Artseen 3 Call For Entries: Emerging Artists Competition - All Media
The Submission Deadline: January 15, 2008
The Jury:
Howard Fox- Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art
David Gere - UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures, Associate Professor AIDS/Arts Activism
Rebecca Morse – Museum of Contemporary Art, Assistant Curator
John Murdoch – The Huntington, Hannah and Russel Kully Director of Art Collections
Catherine Opie – UCLA Department of Art, Professor of Photography
Glenn Phillips – The Getty Research Institute, Consulting Curator in Contemporary Programs and Research
Exhibition Runs: April 28, 2008 – May 3, 2008 at locations throughout Los Angeles. Various events include: Opening Night Party, Auction Gala and Finalist Gathering
The Goods: Thirty-five selected Emerging Artists will have their artwork exhibited alongside internationally known artists in one of Southern California’s most exciting art events.
First place prize: The selected winner receives a $1000 art supply gift certificate, and six hours web-page consultation (valued at $500).
Second place prizes: Two second place winners will receive a $500 art supply gift certificate.
Eligibility: The competition is opened to all artists without gallery representation and who have not had a solo gallery show outside of an academic setting. Entries must be recent work, created within the last three years.
Media: All media, 2D and 3D including painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, collage, functional, installation, digital process art and photography is acceptable. *For video: please send 1/2” VHS, NTSC or DVD. And make sure tape is cued.
Fees: There is no fee to participate.
All artwork accepted by the Jury will be donated to AIDS Research Alliance, and will be exhibited and auctioned to benefit the search for a cure to AIDS.
For complete competition details and to generate an on-line entry form, please logon to: http://www.aidsresearch.org/artseen/artist.html
Aids Research Alliance
Contact: Vincent Cummings at artseen@aidsresearch.org