Erie Art Museum Now Accepting Works for 85th Annual Spring Show
Erie, PA, January 25, 2008 --(PR.com)-- Works are currently being accepted for the Erie Art Museum’s 85th Annual Spring Show, a regional juried exhibit, running April 26 through June 22, 2008 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 22, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, April 4, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 6, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Out of town works may be submitted by prepaid shipment. Deadline for submission of entries is Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 5 p.m.
The Erie Art Museum’s 85th Annual Spring Show is sponsored by Edinboro University.
About the Juror
The Erie Art Museum has chosen Dave Hickey, writer and art critic, as the Juror of Selection and Awards.
“Dave has written for and has been written about in many well known publications,” said John Vanco, director of the Erie Art Museum. “Dave is immensely interested in art, whether he finds it understandable or not.”
A former gallery owner and songwriter, Hickey recently curated the fourth Site Santa Fe (NM) Biennial, which he titled “Beau Monde”. For this he was awarded the 2001-2002 Best Show in Kunsthalle Award from the Association of International Critics of Art. He is currently professor of Art Criticism and Theory at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
As a curator, Hickey is fearless and not prone to being overly charmed. He has the ability to articulate what he sees in clear, swift running, intellectually stimulating prose. He often draws illuminating unexpected parallels between things like Shakespeare’s sonnets and Robert Maplethorpe’s Portfolio X. His lectures are notoriously entertaining, thought-provoking, and feather-ruffling events. His essays have worked their way into contemporary art criticism in the relatively brief time since their publication.
Hickey’s visit is made possible through collaboration between the Erie Art Museum and Edinboro University of PA. Hickey will give a free public lecture at Edinboro University’s Cole Memorial Auditorium on April 9, 2008 at 7 p.m.
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 5,500 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.
###
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 22, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, April 4, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 6, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Out of town works may be submitted by prepaid shipment. Deadline for submission of entries is Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 5 p.m.
The Erie Art Museum’s 85th Annual Spring Show is sponsored by Edinboro University.
About the Juror
The Erie Art Museum has chosen Dave Hickey, writer and art critic, as the Juror of Selection and Awards.
“Dave has written for and has been written about in many well known publications,” said John Vanco, director of the Erie Art Museum. “Dave is immensely interested in art, whether he finds it understandable or not.”
A former gallery owner and songwriter, Hickey recently curated the fourth Site Santa Fe (NM) Biennial, which he titled “Beau Monde”. For this he was awarded the 2001-2002 Best Show in Kunsthalle Award from the Association of International Critics of Art. He is currently professor of Art Criticism and Theory at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
As a curator, Hickey is fearless and not prone to being overly charmed. He has the ability to articulate what he sees in clear, swift running, intellectually stimulating prose. He often draws illuminating unexpected parallels between things like Shakespeare’s sonnets and Robert Maplethorpe’s Portfolio X. His lectures are notoriously entertaining, thought-provoking, and feather-ruffling events. His essays have worked their way into contemporary art criticism in the relatively brief time since their publication.
Hickey’s visit is made possible through collaboration between the Erie Art Museum and Edinboro University of PA. Hickey will give a free public lecture at Edinboro University’s Cole Memorial Auditorium on April 9, 2008 at 7 p.m.
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 5,500 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.
###
Contact
Erie Art Museum
Tammy Roche
814-459-5477
www.erieartmusuem.org
Tammy Roche
814-459-5477
www.erieartmusuem.org
Contact
Categories