TIME to
MARINATE

My favorite Mexican food is fish. Many Americans have been lulled into thinking of the local fast food taco as representative of Mexican cuisine.  But you haven’t eaten truly representative food, in my opinion, until you have had authentic fish seviche marinated in citrus and chiles. This Call encourages you to capture your view of the issues that surround the Mexico border!   Say it with art…

Check out the Call for Entries for Beyond the Border from the Coconino Center for the Arts in Flagstaff, AZ. The entry fee is standard, but you’re allowed to send details…even of two-dimensional work. For those of you wanting to add Arizona to your resume, this is a GREAT opportunity!

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Beyond the Border

 

Beyond the Border addresses the human and environmental impact of issues that surround the US / Mexico border, the border wall and border policies. Artists are encouraged to submit art that explores this impact and how changing policy is affecting the environment and/or people. The intent of this exhibition is not to advocate for or against any position, policy or political figure; rather, Beyond the Border offers an opportunity for stories to be shared and questions to be raised that allow viewers to explore the consequences of intensified focus on this region.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists internationally.

MEDIA: Artists may submit work in any media, 2d or 3d. All art forms- literature, photography, video, installation, etc. – are welcome.

DEADLINE: June 30, 2012

NOTIFICATION: July 27, 2012

ENTRY FEE: A $35 Entry fee covers the submission of up to 3 works of art.

JURORS: Jason Hasenbank is Dir. of the Flagstaff Photography Center, in AZ.

Bob Neustadt, Professor of Spanish & Dir. of Latin American Studies at Northern Arizona University, takes students on field trips to the US/Mexico border where students experience the human, environmental & political dimensions of immigration.

Raechel Running’s humanitarian and conservation work represents her five year visual odyssey through the borderlands of Chihuahua and Sonora Mexico. Her images document the history and express the surreal magic, irony and the beauty of the enduring Spirit of the Mexican people connected to the bi-national landscape and history, caught in-between worlds, and divided by border policies.  Shawn Skabelund is a conceptual artist who does site specific, place-based installations exploring culture/nature issues.

AWARDS: Stipends in the amount of $250 (to cover costs associated with providing art for the exhibition) will be granted to 4 artists whose accepted entries best exemplify the spirit of Beyond the Border.

SALES: Commission on artwork sold is 30%.

For complete details, download the Prospectus!