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14 Apr 2023

Compete Expressions of Culture and Identity

The Brush Art Gallery Lowell, MA, United States

Opportunity Description

U.S. National Deadline: May 5, 2023 – The Brush Art Gallery & Studios seeks entries for “Expressions of Culture and Identity”.

Each cultural group has its own collection of symbols, traditions, clothing, food, and activities. Explore your culture and let it inspire you to express yourself through the visual arts. You may also wish to express your own identity which may be a combination of more than one culture. What resonates with you?

Exhibit Dates: June 10 to July 30, 2023.

ELIGIBILITY
This is a national call for artists, at any stage in their careers. Artists may submit up to 3 images for consideration. Works in the following categories will be accepted for review — painting, sculpture, mixed media, works on paper, and photography. Works should not exceed 36″ in any direction or 30 pounds in weight.

JURORS

— Rachel Vogel is the Assistant Curator at the Addison Gallery of American Art, where she specializes in modern and contemporary art. Before joining the Addison, Rachel contributed to numerous exhibitions and publications at the Johnson-Kulukundis Gallery at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, including those of Gala Porras-Kim, Tomashi Jackson, and Dario Robleto, as well as curated exhibitions at Art League Houston and Rice University’s Media Center Gallery, among others. Her writing has been published in the Oxford Art Journal… see more

— Michael Roundy is an artist trained as a painter but continues to explore and work with many mediums including drawing, photography, lithography, woodworking, origami, kinetic sculpture, and many others. He has been teaching studio arts at UMass Lowell since 2002, was the Art Director at a residential summer camp in the Berkshires for 7 years and is the co-creator and co-director of the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race… see more

— Tessa Hite has been at the Addison Gallery of American Art since 2016 and has curated numerous exhibitions there including Photographers Among Us and ‘What Next?’ Camera Work and 291 Magazine. She earned her Ph.D. in the History of Art and Architecture at Boston University, where her research focused on American propaganda and photography in Germany, 1944-1949. She has also taught at courses on curating, American art, and the history of photography, and held curatorial positions in institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum.

AWARDS
$500 in prizes will be awarded.

ENTRY FEE
Non-refundable entry fee of $25 for up to 3 works, paid online to the Brush Art Gallery.

APPLY ONLINE

DATES

  1. May 5, 2023 Open period for artist submissions
  2. May 5, 2023 Deadline for submission of application materials
  3. By May 12, 2023 Artists notified of selected works for exhibit
  4. May 24, 2023, 12-4 p.m. Delivery of selected works to Brush Gallery
  5. May 25, 2023, 12-4 p.m. Delivery of selected works to Brush Gallery
  6. On or before May 13, 2023 Shipping of work
  7. June 10, 2023 Show opens/First day of exhibit (Or Sat. June 10)
  8. June 10, 2023 Reception for artists and jurors
  9. July 30, 2023 Show closes/Last day of exhibit
  10. July 31, 2023, 12-4 p.m. Pick up of work at Brush Gallery
  11. Aug 1, 2023, 12-4 p.m. Pick up of work at Brush Gallery
  12. Week of July 31, 2023 Work shipped back to out-of-state artists

QUESTIONS
For more information or inquiries, please contact Jim Dyment, Executive Director, Brush Art Galleries and Studios, at (978) 459-7819 or via email at brushdirector@gmail.com.


About Brush Art Gallery and Studios
The Brush Art Gallery and Studios is located in the Lowell National Historical Park across the courtyard from the Visitor Center. This dynamic and captivating place was originally founded by the Lowell Historic Preservation Commission, U.S. Department of the Interior in 1982. The Brush presents museum quality exhibitions, educational programs, and has collaborated with many other nonprofit groups. Artists occupy studio spaces to interact with and educate the public on a weekly basis. Currently, studio artists produce paintings, illustration, photography, jewelry, sculpture, ceramics, quilts, and handwoven items. Associate artists display work in the common area. The Brush Art Gallery and Studios is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization. The Brush is supported by Lowell National Historical Park and Eastern National.

The Brush Art Gallery and Studios
256 Market Street
Lowell, MA 01852

Opportunity Categories: + Open to Multi-Media. Opportunity Types: Compete. Opportunity Tags: Deadlines 05 May thru June, Open to U.S. Artists Only, and Special Opportunities. Benefits: Cash or Value Awards and Exhibition - Group.

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