DEADLINE: JANUARY 21, 2012
This March, the Bemis Center Regional Exhibition will return to the Bemis Underground galleries. In its second year, the exhibition has expanded eligibility to include artists living or working within 200 miles of Omaha, NE. The Bemis Center launched this exhibition to highlight new talent and perspectives and to establish new connections across contemporary art practices within the region. Expanding the Bemis Center’s mission to support exceptional talent, this exhibition provides the opportunity for emerging artists to present their work alongside mid-career and established artists in the cultural hub of eastern Nebraska’s contemporary arts community. Schedule Deadline for Submissions at slideroom.com: Saturday, January 21 Artist notification via email: Saturday, February 4 Artwork Delivery Deadline: Saturday, February 18 Exhibition Opening: Friday, March 2 | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. Juror's Gallery Talk: Saturday, March 3 | 12 noon Exhibition Closing: Saturday, April 7 Artwork Pick-up Deadline: Saturday, April 14 Juror Shannon Stratton Executive and Creative Director threewalls Chicago, IL Three Awards: $500 Juror’s Prize and 2013 Exhibition in the Bemis Underground $500 Juror’s Prize and 2013 Exhibition in the Bemis Underground $500 Juror’s Prize and 2013 Exhibition in the Bemis Underground Jury Fee $15 for up to 4 entries Jury fee is non-refundable Eligibility and Requirements Artists working and or living within 200 miles of Omaha, Nebraska are encouraged to submit entries to the 2012 Bemis Center Regional Exhibition (this now includes the communities of Kansas City, Lawrence, Des Moines and Sioux Falls and surrounding areas) . All media will be considered. Only original work that has not been previously displayed in the Bemis will be eligible. Work requiring special installation (including large or heavy works) will be accepted only if the artist is available to install the work by February 25. If accepted, video artists may be required to provide display equipment for the duration of the exhibition. Artists must be 18 or older as of January 1, 2012. Entries must be submitted online only. Images and video must be uploaded to Slideroom.com no later than Saturday, January 21. Include details for each image file (title of work, date executed, media and dimensions). If necessary, add a brief narrative to inform the juror about each individual work. To Apply Go to bemis.slideroom.com and register for a Slideroom account. You will then be able to choose to apply for the 2012 Juried Exhibition. The application fee is $15 and is non-refundable. Applicants are allowed up to 4 uploads for their submission. Along with your submission, include details for each file uploaded (title of work, date executed, media and dimensions). If necessary, add a brief narrative to inform the juror about each individual work. Acceptance Jury results will be announced on Saturday, February 4. Notices will be made via the e-mail you use for your registration; however, we must also have a telephone number where you can be reached on this date. Any accepted work that differs from the digital image will be disqualified. The Bemis Center may reproduce accepted works for publicity, documentation, and promotion of the exhibition. All accepted works must remain at the Bemis Center until the close of the exhibition. Three of the selected artists to the exhibition will be awarded a Juror’s prize of $500. Each recipient of the Juror’s prize will also be offered the opportunity to exhibit work in the Bemis Underground’s 2013 Exhibition Program. All accepted artists should deliver all work to the Bemis Underground no later than 4pm on Saturday, February 18. The opening reception will occur on the evening of Friday, March 2 from 6-9pm. A gallery talk with the juror will take place at noon on March 3 in the Bemis Underground Gallery. Following the close of the exhibition, all art must be picked up by no later than 4pm on Saturday, April 14. About the Juror Shannon Stratton is a founder and current Executive and Creative Director of threewalls Chicago, a not-for-profit residency and exhibition space. Founded in 2003, threewalls has grown from a start-up exhibition space to a vital visual arts organization that supports contemporary visual arts in Chicago through solo exhibitions for regional artists, residencies, grants to artists, publications, conferences and commissioning programs. Founded on the mission of better supporting visual arts in Chicago, threewalls aims to provide a stable base of support to extensive community of artists who call Chicago and greater Illinois home. Programmed in collaboration with a rotating committee of local artists, threewalls was modeled after the classic Canadian artist-run-center model, a program that Stratton was inspired by growing up in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Stratton's background is both in studio practice and art history, theory and criticism with a focus in craft practice and artist-run administration. Her writing on contemporary craft, fiber art and exhibitions has been published by Berg Publishing and Ronsdale Press as well as university galleries, art centers, commercial galleries and magazines throughout the US and Canada. With Green Lantern Press she founded and published (via threewalls) PHONEBOOK, a guide to contemporary independent and artist-run projects, now in its third volume, and The Artists Run Chicago Digest, a companion, appraisal and extension to the exhibition of the same name at The Hyde Park Center. She is currently working with Chicago based Golden Age on the forthcoming edited volume Making Meaning, a series of texts and projects around contemporary ideas of craft. In 2010 Stratton was named one of the top 5 most vital people in the visual arts in Chicago by NewCity. She was a 2011 fellow of the NAMAC Visual Arts Leadership Institute and a finalist for the Chicago Community Trust Emerging Leader Award. Stratton teaches in Art History, Theory & Criticism and Fiber & Material Studies departments at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. three-walls.org Questions Please email Underground Curator Joel Damon - [email protected]
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