CALL TO VISUAL ARTISTS

TO: All Florida Keys & Key West Artists, Sculptors, Museums, Galleries, etc. FROM: Elizabeth Young Cultural Umbrella/Florida Keys Council of the Arts DATE: February 9, 2009 SUBJECT: Culture Magazine 2010 Cover & Inside Artwork CC: Harold Wheeler, TDC Director Cultural Umbrella Committee John Underwood, Tinsley Advertising The Monroe County Tourist Development Council, Tinsley Advertising and the Cultural Umbrella of the Florida Keys & Key West are calling artists to submit artwork for the Culture 2010 magazine. Artists will receive a byline with their name and gallery affiliation or other contact information. Additionally, the cover artists will receive $750.00 for one-time usage in Culture 2010. The Culture 2010 magazine, an annual publication, is a freestanding magazine distributed to art galleries and chambers of commerce throughout the Keys. It is also inserted into the In-room Concierge in over 3,000 guestrooms within the Keys reaching over 400,000 visitors annually. The publication includes information on the Keys’ performing, literary and visual arts as well as a calendar of events and advertisements promoting specific galleries within the Keys. This year, we are pursuing images of vertical artwork only for the cover of the magazine, and vertical or horizontal images for the inside pages, from local artists. Artists should send no more than three entries (artwork). If you are interested in having your artwork featured on the cover (vertical) and/or the inside pages (vertical or horizontal) of the magazine, please submit per the below criteria no later than March 27, 2009. Images of the artwork can be submitted as a photograph or print of approximately 8"x10” to: Florida Keys Council of the Arts 1100 Simonton Street, Key West, FL 33040 Phone: [phone removed] Fax: [phone removed] Email: [email removed] • Artist must include a biography of approximately 150 words in a word document that includes the artist’s name, gallery where work is showcased, place of residence and the artist’s source of inspiration for the painting. • Read, sign and return the below release for usage of your artwork. • Artwork and bios must be submitted by March 27, 2009 in order to be considered for usage. • Artists should send no more than three entries (artwork). • The committee will get back to you if your artwork has been selected after April 14, 2009.