Prospectus
27th ANNUAL POSITIVE/NEGATIVE NATIONAL JURIED ART EXHIBITION
Please send email requests to receive copy of the prospectus to contrera@etsu.edu or PositiveNegative@etsu.edu or send SASE to Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay, Director, Slocumb Galleries, Box 70708, Department of Art & Design, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614.
Download the 27th Annual Positive/Negative National Juried Art Exhibition Prospectus & Entry Form in pdf:
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Deadline for submission of entries December 19, 2011
CALL FOR ENTRIES
In modern and contemporary art, the inherent symbolic value of artists’ materials has increasingly been recognized and exploited, often simply for the sake of exploring the nature of the material itself. This is reached a stage whereby the material has often taken on a life of its own, where things have become beings. This has even meant that conceptual ideas have taken on the nature of being material things, in a way. The effect of this new material life has been to change art’s social role and transform social interactions. This year’s Positive/Negative shall focus on works that explore the concept of “Material Transformation” in various forms.
One visual exploration of such theme is stated by Juror Gail Levin as “making something of value out of something once devalued.” She elaborates, “There is great value in artists’ exceptional ability to transform waste materials, which benefits society by making something of value out of something once discarded. This is a theme for the present economy that really makes sense. It’s also a “green” idea to take things destined for landfills and direct them to museums. This theme also resonates with historical precedent: Lee Krasner once made col- lages out of her own and Jackson Pollock’s discarded pictures. Earlier in the 20th century, Kurt Schwitter used trash for his Merz collages. Later Louise Nevelson made monumental sculpture out of discarded wood. More recently Chakia Booker has made use of old tires and El Anatsui turned old whiskey bottle caps into magical works.”
Established in 1985, the Positive/Negative annuals have served as avenue for the promotion and appreciation of contemporary art in the region providing access to diverse perspectives in art. In its 27th year, the exhibition explores contemporary art, by looking at work as material objects, focusing on media manipulation, transformations and constructs.
JUROR
GAIL LEVIN -- is a biographer, art historian, and curator whose work on twentieth century art has won her international acclaim. Her writings have been published in more than fifteen countries and her exhibitions shown throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan. The author of three biographies, many other books, and numerous articles and essays, she is the acknowledged authority on the American realist painter Edward Hopper. Her three biographies are: Lee Krasner: A Biography (William Morrow, 2011); Becoming Judy Chicago: A Biography of the Artist (Harmony Books, 2007) and Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography (Alfred A. Knopf, 1995; second expanded edition, Rizzoli, 2007, also available in German and Italian translations). Among her many other books on Hopper are Hopper’s Places (Alfred A. Knopf, 1985, second expanded edition, University of California, 1998) and Edward Hopper: A Catalogue Raisonné (W.W. Norton & Co., 1995). She also has edited anthologies including The Poetry of Solitude: A Tribute to Edward Hopper (Universe Books, 1995 and 2000). In 2000, she organized an exhibition celebrating the centennial of Aaron Copland and produced Aaron Copland’s America (Watson-Guptill Publishers, 2000, co-authored with Judith Tick).
Now Distinguished Professor of Art History, American Studies, and Women’s Studies at Baruch College and The Graduate School of the City University of New York, her work has been recognized and supported with grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Fulbright Association, Getty Research Institute, the Rockefeller Foundation, the American Council for Learned Societies, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Smithsonian Institution, Harvard University, Brandeis University, and Yale University. Levin earned a bachelor of arts degree from Simmons College, the M.A. from Tufts University, and the Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Simmons College awarded her an honorary doctorate in 1996. She also studied at the Atlanta College of Art and the Sorbonne, University of Paris. She has lectured at museums, universities, and art schools in the United States, Europe, Cuba, Australia, China, and Japan. Levin’s work as a photographer has been featured in her books Hopper’s Places and Marsden Hartley in Bavaria (University Press of New England), published in magazines and newspapers, and exhibited in museums and galleries.
AWARD
Up to $1,500.00 in awards will be presented, including $500.00 cash award for Best of Show. Invitation to future shows may develop through selection by the Slocumb Galleries Committee.
MEDIA AND SIZE
All 2D, 3D and video art are eligible. Due to space considerations, installation and performance art are not eligible. Work using materials that are hazardous to the health and safety of the public will be disqualified. Work must not exceed 5 ft. in any direction and preferably weigh under 30 lbs.
All 2D work must be ready for hanging. Acrylic glaze is preferred for framed work, glass glazing is discouraged. All 3D work must have stable base and installation instruction. Works that require complex installation is discouraged.
