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The Fierce Urgency of Now: Socially Engaged Printmaking
Type: Exhibition Opportunities [View all]
Posted by: Janet Turner Print Museum at California State University, Chico
Deadline: Mon, November 1st, 2021
Juried Exhibition
February 14 - April 9, 2022
CALL FOR ENTRIES, due by November 1, 2021
Accepted artists notified by December 1, 2021.
In a 1967 speech in New York City Martin Luther King Jr. urged that "We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action." The last three years have powerfully revealed that "tomorrow is today" with no time for "apathy or complacency." Printmakers have responded to the urgency of this moment - producing work and creating space to not only spark vital conversation but also produce social change. The Turner seeks prints produced in the last three years that reflect on issues of social, cultural and/ or political significance.
About the Juror
Aaron Coleman is an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Arizona. He received his MFA from Northern Illinois University in 2013 and BFA from Herron School of Art and Design in 2009.
As a teenager and young adult, Aaron was active in the local Hip-Hop and Graffiti scene in Indianapolis and both remain as major influences in his fine art studio practice and philosophy. As the son of mixed-race parents, Aaron’s Life experiences have instilled in him an interest in sociopolitical engagement and social justice work. These experiences are the guiding forces behind the work he creates.
Aaron has exhibited internationally and received numerous awards, scholarships, and fellowships for his work in lithography and mezzotint. His work can be found in the collections of The Janet Turner Print Museum, The University of Colorado, Wichita State University, the Ino-cho Paper Museum in Kochi, Japan, The Yekaterinburg Museum of Art in Yekaterinburg, Russia, the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s Ewing Gallery Collection, and The Artist Printmaker and Photographer Research Archive among many other public and private collections.
Eligible:
Prints produced within the last three years and not previously shown at the Turner Print Museum. Soley photographic or digital prints not acceptable. Artist may reside outside US; work must be shipped within US.
Entry format:
No entry fee.
File format for ALL entries is JPEG, under 5MB with a minimum of 1200 pixels on the longest side. Electronically rename the images with artist’s last name, title, technique and # matching entry form, e.g. Brown_arrow_woodcut_ 1.jpg. Timebased work should identify program used and must be able to play on a Mac.
Awards:
Turner Friends Prize: Two-three artists will be selected to participate in an exhibition at the Turner Print Museum in 2023. Selected artwork will be highlighted both in-person and archived on our website in an on-line exhibition. Each accepted artist receives an exhibition catalog Exhibition programming and promotion will boost the selected artists’ exposure and increase the artwork sales during the exhibition period. (including exhibition press release, catalog circulation, social media presentation, etc.)
Information/Terms:
If your print is selected by the juror, the artist pays all shipping; US Postal, UPS, Fed EX preferred.
Website: https://www.csuchico.edu/turner/
Email: turnerinfo@csuchico.edu
Phone Number: 530-898-4476
Posted on Fri, September 10th, 2021
Expires on Mon, November 1st, 2021
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