Artists of Hawai’i 2009

Deadline: January 2, 2009 by 12:00 NOON (ONLINE)

Artists of Hawai’i 2009
Honolulu Academy of Arts Juried Exhibition
May 14-August 16, 2009


**ONLY ARTISTS RESIDING IN THE STATE OF HAWAI’I ARE ELIGIBLE**

The Honolulu Academy of Arts’ Artists of Hawai’i is one of the longest-running juried exhibitions in the country, showcasing the quality and diversity of art in Hawai’i.

ELIGIBILITY:
• All artists living in the state of Hawai’i are eligible.
• Functional and nonfunctional works are eligible in any medium or combination of media: painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, collage, sculpture, film and video, light works, sound, ceramic, glass, fiber, jewelry, and other art forms.
• No work shown previously in a juried exhibition on O’ahu is eligible. All works must be original and created independently within the past two years.

JURYING PROCESS:
• Juror will make selections of works to be included in the exhibition exclusively from digital images and information downloaded by artists on CaFÉ (http://www.callforentry.org/). The Academy will notify all artists of jury results via e-mail.
• Of the artists selected for the exhibition, the juror will select 20 to 25 finalists as candidates for the special awards.
• A studio visit may be requested as part of the award selection process. The juror, accompanied by a representative from the HAA’s curatorial department, will conduct these studio visits. The museum will coordinate studio visits for those finalists during the month of February.
• Both works in progress and finished works may be presented during the studio visit.
• Award recipients will be notified after the selection process is complete.

ABOUT THE JUROR:
Laura Hoptman is the Kraus Family Senior Curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York.

HOW TO ENTER:
The Academy will conduct the submission process for Artists of Hawai’i 2009 online with all materials submitted in digital format through CaFÉ (http://www.callforentry.org/).

• You may submit up to 3 artworks for judging
• The jury fee is $15 per artwork. This fee includes one digital image submission
• Each additional digital image submitted is $5 (1 entry=$15; 2 entries=$20; 3 entries=$25; 1 entry+1 detail=$20; 3 entries+2 details=$35, etc.)
• You may submit a minimum of 1 digital image and a maximum of 6 digital images

Visit the website for complete details and for more information on the Honolulu Academy of Art

CONTACT:
Rui Sasaki
Honolulu Academy of Arts
900 S. Beretania St.
Honolulu, HI 96814