Saturday, September 26, 2015

Open Call for All Artists PUNCH Gallery International Juried...



Open Call for All Artists

PUNCH Gallery
International Juried Exhibition
November 5 - December 19, 2015

Deadline: October 4, 2015
10pm Pacific Time

PUNCH Gallery presents an international juried exhibition, taking place November and December 2015. Located in the Pioneer Square neighborhood of downtown Seattle, PUNCH provides an excellent opportunity to gain exposure within the Northwest regional art scene. Artists from any country may submit work in any medium. In addition to traditional media and crafts, artists are encouraged to submit work in experimental genres, video, sound, or installation. Complicated installation procedures may require the artist to assist with installation. Members of PUNCH are not eligible to enter. 

Juror

Julia Fryett
Founder, Aktionsart, Seattle, WA
Julia is a curator and cultural entrepreneur focused on art, film and technology. Based in Seattle, she works to cultivate engaged communities who think creatively and critically about technology and digital culture. She fuses the arts, emerging technologies and entrepreneurial business methodologies to develop visionary projects that drive social innovation. Julia is the founder of Aktionsart, a new art and technology nonprofit, where she oversees strategic partnerships and curates nomadic programs including Black Box Festival.

With over ten years of international experience, Julia has served as an arts advocate on Steering Committees for Americans for the Arts and Obama’s 2008 National Arts Policy Committee. She advises private collectors and worked in a curatorial and sales capacity for four years at the Mugrabi Collection in New York City.

Julia received a BA in Literature, a BA in Public Policy Studies and Music Minor from Duke University. She focused her research on arts policy and nonprofit management through the Leadership and the Arts Program at the Duke Sanford Institute of Public Policy. She holds an MA in Film Curating from London Film School and a certificate in Transmedia Production from the Media Academy Wales. More Info

Awards

All accepted artists will receive:
Reimbursement for return shipping (see below)
Commemorative prize medal

Additionally, trophies and cash prizes will be awarded in the following categories and amounts:
Juror’s Choice Award $500
PUNCH Choice Award $500
Critic’s Choice Award $500

Entrants are also frequently offered additional exhibition opportunities curated by PUNCH members or staff.

Entries and Fees
Each artist may submit up to 10 entries total.
Video and audio entries are each limited to a maximum of six entries.

• $15 first image or media file
• $5 each additional image or media file

Fees are nonrefundable. Entries must be submitted using the CaFÉ entry system.

Acceptable Files 

For 2-D and 3-D works, please submit JPEG files and prepare your images according to the CaFÉ guidelines. Video files may be submitted in .mov or .mp4 format, and sound files may be submitted in .mp3 format. Please see the CaFÉ File Preparation Guidelines for more information. For installation or site-specific projects, you may submit proposal images.

More Info

Submit

Want to Stay Connected?  Check out our Facebook Page.  Posted by Lisa.

No comments:

Post a Comment