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Future Fabrication: SDA 2017 International Exhibition in Print
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Entry Deadline: 9/22/17
Application Closed
Number of Applications Allowed: 5

Entry Fee (SDA Members): $20.00
Entry Fee (SDA Non-Members): $45.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 2, Maximum:Max. 3
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 2, Maximum:Max. 3
Call Type: Unspecified
Eligibility: International
State: New Mexico

Future Fabrication: SDA 2017 Annual International Exhibition In Print

EXHIBITION IN PRINT: SDA member and non-member artists working in or inspired by fiber arts and/or textile media are invited to submit work for a juried issue of the Surface Design Journal, Future Fabrication: SDA Annual International Exhibition in Print. Selected work will appear in print in the Winter 2017/18 issue of the Surface Design Journal (publication date  December 23, 2017). 

In celebration of SDA's 40th anniversary, this Exhibition In Print aims to recognize the diversity of talent working within the fields of fiber and surface design as well as other practices that utilize fiber and textile materials. This year's theme, Future Fabrication, asks artists to think about how innovations related to fiber and textile materials might shape our future. SDA warmly invites entries that consider advancements in technological innovation, material exploration, as well as provide a glimpse into the future through concept and form. Artists working in all media invited to apply.

GOAL: In celebration of SDA's 40th anniversary, this Exhibition In Print aims to recognize the diversity of talent working within the fields of fiber and surface design as well as other practices that utilize fiber and textile materials. This year's theme, Future Fabrication, asks artists to think about how fiber and/or innovations related to fiber and textile materials might shape our future. SDA warmly invites all entries that engage the theme of the "future", with particulary consideraton of works that consider advancements in technological innovation, material exploration, as well as provide a glimpse into the future through concept and form.

Artists and makers are encouraged to submit work of any size or format that demonstrates the innovative use of textile media, including nontraditional materials and techniques. In addition to traditional 2D and 3D forms, participants are encouraged to submit work that challenges and expands the contemporary definitions of textile/fiber-based art and design, such as digital art (design/animation), time-based arts (sound/video), performance art, conceptual art, land art, installation art, book art, textile design, fashion design, interior design, product design, and craft-as-social-practice.

Works should be completed on or after January 1, 2014. SDA encourages established, emerging, international and student artists to participate. 

JOURNAL OVERVIEW: Guest Editor and Co-Juror Richard Elliott, will work with Co-Juror Kathryn Hall to select all work for inclusion in a comprehensive print and digital edition of the Journal with full and detailed images as well as artist statements and  juror reflections addressing context and evolution of trends in contemporary textile arts. 

All SDA members may download the complete Journal from SDA website. Artists whose work is selected will receive one complimentary print copy of the Journal. Print and digital versions of the Journal will be available for purchase on SDA website at www.surfacedesign.org.

JURORS:

Richard Elliott, Journal Editor and Co-Juror Richard Elliott is an Associate Professor and former program chair in the Textiles program at California College of the Arts in Oakland, CA where he has been teaching since 1999. His work with image transfer and digital processes on paper, fabric and hog gut (sausage casings) investigates the abstract beauty of cellular structures, systems and patterns hidden within the human body. He lectures on his work, juries exhibitions, teaches workshops and is Secretary of the Board of Directors of the 45th St. Artists’ Co-operative in Emeryville, CA. Elliott is a past recipient of a California Arts Council Artist-in-Residence grant for working in textiles with developmentally challenged adults at Creative Growth Art Center in Oakland, CA.

Kathryn Hall, Co-Juror Kathryn Hall is Curator at Houston Center for Contemporary Craft in Houston, TX. Her most recent curatorial projects include Annie Evelyn: Multiple Impressions and United by Hand: Work and Service by Drew Cameron, Alicia Dietz, and Ehren Tool. She has lectured on contemporary craft and has contributed writing to Metalsmith magazine as well as Studio Potter journal. She holds a BA in Art History from Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC and an MA in Art History from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. www.crafthouston.org

ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY FEE: This exhibition is open to all artists, with discounted entry fee offered to members of Surface Design Association (SDA). Artists may enter up to three pieces/images. 2D and 3D works are eligible, as is documentation of time-based media, performance, or conceptual work. As the call is for an exhibition in print, only photographic documentation of work will be accepted for consideration. Work must have been completed since January 1, 2014. Work executed under classroom/educational guidance or supervision is not eligible. 

$20 entry fee for members, up to 3 artworks/images.

$45 entry fee for non-members, up to 3 artworks/images.

ENTRY PROCEDURE: Entries are to be submitted online through CaFÉTM Call for Entry website located at https://www.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=4517 . Once logged in, follow the link to “Future Fabrication: 2017 SDA International Exhibition In Print”. The following information is required for submission: 

1. Name, address (and shipping address if different), telephone, e-mail.
2. Up to 3 images total may be submitted; artists are encouraged to submit at least 2  pieces and no more than 1 detail. Submission of a detail is not required.
3. Images - full and detail - JPEG only; Upload options for image files

    •    File format: JPEG only

    •    File dimensions: 1200 pixels or larger on longest side

    •    File resolution: 72 ppi/dpi (standard web resolution)

    •    File size: 5 MB maximum

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Please note that uploaded images are scaled by the system and two monitor versions are created: a small 100-pixel thumbnail and a large 700-pixel image. These images are available for you to preview in your portfolio after you upload.


4. Each image must be titled as follows: “Submission #/ Last name/ Title”.


5. A brief artist statement (50-100 words, maximum). 

PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDELINES: As this call is for an exhibition in print, the quality of photographic documentation will impact the assessment of your work for inclusion in the Journal. The most common error in images is background. Backgrounds should be neutral. Many artists use a graded black to white background. Under no circumstances should the background contain a color or a pattern; this distracts from the work. If you are doing your own photography and use an ironed sheet or other fabric as a background, Photoshop or a similar software program can be used to manipulate the background. The Internet abounds with articles on photographing your own work. A professional photographer is always a good investment. Your photographs should give a sense of how your piece “sits” or “hangs.” Detail photographs are important to show the technical excellence of the work; they can highlight special areas that might not be obvious in the full shot of the work. 

AWARDS: A range of SDA Awards for Excellence will be recognized. Award honorees will be featured with expanded coverage in the December 23, 2017 publication of the SDJ Winter edition, Future Fabrication: 2017 SDA International Exhibition in Print.

 

IMPORTANT DATES: 

July-September 22:  CALL FOR ENTRY THROUGH CAFÉ
October 2: NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE

October 23: Selected artists provide high-res images for publication (artists may be also be asked to expand upon previously submitted artist statement)
December 23, 2017: Publication of Winter Journal, Future Fabrication: 2017 SDA International Exhibition in Print

Surface Design Association, a 501c3 non-profit arts organization founded in1977, is dedicated to promoting awareness and appreciation of textile-inspired art and design through member-supported benefits including publications, exhibitions and conferences. Visit us at www.surfacedesign.org. 

For questions, contact info@surfacedesign.org or call 707-829-3110. 

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