SLOPPY OPTIONS

We know that I love a theme…from food to art shows.  I went grocery shopping the other day and EVERYTHING I bought was marked “bold” or “hot” or “spicy.”  However, I truly understand the privilege of interpretation.  My version of hot (4 peppers on the Thai scale) is certainly different that my eleven year old that thinks Bold Manwich is spicy, ha.  This next call is completely up to YOUR interpretation and choice.   The options are wide open…

Check out this Call for Entries from the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition called Wide Open 2.  The sky is the limit on this show …there are no size or media limits.  Don’t miss this opportunity.

CALL for ENTRIES:  Wide Open 2

BWAC has a truly unique gallery – a massive Civil War-era warehouse on the Red Hook waterfront in Brooklyn, NY.  Its enormous space affords them the opportunity to exhibit really huge work, and they welcome it.  

They will be using 8,000 square feet for this show to exhibit work from artists from all around the country, work in all size, subject, and medium (it’s completely wide open).

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all residents of the U.S. and its Territories 18 years of age or older.

MEDIA:  This is a juried exhibition for artists working in all traditional and non-traditional 2D and 3D media, except for film/video. All artwork must be original in concept, design and execution. Note: Crafts, kit work or reproductions after original works in other media (such as giclee), unless used as part of a mixed media work, will not be considered. No work done in class or under supervision is eligible.

ENTRY FEE:  Early Bird Submissions (through January 4, 2011): $45.00 for up to three (3) images ($60.00 if mailed) plus $5.00 for each additional image.
Submissions between January 5 and January 17: $65 for up to three (3) images, plus $5 for each additional image. All submissions must be online during this period.

DEADLINE:  All entries must be registered/received by midnight, January 17, 2011.

NOTIFICATION:  Via e-mail on Friday, January 28, 2011, or mailed on that date for entries without e-mail information.

JUROR:  Nathan Trotman, Associate Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of Art, joined the curatorial staff in 2001. He holds a Master of Philosophy from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he focused on performance, photography, and time-based art, and is a graduate of the Whitney Museum’s Independent Study Program.

Among the exhibitions he has curated are Haunted: Contemporary Photography / Video / Performance; Catherine Opie: American Photographer, and he served as assistant curator for Spanish Painting from El Greco to Picasso: Time, Truth and History; exhibitions on David Smith, Richard Serra and Constantin Brancusi; and the acclaimed Matthew Barney: The Cremaster Cycle.

AWARDS:

BEST of SHOW: $1000.00 At the Opening Reception, the artist whose work is juried as ‘Best of Show’ by Nathan Trotman will receive a $1,000 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership.

PEOPLES’ CHOICE: $500.00 The artist whose work is voted ‘Best’ by attendees at the Show Opening will receive a $500 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership

CURATORS’ CHOICE: $250.00 The artist whose work the Show Curators, (Anna Annus Hagen, Therese Urban, Scott Henstrand) choose for excellence will receive a $250.00 cash prize and a complimentary one-year BWAC membership.

CERTIFICATES: Certificates will be awarded in the following categories: Painting: Best in Oil, Acrylic and Watercolor; Photography: Best in Traditional and Digital formats; Pastel / Drawing / Print / Graphic media: Best in Classical and Computer-aided; and Best in Mixed Media, Sculpture, Assemblage, and Installation.

For full details, visit the Wide Open 2 website!