CAKE FOR EVERYONE
Aside from food, there are a few themes that run through my blog posts. Entering academic shows can be a huge plus for all artists…but I find that emerging artists, regardless of age, really benefit most. If you get juried in to an academic exhibition, make every effort to attend the opening. You’d be amazed by how much you can learn by being a fly on the wall when no one knows you’re there. And remember, sometimes you can have your cake and eat it too…academic settings are great for art sales.
Check out this great Call for Entries for Chowan University‘s National Juried Exhibit for 2011. The entry fee is a little higher than I would like, but the juror is great and the opening is in January when many commercial galleries are on a bit of a hiatus. Take a look…
CALL for ENTRIES:
Chowan University’s National Juried Exhibition 2011
ELIGIBLE WORK: The exhibition is open to all artists, 18 years or older, residing within the United States. All work must be original and created without the aid of an instructor. Paintings, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, original hand-made prints, photography, and drawings are all acceptable media for submission.
All two dimensional work must be framed or created on a gallery wrapped canvas. Each artist may submit up to three pieces for consideration.
DEADLINE:
November 5, 2010
AWARDS:
Best in Show $300.00
2nd Place $200.00
3rd Place $100.00
SUBMISSION FORMAT: All entries must be submitted digitally via CD. Images must be saved as JPEGS at 72 dpi. Additionally, images should not be longer than 900 pixels in any direction and CDs must be viewable from a Mac or PC computer. The CD itself should be clearly labeled with your contact information: name, address, phone number, and email address. The saved images on the CD must be saved as such:
FullName_Entry#.jpg Example: BobSmith_Entry#1.jpg
Please note that CDs will not be returned and will become the property of the Department of Visual Art at Chowan University. Images of accepted work may be used for marketing purposes.
LIMITATIONS: Works must not exceed 4 feet (48 inches) in any direction, and must not exceed 40 lbs. All 2D work must include suitable hanging mechanisms, and either be framed or created on a gallery wrapped canvas. All 3D work must be assembled and ready for exhibition upon arrival. We reserve the right to reject work for the exhibition that differs significantly from the submitted images and/or for craft issues.
LIABILITY: The gallery staff will take great care in handling artworks for exhibition. The University, gallery staff, and Department of Visual Art are not liable for any damage that may occur.
SHIPPING (please read carefully): The artist is responsible for shipping costs to and from the gallery. Call tags for returning artwork must be prearranged by the artist. Shipped works need to arrive at the gallery between January 10-14, 2011. To arrange hand delivery/ pick up please contact Carolyn Phillips at phillc@chowan.edu.
Work will not be returned to the artist if:
– no call tag is issued by the artist or
– if the artist does not prearrange pick up and retrieve the work by Friday, March 4.
Specific shipping and labeling details will be included upon notification of accepted entries.
JUROR: Maxine Payne is a photographer living and working in Arkansas, where her grandparents raised her. She received her M.F.A from the University of Iowa where she was also an Iowa Arts Fellow. Payne was selected a Fellow of the American Photography Institute at New York University, as well as a Fellow of the College Art Association.
Payne works to find ways to engage community in her work and speaks to the idea of place. Her work has been shown nationally. Currently, Maxine is an Associate Professor of Art and Departmental Chair at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. Payne has worked on photographing Arkansas Historic Bridges for the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department since 2004.
ENTRY FEES and MATERIALS: Artists are allowed to submit up to three (3) artworks for consideration, and the exhibition fee is $40.00. The Department of Visual Art Gallery does not take commission on artworks that are sold. Please send a check, made out to the Department of Visual Art- Chowan University, along with the entry form, SASE (#10 envelope) for notification, and CD to the following address:
Carolyn Phillips, Department of Visual Art
Chowan University
One University Place
Murfreesboro, NC 27855