Prospectus

Deadline to Apply: June 19th, 2026
Blue Line Arts in Roseville, CA is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year, and to celebrate, we are hosting a poster contest! Since its inception in 1966, Blue Line Arts has been a driving force in enriching the cultural fabric of Placer County and beyond.
We are looking for artists to design posters that celebrate this legacy of Blue Line Arts throughout the decades we have been serving the community. We encourage artists to take inspiration from the iconic design movements from the 60s to our current era. From Pop Art to minimalism, psychedelic art and brutalist design, artists will imagine what a poster for Blue Line Arts might have looked like throughout the decades as we grew into what we are today.
Posters will then be available for public voting, with prizes for 1st through 3rd place award winners. The prizes are as follows:
1st Place - $50 gift card to BLICK Art Materials, featured poster design with dedicated post on social media, website and newsletter feature
2nd Place - $30 gift card to Michael's, feature design in newsletter
3rd Place - $20 gift card to Michael's, feature design in newsletter
All participants will receive a free Blue Line Arts sticker, available for pickup at the gallery!
The posters will be on display in the gallery for the 3 weeks leading up to our SCG Artist Residency and will be for sale for the remainder of the show as merchandise for our 60th Anniversary. Artists will still retain their commission for the piece even as they are marketed as merchandise for the gallery’s 60th Anniversary.
Posters MUST be 11” x 17” and printed WITHOUT a frame. We will be hanging the posters with no-damage hardware and, after they are taken down, will be put into protective sleeves for the public to browse. Sleeves will be provided by the gallery.
Application Requirements
You must be 18 years or older to apply.
Free Submissions: Blue Line Artist and College level members as well as local college students from Placer County and neighboring Sacramento, El Dorado, Yolo, Yuba, Sutter, and Nevada Counties can submit for free. Please reach out to gallery@bluelinearts.org for the discount code to receive your waived entry fee. Discount codes are processed manually during normal business hours (Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-5pm, so please plan ahead).
All others must pay a non-refundable entry fee of $10, a flat fee for up to 3 images.
Submission Requirements
- Poster Design Images: at least 1, up to 3
- Artist Statement (optional)
Image Specifications
- Between 1mb and 3mb in size
- Minimum of 1200 px on one side
- Images must be in JPG format
- Name your JPGs as follows: Artist Name-Artwork Title.jpg
Eligibility Criteria
- All artwork must be original
- All works must be printed and unframed
- All artwork must be for sale
- Accepted artwork that differs significantly from image in online submission will be disqualified
- No accepted entry may be withdrawn or sold outside of the exhibition prior to the closing date
- Blue Line Arts handles all sales transactions. Non-member artists receive a 50% commission from all gallery sales and members receive a 60% commission.
Size Limitations
- All posters must be printed to 11” x 17” and be unframed in order to be accepted.
Application Fee
Free Submissions: Current Blue Line Arts Members at the College Student and Artist Level as well as local college students from Placer County and neighboring Sacramento, El Dorado, Yolo, Yuba, Sutter, and Nevada Counties can submit for free.
- Please reach out to gallery@bluelinearts.org for the discount code to receive your waived entry fee. Discount codes are processed manually during normal business hours (Tuesday-Saturday from 11am-5pm, so please plan ahead).
$10 fee for Non-Members to submit a minimum of 1 design and up to 3.
Important Dates
Exhibition Dates: August 15th to October 3rd
- Posters will be on display in Broad Education Gallery from August 15th - September 3rd. After that, they will be put into clear protective sleeves and in a display crate for people to browse at the front desk until the end of all gallery shows on October 3rd.
Submission Deadline: June 19th, 2026 - 5pm PST
Artist Notification: July 10th - 5pm PST
Shipping deadline of work to Blue Line Arts: July 24th, 2026 (Artwork MUST arrive to the gallery by August 9th)
Hand deliver work to Blue Line Arts: Sunday August 9th and Monday the 10th from 10am to 3pm
Opening Reception: August 15th from 5 to 7pm
Pick up unsold work from Blue Line Arts: Sunday October 4th and Monday the 5th from 10am to 3pm
Shipping/Delivery Information
All shipped work will be shipped back in within 2 weeks of the show's closing date.
The artist is responsible for paying for all shipping and should have a prepaid label from FedEx or UPS (No US Mail) for the return of artwork.
Artwork that is shipped may be picked up, however artwork that is dropped off MUST be picked up by hand.
Questions
If you have questions about submissions, please contact Blue Line Arts staff during gallery hours at (916) 783-4117 or at gallery@bluelinearts.org
Legal Agreement:
CONSIGNMENT The Artist will consign to the Gallery the works described in the attached consignment list for exhibition and sale, on the terms and condition set forth in this agreement. The works will be exhibited to the public and to prospective buyers during ordinary business hours and may be exhibited by special appointment. During the Consignment Term, beginning and ending, as shown above, the Gallery has the exclusive right to have and sell the works consigned to the Gallery.
WEBSITE The Gallery may also exhibit the works and other works accepted for website consignment during the Consignment Term and for any additional time as may be agreed, but is under no obligation to do so. SALES PRICE Gallery will sell the consigned works at the price specified in the consignment list unless the Artist authorizes a lower price, but the Gallery may rely upon verbal authorization from the Artist to sell at a lower price. Artist authorizes Gallery to charge less than the agreed retail price, by giving a 10 percent discount to a professional curator, designer or a regular patron of the Gallery.
