Village Savant™

Eligibility:
• Open to all California artists and poets from 16 years old - 30
• Work can be wall-hung, free-standing or pedestal mounted.
• Work must be hand delivered to Brooks College
• Wall-hung work may not exceed 105" height x 72" width x 12" depth (including frame), and not weigh over 50 lbs.
• Free standing work may not exceed 114" in height.
• All work must be original.
• Maximum of 2 entries per artist in open theme exhibit and 1 entry per artist in Heart of Chaos juried exhibit.

Selection: Work will be selected after hand delivery to Brooks College; Heart of Chaos themed work will be juried between November 7 and November 14 and winners will be notified before the show.

To Enter:
Deliver framed photography and artwork (canvases don't need to be framed) and/or poetry (framed and illustrated poetry optional) to Brooks College of Sunnyvale on October 28th, 29th, 31st, November 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 between 9 am and 7pm on weekdays and 9 am -1 pm on Saturday.

All work must have labels fastened securely on the back and one entry form for each artist must be completed.

You may sell your work and all transactions are between the artist and the seller. We will provide artists with contracts to protect their rights in the event that they choose to sell original pieces.

Deliver work with entry form to:
Brooks College of Sunnyvale
1120 Kifer Road (off Lawrence Expressway)
Sunnyvale, CA 94086

Non-refundable Entry Fees:
$5.00 per artist/poet.
Make checks out to Catalyst for Youth.
Cash also accepted when work is delivered.

Please ask for a cash receipt.

Awards:
Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Best of Show and merit award certificates.
Jurors not associated with Brooks College, Catalyst for Youth, or Heart of Chaos to be announced.

Receptions:
Two receptions will be held at Brooks College on Friday night November 18 from 5 pm–9 pm and Saturday November 19 from 10 am – 2 pm. Celebrate the art and the artists and enjoy live painting demos, spoken word, music & food.

For More Information:
Call Joanne at (408) 269-3356 or (408) 439-6083 or email
miguel@heartofchaos.net
joanne@heartofchaos.net
apinon@gmail.com
leonmorimoto@gmail.com

This Youth on Fire exhibit is sponsored by Catalyst for Youth, Inc. and Brooks College of Sunnyvale.

Liability, Sales, etc. regarding work submitted
• No changes to title, price, etc. will be permitted after delivery of art work.
• All reasonable care will be taken with the works, but insurance is the responsibility of the artist. Heart of Chaos or its representatives or Brooks College and its personnel will assume no liability for damage or loss.
• Selected artists agree to allow work to be photographed for media use and selected work must be on view for the duration of the exhibit
• Heart of Chaos or Brooks College is not responsible for work left beyond 7 days after the close of the show.

CALENDAR AND DEADLINES
Delivery of Artwork and Poems with entry form and fee:
October 28th, 29th, 31st,
November 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
between 9 am and 7 pm on weekdays and 9 am -1pm on Saturday.

Reception:
Friday, November 18 from 5 pm – 9 pm
Saturday, November 19 from 10 am – 2 pm

Pick up Artwork:
Thursday and Friday December 1 and 2 from 9 am – 7 pm
Saturday, December 3 from 9 am – 1 pm

Heart of Chaos Juried Competition Artwork created and poetry written for the Heart of Chaos (HOC) juried competition must reflect this metaphor which represents all young people. Its meaning comes from the science of quantum mechanics. If a chaotic system is observed long enough over time, it does not break down, as was once expected, but reveals instead a unique (to that system) image. So a hidden wholeness resides at the heart of chaos and it's called a strange attractor because it has the power to align and propel the whole system toward a higher level of order.As young people struggle to find themselves and identify their gifts, their outward lives are characteristically chaotic – especially when observed by those with more life experience and stability. Despite the chaos that rules their action journey, however, they all have a hidden wholeness, an innate image or mark of character that seeks to guide and shape them from within.