SMALL BUILDINGS: built, unbuilt, unbuildable
March 13 – May 10, 2015
Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design — Delmar Loop Gallery
Bruce Lindsey and Buzz Spector, Jurors
Architects today don’t build buildings, they make drawings and models. Similarly, a number of contemporary artists make works resembling architectural models, both in terms of scale and concept, while other artists working with site-specific installation make literal models of projects subsequently built. This exhibition will explore the craft of the architectural model through three themes: built, unbuilt, unbuildable, from the book of the same title by Robert Harbison.
Bruce Lindsey and Buzz Spector will select the best works in all craft media from both emerging and established artists. Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design invites architects and artists nationwide with interest in showing their models, maquettes, sculptures, drawings, or other relevant artifacts in the context of craftedness.
CRITERIA
Works created in the last three years are eligible. All work must be for sale.
ELIGIBILITY
Artists must be 18 years of age and reside in the United States.
CALENDAR
Entry Deadline January 9, 2015
Notifications Mailed January 30, 2015
Delivery Deadline February 10, 2015
Exhibition March 13 – May 10, 2015
Reception March 13, 6-8pm
Return of Artwork Week of May 11
SUBMISSIONS
– A non-refundable entry fee for one or two entries is $35, checks made payable to Craft
Alliance. Students entry fee is $20- please provide a copy of current student ID.
– Include completed entry form on page 3.
– Must provide Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope (SASE) for acceptance notification letter.
Send entries to:
Craft Alliance Center of Art + Design
6640 Delmar Blvdt. Louis, MO 63130
Attn: Small Buildings
DIGITAL IMAGES ONLY
Entries must be submitted on CDs. Photos should be at least 3 megapixels = approx. 2000 x 1500 pixels, adjusted for square images. Images must be in JPEG or TIFF formats. RAW and other formats will not be accepted. All entries must fit on one CD, Mac/PC compatible. Label CD with artist’s name. Each JPEG/TIFF must be labeled with artist’s last name and entry number. Digital entries will not be returned. Identify your disk and contents clearly on an image list.
INSTALLATION
All artwork must be installation ready and MUST fit through a standard door. Craft Alliance reserves the right to reject any artwork due to inadequate preparation for installation, or for security or public safety concerns. After installation, no artwork may be removed from the exhibition until the close of the show.
SHIPPING & INSURANCE
Artwork admitted into SMALL BUILDINGS must be received no later February 20, 2015. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs to and from the Craft Alliance Delmar Loop location. Works may be hand delivered or shipped via UPS or FedEx and must be sent with return postage and return mailing labels. Insurance of works in transit is the sole responsibility of the artist, and Craft Alliance will not accept any artwork damaged in transit. Craft Alliance insures artwork once it has arrived on the premises and during the exhibition for 50% of the retail value.
SALES
All artwork must be for sale. 50% commission of the retail selling price established by the Artist shall be retained by Craft Alliance. Craft Alliance absorbs all discounts given to collectors and does not pass that cost along to the artist.
JURORS
Buzz Spector’s art makes frequent use of the book, both as subject and object, exploring relationships between public history, individual memory, and perception. He has exhibited his artwork internationally and has also published numerous essays about art, design, and visual culture. He is professor of art in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University. In 2013 he received the Distinguished Teaching of Art Award from the College Art Association. Bruce Lindsey, the E. Desmond Lee Professor for Community Collaboration, is dean of the College of Architecture and the Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. Lindsey has made significant contributions to beginning design, sustainable design, and community design education. Design Intelligence named him one of the Most Admired Educators in 2009 and 2010 and in 2014 he was awarded the American Collegiate Schools of Architecture Distinguished Professor Award.
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