Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition presents: WIDE OPEN 8 - DEADLINE: FEB. 19, 2017

Published: Mon, 02/13/17

Brooklyn Waterfront Artist Coalition presents:

WIDE OPEN 8 - Call for Artists

Submission Deadline: Early Bird February 19, 2017 or Final Application Deadline March 5, 2017

We are excited to announce our eighth annual national juried art show, Wide Open 8, opening May 13, 2017. And again this year, we are privileged to have another of NY's art elite as our juror, the Museum of Modern Art's Cara Manes, Curatorial Assistant in the Department of Painting and Sculpture. With her guidance and selections, we look forward to another spectacular show.

Show Details
WIDE OPEN 8: The broad theme of "Wide Open 8" encompasses all the possibilities of knowledge and freedom and love - wide open spaces...arms wide open...eyes wide open - but as with all things, there is the inevitable opposite - wide open to attack...corruption...failure. What kind of fantasy is this? What does it really indicate? This juried show looks to explore the idea of "wide open" in all the hidden niches of our collective psyche.

Eligibility
This call for submission is open to all residents of the U.S. and its Territories 18 years of age or older. This is a juried exhibition for artists working in all traditional and non-traditional 2D and 3D media, including film/video when part of an installation. All artwork must be original in concept, design and execution. Note: Crafts, kit work or reproductions of original works in other media (such as giclee reproductions of oil paintings), unless used as part of a mixed media work, will not be considered.

 
Submission & Exhibition Dates

  • Submission Deadline: Early Bird February 19 or Final Application Deadline March 5, 2017.
  • Gallery Exhibition Dates: May 13 - June 18, 2017 weekends 1-6P.M.
  • Opening Reception: Saturday, May 13, 2017 from 1-6P.M.

Juror
Cara Manes is Assistant Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art, where she works extensively on the ongoing displays in the collection galleries, as well as temporary exhibitions and special installations. Most recently she organized Projects104: Nástio Mosquito (2016) and the collection exhibition Take an Object (2015). Alongside museum colleagues, she has contributed to numerous other exhibitions, including From the Collection: The 1960s (2016), Ellsworth Kelly: The Chatham Series (2013), Artist's Choice: Trisha Donnelly (2012), and Cy Twombly: Sculpture (2011). Manes' writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including Hans Arp and the United States (Stiftung Arp, 2016) and Films and Videos by Robert Morris (Museu de Arte Contemporanea de Serralves, 2011). She holds degrees from Wellesley College and The City University of New York.

$3000 in Cash Awards

Bonus Offer
Artists accepted into Wide Open 8 can also send one additional work that will be exhibited in our Affordable Art area. All works must be smaller than 16" x 20" (including frame, if framed) and must be priced for sale at $500 or under.

Judging
All judging to enter this competition will be on-line. Entries that differ significantly from their digital images may be rejected. Decision of the judges is final.

For More Information: http://bwac.org/2016/11/wide-open-8/

Prospectus (.PDF) http://bwac.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/WO8-Prospectus-11-24-16.pdf

 

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