We are pleased to announce the 2010 Newly Juried Artists!
2D Results:
Vincent Colvin
Mary Morrison
Nancy Pane Fortwengler
Donna T Jones
Jo Ann Tooley
Matthew Tito Cuenca
Blake Stenning
Pete McCutchen
Ellen Delaney
Laurie Sand
3D Results:
Melissa Hackmann
Paulette Warwick
Matthew Farnsworth
Anna Yakubovskaya
Kelly O'Brien
2010 Jurors' Statement
There were a record number
of applicants for Torpedo Factory's 2010 annual jury.
There were a total of 76 entries, 55 2D entries and
21 3D entries. 10 2D artists were selected and 5 3D
artists were selected.
The jurors said they were impressed with the level of
technical competence of many of the applicants. This
allowed them to look for artists who were creating on
a higher level than just technical competence, artists
who were creating their own vision not just focusing
on the commercial viability of their work. They said
that the challenge is to balance craftsmanship with
an original and unique voice, which is consistent but
not predictable. One juror defined ‘stronger' work as
those entries which the juror returned to over and over
again as they sorted through the entries, works that
demonstrated the highest level of technical skill and
mastery of materials, works that conveyed passion and
intelligence, works with a sense of authenticity or
uniqueness.
The jurors made some suggestions for applicants. When
asked what should characterize the 6 works of art that
are brought in, they said that they should be consistent
with each other, provide variations of a theme, provide
depth in a series so that the art works inform each
other, to present in effect a mini-show. They said that
applicants should choose the 20 images on their accompanying
CD carefully to be part of their overall presentation.
Where the 6 works of art provide depth, the 20 additional
images should provide breadth, although additional depth
is always welcome. They said that if the presented works
were strong, the additional images weren't that important.
But, when the jurors were on the fence about an applicant,
the 20 additional images often tipped the balance one
way or the other. They often did read the artist statements,
but that the works themselves should be able to convey
their power and meaning visually.
The jurors said they enjoyed the jury process, and thanked
both the Torpedo Factory and the applicants for the
opportunity.
Two-dimensional jurors were:
Steven Cushner, Painter and Professor at the
Corcoran School of Art
Bill Harris, Printmaker and Teacher at the Duke Ellington
School of the Arts
Gretchen Schermerhorn, Printmaker and Director of Artistic
Collaboration at Pyramid Atlantic
Three-dimensional jurors were:
Karen Hampton, Fiber artist and Professor at
Howard University
Kevin Hluch, Ceramic artist and Professor at Montgomery
College
Foon Sham, Sculptor and Professor at the University
of Maryland
Click
here for information about the Annual Jury process.
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