ENTRIES ARE NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EXHIBITION.
Notification Date: May 16
Exhibition Online Launch: Saturday, June 20
*** COVID-19 update: Due to the COVID-19 mandates, if the opening or the exhibition itself is closed – we will be adding a full representation of the winners on our website with the ability to purchase online. We will also market to this effect. If the opening is canceled due to the CDC recommendations, then we will provide an online representation of the exhibition and post it on our website and social media. Please also see the home page of our website for more information.
Updates on the current status of this exhibition in regards to the COVID-19 situation will be posted to this page and/or the entry page. We will be contacting accepted entrants via direct email from Mehrens@eainm.com soon after the juror notifications have been sent with more details and information. Please watch for this email, and also check back on this page and the entry page for any updates.
JUROR: DIANE BURKO
Diane Burko is a renowned artist and activist who makes us see in a very particular way: she brings together the seemingly disparate practices of art and science. Her work treats data like chiaroscuro, like POV, like a vanishing point: like an essential artistic methodology or material.
Diane Burko focuses on monumental geological phenomenon. Since 2006 her practice has been at the intersection of art, science and the environment, devoted to the urgent issues of climate change. Diane Burko is committed to public engagement. She makes herself available to wide audiences in an effort to convey her experiences and share her knowledge about the ways global warming impacts our planet. She uses both facts and images to make the invisible visual and visceral.
Please visit Diane Burko’s websites to learn more about her, watch videos, and see her work dianeburko.com. To read her resumé click here and to see a more detailed bio, click here.
THEME
Global Warming Is REAL. Something that has been on the top of our minds for quite some time. As scientific reports and photos document the changes in our earth’s atmosphere, we become sensitized to how global warming impacts us now and in the future. As global organizations such as 350.org and many others document the scientific facts, we begin to assimilate and personalize the information. A creative interpretation of your thoughts and feelings on this subject as expressed through art will be the heart of this exhibition. Go to 350.org and learn about the world’s largest grassroots environmental organization trying to save our planet. It may help articulate your thoughts with your art. There are no parameters to your expression, only that your artwork be current. The juror, Diane Burko, will make her selections based on interpretation of the Global Warming is REAL theme as well as the quality of the submitted artwork.
ELIGIBILITY/CONDITIONS
This is a National Exhibition, open to all artists working in the medium of encaustic or wax (meaning: cold wax, petroleum, and water-based wax and encaustic) whether they are a member of the Encaustic Art Institute or not. However, any artist who is a member of the Encaustic Art Institute and resides in Canada or Mexico is eligible to enter. The application fee is $30 for current Encaustic Art Institute members, $35 for non-EAI members. Artists may enter up to three images per entry for review. Only one (1) piece per artist may be selected for the exhibition. Maximum size 2-D artwork: 36″ x 36″, for 3-D artwork: 12″ x 12″ x 24″. All accepted artwork must be for sale. You will need to notify us of the price when you submit your entry and when you submit your label information. The Institute, in accordance with the vote of its Board of Directors, will retain a 50% commission/50% going back to the artist.
To apply for this exhibition (applications from 9 am (MST) March 14 through midnight (MST) May 3):
Click HERE to apply.
Fees: $30 for Current EAI Members $35 for non-EAI members
You will need an EntryThingy account to apply and submit work for this exhibit. To apply, click the link above and log in to your EntryThingy account, find the GLOBAL WARMING IS REAL CALL FOR ENTRIES, then begin an entry. If you do not already have an EntryThingy account, click the link above and you will be prompted to create an account, then proceed with entry. A short video on how to create an account and submit your entry is posted at the bottom of the entry page. The image requirements to submit your work on EntryThingy are noted within the actual Call for Art in EntryThingy under the Entry Instructions/Image requirements (you’ll need to log into your account and view the full call – or click here to see a screenshot of the basic image requirements for this show and most of our juried exhibits. If you have questions about submitting images, you’ll find some basic general guidelines by clicking here.
IMPORTANT DATES
Applications open: 9 am (MST) March 14
Deadline for applications: midnight (MST) May 3
Notification of Juror results: May 24
(Notification emails will be coming from: alerts@entrythingy.com. Please add this email address to the safe list of your email program to ensure you will receive the notification.)
SEE NOTE BELOW REGARDING THE COVID-19 situation –
do not ship any accepted work to us before hearing from us.
Exhibition Reception: Saturday, June 27, noon to 4 pm –
PLEASE NOTE: the gallery/museum may be closed due to COVID-19 restrictions in place at the time of the scheduled opening. This exhibition may be an online-only/virtual exhibition with images posted online of accepted work and with the option to purchase the work online. The current situation is fluid, we are working to find the best solution possible at this trying time. We will post the most current information available on our website home page and on this page as we have it and do our very best to keep you informed of how the situation will affect this exhibition.
Museum Exhibition: June 27 – August 2
DELIVERY OF ART
Before shipping any accepted artwork to EAI, please WAIT FOR UPDATED INFORMATION which we will email to all accepted entrants around the time of the notification of the juror’s results. DO NOT SHIP ANY WORK TO US before we have a decision on whether the exhibit/gallery will be open to the public based on our local state/CDC guidelines.
PROMOTION
The Museum of Encaustic Art will advertise the exhibition on the MoEA website, as well as the Encaustic Art Institute website, blog, and EAI Facebook page. Promotion will include art periodicals throughout the region, press releases, articles, reviews will be distributed, and a large ad in “THE” magazine, New Mexico’s best and widely distributed art magazine. Artists are encouraged to advertise their entries on their websites and networks.
Click here to download a copy of the Call for Art.
Click here to download a label for the back or bottom of your accepted piece.
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