COMMISSION The Gallery will be entitled to a commission on sales of works consigned to the Gallery when the sale is agreed during the Consignment Term; on sales of works exhibited on the Gallery’s website when the sale is agreed during the time the work is exhibited on the website; and to a commission on all sales of work, whether or not it is consigned to the Gallery or exhibited on the Gallery’s website, for sales initiated by the Gallery and agreed by the Artist during the Commission Term, beginning and ending as shown above. The commission will be a percentage of the sales price, not including sales tax, as shown above.
PAYMENTS AND TRANSFER The Artist authorizes the Gallery to transfer possession of a work to a buyer upon payment in full of the purchase price, or as may otherwise be agreed by the Gallery and the Artist. The Gallery will credit to itself a portion of any payment for the sale of a work, full or partial, in proportion to its commission, immediately upon receipt of the payment. At the end of a month in which full payment for a work has been received, the Gallery will transfer the Artist’s share of the sales price to the Artist. In the event that the Artist receives funds directly for a sale of a work for on which a commission is owed to the Gallery, the Artist shall pay to the Gallery all funds received for the work to the Gallery until the Gallery’s full commission is paid, and only then may retain any part of the payment price. The Artist grants the Gallery a lien against payments received for a work on which a commissions owed, and any works sold by the Artist, to satisfy the Gallery’s commission. The Artist understands that the Gallery does not maintain separate deposit accounts for the Artist’s funds and the Gallery’s funds.
DELIVERY, PLACEMENT, REMOVAL The Artist will deliver to the Gallery and remove from the Gallery the consigned works at the “beginning” and “ending” of the Consignment Term, during ordinary business hours, or as otherwise may be agreed. The location and placement of the works, and the curatorial design of an exhibition will be left to the sole discretion of the Gallery. With the assistance of the Gallery’s staff, and subject to the Gallery’s right to determine location, placement, and curatorial design, the Artist will install consigned works priced greater than $5,000.00 . The Artist agrees to pick up his/her artwork by the assigned pick up date or else he/she will be charged a fee of $25 for every day the artwork remains in the gallery after the designated pick up date. After 30 days, the artwork will be considered property of Blue Line Arts.
LOSS OR DAMAGE The Artist is solely responsible for loss or damage to a work incurred in transportation, delivery and removal of a work from the Gallery. Both the Artist and the Gallery will maintain insurance for loss or damage to a work while in the Gallery, including loss or damage that may result before and during installation, and during and after un-installation. The Artist’s insurance will be sufficient to cover the fair market value of the work. Under no circumstances will the Gallery be responsible for damage or loss due to moisture, water, sunlight, earthquakes, acts of God, or for damage or loss resulting from war or criminal attacks perpetrated by persons who are not acting as agents of the Gallery. The maximum amount the Gallery may be liable is for the share the Artist would have received if the work had sold during consignment at its fair market value, not to exceed $25,000 per occurrence, as established by prior sales of the Artist’s works.
DEFECTS WARRANTY The Artist warrants that the Consigned Art and other works of art subject to this agreement are free of all defects in materials and workmanship, and when properly installed, shall cause no unreasonable risk to persons or property. The Artist shall notify the Gallery in writing of any installation or safety requirements with respect to each work of art subject to this agreement.
OWNERSHIP AND COPYRIGHT The Artist represents and warrants that the Artist solely created and possesses unencumbered ownership of all consigned works and works to be exhibited on the Gallery’s website, and has an unrestricted right to display and reproduce the works in print and other mediums. The Artist hereby grants the Gallery a license to exhibit, display, and to reproduce images of the works for purposes of sale and publicity in print and other every other medium for dissemination during the Term, and any additional time as may be agreed. The Artist further grants the Gallery a right to reproduce the works in print publications for sale by the Gallery to commemorate the exhibition and other exhibitions, at any time before or after the consignment. All other rights are reserved to the Artist.
INDEMNIFICATION BY ARTIST Artist shall indemnify and hold the Gallery harmless from all claims, damages and losses which arise from the actual or asserted breach by the Artist of the LOSS and DAMAGE, DEFECTS WARRANTY, and OWNERSHIP and COPYRIGHT provisions, above.
INSPECTION OF RECORDS The Artist and the Gallery (or their authorized representatives) shall, upon reasonable notice, have the mutual right to inspect financial records of the other party pertaining to any transaction involving the Artist’s work. IN THE EVENT OF DEATH In the event of the Artist’s death, the executor(s) of the Estate will be bound by the terms of this contract.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the Artist and the Gallery and supersedes all prior negotiations, representations, and agreements whether oral or written. This Agreement may only be amended by written instrument signed by both parties.
GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, and all disputes shall be resolved by a court of competent jurisdiction in Placer County, California.
SHADOW SALE POLICY: If the artwork is sold up to three months after it exhibited at Blue Line Arts and was sold as a direct result of the buyer seeing the piece in that gallery exhibit, the artist must agree to take responsibility to pay Blue Line Arts the referral commission rate of 15% within a reasonable time after the sale.
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