Thank you for your interest in participating in LeMoyne's Her Temple exhibition featuring Isabella Al-Sharif! Please read all of the information below before applying.
Her Temple, featuring painter and poetess Isabella Al-Sharif, is an enchanting exhibition that embodies portraits of strength, power, and multidimensional layers of feminine divinity. Through intricate brushwork and ethereal gold leaf, her portraits evoke reverence and empowerment, weaving a thread of unity between women of all races, backgrounds, and ethnicities. As viewers immerse themselves in this visual odyssey, they are invited into a world where unity, strength, and spirituality intertwine in poetic harmony, bridging the gap between observer and artwork.
This call to artists is open to all mediums, with an effort to complement Isabella's work. We are seeking applicants who can expand upon this vision by incorporating women from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, while also infusing a spiritual context through symbology that resonates with nature and animal motifs.
Isabella Al-Sharif is a fine artist currently residing in Tallahassee, Florida. She graduated with a Bachelors of Fine Art from the College of Charleston and has been painting continuously for over 15 years. She discovered her authentic artistic voice and style after the birth of her daughter in 2015. This significant experience served as a catalyst for her to artistically convey female empowerment through spiritual symbols and powerfully large figurative paintings. She uses gold leaf and bold hues to make the viewer feel empowered and inspired from the imagery of women as portals of life and creation. She also accompanies each painting with a poem to further express her artistic voice with the viewer, and hopes to empower women and men all over the world. Her work is consistently traveling through various exhibitions nation wide, and she has sold pieces internationally as well.
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Important Dates:
- Exhibit on View: Thursday, August 22 – Saturday, September 21, 2024.
- Application Deadline: Monday, July 29, 11:59pm.
- You may continue to edit your application before submitting it until the deadline.
- Make sure all of your label information is up to date with the corresponding image. Label information is needed for the Artist Review Committee to jury your work. You will be able to edit your application as needed until the deadline. We will use this information to make our program, labels, and inventory.
- Artwork drop off: Friday, August 16, from 12:00-6:00pm, & Saturday, August 17, from 11:00am-6:00pm.
- If special arrangements are needed, please contact our Curator, Chloe Patterson at chloe@lemoyne.org.
- Ensure that your work is hanging ready, wire preferred! Please review our General Terms & Conditions.
- Our Curator, Chloe Patterson, will be at the gallery on Friday to assist you, and review your work during drop off. A gallery assocaiate will be available on Saturday.
- Exhibit Opening Reception: Thursday, August 22, 5-7:30pm
- The Opening will have live music, food, a bar, and fun! Free for Exhibiting Artists, LeMoyne Arts Members, children under 12, $5 for non-members and guests.
- Muffins & Mimosas Event: Saturday, August 24, 11-12:30pm
- The Opening will have live music, food, a bar, and fun! Free for Exhibiting Artists, LeMoyne Arts Members, children under 12, $5 for non-members and guests.
- Artist Talk by Isabella Al-Sharif: Thursday, August 29, 6:00pm
- Artwork Pick-up: Monday-Tuesday, September 23-24 from 11am - 6pm.
- Unsold works must be picked up by October 8 between 11-6pm unless other arrangements are made ahead of time. Artwork not picked up by October 8 will be considered a donation to LeMoyne Arts. LeMoyne will not be able to store work for more than this short window, thank you for understanding.
Friendly reminders:
- Please make sure to save your Eventeny login information and check your junk mail for future messages via Eventeny.
- LeMoyne Arts is a family-friendly and safe space, please be mindful of the content represented in your work. While we do allow tasteful nudity, the jury will review the piece carefully before accepting it.
- You may submit as many pieces as you like for the jury to review. If accepted, we will assume that the piece will be delivered during artist drop-off. If a piece submitted is not going to be available for the exhibit, please let chloe@lemoyne.org know as soon as possible.
- Please only submit new work that has not been shown locally in recent years. We only want to show fresh work that our local art lovers haven't seen (this is not applicable to regional artists).
- Accepted artists are encouraged to provide a bio/artist statement, (100-200 words, 3rd person), a headshot, and behind-the-scenes content.
Photographing your work:
- The Artist Review Committee will be reviewing each image carefully. The quality of your photo may impact your score. We will use these images for the printed program and marketing purposes, so make sure they are presented in your program in a professional manner. Make sure they are high-resolution.
- Avoid glass reflections/ glare.
- Are properly cropped with plain white backgrounds.
- Accurate lighting.
- We do not require detail shots, 1 image should be sufficient. If you want to include a detailed shot, please note that in the title.
LeMoyne Arts = 125 N. Gadsden St. Tallahassee, FL 32301Please use street parking when dropping off or picking up work (
There are two "reserved" LeMoyne Arts parking spots in front of the gallery for your use). We are only able to use St. John's parking across the street during special events and exhibit openings.
