Deadline: October 16, 2011 midnight PST {Pacific Standard Time} (ONLINE)
Call for Exhibition Proposals
Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE)
Reston, VA
2013 Season
GRACE (Greater Reston Arts Center) is a non-profit arts center in Northern Virginia dedicated to presenting visual art that illuminates new ideas and promotes dialogue between artists and audience. The exhibition program offers artists from the mid-Atlantic region opportunities to experiment and expand their work in an open, contemporary space. Artists living or working in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia are invited to submit proposals.
GRACE exhibitions are scheduled from September through July and include solo exhibitions, thematic shows, site-specific and inter-active installations, and an annual juried exhibition. The arts center also sponsors opening receptions, artist talks, workshops, readings, music, dance, and other cultural programs as part of its mission to engage the community in contemporary art.
The arts center is now accepting proposals for periods of approximately 4 – 6 weeks from November 2012 through September of 2013. Six solo artists will be grouped into two Focus Exhibitions, each featuring three artists in separate areas of the gallery. Group exhibition proposals are also welcomed.
ELIGIBILITY
Artists living in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia who have not had a solo exhibition at GRACE within the past three years are eligible. Artists must be 18 years of age or older.
ACCEPTABLE WORKS
Artwork in all media is acceptable and must have been created within the past three years. Artwork must fit through the gallery’s double doors.
ACCESSING THE APPLICATION
All proposals for exhibitions at Greater Reston Arts Center must be submitted online through www.juriedartservices.com
Artists will be notified on December 12, 2011
FEES
• $25 ($10 for GRACE members) Become a GRACE member at GRACE Membership
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The Exhibition Committee, comprised of artists, curators, and other arts professionals, considers proposals based on artistic merit, conceptual integrity, and relationship to the arts center’s mission and its unique architectural space.
TO ENTER
Each proposal requires an online application, a non-refundable application fee, and images and/or new media.
Artists may submit multiple applications with fees and different images.
Group exhibition proposals should submit a curator’s proposal/statement, list all participating artists, and follow the guidelines regarding images. Group proposals are required to pay only one fee.
Each application requires the following:
• Images (see below for specifications)
• Resume
• Proposal for Exhibition/Artist Statement
• Non-refundable application fee
• Link to artist website (optional)
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please contact GRACE directly if you have questions.
703.471.9242 ext.113
info@restonarts.org
Download Prospectus: www.restonarts.org/2013_Prospectus.pdf
Go to website to download floor plan: www.restonarts.org/Exhibit-Opps
Greater Reston Arts Center
12001 Market Street Suite #103
Reston, VA 20190
phone: 703.471.9242
fax: 703.471.0952
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie
Deadline: October 16, 2010 (POSTMARK) or (ONLINE)
Form, Not Function
Quilt Art at the Carnegie
Carnegie Center for Art & History
New Albany, IN
January 7 - March 5, 2011
For the eighth year, the Carnegie Center for Art & History invites artists to submit entries for Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie, an exhibition exploring the world of contemporary art quilts. This annual, juried exhibit draws works of art by artists across the United States and celebrates innovation and creative thought in the increasingly popular medium of art quilts.
The Carnegie Center is pleased to have Rowland Ricketts, Judy Rush and Joanne Weis as jurors for the 2011 Form, Not Function exhibition. In addition to selecting the works for the exhibit, they will also select some of the exhibition awards on the opening day of the exhibition.
Eligibility: Form, Not Function is an annual juried exhibit of contemporary quilt art, open to artists living in the United States. All works must be quilted (two or more distinct layers held together with stitches); other techniques and mediums may be incorporated. Works must be ready to hang on the wall, including the hanging rod. Works must be original and completed since January 1, 2007. Maximum size is 100” height and 60” width. There is no minimum size. Three-dimensional works including works mounted on stretchers) are eligible, but the work must be ready to exhibit on a pedestal or include mounting hardware for wall display.
Entry Fee: $30.00 for three works; $10.00 for each additional work.
Cash Awards:
$1,000 Best of Show
$300 Award of Excellence presented by River City Fiber Artists
$200 Award of Excellence presented by the Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists
$100 Award for Political and Social Commentary
$50 Visitors’ Choice Award
plus additional cash Awards of Merit
Online Submissions encouraged or download prospectus: http://www.carnegiecenter.org/ProspectusFormNotFunction2011.pdf
Visit website for additional details and online submission: www.carnegiecenter.org/
Contact:
Karen Gillenwater, Curator
812-944-7336 or kgillenwater@carnegiecenter.org
Carnegie Center for Art & History
201 East Spring Street
New Albany, IN 47150
812-944-7336
Form, Not Function
Quilt Art at the Carnegie
Carnegie Center for Art & History
New Albany, IN
January 7 - March 5, 2011
For the eighth year, the Carnegie Center for Art & History invites artists to submit entries for Form, Not Function: Quilt Art at the Carnegie, an exhibition exploring the world of contemporary art quilts. This annual, juried exhibit draws works of art by artists across the United States and celebrates innovation and creative thought in the increasingly popular medium of art quilts.
The Carnegie Center is pleased to have Rowland Ricketts, Judy Rush and Joanne Weis as jurors for the 2011 Form, Not Function exhibition. In addition to selecting the works for the exhibit, they will also select some of the exhibition awards on the opening day of the exhibition.
Eligibility: Form, Not Function is an annual juried exhibit of contemporary quilt art, open to artists living in the United States. All works must be quilted (two or more distinct layers held together with stitches); other techniques and mediums may be incorporated. Works must be ready to hang on the wall, including the hanging rod. Works must be original and completed since January 1, 2007. Maximum size is 100” height and 60” width. There is no minimum size. Three-dimensional works including works mounted on stretchers) are eligible, but the work must be ready to exhibit on a pedestal or include mounting hardware for wall display.
Entry Fee: $30.00 for three works; $10.00 for each additional work.
Cash Awards:
$1,000 Best of Show
$300 Award of Excellence presented by River City Fiber Artists
$200 Award of Excellence presented by the Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists
$100 Award for Political and Social Commentary
$50 Visitors’ Choice Award
plus additional cash Awards of Merit
Online Submissions encouraged or download prospectus: http://www.carnegiecenter.org/ProspectusFormNotFunction2011.pdf
Visit website for additional details and online submission: www.carnegiecenter.org/
Contact:
Karen Gillenwater, Curator
812-944-7336 or kgillenwater@carnegiecenter.org
Carnegie Center for Art & History
201 East Spring Street
New Albany, IN 47150
812-944-7336
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