Who is eligible to apply for this exhibition
 Any current ATL SCAD student that has taken Foundation Studies classes during the 2023/24 school year can submit work for the exhibition. All work submitted must come from Foundation Studies classes from April 2023 to April 2024.
Award categories
 2D Design
 3D Design
 4D/Time
 Digital Art/Design
 Color Works
 Drawing
 Figurative Art
 Sketchbook: collection of process work with at least half the compositions coming from foundation studies courses.
 Portfolio: a collection of 4 works created in four separate foundation studies courses.
Award Criteria
 Awards are given to works that exemplify creativity, skill, and craftsmanship.
When are the awards announced
 The awards will be announced during the exhibition closing ceremony on May 24th, 2024, between 3:00 - 5:00 pm. Award presentation will happen at 4:30. Participants should be present to receive their awards.
How many works can I submit
 In total, a student may create five submissions: three for individual works, each coming from different foundations courses and one submission each to sketchbook and portfolio.
  For a portfolio category submission, please submit four images from four separate foundations courses, designed and composed into a single image file, oriented horizontally with the student's name at the lower right-hand corner and submitted as a JPG.
 For a sketchbook category submission, please submit images of at least four pages, designed and composed into a single image file, submitted as a JPG.
Minimum presentation requirements for accepted works
 - We strongly encourage you to frame your work for the exhibition. All framed works must use plexiglass, no glass will be allowed. Framing in white or black wood is required, no metal frames.

- If you choose not to frame the work, a white or off-white window mat may be used. Colored mats are not allowed.
 - Artworks must be professionally presented and ready to hang (with wire on back, if framed) at the time of submission.
 - The exhibition committee holds the right to refuse any works that are not found to be representative of the work submitted for the application or does not meet professional presentation standards. SCAD is not responsible for damage due to poor craftsmanship of presentation or the use of glass in frames.
 - Accepted works that do not meet these requirements or do not exhibit a high level of craftsmanship may not be exhibited.
 Digital artworks must adhere to these presentation requirements:
 Images must be submitted as a .jpg (at highest resolution) and be at least 3000 pixels on the largest side, with a 300 ppi resolution, and should be saved in RGB color mode.
 Videos must be submitted as a .mov or MP4 file and be no larger than 100 MB.
All students are encouraged to work with their professors to ensure professional presentation standards.
Matting workshops
 Workshops for matting will be offered on April 12 and 19 to assist those students that would like to mat their own work. You may also have your work professionally framed. We recommend Binders (Buckhead location in Atlanta) for framing works for the Beyond the Dot exhibition.
Delivery of accepted works
 Accepted works must be delivered, between the hours of 10am and 5pm to room 567C of 1600 Peachtree street on May 10th.
Calendar
 April 5.   Submittable portal open for submissions
 April 19.  Deadline for submission is 11:59 pm, this is a strict deadline
 April 26.  Students will be notified of accepted works
 May 10.    Works must be delivered, framed and ready to be exhibited
 May 17.   Works will be installed
 May 20. Exhibition opens on the 5th floor of the C building
 May 24.  Exhibition Awards and Closing Ceremony. Please invite friends and family.

Questions?
 For any questions about the exhibition, please email beyondthedot@scad.edu



 

Overview:

SCAD's Alexander Hall Gallery seeks work by faculty members for its upcoming summer exhibition to celebrate the vast creative talents of the university's educators. This call is open to all current SCAD faculty members based in Savannah and faculty members from any department are welcome to apply. Jurors will consider work of diverse media, but will give priority to 2D works. No time-based media, no digital illustrations. Works must be pre-existing.

Submission Period:
    Application opens: Mon., March 25th
    Deadline: Sun., May 5th at 11:59 pm EST
Notification of acceptance: Week of April 29th
Exhibition: June 13th to Early September (DATE TBD) at Alexander Hall

Submission Requirements
 

• Submit up to 5 works before Sun., May 5th at 11:59 pm EST.                              
  • If you would like to have more than one work considered, please submit each work as its own separate entry. More than 5 works will not be considered. 

    
  
  
   

• Diverse practices are encouraged, showing traditional and unconventional use of material, experimentation, aesthetic expressions, styles and formats. Time-based media and digital illustrations will not be considered.
• Works that fail to meet the requirements will not be considered. 

How to enter
    1.  Enter your full name, email address, phone number and SCAD affiliation. Faculty must include department/position title.

    2. Upload up to 5 works for consideration with the following information. You are allowed one image per work/entry*:

• Title of work
• Medium
• Date of creation 
• Dimensions in INCHES (2D works: H x W, or 3D works H x W x D) **
• Edition, if applicable 
• Retail and Artist Price***
• Description of work

*Each image should be of high resolution, and must not exceed 1600 pixels on the longest side.
    **If photography is submitted, size of final printed work and specific type of print must be stated in the submission.
***The artist price is 1/2 the retail price.

If your work is accepted for exhibition, you must abide by the following requirements and timeline:

 

• Deliver or ship accepted artworks to SCAD Exhibition Storage [102 East Lathrop Ave, Savannah, Georgia, 31415] between Mon. June 3 to Fri., June 7. If dropping off, email Michael Runnels at mrunnels@scad.edu to schedule delivery during SCAD business hours. All accepted works must be ready to hang prior to drop off/delivery to Exhibition Storage.
• Works on paper must be framed professionally, and done so prior to installation (Mon., June 10th). Applicants are responsible for framing of accepted work. While not all works require framing, edges of artworks must be neat and presentable (i.e. paintings must be stretched on bars with clean, paint-free edges). 

PLEASE NOTE: SCAD reserves the right to reject work that does not follow the guidelines, procedures, and deadlines outlined above. SCAD also reserves the right to prohibit exhibition of works that appear incomplete by the time of installation or appear different from the originally proposed work(s) in the application.


Email Haley Clouser at hclouser@scad.edu for more information or questions.