OPPORTUNITIES: Call for Entries :: Beyond Printmaking III

Call for Entries :: Beyond Printmaking III
2012 National Juried Exhibition
February 3 – March 4, 2012
Melanie Yazzie, Juror

Beyond Printmaking is an art competition and exhibition organized by the Landmark Arts and the printmaking area in the Texas Tech University School of Art.

As technology is changing ever more rapidly, many contemporary artists who originally started with printmaking as their primary medium are using interdisciplinary approaches to embrace the needs of time. Contemporary artists find ways to create visually captivating and socially or politically engaging discourses through interdisciplinary approaches.

As much as printmaking has been loved for its traditional resonance, its versatility applied in multimedia does not see limitations. In this third exhibition, we are looking for artists who have a vision of printmaking beyond the traditional practices, who push the technological and conceptual limits of what is considered printmaking.

juror ∙ melanie yazzie
Melanie Yazzie has been teaching at the University of Colorado at Boulder since 2006. She previously held positions at the University of Arizona, and Boise State University. Professor Yazzie received her MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder and a BA from Arizona State University. Yazzie's work is held in many prestigious collections, including: Milwaukee Art Museum, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Print Collection, Madison, WI, and the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Print Collection, Providence. She has been reviewed in Focus Magazine, Santa Fe, the Los Angeles Times, New Zealand Herald, and been mentioned in Printmaking in the Sun by Dan Welden and Pauline Muir, Native American Art in the Twentieth Century by W. Jackson Rushing III, and The Lure of the Local: Sense of Place in a Multi Centered Society by Lucy Lippard.

calendar
November 4, 2011 – Online entries must be fully submitted at ttuart.slideroom.com

December 16, 2011 – Accepted artists contacted by e-mail; posted online at www.landmarkarts.org

January 9-13, 2012 – Artworks received and held for installation.

February 3, 2012 – Exhibition Opens with Reception

March 4, 2012 – Exhibition Closes Artworks returned

eligibility
Open to professional artists living in the U.S. who are 18 and older. All media expanding the notion of printmaking, including time-based and installation, will be considered. An artist’s statement illuminating the artist’s conception of printmaking must be included with the entry. Work must be original and completed within the last 3 years.

online submission
Submit all entries online at ttuart.slideroom.com. Entries must be fully submitted by November 4, 2011.

entry fee
Entry fee is on a sliding scale as shown below and includes the SlideRoom upload fee. For 3-D entries, two slides per entry may be uploaded; otherwise, one slide per entry. Be sure to click on the appropriate SlideRoom page.

$30 for up to three (3) entries
$40 for four (4) entries
$50 for five (5) entries

awards
$2,500 in cash prizes to be awarded by the Juror at her discretion.

artwork size limitations
2D work: Maximum size 60” any direction. 3D work: Maximum size 48” any direction. Maximum weight 100 lbs

accepted entries
Accepted entries must be received between January 9-13, 2012.

Artwork should be shipped to:

Beyond Printmaking
Texas Tech School of Art
18th Street at Flint Ave
Lubbock, TX 79409

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phone: 806.742.1947; e-mail: landmarkarts@ttu.edu

shipping & insurance of accepted entries to Texas Tech is the responsibility of the Artist. Works can be shipped or hand-delivered between January 9 -13, 2012. Texas Tech Landmark Arts will not cover any insurance claims of work that arrives damaged. Appropriate shipping materials and proper packaging will avoid damage to work. Each accepted 2D work must be sent in a well-packaged single reusable carton or crate, each 3D work should be in a double box or crated. (No styrofoam peanuts please.) All 2D works must be ready for hanging. While framing is not required, framed pieces must have a secure hanging wire, d-rings or a cleat. Saw-tooths and like hanging devices will not be accepted. Plexiglas must be used instead of glass for framing. 3D work must be of sound design and be "ready-to-install." If accepted, provide installation instructions and photo of installed piece. Time-based work must be "ready-for-display." If accepted, provide installation instructions and technical requirements. Works will be insured for the duration of the exhibition. Accepted artists will receive a copy of the exhibition brochure. All works must remain on display throughout the exhibition February 3 – March 4, 2012.

return shipping & insurance will be covered by Texas Tech Landmark Arts. All artworks will be returned via FedEx by March 9, 2012 to their respective owners at the addresses provided on the entry forms. Any artist wishing to ship by another carrier must provide return shipment. Any work differing significantly from the submitted images will not be accepted.

artwork sales will be between the artist and the buyer. Landmark Arts will provide prospective buyers with the artist contact information listed on the entry.

Exhibitions and visiting speakers programs at the School of Art are supported by generous grants from the Helen Jones Foundation and The CH Foundation, both of Lubbock. Additional support comes from Cultural Activities Fees administered through the College of Visual & Performing Arts.