Show Dates
: December 11, 2008 - January 11, 2009
Deadline: October 1, 2008
Artists' Reception & Gallery Talk: Thursday,
December 11, 7pm
5x5x(5)
will be an exhibition that examines work on a very intimate
scale. This opportunity will be open to all artists
nationally and internationally working in any media
with the strict stipulation that the work must fit within
the parameters of five inches in any direction.
Juror:
Elaine
Levin
Freelance
contemporary curator, writer, lecturer and critic, Elaine
Levin is from Northridge, California. She is a widely
published writer and speaker on contemporary ceramics
and crafts. She has written over 85 articles in such
publications as Ceramics Monthly, Artweek, Ceramic Review
(London), Revista Ceramica (Madrid), Sculpture, and
Kerameiki Techni (Athens, Greece). She has written over
17 catalog essays, curated 10 exhibitions, juried 7
exhibits, 14 symposia, over 85 lectures at such places
as the Smithsonian Institution, Alfred University, National
Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts, and 2 documentaries
on ceramics.
Directions
for Entry:
Image entry will
be PC compatible JPEG digital files and by 35mm slides
only. Review will be by digital image only. We strongly
suggest digital submission. All 35mm slides will be
scanned before jury and require an additional $3 fee
per slide. We regret that we cannot review images via
email. Images of up to three works may be submitted.
Only one detail image per each work may be included.
CDs must contain the artist’s name on both the
actual CD and the case. JPEGs should be no larger than
300 dpi at approximately 4 by 6 inches. All digital
files must be in JPEG format and must include the artist’s
name and title of the submission (smithpainting5.jpg).
Please do not use quotations or spaces in file names.
Slides must be labeled with the artist’s name,
title, media, and dimensions. Mark the lower left-hand
corner of the front with a red dot.
Please download prospectus for complete guidelines and
instructions on how to enter. We cannot accept email
or web submissions. Image entry will be by PC
compatible JPEG digital files or 35mm slides only.
Download
Prospectus
Show Dates : January 22 - February 22, 2009
Deadline: November 17, 2008
Artists' Reception & Gallery Talk: Thursday, February 12, 2009
BookEnds an exhibition that focuses on the book as art and will be open to all artists nationally and internationally. The exhibition will be split between two venues, Torpedo Factory Art Center’s Target Gallery and Pyramid Atlantic: A Center for Print, Paper and Book Arts. The juror for this exhibition is Helen Frederick, Founder and former director of Pyramid Atlantic. Frederick will choose the work that will be on display at both galleries.
Juror: Helen Frederick
Helen C. Frederick is recognized as an artist using printmaking, artist books, electronic media and installation works as a basis for commentary. She is the founder of Pyramid Atlantic, a Center for Contemporary Collaborative Projects in Printmaking, Hand Paper Making, Digital Media and the Art of the Book. Frederick’s work is included in the Whitney Museum of Art (NYC), National Gallery of Art, Library of Congress and Smithsonian American Art Museum (DC) and other collections around the world. Her activity as a lecturer, juror and curator nationally and internationally, have her currently engaged in the following exhibitions; International Print Exhibition, USA and Japan, 2008 featuring the Tamarind Institute, SOLO Impressions, Segura Publishing, Paulson Press and Pyramid Atlantic. She has been featured in many publications to include the Complete Printmaker (revised 1989), The Best of Printmaking (1997), Dieter Roth in America (2004) Germany, and Papermaking for Printmakers (2005) UK.
Directions for Entry:
Image entry will be PC compatible JPEG digital files and by 35mm slides only. Review will be by digital image only. We strongly suggest digital submission. All 35mm slides will be scanned before jury and require an additional $3 fee per slide. We regret that we cannot review images via email. Images of up to three works may be submitted. Only one detail image per each work may be included. CDs must contain the artist’s name on both the actual CD and the case. JPEGs should be no larger than 300 dpi at approximately 4 by 6 inches. All digital files must be in JPEG format and must include the artist’s name and title of the submission (smithpainting5.jpg). Please do not use quotations or spaces in file names. Slides must be labeled with the artist’s name, title, media, and dimensions. Mark the lower left-hand corner of the front with a red dot.
Please download prospectus for complete guidelines and instructions on how to enter. We cannot accept email or web submissions. Image entry will be by PC compatible JPEG digital files or 35mm slides only.
Download
Prospectus
For a hard copy of prospectus, send
a SASE to:
Target Gallery
Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 North Union Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Call: 703-838-4565 x 4
Email: targetgallery@torpedofactory.org
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