Dirty Show 10.5
Sept 25 - Oct 3, 2009 (NEW SHOW DATE)
Detroit, Michigan, USA

The Call For Art is NOW OPEN

Once again we return to a twice-a-year exhibition format, with a Late-Summer exhibition
in September. There are a number reasons we are doing this. The first being the show is successful enough to pull it off—our previous exhibition this past February was almost too successful. Also, by having a show during this temperate Michigan weather, patrons need not worry about snow or slush. Most important of all, we will have an enlarged space for the exhibition, with plenty of fresh air.

This time, the very best art from the exhibition will go on tour starting
in Chicago and ending up on the West Coast in November.

The traditional Dirty Show® in February (2010) will continue as well.

We are offering Jury Awards totaling a combined $1,000 in cash and prizes
for Erotic; Fine Art, Photography, Sculpture, All Around Dirtiest and more. 

Please read and understand the submission process before sending.
Questions regarding the submission process should be emailed HERE.

• Our Call for Submissions is open to Artists from anywhere in the world.
• Artists working in all media are invited to submit recent EROTICA
. (created within the last two years).
• All artists must be at least 18 years of age.
• Artist/Photographers should have documented/ signed model releases
. stating that their models are at least 18 years of age*.
• Content is totally up to you, as long as the submissions are EROTIC.
• All submissions must be of original design and personal execution.
• Art submitted to previous Dirty Shows will not be accepted.

SUBMISSION: Deadline: August 18, 2009 (NEW DEADLINE)
Please follow the submission guidelines set out below.
Failure to follow these basic guidelines may result in your work
being omitted from the selection process.

ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST BE SENT IN DIGITAL / EMAIL FORM.
SEND ALL SUBMISSIONS IN ONE (1) EMAIL.
DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE EMAILS.

• Artists may submit a maximum of FOUR (4) pieces.

• Painting/Illustrations/Photography:
Submit no more than one (1) Digital photo/scan of each piece.

• Sculpture & Multi-Dimensional Art:
Submit no more than three (3) digital photos per piece.

• Film/Video:
3 stills and a brief description, or you may email a hosted link to a video file.

• Performance Art and Installations:
Email proposal, 100 words or less, or you may email a hosted link to a video file, (i.e. YouTube, etc.).

Submission Email Must Include:
• Artist’s Legal Name,
• Professional Name, if different.
• Street Address,
• City, State, Postal Code.
• Country (if non-U.S.)
• Telephone contact number.

For each piece of artwork submitted, please include the following:
• Title(s).
• Medium.
• Physical dimensions of piece(s).
• Approximate price range.

Submission image requirements:
Digital photos/scans should be saved as
Jpegs, in RGB format (300kb files or less).

Images must be named in the following manner, the artist’s last name, a short title, and a number (i.e. “Jones_Nude_1.jpg”, “Jones_Legs_2.jpg, etc.)

Send image files as attachments in your email only, using the email link below.
Do Not send Compressed, Zipped or Stuffed folders.
Do Not send your submissions as a link to your website or image gallery.
Send all images in the same email.
Do Not send submissions to any other Dirty Show email addresses, especially older ones from previous shows, many are inactive and your submissions will just get lost in the dead email bin.

Film/Video & Performance Submission Method:
Do not email a video file directly, only email a hosted link to your video file, (i.e. YouTube, etc.).

Submission Method EMAIL Only!
(CLICK HERE WHEN READY TO SUBMIT)

Selection and Notification of Acceptance:
August 18, through August 22, 2009.
We will notify you, please do not email us inquiring as to the status of your submission(s).
Artists with works selected for the show will be notified, via email, phone, or by mail.
Upon acceptance, artists will receive registration information.

Please understand that shipping costs to and from the show is the responsibility of the artist, also over-sized pieces incur higher shipping rates; you may wish to consult your shipping carrier first before submitting.

Fees: There is no submission fee. Accepted artists will pay a single $15.00 registration fee (per artist, not per piece).
Accepted artists receive a complementary admission to the exhibition.

The Dirty Show® retains a 30% commission on all sales made during the exhibition.
Non-juried art and pieces selected for the Museum Store are at a 40% commission.
All art submitted and accepted to the show should be for sale.

How the work is judged.
Other than legal age requirements, nothing is censored, nothing is too filthy or too subtle. All art is considered, from the high to the low, from the biggest names to the first timers. We want to be taken into your world. We want to be impressed, amazed, enlightened, entranced, excited, astounded, humored or even repulsed —we love it all.

Like any art piece, we ask “Do we like it?” And even if we don’t like it, can we appreciate it, does it engage the viewer? The formula is 1) Eroticism, 2) Execution, 3) Originality, and 4) what we call the X Factor- the ever-changing and unexplainable something that makes a work special. We try to take everything into consideration, which works for the artist and in cases, can work against them. We consider traditional fine art nudes as well as edgier vanguard and outsider styles and judge accordingly. A realistic oil is going to be held to different standards that a folk art piece. We mix it up, and try to judge each piece on it’s own merits.

*Photographers should be prepared to provide signed, dated model releases for verification upon our request. Failure to provide these documents may result in your work being omitted from the selection process.

Personal information collected by us is never sold or traded.