Erie Art Museum Now Accepting Works for 86h Annual Spring Show
Erie, PA, February 07, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Works are currently being accepted for the Erie Art Museum’s 86th Annual Spring Show, a regional juried exhibit, running April 18 through June 14, 2009 in the Erie Art Museum’s Main Gallery, 411 State Street.
All artists residing within 250 miles of Erie are invited to enter works not previously exhibited in the Erie area. A total of $10,000 in awards is offered, including $2,000 in juror’s cash awards, the $500 Northwestern Pennsylvania Arts Association Award and at least $7,500 in guaranteed purchases. The cash awards will be divided among the juror’s selections of the best work in the show.
Purchase selections will be made by the firms and individuals offering purchase awards. Each entrant may submit three works. The entry fee is $5 per entry for members of the Erie Art Museum and $10 for non-members.
Work is currently being accepted at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 20 East 5th Street on:
Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 21, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, March 27, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 28, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Out of town works may be submitted by prepaid shipment. Deadline for submission of entries is Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 5 p.m.
The Erie Art Museum’s 86th Annual Spring Show is sponsored by Edinboro University and Erie Insurance.
About the Juror
Wendell Castle will serve as Juror of Selection and Awards. Castle, an American furniture artist, has been reinventing himself for the past four decades and has been the subject of and participated in numerous exhibitions at museums and galleries throughout the world.
The continuing evolution of his organic forms, whether in plastic, wood or metals, makes him the only American designer practicing on the cusp of art and design. Currently, an artist –in residence at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Castle creates unique pieces that often meander beyond the traditional boundaries of even decorative furniture, placing him in a niche that has puzzled those wanting to make a specific distinction between designers and sculptors.
His work can be found in the permanent collections of over 40 museums and cultural institutions including: the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art (New York); Art Institute of Chicago; Smithsonian American Art Museum; Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Montreal; Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum (New York); the Museum of Art and Design (New York); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Nordenfieldske Kunstindustrimiseet (Oslo, Norway); Philadelphia Museum of Art; and The White House (Washington, DC) to name only a few.
Castle served as Chairman of the Sculpture Department at SUNY Brockport and has garnered a number of awards including a 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Design from the Brooklyn Museum of Art and New York Gallery.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival bank. It maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, and public art as well as traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which presents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at www.erieartmuseum.org or call (814) 459-5477.
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All artists residing within 250 miles of Erie are invited to enter works not previously exhibited in the Erie area. A total of $10,000 in awards is offered, including $2,000 in juror’s cash awards, the $500 Northwestern Pennsylvania Arts Association Award and at least $7,500 in guaranteed purchases. The cash awards will be divided among the juror’s selections of the best work in the show.
Purchase selections will be made by the firms and individuals offering purchase awards. Each entrant may submit three works. The entry fee is $5 per entry for members of the Erie Art Museum and $10 for non-members.
Work is currently being accepted at the Erie Art Museum Annex, 20 East 5th Street on:
Saturday, March 14, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 21, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, March 27, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 28, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday, March 29, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Out of town works may be submitted by prepaid shipment. Deadline for submission of entries is Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 5 p.m.
The Erie Art Museum’s 86th Annual Spring Show is sponsored by Edinboro University and Erie Insurance.
About the Juror
Wendell Castle will serve as Juror of Selection and Awards. Castle, an American furniture artist, has been reinventing himself for the past four decades and has been the subject of and participated in numerous exhibitions at museums and galleries throughout the world.
The continuing evolution of his organic forms, whether in plastic, wood or metals, makes him the only American designer practicing on the cusp of art and design. Currently, an artist –in residence at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Castle creates unique pieces that often meander beyond the traditional boundaries of even decorative furniture, placing him in a niche that has puzzled those wanting to make a specific distinction between designers and sculptors.
His work can be found in the permanent collections of over 40 museums and cultural institutions including: the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Museum of Modern Art (New York); Art Institute of Chicago; Smithsonian American Art Museum; Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Montreal; Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum (New York); the Museum of Art and Design (New York); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Nordenfieldske Kunstindustrimiseet (Oslo, Norway); Philadelphia Museum of Art; and The White House (Washington, DC) to name only a few.
Castle served as Chairman of the Sculpture Department at SUNY Brockport and has garnered a number of awards including a 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Design from the Brooklyn Museum of Art and New York Gallery.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival bank. It maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, and public art as well as traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which presents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz Festival.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at www.erieartmuseum.org or call (814) 459-5477.
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