Lark Crafts: 500 Lights

Deadline: March 1, 2012 (POSTMARK)

500 Lights
Lark Crafts
Asheville, NC
Publishing Opportunity


Lark is seeking images to publish in a juried collection of handcrafted lights. The juror will be Christopher Poehlmann, owner of CP Lighting, an internationally regarded company producing handcrafted decorative light fixtures for over 20 years. 500 Lights will be published in Spring 2013. You may submit up to four entries. There is no entry fee. Entries must be postmarked by March 01, 2012.

Submissions may include chandeliers, lamps, sconces, pendants, and installations. Lights must be designed and built by individual designers and/or small shops as unique objects, limited editions, or customized originals. Work may be created from any material including but not limited to: paper, metal, plastic, wood, fiber, neon, ceramic, glass, and found objects. Artists and Designers applying may utilize any method of working available to the small shop from handwork to CNC fabrication. Electric-powered lamps are preferred, though we will also consider battery-operated lamps and possibly candle-lit pieces, but absolutely no candles by themselves. We are looking to publish a body of work that showcases the wide variety of creative talent in the art and design world as it applies to the human need for light: the
continuum between Art and Design, Form and Function, Handcraft and High Tech.

The juror will be Christopher Poehlmann, owner of CP Lighting, an internationally regarded company producing handcrafted decorative light fixtures for over 20 years.

We can accept only high-quality digital images (no slides or transparencies). There is no entry fee. Artists will receive full acknowledgment within the book, one complimentary copy, and discounts on the purchase of additional books. Artists retain copyright of their work. You may enter up to four pieces. As we’re especially interested in the exact process used, the juror may contact you directly with follow-up questions regarding submitted work for more details regarding the techniques utilized.

PHOTOGRAPHY
As this is a gallery book we can’t stress enough the importance of excellent quality images. We often advise artists that it can be worth having professional photography done even if their pieces end up not being juried into the book, because then they have professional images available for various marketing uses—for website, business cards, brochures, submissions in competitions, etc.) We prefer images of pieces that have not been published previously, and please do NOT
submit images of pieces that have been published in any Lark book. Recent work is strongly preferred.


Download Entry Form: www.larkcrafts.com/500-Lights-Call-for-Entries.pdf

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500 Lights
Lark Crafts
67 Broadway
Asheville, NC 28801