INSPECT my GADGET
When is the last time you went to a cooking demonstration? I love the sort of public bravado that comes with a demonstration meant to sell pots ‘n’ pans or cutlery. And infomercials are just the best. If I didn’t have a day job, I would be broke from all the gadgets I could buy like sandwich makers, dehydrators, juicers, blenders, choppers and baking pans. I am in love with the NyFork (left). This next Call gives you a public outlet to display your work with the need for fancy knife skills or clever alliteration.
Check out this Call for Entries from the Visual Arts Alliance for the 28th Annual Juried Open Exhibition which will claim the Continental Building in Houston, TX as its home for this year. By the way, VAA takes NO COMMISSION. Don’t miss this chance to break into a really cool art market in Texas…
CALL for ENTRIES:
28th Annual Juried Open
ELIGIBILITY: Artwork can be created with any 2D or 3D media with the exception of film or video. All works must be completed within the previous 3 years, without supervision and not previously shown in any VAA juried competition. The viewing environment is a public business lobby; therefore, subject matter such as erotica, violence and religious reference cannot be accepted.
DEADLINE: Saturday, February 26, 2011 – Postmark deadline for entries
NOTIFICATION: Thursday, March 17, 2011
ENTRY FEE: The entry fee for 1 to 3 works is $35; one entry per artist. A diptych or triptych is considered a single work.
SUBMISSIONS: Work must be submitted on a CD in JPG format. File resolution should be 72 dpi or greater, and no larger than 5MB. Cleary label outside of CD case and the CD with artist name, entry number and title. CD’s will become property of VAA and will NOT be returned. Artist will be notified by phone if selected by the juror.
SALES: All sales are handled between the artist and the buyer and NO commission will be collected by VAA. Please mark NFS if work is not for sale.
AWARDS: In excess of $2,500.00 in cash and merchandise awards. (Only one per person)
JUROR: Brian Portman is a Houston based artist. He received a BFA at Rhode Island School of Design where he was European Honors Fellow. His work is exhibited locally, nationally and internationally. Brian has been on the faculty at The Glassell School of Art, Museum of Fine Arts Houston since 1999. He also has given seminars for the Museum of Fine Arts Houston Education Department. Other awards and fellowships include the Anna Giles Kimber Travel Grant from the Dallas Museum of Art, NEA, and the Core Program 1983-85 at The Glassell School of Art. His collections are included in The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Dallas Museum of Art, Walker Art Center and Museo Culterdad, Mexico City. He was juror for Art on the Avenue (2003) and juror with Arielle Masson and Sandy Zilker (2004). Brian was featured in Catherine D. Anspon’s book “Texas Art Today” in 2010. He is represented by Meredith Long & Co., Houston, Tx.
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