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What’s behind the naming of state foods? The obvious answer is that it honors a crop vital to a state’s economy and/or identity, right? Wisconsin has milk. Florida has oranges. And so on. But what about the dozen or so U.S. states that does not claim a state food. Iowa has a state rock (the geode) but no state food. If you have any idea why, I’d love to know. In the meantime, here’s a Call from an arts organization that Iowa should be proud to claim. Investigate…
Check out this Call for Entries from Octagon Center for the Arts (Ames, IA) for the 47th Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood National Exhibition. This all media show has a great juror. Take a look…
CALL for ENTRIES:
47th Octagon Nat’l
ELIGIBILITY: All artists 18+ residing in the continental U.S.
MEDIA: Any Media is eligible including paintings, photos, jewelry, sculptures, etc.
DEADLINE: December 5, 2014
NOTIFICATION: December 15, 2014
ENTRY FEE: $30 for up to 3 ($25 for Octagon members)
JUROR: Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, a native of the Netherlands, received her BFA (1982) in Fine Art from the Maryland Institute and her MFA in textile design from the University of Kansas (1995). After teaching at the University of Kansas she joined the faculty of the Kansas City Art Institute, where she has been developing the area of constructed textiles since 1997 and where she chairs the Fiber program. She is a leader in the use of new technologies in hand-weaving and has researched using industrial looms in The Netherlands & the US. Most of her weavings span several feet in both directions & comment on the nature of woven surfaces. Through structure, material, image and/or surface treatments, she demonstrates that weaving is unique in building an image.
AWARDS: Winifred V. Brown Best of Show: $1,000, 1st Place: $500, 2nd Place: $250, 3rd Place: $100, & (3) Honorable Mentions: $50 ea.
SALES: The Octagon retains a 40% commission on any artwork that is sold, so price accordingly on entry form. Artwork not for sale must be marked NFS and have a value for insurance purposes.
For complete details, Read the Full Call!
