Thursday, October 23, 2008

BEAUTY,DECORATION AND ORNAMENT

Two Deadlines:
General Entrants: January 16, 2009 (RECEIVE) & (Email)
Studetn Entrants: February 9, 2009 (RECEIVE), (Email) & (Hand Delivery)


BEAUTY,DECORATION AND ORNAMENT

An International Competitive Art Exhibition
Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell
Roswell, New Mexico
February 12, 2009 to March 11, 2009


The Art Department at ENMU-Roswell invites all visual artists to enter its upcoming competitive exhibition. The theme of the show—beauty, decoration and ornament - explores one of the most enduring purposes and principles of the visual arts.

Eligibility
Any art work using any media, 2-D or 3-D, done by any artist at any level of professional development, living in any region of the world, is eligible for entry if the artist believes that the work serves an ornamental or decorative purpose, or if the artist interprets the work as beautiful, according to any definition or interpretation of the word beautiful.

Jurying and Judging
Preliminary jurying of all entries will be done by a panel of ENMU-Roswell art faculty members.
Judge will be artist Miranda Howe.

Awards
Classic Beauty— $100.00
Unexpected Beauty—$100.00
Beauty as Significance— $100.00
Scholarship Award—$550 towards tuition and fees for one semester at ENMURoswell

Entry Procedures
General entrants should submit 35mm slides or pc-compatible digital images on disc or via email (jennie.bower@roswell.enmu.edu) with completed entry form and entry fee.

Student entries may consist of only one entry per persson. Actual work, rather than photographic or digital images, should be delivered in person or sent to the art department by similar means by February 9, 2009.

Entry Fees
GENERAL ENTRY—$20.00 (Up to 3 works))
STUDENT ENTRY—$2.00 (PLEASE ENCLOSE PHOTOCOPY OF STUDENT I.D. OR COPY OF CURRENT TRANSCRIPT WITH ENTRY FORM).

Download the prospectus: https://www.roswell.enmu.edu/liberal_arts/beauty_decoration_and_ornament.pdf


Sponsored by
Art Department
ENMU-Roswell
P.O. Box 6000/523 Univ. Blvd.
Roswell, NM 88202-6000
(phone)575-624-7226
roswell.enmu.edu