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Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists 2018

Type: Exhibition Opportunities [View all]
Posted by: Kendall College of Art and Design
Deadline: Sun, June 17th, 2018

Michigan Emerging Graduate Artists (MEGA) is an annual juried exhibition of works by artists who are currently enrolled in graduate level study or are current-year graduates of an undergraduate program at one of Michigan’s academic institutions. MEGA is organized by the Kendall College of Art and Design graduate student association, the Masters Student Collective (MSC). The 2018 exhibition will be presented at the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (UICA) in Grand Rapids, MI.

MEGA offers the opportunity to showcase two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and site-responsive or installation-based projects. Proposed projects may activate specific spaces within the galleries, but there is no requirement for works to respond to the site. Applicants with site-specific works are encouraged to submit proposals for multiple exhibition locations. All graduate students and graduating undergraduate seniors in the state of Michigan are invited to apply.

The MEGA 2018 artists have a unique opportunity of showing their work concurrently with ArtPrize 10, which attracts over 500,000 visitors to the Grand Rapids area every year. Art professionals from across the United States, including the National Council for Arts Administrators, will have the opportunity to view this year’s MEGA participants.

Apply at MSCofKCAD.com/mega

 

JURORS

California-born (1974) and London, England raised, Artist Matthew Eaton is an abstract painter who explores themes of nostalgia, nature and place using methods and materials common to graffiti, graphic design and typography. Eaton’s work has been exhibited in galleries, auctions and private collections around the globe. Eaton was a founding partner in art galleries Library Street Collective and Contra Projects in Detroit. Currently Eaton is the Director and Curator of Red Bull House of Art and owner of Uncommon Editions, both also in Detroit. Eaton considers himself a full time arts advocate working to highlight the importance of arts and culture in everyday life.

Shelley N. Stevens graduated as valedictorian of Kendall College of Art and Design in 2000 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree (with a concentration in Painting and Art History), and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree with highest honors in 2004.  She also studied photography and art history at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and Chelsea College of Art and Design in London, England.  Her large-scale figurative work has been seen in numerous solo exhibitions and has received awards at juried regional and national exhibitions.  Several of her paintings were included in a television documentary titled Re-Enchantment produced by the Australia Broadcasting Network and released in 2011.  Shelley has taught both advanced painting and drawing in the art department of Central Michigan University and works from her studio in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.  Shelley is the Director of Golden Apple Art Residency in Downeast Maine, a residency program which accommodates multiple artists-in-residence from all over the United States.  You can read more about this project and view more of Shelley’s current work at www.goldenapplestudio.com

 

ENTRY PROCEDURE

Eligibility: All graduate-level students currently enrolled in a graduate program in the state of Michigan, as well as students graduating in the 2017/2018 academic year from a Michigan undergraduate program, may submit work. Fee: $35 for up to three individual works. Entries are made via Slideroom. Click “APPLY NOW” below to apply. Image Entry: Entry is by online submission only Images must be in JPG format, highest quality, 1024 pixels on the longest side, 72 dpi. Image files should be labeled with the following information: Last name, first initial, underscore, 1, 2, or 3 (example: SmithJ_1.jpg). Artists must submit one image of each entry. Additional detail views may be included if the artworks need further representation. Artists must include an artists statement (1,000 characters or less, around 200 words) supporting their work. There is no size limit to the works, but they may not exceed 75 lbs if they are to be hung. All accepted 2-D works must be ready to hang. No exposed glass, clip frames, or sawtooth hangers will be permitted. Artwork must be dry upon delivery. Works that do not meet these requirements will not be accepted. Please email Angelica Hay (haya@ferris.edu) or Katie Toepp (brookm26@ferris.edu) with questions regarding display of 3-D work or installation.

LIABILITY: Kendall College of Art and Design will be responsible for works on its premises but not for works delivered in damaged condition or left after January 1, 2019. For artwork to be covered by KCAD’s insurance policy, an insurance value must be listed.

 

DELIVERY AND RETURN OF WORK

All work accepted for the exhibition must arrive ready to install. Works not gallery-ready, or exhibiting unstable craftsmanship, may be omitted from the exhibit. Accepted work that differs significantly from the entry images or suffers from slack presentation, will be disqualified. Please note that professional-level presentation and craftsmanship is a must. Work may be hand delivered or shipped. Shipped works must be sent in an easily reusable container/packaging with return shipping prepaid. Works will be returned in the same manner as delivered or via UPS/FedEx/USPS. All work must arrive at UICA by the specified date (see calendar below). Accepted work will remain on display for the duration of the exhibition. Works not claimed within 30 days of the end of the exhibit will become the property of Kendall College of Art and Design. The artists are responsible for all shipping costs to and from the gallery.

 

TIMELINE

June 17                    Call Deadline
July 11                      Notify Artists
July 16                     Deadline for selected artists to accept invitation
July 27                     Artwork due to UICA by this date*
Aug 17                     Opening
Aug 17 – Dec 2      Show Duration
Dec 3 – 19              Deinstall/Pick-up of hand delivered works

*Selected artists will be notified of specific dates and times available for drop off of works.

Please direct questions or concerns to MEGA Co-Coordinators Angelica Hay (haya@ferris.edu) and Katie Toepp (brookm26@ferris.edu).

Apply at MSCofKCAD.com/mega

Posted on Fri, April 27th, 2018
Expires on Sun, June 17th, 2018

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