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Deadline for submissions:
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
Call for Entries: Postmark deadline March 3, 2010
Open to all US artists 18+, in all media except audio, video or performance. Juror: Keith Carter.
Prospectus: email: amcbride1@sbcglobal.net; download www.visualartsalliance.org or send SASE to: VAA, 2807 Triway Ln., Houston, TX 77043.
Sponsoring Organization
Visual Arts Alliance
P. O. Box 130703
Houston, TX 77219
713-939-1444
amcbride1@sbcglobal.net
www.visualartsalliance.org
Visual Arts Alliance, founded in 1981 by a group of artists in northwest Houston is a non-profit, educational organization for serious practitioners of the visual arts and interested members of the general public.
At the Visual Arts Alliance monthly meetings, guest speakers and workshops are presented to give a broader understanding of the many aspects of the art world. Not only are new techniques demonstrated, but an effort is made to help members with the business side of their craft. Information is also made available on how and where to enter competitive exhibitions held thro~out the country.
Artist members also may present their works for aesthetic appraisal by fellow members and visitors. Non-artists, especially collectors, can gain insight into the characteristics of various art media (oil, clay, watercolor, wood, etc.) and gain appreciation of the constraints that artists must work with in order to achieve their creations.
Visual Arts Alliance encourages all artists, including non-members. Each year the group holds a well publicized, national, "open", juried exhibition where non-members as well as members are invited to compete. The Alliance also has an annual "Members Only" juried exhibition.
To maximize self-reliance in funding, members pay organizational dues, participants in the member and open juried competition pay entry fees, and the group receives a donation from all sales of work at Alliance exhibitions. Donations are also received from corporate and individual sponsors.
In addition, the Alliance has a program of on-site corporate exhibits. This helps bring fine art into another area of public awareness and it provides members with alternate venues for their work.
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Juror
Keith Carter , 2009 Texas Medal of Arts recipient Keith Carter holds the endowed Walles Chair of Art at Lamar Unive
2009 Texas Medal of Arts recipient Keith Carter holds the endowed Walles Chair of Art at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas. He is also the recipient of Artist of the Year award from the Houston Art League and the winner of the Lange-Taylor Prize from the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. He is the author of eleven previous books: Fireflies, A Certain Alchemy, Opera Nuda, Ezekiel’s Horse, Holding Venus, Keith Carter Photographs: Twenty-Five Years, Bones, Heaven of animals, Mojo, The Blue Man, and From Uncertain to Blue. A DVD documentary of his work titled The Photographer’s Series: Keith Carter was produced by Anthropy Arts in 2006.
Carter’s work is included in numerous private and public collections, including the National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY; and the Wittliff Collection of Southwestern & Mexican Photography, San Marcos, Texas.
Art Media in this Show
Acrylic, Ceramic, Crafts, Cut Paper, Digital Media, Glass, Illustration, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Watercolor, Oil, Pastel, Pencil, Photography
Size Restrictions For Art
SPECIFICATIONS: Two-dimensional works must be suitably framed or edge finished and not to exceed 48" in any direction, nor weigh more than 25 pounds. Plexiglas preferred. Artwork must be ready to hang with wire on back, no saw tooth hangers. Wall sculptures not to exceed 25 pounds and must be readily able to hang. No ceiling suspended pieces. Sculpture size limited to the ability of 2 people to carry and install. Artist must provide pedestal. Assemblages – Artist must provide detailed instructions.
Awards
AWARDS: (Only one per person) –In excess of $2,500.00 in cash and merchandise awards.
1st place - $1000, 2nd place - $800, 3rd place - $500, 6 honorable mention merchandise awards valued at approx. $100 each.
Prospectus Questions?
A. McBride
2807 Triway Ln
Houston, TX 77043
amcbride1@sbcglobal.net
Enter This Show
Entries are accepted from January 22, 2010 to March 03, 2010
To enter this show you will need to send images of your work. You will need to send these images on one of the following: CD/DVD, Slides
Entry Fee(s): $35 for 1 to 3 works, diptychs, triptychs,etc. count as one entry
This is a National show that is restricted to artists who live in the following area(s):
See the show!
Friday, January 22, 2010 - Friday, January 22, 2010
Williams Tower Gallery
2800 Post Oak Blvd.
Houston, TX 77056
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