Call Detail
Nuance: Craftsmanship, Imagination and Innovation
Entry Deadline: 3/4/19
Application Closed

Entry Fee (Nuance: Craftsmanship, Imagination and Innovation): $25.00
Media Fee(Additional Entry): $10.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 2, Maximum:Max. 5
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 2, Maximum:Max. 5
Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: International
State: New Jersey

Peters Valley School of Craft has fostered the sharing of knowledge through experiential workshops for over 49 years. Some people see craft deeply rooted in craftsmanship-the body knowledge that is rooted in tradition and acquired through skill building resulting in a harmonic merger of hands, hearts, minds and tools. Today, artists have many more tools and machines available to them such as: computer programs that aid in the design process and digital mechanisms available to cut, print and form materials. Not too long ago we would have referred to craft as rooted in artisanal tradition but that has all changed as fine artists today explore craft materials to their potential. This call for entries seeks to showcase works that represent the merger of hands and technology in contemporary craft. Show us what is possible when you use technology to design and fabricate components or facets of your handmade work. We want to see dynamic examples of how you are utilizing technology to expand your work and forward the field of craft, but most of all to show how the human nuance can be augmented through innovative applications of technology.  

The exhibition will be held in spring 2019 at Peters Valley School of Craft’s Sally D. Francisco Gallery. Peters Valley is one of the country’s premier craft schools, offering immersive summer workshops for beginners to professionals taught by prominent artists in eight professional studios. We are a not for profit 501c(3) organization established in 1970 in partnership with the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in New Jersey.

JURORS
Maegen Black, Director, Canadian Crafts Federation
Sin-ying Ho, Ceramist, Assistant Professor, Queens College, City University of New York

CALENDAR
March 1, 2019: Entry Deadline
March 12, 2019: Notification will be sent via email
April 1, 2019: Work is due at Peters Valley School of Craft
April 13, 2019: Exhibition opens with a Reception from 5pm-7pm. Exhibition goes live online
May 19, 2019: Exhibition closes.  Unsold works will be shipped or can be picked up after this date. Please review this prospectus for details.  
 
ELIGIBILITY
Work must be original and created by the applicant. Open to 2- and 3-dimensional work (including but not limited to: painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, collage, paper, encaustic, ceramic, wood, metal, jewelry, glass, textiles, fiber art, mixed media, functional or sculptural).  Entry in this exhibit establishes an agreement on the part of the applicant to all conditions listed in this prospectus. Open to emerging and established artists residing and working in the United States. Please keep in mind that exhibition space is limited; however, work that cannot be accommodated in the physical exhibition may still be considered for the online exhibition and printed catalog.

ENTRY FEE
There is a $25 application fee for two entries, non-refundable. Applicants may submit up to three additional entries for $10 each.

Proceeds from this fee support Peters Valley’s education programs.

SHIPPING
Artist assumes shipping costs to Peters Valley School of Craft (PVSC). Artist assumes shipping costs for the return of unsold work from PVSC. Work may be delivered and retrieved in person by appointment. We request artists provide a pre-paid return shipping label in the box. All original packaging will be kept for return shipping.

INSURANCE
Insurance is provided by PVSC for the wholesale value of the object while it is our possession up to $5,000. Artists shall provide insurance coverage for work while in transit to and from PVSC.  PVSC is not responsible for work until it is actually received & consigned. Hand delivered work is insured only while on PVSC property. PVSC is not responsible for the return packing, shipping or value of artwork which requires special needs unless prior arrangements have been made between Artist and PVSC, noted in writing and signed by both parties. Special needs for purposes of this paragraph shall include, but will not be limited to, oversized objects which cannot be shipped via United Parcel Service or the United States Postal Service, weights in excess of 100 pounds and/or perishable items of any manner associated with the artwork.


SALES
A 50% commission on the retail selling price established by the Artist shall be retained by Peters Valley School of Craft.  Any membership, collector or other discount granted by PVSC shall be charged against PVSC’s commission.

Work does not need to be for sale.  For works submitted that are not for sale, put NFS along with an insurance value where prompted to provide the price.

PUBLICITY
PVSC assumes the cost of publicity. Such publicity, including selection of media and photographs, will be made at the discretion of the Executive Director of PVSC.  Publicity may include: mailing and distribution of any show announcements, press releases to the media, gallery interpretive displays or other didactic material associated with the exhibition, advertisements in newspapers and other publications if any are warranted.

Additionally, a catalog will be produced for the exhibition.  Copies will be available for purchase.

PHOTO IMAGERY & STATEMENT
The Artist grants permission to use submitted images and statement as well as any images of your work created by PVSC for publication and promotional purposes regardless of whether they will appear in the physical exhibition, including any documentary products produced and made available for sale.

PVSC shall have the right to publish any such photographs and statements furnished by the artist with no payment to the artist or the photographer who produced the image. Artists must secure publication permission from the photographer if copyrighted; and provide the same to PVSC.

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria