CALL TO VISUAL ARTISTS

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 2011 magazine. Artwork chosen for the cover will receive $750.00 for one-time usage in Culture 2011. All artwork chosen will receive a byline with artists’ name.

Only vertical images will be considered for the cover, and vertical or horizontal images will be selected for the inside pages. A pdf version of Culture 2010 magazine is available for review on www.keysarts.com Please follow the instructions below and submit by 5:00 pm on March 15, 2010.

Artists may submit only three images suitable for reproduction in a magazine format. Images of the artwork can only be submitted as a photograph or print 8"x10” or by email including the 3 images in one email in jpeg formatted at 96 dpi, 760 x 960.

Artists must include an artist’s statement 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.

• Images, artist’s statement and release must be submitted by March 15, 2010 at 5:00 pm to:

Florida Keys Council of the Arts 1100 Simonton Street, Suite 2-263 Key West, FL 33040 Phone: [phone removed] Fax: [phone removed] Email: [email removed] Materials will not be returned. DO NOT send original artwork.

Culture 2011 magazine, an annual publication, is a magazine distributed to art galleries and chambers of commerce throughout the Keys. It is also inserted into the In-room Concierge publication in over 3,900 guestrooms within the Keys reaching over 500,000 visitors annually. The magazine includes information on the Keys’ performing, literary and visual arts, a calendar of events and advertisements. 1 of 2