DO HICKEYS
It will come as no surprise that I love kitchen gadgets. I actually own a machine called the CoCoMotion (pictured right) that serves the solitary purpose of making hot cocoa at the perfect temperature. Embarrassing, but true. The top of my cabinets serves as a storage house of ridiculous serving pieces I’ll never use, old cheese boxes, and some very cool art made out of toasters. And if it is an OLD kitchen gadget…like my egg scale, then I’m really in love.
I fell in love for this Call for Entries from The Columbus (GA) Museum called Past is Present: Contemporary Approaches to Historical Decorative Arts and Design. Check it out…I think you’ll be surprised to find it is part classical applied art, part artisan craft and a whole lot of opportunity to look at your art from a different perspective.
CALL for Entries: Past is Present
The Columbus Museum announces a call to artists for its upcoming exhibition, Past Is Present: Contemporary Approaches to Historical Decorative Arts and Design. 
Contemporary artists are creating artwork that is breathing new life into techniques and forms found in centuries-old American decorative arts and design.
This exhibition will explore reinterpretations of textile work, including embroidery and beadwork; ceramics, such as transfer ware and figurines; portraiture, including miniature paintings and silhouettes; furniture-making, such marquetry and tall-case clocks; stained glass; and other traditional American decorative arts forms. The exhibition will be accompanied by a 16-page publication.
Eligibility: Open to all artists residing in the Continental United States. The Columbus Museum encourages innovative and progressive work that utilizes a diversity of art forms and media.
How to Submit Your Work: Please send 5-10 images at least 300 dpi on CD. Label all images with title and submit a corresponding image list.
The image list should include the title, date, dimensions, and medium (please list specific materials for mixed-media work). Please also include a current resume and artist statement.
Do not send original artwork, slides, master tapes, catalogues or reviews. Materials without self-addressed stamped envelope will not be returned.
DEADLINE: All materials must be postmarked before October 1, 2010; they may hand-delivered by that date to the Columbus Museum, located at 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus, Georgia 31906, if preferred.
ENTRY FEE: There is no submission fee.
Electronic Media Work: Submit a sample of work(s) up to 30 minutes on DVD. (Complete work may exceed this running time.) Samples should be accompanied with label copy (title and date), length of running time, artist statement and resume. Materials without self-addressed stamped envelope will not be returned.
Notification: Artists will be contacted by December 1, 2010.
