Art Sought for Upcoming Juried Exhibit

Fancy yourself an artist? If you'd like to be considered for involvement in an upcoming fine art exhibiting titled "Giving Voice," in conjunction with the 14th biennial Dodge Poetry Festival, you have until July 12 to submit. 

The press release is below.

The , in collaboration with the , is seeking fine art submissions in any medium for a juried group exhibition titled Giving Voice. This exhibition celebrates and is in conjunction with the 14th biennial Dodge Poetry Festival, North America’s largest poetry event, which takes place on October 11-14, 2012.

An overarching theme of the Festival, the process of “giving voice” allows the individual to bring his or her individual experience (their “voice”) to the words of a poem. In keeping with that theme, artists are invited to submit a visual interpretation/response to this excerpt from the poem titled “Time’s Passage” by Fernando Pessoa (which is also quoted on the 2012 Dodge Poetry Festival poster):

"I was brought up by Imagination,
I always travelled by her hand,
And thus I always loved, hated, spoke, thought,
Having every day this window before me,
Every hour being mine in this way."

Collaborative works between visual artists and poets are also encouraged.

The exhibition will be displayed at in Morristown, NJ, home to both the Arts Council of the Morris Area and the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

ELIGIBILITY: This show is open to all artists working in any medium who live or work in New Jersey. Exhibiting in New Jersey alone does not qualify as working in New Jersey. There is a limit of 3 submissions per artist. All accepted work must be professionally presented, ready for installation or hanging (by wire or D-rings); artists may be required to supply pedestals for 3D work. Accepted work cannot be substituted or changed and must be available for the entire length of the exhibition.  

REQUIRED MATERIALS: Images (see below for presentation requirements), artist’s statement about the works submitted, up-to-date one page resume or c.v., and Submission Form with the Object List section fully completed, including for each image submitted, the title, year of work, medium, size (H x W x D), weight (even for 2D works), value for insurance/sale purposes, and whether the work is for sale.

DEADLINE for SUBMISSIONS: Thursday, July 12, 2012, at 5 p.m.; no exceptions. Receipt of submissions will be confirmed.

IMAGE PRESENTATION: Artwork shall be submitted by e-mail submitted to kbecker@morrisarts.org in the form of JPEG images (resolution of 300 dpi). JPEGS must be named as follows: artistsname_titleofwork.jpg or jpeg. Note that “docx” files cannot be processed. Digital submissions must accurately represent the submitted work. The Arts Council of the Morris Area has the right to exclude/refuse any work which differs significantly from the selected work.

DELIVERY AND PICK UP OF WORK: All work accepted for exhibit must be delivered in person to, and picked up at the end of the exhibit from, the Arts Council of the Morris Area office at 14 Maple Avenue (3rd floor) in Morristown during one of the times set forth below in the Exhibition Calendar.

SALES: The Arts Council of the Morris Area will retain a 20% commission on any work that is sold during the exhibit.

EXHIBITION CALENDAR:
July 12, 2012
August 13, 2012
September 6 & 7, 2012
September 8, 2012
September 19, 2012
September 19, 2012
March 20, 2013
March 21 & 22, 2013
March 23, 2013

Questions? Call Karin Becker, Arts Council of the Morris Area, at (973) 285-5115, x 14.