IMAGES 2010
Robeson Gallery
HUB-Robeson Center
University Park Campus of Penn State
Entry Deadline: March 26, 2010
www.callforentry.org
IMAGES 2010
Images, a juried mid-Atlantic regional exhibition for fine art and fine craft is now in its twenty-second year. Sponsored by the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the ArtsTM, Images has evolved into a well-respected show for both emerging and established artists.
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Call for Entries
LOCATION
The exhibition will be in the Robeson Gallery in the HUB-Robeson Center on the University Park campus of The Pennsylvania State University.
JUROR
Dan Mills is an artist and the Director of the Samek Art Gallery at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. He has held this position since 2001.
As the director of Samek Art Gallery, Mills organizes its nationally recognized exhibitions program that 'brings the world to Bucknell.' He also oversees the gallery’s permanent collection, organizes programming for the university and regional community.
Mills has curated numerous major thematic group exhibitions, and in-depth solo exhibitions that have been presented at museums in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and throughout the US. These include Regeneration: Contemporary Chinese Art From China and the US, Agnes Denes: Projects For Public Spaces, and Issues of Identity in Recent American Art. A frequent lecturer, juror, panelist and guest critic, Mills has presented lectures on a variety of topics at universities and museums throughout the US, and has juried college, regional and national exhibitions, and served as a reviewer for regional and state artist fellowships. Mills is on the board of the Association of College and University Museums and Galleries.
Mills exhibits his own work extensively. Recent solo shows include Meditations on Empire, Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Museum, China; US Future States Atlas, Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA; and American Icons & Morphs, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery, Chicago. His work has been included in exhibitions at institutions including the Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago; China Art Archives & Warehouse, Beijing; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY; Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York; Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, TN. The book Dan Mills: The US Future States Atlas was published by Perceval Press 2009.
AWARDS
A minimum of $3,000 will be awarded, without regard to medium as follows: one Best of Show Award and five Merit awards. The Revington Arthur Foundation sponsors an award for Excellence in Painting and the Viewer’s Choice Award.
CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY
Eligibility
Images 2010 is open to artists residing in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, and the District of Columbia. Digital images of original work produced within the last three years may be submitted.
Categories
Images 2010 will exhibit drawings, paintings, mixed media, photography, hand-pulled prints, watercolors, fiber, ceramic, paper, and sculpture in any medium. Sculpture must be no heavier than 150 pounds.
Installations that will result in damage to gallery walls, ceilings or other property are not permitted.
Deadline
Only complete applications postmarked on or before March 26, 2010 will be considered.
Images
The work will be judged on the basis of digital images. A maximum of three images may be entered, one per artwork, except for those entering in fiber and sculpture. Fiber artists and sculptors may submit a second image, such as a detail shot, or a side view, along with an overall view of each artwork.
Notification
Artists will be notified regarding their applications on April 6, 2010. Results will not be given over the telephone.
Delivery and Return of Work
Detailed shipping and return instructions will be included with the notification of acceptance. Upon notification of acceptance, work must be shipped or mailed in prepaid, sturdy reusable crates to arrive between May 12– May 15, 2010. Neither the Pennsylvania State University nor the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts will be responsible for any damage occurring in transit. Hand deliveries will be accepted at Robeson Gallery, HUB/Robeson Center during those days. Work cannot be picked up before the closing of the show. Work not picked up will be returned on or about July 23, 2010. Artists who leave work at the gallery after July 31 will be charged a daily storage fee. We will ship C.O.D. by the same carrier whenever possible. Do not send prepaid postage.
All artwork must be identified with the artist’s name. Work shall be framed, wired, and ready to hang. The CPFA reserves all rights to exclude any work when the work differs from the digital image submitted with the entry.
Insurance and Liability
All works will be insured for their sale price as declared by the artist, while in care of the Pennsylvania State University. Once declared, this value cannot be changed. Neither Penn State nor the CPFA will be responsible for works not claimed by 6:00 p.m. on July 31, 2010, (except in the case of shipped works). Consent to reproduce images of artists’ work for publicity, catalogue, or educational purposes is assumed, unless specifically reserved in writing. Submission of entry constitutes agreement to all conditions in this prospectus.
ONLINE ENTRY
Applicants must enter Images 2010 through our online application process, at www.callforentry.org. Information about Images 2010 can be found by clicking the button called Café Listings.
APPLICATION FEE
A $30 non-refundable entry fee must accompany each online application. Entry fees are used to offset the cost of the exhibition. Checks should be made payable to the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts.
CATALOG and SALES
An online catalog of the exhibition will be published by the CPFA as a portion of the Festival’s web site. It will contain the images from the exhibit and a juror’s statement. The Robeson Gallery does not charge a sales commission.
CALENDAR
Fee and application deadline:
March 26, 2010, Midnight Eastern Time
Notification mailed:
April 6, 2009
Accepted entries due:
May 12 – May 15, 2010
Exhibition dates:
June 9 - July 11, 2010
Return of work by shipment:
July 23, 2010
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QUESTIONS?
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
P.O. Box 1023
State College, PA 16804
(814) 237-3682
(814) 237-0708 FAX
images@arts-festival.com
www.arts-festival.com
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