The Montgomery Art Guild (MAG) uses an online digital entry system called ArtCall for the Montgomery Art Guild/Regions Bank show. Email programs can block messages that it thinks are spam. To help avoid that from happening with any email from our ArtCall site please consider adding the following email address to your contact list: do-not-reply@m.artcall.org. This will help your email programs recognize notes from approved sites. In addition, if you expect an email from ArtCall on a certain date and you don't receive one, check your spam folder to see if your email program sent the note there. If you have any questions contact the Montgomery Art Guild at our email address: artguildmontgomery@gmail.com.
Instructions for the call are as follows:
1. Firefox or Google Chrome internet browsers work best with ArtCall, but most internet browsers will work.
2. Do not create a portfolio during the login procedure. This is a sale pitch from ArtCall that is not associated with the Montgomery Art Guild. You can explore this option on your own, but it is not part of the submission process.
3. If you are a new user of ArtCall follow the instructions below under #4 "Register." If you previously used ArtCall, follow the instructions under #5 "Login."
4. Register and pay your membership fee
a. If you have not previously registered with ArtCall click on the “Register” button in the upper right-hand corner and fill in all of the requested information on the registration page. Fill in the user profile information. Click on the "Create Account" button at the bottom of the page. Check that your user profile information is correct and up-to-date. Click on the “Update User Profile” button at the bottom of the page.
b. To submit artwork for this exhibit, all users must pay the yearly membership fee ($35 for members, $20 for students).
c. Click on the orange "Add New Application +" button and purchase your yearly membership. If you previously paid the membership fee in the calendar year for 2024, you should have received a promo code via email before the call for this exhibit opened. Click on the blue "Enter Promo Code" button and use the code to by pass the membership payment. If you have any trouble using the promo code contact Warren Simons or Lisa Lenox, MAG ArtCall administrators, by email at artguilldmontgomery@gmail.com.
5. Login and pay your membership fee
a. If you used ArtCall previously for the MAG/Regions Bank show or any other art exhibit you can login using your email address and the password generated for you then.
b. Click on the “Login” button in the upper right-hand corner of the page and enter your email address and password to access the site.
c. If you remember the email address but not the password, click on “Forgot Password?” and follow the prompts to reset your password.
d. Check that your user profile information is correct and up-to-date. Click on the “Update User Profile” button at the bottom of the page.
e. To submit artwork for this exhibit all users need to pay the yearly membership fee ($35 for members, $20 for students).
f. Click on the orange "Add New Application +" button and purchase your yearly membership. If you previously paid the membership fee in the calendar year for 2024, you should have received a promo code via email before the call for this exhibit opened. Click on the blue "Enter Promo Code" button and use the code to by pass the membership payment. If you have any trouble using the promo code contact Warren Simons or Lisa Lenox, MAG ArtCall administrators, by email at artguilldmontgomery@gmail.com.
6. Purchase submission credits (first step to submitting your artwork)
a. Pay first, submit artwork entries afterwards.
b. On the User Dashboard page click on the green “Purchase Submission Credits” button. (Make sure you have paid for your membership before purchasing submission credits.)
d. Fill in the requested Payment Details information.
e. Enter your payment method. Click on “Submit Payment Charge.”
7. Add New Applications (submit your artwork)
a. Each entry is submitted via the “Add New Application+” button on the User Dashboard page. You must repeat the process for each entry.
b. After clicking on the “Add New Application+” button, choose a submission category. See the blue button for the category descriptions.
c. List the title of your entry (the Application title). NOTE: Make sure you have the correct spelling and punctuation! We use this data to generate the exhibit tags.
d. List the dimensions of the piece. NOTE: Your artwork cannot exceed 44 inches in height or width, including the frame. Sculpture cannot exceed 6' x 4' x 4' (heigth, width, depth) including any base that is attached. No artwork can weight more then 150 pounds. Any artwork that is outside these size and weight limitations will not be allowed into the exhibit even if it was selected for the show. No fees will be refunded for oversized artwork.
e. List the medium. Select the year your work was created. Accept the terms and conditions. Then click “Submit Entry Details.”
8. Add the photo attachment of your work
a. The photo of your entry must be between 960 pixels and 4600 pixels on its longest side (that is, it can be no smaller than 960 pixels on its longest side and no larger than 4600 pixels on the longest side). THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT POINT: the juror will judge your work based on your photo, so submit a good quality image (the photo should not be blurry, it should be in focus, and the colors should accurately represent your artwork).
b. The maximum file size for an image is 4 mb. The files must be saved in .jpg, MP3 or MP4 format.
c. Click on the “Add Attachment” button. Browse your computer for the photo file. Select it and click “Open.”
d. Click “Complete & View Entry.”
e. To submit more entries, click on the "Add New Applications +" button and repeat the process as outlined above.
9. There is no need for you to print tags
a. The Montgomery Art Guild will print tags for you and have them available when you turn in work that has been selected to be part of the exhibit.
10. To edit an entry
a. If you need to make changes to the title, price, photo, etc., you may edit an entry up to the closing date of the call. Go to the My Applications page, click on the yellow “Edit” button to the right of the photo. If you wish to delete an entry DO NOT DELETE with the trash can icon; use the EDIT icon.
11. If you need help with submitting work via ArtCall
If you have any problems submitting work via the ArtCall portal send an email to artguildmontgomery@gmail.com for assistance. NOTE: do not wait until the last day to attempt to submit work to ArtCall. If you wait until the last minute and you run into problems submitting entries via ArtCall, you may be waiting in a long line for help. Submit early!
