Call Type: Exhibitions Eligibility: National State: Texas
Call Description
Juror: Cindi Strauss REFINED is a biennial exhibition of jewelry and metalwork hosted by the Art Metals program in the School of Art at Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) since 1998. The exhibition is held in the 1332 square-foot Reavley Gallery of the Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, located at 329 E. Main Street in historic downtown Nacogdoches, Texas. Application deadline: EXTENDED to Friday, December 13, 2013 Notification via email and CaFÉ: December 20, 2013 Accepted entries due: January 11, 2014 Exhibition dates: January 24 – March 30, 2014 Opening reception: Friday, January 24, 2014, 6-8 p.m. Artwork returned to artist: on or before April 14, 2014 Refined VIII: Maker’s Choice, challenges artists to display their authentic talent, free from the concern of modifying the work to satisfy one theme. This exhibition is focused on the diverse field of metalworking and jewelry. Whether you work in metal, stones, plastic, fiber, or found materials, if you are a “Smith,” it carries into whatever work you create. All work must be original and completed within the last two years. Submitted works are open to a full range of processes and materials. Juror Cindi Strauss is assistant director, programming and curator for modern and contemporary decorative arts and design at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. In her dual roles at the MFAH, Cindi is responsible for the acquisition, research, and exhibition of post-1900 decorative arts, design, and craft as well as working with Steven Holl Architects to develop the program for the MFAH’s new building for post-1900 art. In her time at the MFAH, Cindi has curated more than twenty exhibitions relating to her field. Recent exhibitions include Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection; Form Follows Function: Celebrating the American Institute of Architects Houston Design Collection at the MFAH; the traveling show Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection; The Past Made Present: Contemporary Art and Memory; and Liquid Lines: Exploring the Language of Contemporary Metal. Cindi has authored or contributed to major catalogues on craft and design media as well as written extensively for journals. She has also delivered lectures on craft and design topics at museums across the United States as well as at national symposia and art fairs. At least $1,500 will be awarded at the juror’s discretion.
Application Requirements
Eligibility Criteria
Legal Agreement
ENTRY FEE
A $35 entry fee will be required. A maximum of THREE (3) entries per artist is permitted. One view of each work is allowed (detail shots will be considered as one view). Two-dimensional work may not exceed 60 inches in its longest dimension nor weigh more than 75 lbs. Artists may not substitute another work for an accepted work, alter a work or the sale price, nor withdraw a work after it has been accepted. The SFA Galleries director reserves the right to refuse any entry that does not match the images submitted or meet the criteria enumerated here. Click "Apply To This Call" at the top of this page to begin the application process.
SHIPPING
NEW THIS YEAR: Artists must ARRANGE and PAY for ROUND-TRIP shipment of their work and any insurance coverage during transit. A pre-paid shipping label MUST accompany the artwork for return shipment.
LIABILITY
Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) and the SFA Art Galleries are responsible for works only while they are on the property of SFA and will only insure works for current market value. SFA does not assume liability for damage incurred or loss of work while in transit. SFA reserves the right to photographic reproduction of works in the exhibition for publicity and educational purposes only. Works will be handled carefully and displayed in a high security, monitored gallery. SFA does not discriminate with regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability or veteran status. The exhibition and events are free to the public and accessible to the physically challenged.
SFA ART GALLERIES
SFA Art Galleries at Stephen F. Austin State University presents significant exhibitions of regional, national and international art to an expanding audience centered in East Texas. The SFA Art Galleries facilitates sales but takes no commission. The Galleries do not profit from the entry fees of REFINED VIII: Maker’s Choice. All monies collected pay for the entire exhibition, juror’s fees, and awards. For more information, contact: John Handley, director of galleries, tel: 936-468-1131, email: handleyjt@sfasu.edu.
