Call for Art Work Submissions at the Harrington Gallery at Pleasanton's Firehouse Arts Center

Information, photo submitted by Firehouse Arts Center:

The Harrington Gallery at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton announces the call for submissions for the Fresh Works 5th Annual Open Juried Exhibit. Open to Bay Area artists working in all 2-D and 3-D media. Note: no jewelry. Video art will be accepted contingent upon space; artist must provide equipment. All work must be original, completed in the last two years, and not previously exhibited in Pleasanton. The deadline for submitting entry form and fee is Wednesday, March 18, 5:00 p.m.

Special guest juror: Philip Linhares. Mr. Linhares is well-known in the Bay Area for his 21 year tenure as Chief Curator for the Oakland Museum of California from 1990-2011. He was also Director at Mills College Art Gallery, Director of the Graduate Program at California College of Arts, and Director of Exhibitions at the San Francisco Art Institute.

Exhibit runs May 2 through June 6, with opening Artists Reception and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, May 2, 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the Firehouse Arts Center Harrington Gallery, 4444 Railroad Avenue, Pleasanton.

For more info and entry forms: www.firehousearts.org, or contact Gallery Director Julie Finegan at 925-931-4849, or jfinegan@cityofpleasantonca.gov.

Regular gallery hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 12:00-5:00 p.m.; Saturday 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.