Call for Entry: New Mexorado, Artists Living & Working in the Albuquerque-Denver Corridor

An exhibition at the Harwood Museum of Art

March 5 – June 19, 2011

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

The I-25 corridor connecting Albuquerque and Denver defines an interstate area united by shared geographic, economic, ethnic and cultural influences. New Mexorado: Artists Living & Working in the Albuquerque-Denver Corridor will showcase contemporary works of art created by artists living and working in that region. The multi-media exhibition will celebrate technical excellence, personal vision, and the bonds connecting the community of artists living and working in this unique part of the world.

The Harwood Museum of Art encourages both emerging artists and artists with established reputations to participate in the exhibition. Work may include paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, video installation, sculpture, glass, multi-media, and virtual presentations.

Eligibility: Artists must currently reside within the boundaries of NEW MEXORADO. Submitted work must have been completed no earlier than June 2008. Members of the Harwood Museum of Art staff and Governing Board are not eligible to participate in the exhibition.

JUROR

Libby Lumpkin is an art historian and curator who will begin an appointment as Professor of Contemporary Art History and Art Theory at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in the fall of 2010. Previously, she has served as Director of the Las Vegas Art Museum; Director of Museum Studies and Assistant Professor of Art History, California State University, Long Beach; and Assistant Professor of Art History and Assistant Curator of the Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She was the founding curator of the Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art in Las Vegas, and has served as a visiting professor at Harvard University, University of California-Santa Barbara, and Umea University in Sweden. Lumpkin received her MA from the University of Texas-Austin, and her PhD from the University of New Mexico. Lumpkin publishes widely on art and design, and a number of her essays have been collected in Deep Design: Nine Little Art Histories (Art Issues Press, 1999), in which she examines "how" objects make meaning rather than "why they exist: " 'How, " she writes, "is a question of design," which, in turn, can be interpreted as "the artificial configuration...of visible materials in the presence of a beholder at particular points in time and space..."

SIZE

Two-dimensional work must not exceed 96 inches in width and 96 inches in height. Three dimensional work must not exceed 96 inches in any direction and must not exceed 300 pounds. Pedestals for oversize works must be provided by the artist. Video work must be viewable on a standard DVD player. Audio work should be submitted in mp3 format. Size of proposed installation work will be assessed based on exhibition space.

INSTALLATION

Work submitted must be suitably framed, wired, or prepared for installation. Work that has not been suitably prepared will be hung at the Harwood’s discretion. Artists must supply equipment needed to display accepted digital work. Submitted work must be available for the entire exhibition, and may not be available for purchase or sold during the dates of the exhibition.

ENTRY FEE / IMAGES

The exhibition entry fee is $25.00 for members of the Harwood Museum of Art Alliance and $35.00 for non- members. The nonrefundable entry fee covers up to four submissions. The entry fee may be paid through PayPal only.

Work may be submitted as 72 dpi jpeg, gif, mpeg, wmv, mp3 or png files. The longest side of submitted images should between 600 and 900 pixels.

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ARTIST STATEMENT or statement of the work must be included

LIABILITY AND INSURANCE: Care will be taken to protect all works of art.   All works will be insured while on the Harwood Museum of Art premises. Artists are responsible for insuring their work(s) during transit to and from the Harwood Museum of Art. Insurance value must be indicated for all pieces.

 SHIPPING: Work may be delivered by hand or by private prepaid shipment.  Shipped works must be received by February 14, 2011.  Shipments must include prepayment for return shipping including return packaging, a return address label shipping document, or a check made out to the Harwood Museum of Art.   If work is not removed by July 1, 2011 a $100.00 administrative fee and a storage fee of $10.00 per day will be assessed. After thirty days the work, including all rights, title, and interest of the artist in and to the work, become property of the Harwood Museum of Art