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EXHIBITIONS
OPPORTUNITY - CALL TO ARTISTS
Fine Contemporary Crafts
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF MATERIALS: October 1, 2008
All entries must be submitted through www.callforentry.org
(CaFÉ). Using CaFÉ is free to artists. Application fees
for individual calls will be collected when you submit your application.
Application fee for Fine Contemporary Crafts exhibition is $30.
Fine Contemporary Crafts is a national biennial juried exhibition.
Craftspeople and artists working in a variety of media are encouraged
to enter. This year's juror is Tom Spleth.
ENTRY INFORMATION
Calendar
October 1, 2008: Deadline for receipt of completed entries.
October 24, 2008: Acceptance notification
November 7-12, 2008: Accepted work due at Artspace (10am-6pm, closed Sunday;
ring bell on Monday)
November 22, 2008: Exhibition opens to public
December 5, 2008:Opening Reception & Awards Presentation (reception
6-10pm; awards 8pm)
January 10, 2009: Exhibition closes
January 12-14, 2009: Pick up/ship works
Awards
All accepted entries will be listed in an exhibition brochure.
Best of Show - $750
Second Place, Award of Distinction - $500
Third Place, Award of Merit - $250
Honorable Mentions (2) - $50 each
Eligibility
All work must be original. Eligible media include functional or sculptural
works in the following: basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture (any media),
glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, handmade paper, and wood. Fine art
media such as painting, photography, and lithography are NOT ELIGIBLE
unless incorporated into an otherwise eligible media. Decorated furniture,
candles, pressed flowers, handmade reproductions, and objects made from
commercial kits or commercially available plans are also NOT ELIGIBLE.
Images
Each entrant must submit images of up to 2 original works that they wish
to show. Submissions will only be accepted through www.callforentry.org.
You may submit a maximum of 3 details total. The work submitted must be
available for exhibition if selected.
Shipping & Transportation
Entries must be hand-delivered or shipped to Artspace November 3-8 between
10am-6pm (no Sunday deliveries; ring bell on Mondays). All shipping and
transportation costs are the responsibility of the artist. Shipped entries
must be sent in a reusable container. Artists must prepay for return shipping.
If accepted, you must submit a prepaid return shipping label.
Liability
Work submitted must be available for exhibition. Artists must send the
actual work selected by the juror.
Artspace assumes the responsibility of insuring and caring for works of
art selected for exhibition while at Artspace according to a contractual
agreement with each artist.
Sales
Artspace will retain a commission of 30% of the retail price of each work
sold from the exhibit. Work in the exhibit does not have to be for sale.
JUROR'S BIOGRAPHY
Tom Spleth earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute,
Kansas City, Missouri, and earned his Master of Fine Arts from the State
University of New York College of Ceramics at Alfred University. His ceramic
works have been exhibited at galleries and museums throughout the country
including in North Carolina at the Gregg Museum, North Carolina State
University, Raleigh, NC; Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville, NC; McColl Center
for the Visual Arts, Charlotte, NC; Southeastern Center for Contemporary
Art, Winston-Salem, NC; Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, NC; Cameron Art
Museum, Wilmington, NC; and the NC Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC.
Spleth’s work is part of many private and public collections, including
at the Cameron Museum, Wilmington, NC; Illinois State University, Normal,
Illinois; Kohler Company, Kohler, Wisconsin; and the Museum of the Rhode
Island School of Design, Providence, RI. Spleth has been awarded numerous
public commissions as well as numerous project grants including funding
through the North Carolina Arts Council, the National Endowment for the
Arts, and the North Carolina Art in State Buildings Program.
For more information please contact:
Lia Newman, Director of Programs & Exhibitions
Email: lnewman@artspacenc.org
Tel: 919-821-2787, Fax: 919-821-0383
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