4th Annual Drawing Discourse – University of North Carolina Asheville

Please mail submissions to:

Tamie Beldue

Department of Art, 107 Owen Hall, CPO #1840 UNC Asheville, One University Heights Asheville, NC 28804

REQUIREMENTS:

Images – Minimum: 0 , Maximum: 6

Entry Fee (4th Annual Drawing Discourse – UNC Asheville): $30.00

Media Fee (per image over minimum): $5.00

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists living in the United States who are 18 years of age or older. All work must be original and completed in the past two years and cannot have been exhibited at The University of North Carolina Asheville before. It is at the juror’s discretion to choose single or multiple works from each artist’s submission.

MEDIA: To support the focus on breadth in contemporary drawing, media is open to any traditional or experimental drawing media including but not limited to two or three-dimensional works, video or installation.

CATALOGUE: A full color catalogue of the exhibition will be printed. Each accepted artist will receive one complimentary copy, additional copies will be available for purchase. View the 3rd annual Drawing Discourse catalogue at http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2911331

AWARDS: $500 in cash prizes, as chosen by the juror, will be awarded during the exhibition opening reception.

SALES: Sales will be encouraged and a 30% commission will be retained by UNC Asheville from the retail price listed on entry form. All work will be available for purchase unless indicated NFS on the entry form. If work is NFS, please include value for insurance purposes on entry form.

JUROR: Susan Hauptman received a B.F.A from the University of Michigan and a M.F.A from Wayne State University in Detroit in 1970. Throughout her career, her deftly executed drawings portray her trademark self-portraits with a level of technical mastery. She has received numerous grants including two from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. Hauptman’s drawings are in numerous museum collections including those of the National Portrait Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery, the Norton Gallery, the Arkansas Art Center, the Minnesota Museum of Art and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor.

ENTRY FEE: Each artist may submit one image for a non-refundable fee of $30. Each additional image, including detail images, are for a non-refundable fee of $5 each, limit 6 images total. The entry fee does not cover shipping expenses. Credit cards are accepted via online submission only. Checks or money order should be made payable to UNC Asheville Department of Art.

AGREEMENT: Submission of an entry to UNC Asheville constitutes an agreement on the part of the entrant to all the conditions set forth in this prospectus. UNC Asheville reserves the right to reproduce accepted entries for publicity purposes. Accepted work that differs from the digital juried image may be excluded from the exhibition. Please do not send digital images that contain borders or text info that is not part of the original work.

EXHIBITION CALENDAR:

November 5, 2012 Submission postmark deadline

November 16, 2012 Submission deadline via CaFE

November 28, 2012 Notification emailed to artists

January 7-10, 2013 Delivery of accepted artwork

January 18, 2013 Susan Hauptman lecture &

exhibition opening reception

February 5, 2013 Exhibition closes

February 6-8, 2013 Hand delivered pick up

February 7-13, 2013 Return shipping of artwork

ONLINE IMAGE SUBMISSIONS: Submissions are accepted via CaFE (Call for Entry) at http://www.callforentry.org/ There is no additional fee to use the CaFE online application system. Applications must be received by Midnight, Novermber 16, 2012 (Mountain Time)

MAILED IMAGE SUBMISSIONS: Submissions must be postmarked by November 5, 2012. Submissions postmarked after this time will not be considered. Entry forms may be downloaded at http://art.unca.edu/. For consideration, artwork needs to be submitted in digital format. CD’s will not be returned, therefore original files should not be sent. Clearly label discs with artists full name and email address.

DIGITAL FORMAT: Artists may submit digital entries in JPEG format on CD only. Image files need to be labeled with the artist’s initials followed by the corresponding entry number, size & medium. Example: js1,16x20charcoal.jpg. Images should be oriented correctly, the pixel size approximately 1500 x 2100 with images no larger than 10 MB, 300 dpi. Detail images must include the word Detail in the file name. Example: js2detail,16x20graphite.jpg.

VIDEO FORMAT: Original video can be any length. Entries need to be a sample that is 5 minutes or less saved in .mov format that is a maximum of 720 dpi.

Please mail submissions to: Tamie Beldue, Department of Art, 107 Owen Hall, CPO #1840, UNC Asheville, One University Heights, Asheville, NC 28804

All questions may be directed to: tbeldue@unca.edu

ACCEPTED WORKS: Accepted works must arrive ready to install between January 7-10, 2013. Pieces received outside of this timeframe may not be exhibited. Work should not exceed 100lbs or require any special handling. The University reserves the right to exclude any work that is not professionally presented. All works must remain on display for the entire exhibition.

Shipped works should be packed in reusable containers. DO NOT use styrofoam peanuts when packing artwork. Artwork should be shipped prepaid via UPS, USPS, DHL or Fed Ex, and must be accompained with a prepaid return shipping label. COD deliveries will not be accepted. Artwork may be hand delivered to the S. Tucker Cooke Gallery during normal operating hours; Monday-Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Hand delivered entries may be picked up between February 6-8, 2013 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. Accepted work left for 30 days after the designated return dates will be disposed, at the discretion of the coordinator.