ENGULFED

Artworks Center for Contemporary Art (ACCA) in Loveland, Colorado is seeking submissions for ENGULFED, an exhibition shedding light on the crisis of forest fires across the globe. Artists may respond to the forest fires by developing work that focuses on global warming, resource destruction, property damage, loss of life, wilderness protection, sustainability, political issues, fire mitigation, first responders, or broadly conceptual work dealing with the interpretation of “engulfed”. ACCA is a contemporary art center and traditional representational work may not be eligible. 

Juror:

Sarah E. LaBarre is the Executive Director and Curator of Artworks Center for Contemporary Art. She has over 14 years of administrative and curatorial experience in non-profit arts organizations. She believes that art has the capability of transforming lives and is especially interested in points of connection between artists and the communities they live in. She holds an MFA in fibers from Colorado State University, a post-baccalaureate in fibers from Oregon College of Art and Craft, and a BFA in ceramics from the University of Arts in Philadelphia. Among other artist accomplishments, Sarah’s work is in the permanent collection of the Denver Art Museum.

Awards: 

First place: $200

Second Place: $100

Honorable mention: $50

Show Dates:

July 14 through September 23, 2023

Artist/Curator Talk: September 9, 2pm MST (in person and via video conference)

Drop off and Delivery by July 10, 2023

Pick up by September 27, 2023

Notifications by June 16, 2023

Application Requirements

Please submit at least one image along with an artist statement (under 100 words) about why your piece is in line with the call. 

Eligibility Criteria

Artworks Center for Contemporary Art (ACCA) in Loveland, Colorado invites artists working in a variety of media techniques to enter ENGULFED, an international juried exhibition. All artists age 18+ are encouraged to apply. Only online entries will be accepted. Eligible media include painting, photography, printmaking, mixed media, fibers, metals, woodworking, ceramics, glass, and sculpture. Decorated furniture, giclee prints of original work and not an edition, candles, pressed flowers, handmade reproductions, and objects made from commercial kits or commercially available plans are NOT ELIGIBLE. ACCA is a contemporary art center and traditional representational work may not be eligible.