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My mother believes I am obsessed with food & cooking.  She finds it laughable that I have a bowl specific to whipping cream.  “Obsessed” is a strong word, possibly accurate, but definitely strong.  I do not own a single bowl to which I am well enough attached that I want to be buried with it like Mimbres bowls which have been found covering the face of the interred. Wear marks on the insides of those bowls show they were actually used for more than burial items.  That just makes me more respectful of my pottery bowls–lest it ends up covering my face for all of eternity.  Hmm. This next Call wants to see how YOU might be inspired by Mimbres potters.  This is a fascinating Call, and NOT restricted to clay media.  Take a look…

Check out this Call for Entries from Silver City Arts for Neo-Mimbreño, an int’l juried show during the Silver City CLAY Festival.  And, it is NOT a clay-specific call.  Investigate further…

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CALL for ENTRIES:
Neo-Mimbreño

 

NEO-MIMBREÑO 2014 is a juried fine art exhibition of contemporary works influenced or inspired by designs of the ancient Mimbres potters of the Southwest.  Artists are especially encouraged to creatively reinterpret, personalize, or carry the Mimbreño vision into new formats and media.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to all artists

MEDIA:  Open to works in all media, including 2-D and 3-D, video art, mixed-media presentations, and installations

DEADLINE:  June 16, 2014

NOTIFICATION:  July 1, 2014

ENTRY FEE:  $30 for 1, $5 ea add’l

JUROR:   Patricia L. Crown has been on the faculty at the University of New Mexico since 1993, where she is a Distinguished Professor of Anthropology.  Dr. Crown has conducted field investigations in the Ancestral Pueblo, Mogollon, and Hohokam areas of the American Southwest; she recently directed the analysis of artifacts from the trash mounds at Pueblo Bonito, Chaco Canyon.

AWARDS:  $600:  1st Place, $300: 2nd Place,  $100: 3rd Place & $500:  President’s Award

SALES:  Artists are asked to donate 25% to the Silver City CLAY Festival

For complete details, Read the Full Call!