View Art Center in Old Forge NY seeks works of art in all media exploring the theme of the book as art. 

For more than five centuries, mass-produced books have connected us at an unprecedented scale through the power of shared ideas, inspiration, imagination, and information. The exhibition will feature works that repurpose, reference, and reimagine this ubiquitous form. We welcome submissions in all media, from handmade books and conventional bookmaking, to creative expressions inspired by books, their forms, and their cultural significance. This includes repurposing books, creating sculptural works, or other work inspired by their form, stories, or characters. This call is open to all media. Artists may submit up to 3 pieces.

Juror of Selection: Rhoda Rosenberg

In 1979 Rosenberg was a Finalist in Printmaking for a Massachusetts Council on the Arts Grant. In 2003, she was recognized for outstanding teaching with School of the Museum of Fine Art’s Russel T. Smith Award, and has received a SMFA’s Faculty Enrichment Grant for her work in South Africa.  In 2005 she received a grant from the Artist Resource Trust Grant at the Berkshire Taconic Foundation, and an Atlantic Papers Materials Award at Boston Printmakers North American Print Biennial in 2007.

Despite a demanding teaching schedule, Rosenberg has exhibited prints and artist’s books in numerous shows every year since 1979. A master printmaker, Rosenberg owns and operates the Merrimac Printmaking Studio out of her home in Merrimac, MA.

The exhibition will be open in View's largest gallery from

May 24, 2025 - July 27, 2025

Deadline for entry is April 25, 2025

Work to be received at View by May 16, 2025

www.ViewArts.org

For any questions regarding the exhibition please contact:

Anna Brasted

Marketing & Exhibitions Associate
View Arts Center
abrasted@viewarts.org
315 369 6411 x211

Application Requirements

Go to CaFÉ at www.callforentry.org

Artists should set up a profile on CaFÉ or log into their existing profile, upload artwork as digital files.

Click on “Apply to Calls,” search for            

"The Book as Art"

Follow entry instructions.

Image size should be unframed dimensions of your work.

Submitting a work of art to this exhibition the artist agrees to the conditions and terms set forth in this Prospectus as well as in the Acceptance Notification Letter.

CaFÉ does not permit any image changes, replacements, or refunds after submission.

Please check your pricing carefully, price changes are not permitted after entry in CaFÉ. If your work is not for sale, make sure to list that where required in your application. By submitting your pricing through CaFÉ, you agree to sell that work at the price submitted.

Eligibility Criteria

-All Media accepted, label all detail photos "DetailTitle"
- All work must be able to be moved/placed by one person.
- All entries must be of original design and personal execution created within the past 3 years. If you have time-based artwork 
- Artwork previously shown at View is not eligible.
View is a public non-profit art center open to everyone; as such, the content of submissions should be appropriate for all visitors.

Fees                                            

- A non-refundable entry fee of $35 enables the artist to submit one work. Each artist may submit a total of 3 works. Each additional image and/or entry cost $10. Payment should be made at CallforEntry.org (CaFÉ). 

Legal                                              

-      All works must be of original design and copyright of the artist.

-      View reserves the right to utilize all images submitted to "The Book as Art" in promotion of the exhibition and for the general promotion of View.

-      View may rescind the right of hanging any work unsuitably presented or misrepresented.

Selected Works                              

Full instructions for shipping and delivery will be provided in the Acceptance Notification Letter.  

-      Selection notification will be sent by May 1, 2025

-      Selected artwork must be received at View no later than May 16, 2025.

-      View receives 35% commission on any sales made during or resulting from the exhibition at View.

-      Selected artwork must be suitably framed and ready for installation.

-      All shipping is at the expense of the artist. There will be a $10 handling fee for each package shipped to View. The handling fee covers condition reporting and photographing of the work as it arrives, and follow up conditioning and repacking at the conclusion of the exhibition. You must include a prepaid shipping label for the return of the work. Accepted artists will receive detailed information regarding shipping and handling requirements.