What is DownEast?
The DownEast National Juried Sculpture Exhibition is located in Pitt County, North Carolina. The exhibition has two components: a month-long indoor exhibition and a year-long outdoor exhibition.

ENTRIES & FEES
Each artist must submit a minimum of 3 entries. The fee for 3 entries is $20. Additional entries cost $5 per entry with a limit of 6 total. All entries must be submitted digitally via café and received by Saturday, January 21, 2023. Images of work must be submitted as jpgs. Emerge Gallery will retain a 30% commission. If work is not for sale, an insurance value must be given and NFS stated or work will not be insured.

INDOOR EXHIBITION
Eligibility
This exhibition is open to all artists ages 18 and up. Any three-dimensional media is eligible. Indoor submissions must fit through a standard sized door. Work must be ready for display. All entries must be submitted digitally. Work submitted that is above our insurance value may not be accepted into the exhibition. All work must be able to be exhibited for the length of the exhibition, March 3-30, 2023.

Drop-Off & Pickup
Accepted indoor work must be hand delivered or received by Thursday, February 23, 2023, between 10:00am – 9:00pm to Emerge Gallery, located at 404 Evans Street, Greenville, NC 27858. Shipped work must include a prepaid mailing label for return. If shipped, the work must be received by Wednesday, February 22, 2023. Accepted indoor work must be picked up at the conclusion of the exhibition on Friday, March 31 or Saturday, April 1, during open hours. Work left after the exhibition will become the property of Emerge Gallery. Work that is shipped will be sent back starting March 31, 2023.

Indoor Sculpture Prizes
1st Place: $500, 2nd Place: $250, 3rd Place: $100

Insurance
Emerge Gallery will provide insurance for accepted indoor work from the drop-off dates through the last day of the exhibition. Work will not be insured after March 30, 2023. Work will be insured only for 70 percent of the sales price, with a maximum of $5,000. Insurance value must be a realistic value and may be questioned. Proof of similar sales will be requested, if necessary. Consent to reproduce for publicity, catalog, or educational purposes is assumed unless specifically reserved in writing. Submission of entry constitutes agreement to all conditions.

Meet the Juror
D. Lance Vickery was raised in Florida. Early, as an aspiring two-dimensional artist, deeply rooted in formalism, Lance attended Florida State University, where he met Charles Hook. Hook changed Lance's perception of art and sculpture. Hook held the position that all "Sculpture is real, all painting and photography, no matter how realistic is abstract. Two-dimensional work always requires the viewer to imagine the third dimension.”

That position struck a chord with Lance. He quickly transitioned in to working primarily in sculpture. After receiving his BFA in Sculpture from FSU, he moved to Kentucky. While there, Lance worked with Jack Gron, he received his MFA in Sculpture from University of Kentucky. Currently, Lance is teaching Sculpture and the Figure at the University of North Florida.

Application Requirements

Each artist must submit a minimum of 3 entries. The fee for 3 entries is $20. Additional entries cost $5 per entry with a limit of 6 total. All entries must be submitted digitally via café and received by Saturday, January 21, 2023. 

Images of work must be submitted as jpgs. Emerge Gallery will retain a 30% commission. If work is not for sale, an insurance value must be given and NFS stated or work will not be insured.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility
This exhibition is open to all artists ages 18 and up. 

Any three-dimensional media is eligible. Indoor submissions must fit through a standard sized door. Work must be ready for display. All entries must be submitted digitally. 

Work submitted that is above our insurance value may not be accepted into the exhibition. All work must be able to be exhibited for the length of the exhibition, March 3-30, 2023.