16 Aug 2024

Compete Equal Temperament

Western Kentucky University –  Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States

WKU Department of Art & Design

Opportunity Description

U.S. National Deadline: October 1, 2024 – The Kentucky Museum invites artists to submit up to three works to Equal Temperament, a national juried art show to be hosted at the museum from July 2025 to April 2026. The show is produced in partnership with The Society for Inclusive Blacksmiths, WKU Department of Art & Design, and WKU Deparment of Music, and sponsored by the WKU Office of Research and Creative Activity.

Equal Temperament highlights the inclusivity of modern metalworking in a juried art show, accompanied by a variety of interpretive programming to showcase metal’s links with other artistic and historical forms.

The show invites artists to submit works inspired by or including metalworking or forging that safely fit within a USPS Flat Rate Shipping Box. The works will be juried by an independent panel and showcased at the Kentucky Museum during a 10-month exhibition from July 2025 to April 2026.

ELIGIBILITY
Equal Temperament is open to artists who are:

  • 18 years of age or older, and
  • Living in the United States, AND whose work: is inspired by or includes metalwork or forging, and Fits within a USPS Flat Rate Shipping box.

AWARDS
Five awards will be given, named in recognition of the field’s historical innovations:

  • Kentucky Museum Purchase Award, $600
  • Ulfberht Award for the most puzzling work, $250
  • Masamune Award for the most intricate work, $250
  • Yellin Award for the most functional work, $250
  • Brim Award for the most humorous or fantasy-like work, $250

FEE
There is no registration fee.

APPLY ONLINE
Download Prospectus.

DATES

  • Oct. 1, 2024 Online Entries due at 11:59pm
  • Jan. 1, 2025 Notification of acceptance
  • May 1, 2025 Entries must be postmarked to Kentucky Museum via USPS Flat Rate Shipping
  • Mid-July 2025 Show opens to public
  • Oct. 2025 Hammer-In & Awards Reception
  • April 2026 Show closes; works returned.

Please, no phone calls about the status of your submission.

About:
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky. It was founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a few decades earlier. It operates regional campuses in Glasgow, Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, and Owensboro.

Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd
Bowling Green, KY 42101

Opportunity Categories: + Open to Multi-Media. Opportunity Types: Compete. Opportunity Tags: $0 Entry/Application Fee, Deadlines 09 Sept thru Oct, and Open to U.S. Artists Only. Benefits: *No Participation Fee, Cash or Value Awards, and Exhibition - Group.

Opportunity expires in 19 days.

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