Open Call for Mural Artists
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Sunday, June 30th, 2013
Description: This is an open call for artists to submit concepts to be considered for a mural that will cover the walls inside of the Torpedo Factory Art Center along the waterfront entrance (See diagram for measurements). This call is open to all local and regional artists. The winner of the selected mural will be awarded $2,000. Our juror, Shane Pomajambo, will select the top three proposals, with final selection to be chosen by Eric Wallner, CEO of the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
Juror: Shane Pomajambo is the CEO and Creative Director of Art Whino gallery, a DC based art gallery whose mission is to bring together the freshest talent in the underground art scene, with a focus on Pop Surrealism and Low Brow art movements. He is the creative mind behind the G40 Art Summit, which in its third year in 2012 focused on the “Art of the Mural,” showcasing twelve of the top mural artists from around the globe including such talents as Angry Woebos, Gaia, and Pixel Pancho. Most recently, he brought Atlanta-based artist HENSE to Washington, DC to create a full building mural covering an entire abandoned church. Pomajambo is also an architect and owner of Moderne Design, a multi-disciplinary design build firm focusing on contemporary design.
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In the Flesh 4
Deadline for Entry: July 8th, 2013
Exhibition Dates: September 7th - 29th, 2013
Description: In the Flesh 4 returns after popular demand; this is an exhibition that examines contemporary figurative art. An all media exhibit that invites artists nationally and internationally to submit work for consideration that includes the human figure as its subject.
Juror: Our juror is American realist painter Jason John, currently represented by The Principle Gallery in Alexandria, VA. Jason’s work can also be seen at WWA Gallery in Los Angeles, CA and Sylvia White Gallery in Ventura, CA. Recently Jason was inducted into the Museum of Realist Art in Boston, MA. Jason’s work has been on the front covers of Blue Canvas Magazine, Art Calendar, Poets and Artists Magazine, and Visual Arts Overture Magazine. Jason’s work has been featured in American Arts Quarterly, American Art Collector Magazine, Manifest Gallery’s International Painting books 1, 2, and 3, Studio Visit Magazine, And Aesthetica Magazine. Jason is presently assistant professor of painting at University of North Florida. Jason received MFA Degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA.
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Disconnect
Deadline for Entry: August 5th, 2013
Exhibition Dates: October 5th - November 3rd, 2013
Description: Disconnect is an all-media, juried exhibition with a focus on artwork that examines how the development of new technologies and social media has caused a shift in how people relate to and interact with one another. It is open to all artists nationally and internationally.
Juror: Our juror, Phil Hutinet, is the Editor-in-Chief of East City Art. Hutinet began East City Art in 2010 to document and promote the growing contemporary art movement in the eastern communities of Washington, DC. A DC native and third generation Capitol Hill resident, Hutinet holds undergraduate degrees in History and Sociology from the University of Maryland, College Park and an MA in Social Sciences from the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Hutinet opened Studio H gallery, one of H Street Northeast’s first fine arts galleries, in 2009 and opened CITY Gallery in 2010 on the heals of Studio H’s success. In addition to publishing East City Art, Hutinet is currently the Chief Operating Officer of ARCH Development Corporation where he runs the nonprofits’ arts programming including Honfleur Gallery, the Gallery at Vivid Solutions and LUMEN8Anacostia.
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For a hard copy of a prospectus, send a SASE to:
Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Questions?
Call: 703-838-4565 x 4
Email: targetgallery@torpedofactory.org
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