PICNIC TIME!
I love picnics. Many of you probably conjure images of pretty blankets stretched on soft green grass and baskets of sandwiches and summer’s ripest fruits. Well, me too. But here in the Smoky Mountains, our first picnic excursion of the year is usually AT NIGHT. During the Synchronous Firefly celebration. For two weeks in mid-june, my night sky is lit by the synchronized flashing of fireflies. It is truly unbelievable. This Call encourages you to capture what you LOVE about the night sky! Don’t miss this chance…
Check out the Call for Entries for Night Visions IV from Flagstaff Cultural Partners and the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition at the Coconino Center for the Arts in Flagstaff, AZ. The entry fee is standard, but you’re allowed to send details…even of two-dimensional work. For those of you wanting to add Arizona to your resume, this is a GREAT opportunity!
CALL for ENTRIES:
Night Visions IV
Artists are encouraged to submit work that explores or celebrates the night sky, or the stars. The work in this exhibit should reflect the deep, positive connection that human beings can have with the night. Night Visions IV Exhibit will be part of Celebrations of the Night.
This year, Night Visions IV will coincide with the 53rd Anniversary of the International Dark Skies movement, which began in Flagstaff in 1958. Night Visions is a partnership between the Flagstaff Dark Skies Coalition and Flagstaff Cultural Partners.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists internationally.
MEDIA: Artists may submit work in any media, 2d or 3d. All art forms- literature, photography, video, installation, etc. – are welcome.
DEADLINE: July 27, 2011
NOTIFICATION: September 1, 2011
ENTRY FEE: A $35 Entry fee covers the submission of up to 3 works of art. Two images per work may be submitted. Please make your check payable to Flagstaff Cultural Partners.
JURORS: Photographer Joe Cornett Jr., Astronomer Chris Luginbuhl, Painter Alan Peterson and ceramic Sculptor Paula Rice.
AWARDS: Prizes will be awarded for best of show ($1000), Second Place ($500), & Third Place ($250).
SALES: Commission on artwork sold is 30%.