOOZA. This gigantic, no-theme show features works from some of the freshest and most relevant artists working today. Last year we sorted through 16,000 submissions from commercial illustrators, graphic designers, tattooists, scenics, students, street taggers, animators and working gallery artists.  How many will we see this year? Past shows have featured as many as 330 pieces and as few as 100, making this the most exclusive selection of tastefully, jam-packed, salon-style exhibited works in Post-Pop. There will be some familiar names from our ever-growing roster of feature artists, but an overwhelming percentage of the work this year will come from a brand new batch of previously undiscovered, emerging talent. Will you be among them?

SUBMISSION PROTOCOL

We have recently revised our submission policy. Read the following carefully before submitting.

La Luz de Jesus Gallery reviews submissions from October 1st to December 31st only, in consideration for our annual group show.

Size restrictions apply: only pieces under 24″ on largest side will be considered. Artists not located locally will be responsible for the cost of returning their own work. No glass will be accepted on any piece that requires shipping. All art must have its own hanging or standing mechanism. Paintings must be wired or cleated.

If you wish to submit work for consideration, you must follow these guidelines and those below. Submissions that do not follow the guidelines will not be considered.

We showcase mainly figurative, narrative paintings and unusual sculpture. Our focus is not abstract expressionism and we are not accepting submissions of video or digital art, photography, edition printing or conceptual installations.

Also, please be aware that because of the large volume of unsolicited submissions we receive, we cannot, and will not, personally respond or offer you a review of your materials.

VIA EMAIL

Artists may submit 3-8 low resolution (72 ppi, 760 pixels on the largest side), unzipped jpegs.
File names must be saved in this format: LastName_Title-of-Artwork.jpg

Indicate within the body of the email the following info for each work:

Your Name
“The Title”
Medium (Oil on canvas, etc)
Dimension Width” x Height” (x Depth” -if applicable)
Framed dimension Width” x Height” (x Depth” -if applicable)
$ Retail price range

Include this info within the body of the email, NOT AS AN ATTACHMENT. Also include your complete contact information (your name, mailing address, phone number, email and website address).

These submissions may be sent to: info@laluzdejesus.com with “Group Show Submission” in the subject line. It is not necessary to send a follow up email. We will get in touch with you only if we are interested.

Email submissions that do not follow this format will not be reviewed.”

THE HISTORY

Previously our annual group show was called “Everything but the Kitschen Sync,” but it began life in October 1986 as the “Día de los Muertos” show which was entirely focused on the folk art, sculptures and imagery of Mexico’s “Day of the Dead” celebration. By 1995, gallery owner and curator Billy Shire felt the show had run its course and presented other themed group exhibitions such as the 1996 “21st Century Tiki Show.” In 1998 Shire decided to present a non-themed show dedicated to illustrative and narrative artwork. As many local artists work in commercial graphic art fields such as illustration, cartooning, animation, etc., the show was named “Uncommercial Art by Commercial Artists.” In 2004, Shire changed the show title to the more encompassing and less-cumbersome “Everything But the Kitschen Synch.” Several spelling and name variations later, here we are…

“Everyone looks at this show for new and interesting artists” states Shire – “and indeed, not only does La Luz de Jesus pick artists from the group show for smaller group and solo shows down the line–numerous curators and owners of other galleries also keep their eyes on the yearly show for potential artists to add to their rosters.”

“This is the one show annually that most patrons look forward to seeing, as it’s a chance to discover new artists in the venue that has launched so many careers,” notes gallery director Matt Kennedy. “Every year we manage to discover a new conglomeration of fresh talent, and among them a class of breakout successes. That’s really a credit to the accessible talent pool. The quality and availability of instruction (both in schools and through independent study) coupled with the the culture that this city attracts, fosters a welcoming environment for people with the ability to create –often in reaction to their individual situations.”

Join La Luz de Jesus Gallery as we continue to support the latest and most original efforts from the world’s alternative art scene.

Contact the gallery director for availability and purchase info: (323) 666-7667