Form Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie

Deadline: October 20, 2007 (POSTMARK)


Form Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie
January 11 – March 8, 2008


Open to artists living in the United States. Artists may submit contemporary quilt art; other media and techniques may be incorporated. All works must be quilted (layers held together with stitching) and able to be hung on a wall. Works must be original and completed since January 1, 2005.

Maximum size is 55" wide, 84" long; no minimum size.
Very small works will be displayed in cases for increased security.

Awards
$1,000 best in show, plus additional cash awards for excellence.

Nationally recognized art quilt artist, Jane Burch Cochran of Burlington, KY will determine the awards. For additional information on Cochran’s work, visit http://www.janeburchcochran.com/.

Entry Fees and Submission Procedures
$25.00 for three works; $10 for each additional work entered.

We are no longer accepting slides. All images must be on a CD in jpg format. No PowerPoint presentations, please. For each work entered, submit two digital images, one full view and one detail. All images can be on one CD labeled with artist’s name. CDs will not be returned.

Accepted artists will be asked to submit additional information and an artist
statement. We reserve the right to reject entries that were not accurately
represented by the images.

Insurance
The Carnegie Center for Art & History will insure all works from the time they arrive on site until they leave our premises.

Display and Sale
All work must be received ready for hanging, including the hanging rod. We encourage artists to offer their works for sale; the Carnegie Center, Inc. will retain a 25% commission on any sales and reserves the right to use artists’ images for publicity purposes.

Download the prospectus: http://www.carnegiecenter.org/formnotfunction/FNF_Prospectus2008.pdf

For further information, call the Carnegie Center at 812-944-7336
or the Form Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie web page at http://www.carnegiecenter.org/