one POTATO, two POTATOES
I caught my child harvesting poisonous potatoes. Digging up a rare, toxic tater is a good thing I’m told. They weren’t meant for us, luckily, and he didn’t dig them from our yard. He found them in the Desert Biome on Minecraft. If you don’t understand that last sentence, fear not, you can stick to checkers or chess for this next Call. Play through…
Check out this Call for Entries from Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center (Solomons, MD) for Games: Marbles to Minecraft. $25 entry. I really don’t see this curatorial theme often. Take a look…
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“From primitive dice games played with small pieces of bone or shell, to early checkers games developed in Ancient Greece, playing games has long been a means of human social interaction. In modern times, game culture has evolved into a multi-faceted, and largely commercial enterprise that includes board games, role playing, card games, and digital games, to name but a few. ” –from annmariegarden.org
ELIGIBILITY: All artists working in U.S.
MEDIA: Open to all media
DEADLINE: August 18, 2016
NOTIFICATION: August 29, 2016
ENTRY FEE: $25 for up to 4
JUROR: The exhibit will be juried by a 1-2 member panel; typically, one member of the panel is drawn from the Smithsonian Institution.
AWARDS: Annmarie will present cash awards to outstanding work from installed works. Awards are contingent upon sponsors; typically there are four awards of approx. $200 each.
SALES: Annmarie will retain a 40% commission of the listed sale price.
