Call to Artists – American Craft Today
The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts
323 Franklin Road, Highlands, NC, 28741
Event Dates: 9/22/12 – 12/29/12
Entry Deadline: 7/21/12
Days remaining to deadline: 81
REQUIREMENTS:
Images – Minimum: 1 , Maximum: 2
Entry Fee (The Bascom: American Craft Today): $35.00
(per image over minimum): $
Juror: Mark Leach, a native of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, is the
Executive Director of the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is formerly the Founding Director of
the Mint Museum of Craft & Design. There he also held the post of
Chief Curator. Leach is a graduate of the Getty Leadership Institute for
Museum Management. He received a B.A. in studio ceramics from the
University of Arkansas at Little Rock and graduated from Harvard
University with an Ed.M. degree, specializing in twentieth century art
and non-profit administration.
Mr. Leach has held curatorial posts in contemporary art in Arkansas,
Montana, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Ohio. He has taught, lectured,
and moderated panels on public and environmental art, art criticism, and
curatorship. He has authored articles for such publications as The
Journal of Arts Management, Law, & Society; the American Association
of Museum’s Excellence & Equity Newsletter; New Art Examiner;
Metalsmith; Artvu; FIBERARTS; and American Ceramics. Leach is a former
trustee of the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass and the American
Craft Council. There, he served on the Council’s executive committee as
chair of the publishing committee, overseeing American Craft magazine.
He also served on the Advisory Board of the National Council on
Education in the Ceramic Arts (NCECA).
Mr. Leach has also published numerous texts, including Michael Lucero:
Sculpture 1976-1995, co-published by Hudson Hills Press, New York, and
the Mint Museum of Art. In May 2000, Harry N. Abrams Inc. and the Mint
Museum of Craft + Design co-published and released Turning Wood into
Art: The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection, for which Mr. Leach served as
curator and editor. Leach also curated Whole Grain: Sculptured Wood
2004 for SOFA, Chicago, and authored an essay under the same title for
the SOFA, Chicago 2004 catalog.
Awards: $5,000 will be awarded at the discretion of the Juror.
Best of Show-$1,200; 1st-$950; 2nd-$700; 3rd-$500; 4th-$400; Honorable
Mentions(5)-$250 each..
Eligibility: The Bascom’s American Craft Today exhibition is open
to all craft artists. Works must be original, reflect excellence and a
unique vision of the maker. The works must be skillfully executed, have
been completed within the past two years, and not have been previously
exhibited at The Bascom. Embellished commercially made objects and works
assembled from commercially available kits may not be submitted. The
Bascom is the final authority on eligibility.
Size Limitations: There are no size limitations
Entry Fee and Procedures: One or two digital images may be
submitted via CaFÉ for a $35 non-refundable entry fee. Secure credit
card payments can be made through CaFÉ. Personal checks or money orders
will be accepted via mail, payable to: The Bascom, memo: American Craft
Today. Mailed payments must be postmarked no later then July 21, 2012 and mailed to Mary James, The Bascom, 323 Franklin Road, Highlands, NC, 28741.
Image Format: All entries, information and images will only be accepted via the CaFÉ website.
Each entrant may submit two works for consideration. Each work must be
represented by only one image (no detail views or duplicates).
Image formatting details can be found on the CaFÉ website: Image Prep.
Juror’s choices for The Bascom’s American Craft Today exhibition will be
announced by email and the CaFÉ website during the week of August 27,
2012, and no later then August 31, 2012.
Shipping: Accepted artworks must be delivered to Sallie Taylor,
The Bascom, 44 Oak Street, Highlands, NC, 28741, during operating hours
(9am-5pm, M-F), between September 10-14, 2012. Works must arrive by
September 14, 2012. Shipping and insurance costs to and from the art
center are the responsibility of the artist. Works must be shipped in a
single reusable carton or crate. Works must be shipped ready for
installation with clear identification attached to the work. A prepaid
return shipping label must be included with entry. Works will be
returned the week of January 7, 2013.
Sales: Works will be for sale during the exhibition if the artist
desires. Artist sets the retail. The Bascom will receive a 40%
commission on art work sold during the exhibition. Artists will receive a
check for 60% of the sale within 30 days of the exhibition closing.
Inquiries: Additional information may be obtained by contacting
Bo Sweeny, 828-787-2879, rsweeny@thebascom.org or Sallie Taylor,
828-787-2899, staylor@thebascom.org.
