Call Detail
2023 Valdosta National - Call for Art
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Contact Email: mterrol@valdosta.edu

Entry Deadline: 11/8/21
Application Closed
Number of Applications Allowed: 2

Entry Fee (Entry Fee): $10.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 20
Video | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 6
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 10, Maximum:Max. 20
Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: National
State: Georgia
Jury Dates: 10/7/22 - 12/2/22

The Valdosta National 2023 Change of Weather presents the best in national art in an all-media competition. Hosted by the Valdosta State University (VSU) Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery in Valdosta, Georgia, the 35th annual exhibition will explore climate change and its impact on humans, ecology, the environment, and our future. Keeping the theme as open and broad as possible, Change of Weather welcomes a breath of responses to the topic.

Awards: $1500.00 in Prizes will be distributed by the jurors. 

To apply, upload 1-3 images and or 1 video. Please include an artist statement and a cv.

Exhibition Dates: January 17th – Feb 7th

About the Jurors:

Dr. Jason Allard, PhD – Valdosta State University, Professor of Geography, Climatology. Dr. Allard teaches Weather & Climate, Global Climate Change, and Hazardous Environment.

“My research interests include climate change and variability, quantifying climate change, human impacts on the climate, socio-economic impacts of climate change, and land surface-atmosphere interactions.”

Polly Huff -Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College, Tifton GA. Curator and Finance and Operations, Georgia Museum of Agriculture. “As a curator of a museum about agriculture, I am firsthand witness to the changes and impact climate and the environment has changed the landscape of our region. Through the arts, we can document and educate in unparalleled ways the importance of this global situation”

Entry Fee: $10.00 and open to all artists over 18 living in the United States. All work must have been completed in the last 5 years. All work must be original (no giclée’s or reproductions). Work previously shown at the Dedo Maranvilee Gallery will not be considered. Valdosta State University faculty and staff are ineligible to apply to the Valdosta national 2023.

Images submitted must accurately represent the artwork or the artwork will not be exhibited. Artwork will be insured while in the gallery (deductible may apply). Artwork will not be insured while in transit. Artwork may be for sale, with no gallery sales commission. Artists are responsible for shipping costs to and from the exhibition.

By applying for this call, artists agree that images by accepted artists may be used for educational and promotional purposes by the Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery. ​

The Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery is committed to inclusion and diversity, and welcomes proposals by artists of all backgrounds, including  those who have historically been underrepresented based on race/ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, socioeconomic status, citizenship status or religion. 

Valdosta State University, Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery, Department of Art & Design, 1500 N. Patterson Street, Valdosta, GA 31698-0110.  

https://www.valdosta.edu/colleges/arts/art/gallery/

Mission Statement: The VSU Dedo Maranville Fine Arts Gallery is committed to providing a teaching and learning environment serving a diverse student body and local audience. The Gallery fills a unique niche in the region as a venue for exhibitions showcasing student artwork as well as art from outside the region. Diverse exhibitions serve both the state and regional community by providing cultural enrichment and expanded educational opportunities to everyone.

As a comprehensive institution of the University System of Georgia, with approximately 11,500 students, Valdosta State University (VSU) is a welcoming, aware, and vibrant community founded on and dedicated to serving our communities’ rich and diverse heritages. Through excellence in teaching, basic and applied research, and service, VSU provides rigorous programs and opportunities that enrich our students, our university, and our region.

Please contact Mark Errol - Interim Gallery Director mterrol@valdosta.edu or call  (229) 333-5835.

 

 

 

Application Requirements

  • 1-3 images (jpgs)
  • 1 video where relevant
  • Artist statement for each artist applying
  • CV

 

Eligibility Criteria

Artist must be 18 years of age or older, residing in the United States.