Call for Entries:
“PLACE”
February 22–April 7, 2011
Department of Art and Lee Gallery College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities Clemson University Clemson, SC
“PLACE”
What does it mean? Does it mean a place in our brain where memories are triggered by a certain smell, the curve of a spine or how something tastes? Is it a tangible thing, seen on a road map, a line that actually goes somewhere? Or is it a mental state, a place where we are right now and are desperately trying to connect with a bigger reality, where we take our life experiences and pin them to something larger, more meaningful? Place means something different to just about everyone. It allows each artist the chance to approach the theme from a different angle, clustering our commonalities while at the same time reinforcing our uniqueness.
Juror
Lynne Allen is director of the School of Visual Arts at Boston University and a professor of art. Previously she was a professor of art at Rutgers University from 1989 to 2006 and director of the Rutgers Center for Innovative Print and Paper from 2000 to 2006. Before coming to Rutgers, she was master printer and educational director at Tamarind Institute.
Allen’s work has been selected for more than 100 exhibitions in the United States, includ- ing the Brooklyn Museum of Art “Digital Now” Print National, Whitney Museum of American Art “New Editions,” Boston Printmakers, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Portland Art Museum and Honolulu Academy of Arts, among others. International exhibitions include the 21st Ljubljana Print Biennial and International Print Triennial in Tallinn, Estonia, where she won a diploma award. Allen’s work is featured in Print Now published by the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
Eligibility
All U.S. artists at least 18 years old may submit original prints and drawings in any medium except photography. Works must not have been previously exhibited at the Lee Gallery.
Deadline Completed entries must be postmarked on or before Friday, September 24, 2010.
Awards
First prize — $750 Second prize — $500 Third prize — $250
Download a prospectus here