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Thursday, July 30, 2015

CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART CALL FOR ENTRIES FOR 2015 INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION

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Call for Entries in 2015 International Juried Exhibition

Center for Contemporary Art is now accepting submissions for the 2015 International Juried Exhibition.

  • All entries can be submitted through CallforEntry.org.
  • The $35 entry fee includes up to three entries and is discounted ($25) for art educators and members of The Center for Contemporary Art.
  • The exhibition will be on view from November 6 through December 12, 2015. An opening reception will take place on Friday, November 6th from 6-8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
  • The deadline for submissions is Monday, September 7, 2015.
  • The exhibition will comprise of two- and three-dimensional work in all media.
  • Wall pieces must be wired for hanging and no larger than 60″ X 60″.
  • Free-standing pieces may not exceed 32″ X 48″ X 60″ and/or weigh more than 75 lbs.
  • This opportunity is open to artists age 18 and older.

Artists will be selected for the following awards:

  • Special Exhibitions Committee Award: 2016 Solo Exhibition at The Center for Contemporary Art
  • First Prize: $500
  • Second Prize: $250
  • Third Prize: $100

The Solo Exhibition award is an incredible opportunity for the selected artists each year to further their artistic careers. Dana McElroy, solo exhibition winner of the 2013 International Juried Exhibit, stated “Getting into the juried show was compliment enough. However, that being followed by the offer of a solo exhibition was truly exhilarating. The Center for Contemporary Art's recognition gave me true confidence in myself and my artistic practice and inspired me to further develop my ideas and set higher goals for my future. Communities like the one at the Center for Contemporary Art are invaluable.”

This year’s juror is Margaret O’Reilly, Curator of Fine Art at the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton. Ms. O’Reilly joined the State Museum staff in 1988, and took on the curatorial role in 1997. Since then she has organized over ninety exhibitions including a complete re-installation of the Museum’s art collection – American Perspectives: The Fine Art Collection; the critically well-received exhibitions, Aljira, Dream & Reality (2014), Dahlia Elsayed: Hither and Yon (2013-14), Jon Naar: Signature Photography (2013), Reality & Artifice – New Jersey Arts Annual: Fine Art (2010), Transcendent: Toshiko Takaezu in the State Museum Collection (2009-10), Women’s Works (2002), and Mel Leipzig: A Retrospective (1998); as well as Vision & Voice: Artists in Dialogue with Contemporary Poetry (2005), and many New Jersey Artist Series exhibitions. Ms. O’Reilly received her MA in painting from Kean University, and her work has been included in numerous exhibitions in the region. Her research and exhibition interests echo those found in her own creative output and include issues of chance, identity and mortality, among others, while the formal qualities of particular interest are density, repetition and serial structure.

About The Center for Contemporary Art
Founded in 1970, The Center for Contemporary Art is a vital regional art center with a vibrant studio art school, extensive exhibition program and important community outreach component. The Center is located at 2020 Burnt Mills Road in Bedminster, NJ. For further information, please call (908) 234-2345 or visit The Center for Contemporary Art online at http://ccabedminster.org/

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  • Closed Sundays and major holidays.
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