FORMS AND FEES
Complete entry must include: (1) Entry Form, (2) CD of jpeg images, Artist Statement & Image List in .doc format, (3) printed Artist Statement & Image list, (4) legal-sized SASE – self-addressed, stamped envelope, (5) Entry Fee check.A non-refundable fee of $30.00 is required. Artists may submit up to three entries; additional $5.00 per entry in excess of 3.
Make checks payable to: Positive/Negative 27
Mail entries to:
Positive/Negative 27
Slocumb Galleries, Box 70708
Johnson City TN 37614
DEADLINE
All submitted Entries must be received by December 19, 2011
JURY PROCESS
The 27th Annual Positive/Negative National Juried Art Exhibition accepts ONLY digital images on a CD. Artists should submit electronic images in JPG (at least 300 dpi) format. Entries without electronic images will be disqualified. Label the CD with the Artist’s full name and “Positive/Negative27”. Send inside hard case for safe handling.
Entry images must have the following as title: Artist’s Last Name.Entry#.Title.jpg. Images should be accompanied by a brief Artist’s Statement (150 words to 200 max) and Image List in .doc format. The Image List must include the Artist’s contact info (mailing address, email, mobile no.) and entry images showing top-front orientation of work with information (Artist’s name, entry #, title, year, media, dimension). Submit a printed copy of the Artist’s Statement and Image List.
Accepted work will be disqualified if misrepresented or if photos are digitally enhanced. Only one image per 2D entry; 3D work may include a detail shot.
All video art submissions should be in digital form and submitted in either CD or DVD; video art should not exceed 30 minutes running time. All accepted video art will be played collectively on a loop; unless Artist send separate viewing device.
All submitted application materials will not be returned. Artists agree that Slocumb Galleries may use images for educational and promotional purposes. Work should be original and the sole copyright of the Artist. Slocumb Galleries will be indemnified for any legal claims.
INSURANCE AND SALES
Accepted entries will be insured ONLY during installation and exhibition at the Slocumb Galleries. The Artist is responsible for all insurance during transit and ship- ping costs. A 10% commission is requested on sold work. Insurance Agreement Form will be required for all accepted entries.
MATERIAL TRANSFORMATION
Whether by alchemy, sublimation, transubstantiation, ordination, oxidation, oaths, distillation, reduction, pressure, conflation, industrial manufacture, tectonic forces, or good old fashioned recycling, our world is one in which material is constantly being transformed from one state to another. And whether the motivations are practical, commercial, metaphysical, geological, aesthetic or absent entirely, these transformations can dramatically shift our perceptions of that material.
Either by personally directing these transformations, or simply directing our attentions to them, the artist claims the theatre of material transformation as one in which profound experiences are waiting to be had.
PROSPECTUS AND FORMS
Artists may request Prospectus via email PositiveNegative@etsu.edu or send SASE to Positive/Negative 27, PO Box 70708, ETSU Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City TN 37614
Download Prospectus & Entry Form in pdf format: http://www.etsu.edu/cas/art/slocumb/posneg
ELIGIBILITY
The 27th Annual Positive/Negative National Juried Art Exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and older residing in the United States. All work must be original and completed within the last two years. Work previously submitted to the Positive/Negative or exhibited at the Slocumb Galleries may not be submitted. Current students and employees of East Tennessee State University are not eligible to apply.
JURY NOTIFICATION
Notification of accepted entries will be sent via email and postal service (using SASE) starting January 20, 2012. The Juror’s decision is final. Late, incomplete, or non-compliant entries will not be considered. Inquiries regarding submissions and delivery of work should be emailed to Slocumb Galleries’ Director Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay via contrera@etsu.edu.
SHIPPING AND DELIVERY
Accepted entries may be shipped or hand delivered. All shipped and hand-delivered work must be adequately packed in secure, reusable containers. Do not send work framed with glass. Installation instructions should be included.
Shipped work should include a pre-paid label for return shipping. Work without return provisions and that which is not claimed after 60 days from the last day of exhibit will become property of the Slocumb Galleries.
Submit Hand-delivered at the Slocumb Galleries from February 13-17, 2012 between 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call 423.483.3179 or email contrera@ etsu.edu to schedule the delivery.
Submit work at:
Slocumb Galleries Office, Room 419,
Ernest C. Ball Hall, East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN 37614
Directions to the Slocumb Galleries are available at http://www.etsu.edu/cas/art/slocumb. An online map may be viewed at http://www.etsu. edu/maps. Ball Hall is listed as bldg. no. 8.
Ship work to:
Positive/Negative 27 c/o Slocumb Galleries
100 Central Receiving Drive, ETSU
Johnson City, TN 37614
All shipped entries must be received at ETSU on or before February 16, 2012.