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sponsored by Daimler Financial Services
27th Annual Art in the Metroplex Exhibition - A Competition Held at Texas Christian University
The show will run Tuesday, September 1 through Thursday, October 1 in the J.M. Moudy Art Gallery. Art in the Metroplex is sponsored by TCU and the Templeton Art Center [501 (c) 3].
JUROR
David Pagel is an art critic who writes regularly for the Los Angeles Times. He is an adjunct curator at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, NY. Recent exhibitions he has organized include: “Damaged Romanticism: A Mirror of Modern Emotion,” with Terrie Sultan for the Blaffer Gallery at the University of Houston and the Grey Art Gallery at New York University; “Electric Mud” at the Blaffer; and “L.A. Now” at the Las Vegas Art Museum.
ARTIST'S RECEPTION & JUROR LECTURE
The reception and awards presentation will be held Friday, September 19 in the J.M. Moudy Building, room 132N, adjacent to the exhibition hall. The juror will be present.
AWARDS
There will be a total of $2,000 in awards, including:
The Beth Lea and John L. Clardy Memorial Award
The Fort Worth Art Dealers Association Award
The Claud Vance Memorial Award
The Raucus Science Club Award
RULES FOR ENTRY
All entries will be judged from digital images. Each artist may submit three entries: one image for each two-dimensional work and three images for each three-dimensional work.
The juror may decline work that does not meet the above criteria for entry.
Images must be submitted via https://tcu.slideroom.com
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING THROUGH SLIDEROOM.COM
http://www.slideroom.com/docs/quickstart_applicant/
If you have difficulty submitting your entry, please email support@slideroom.com. Most questions can be answered with a simple email. If necessary, a technician will call you.
MEDIA
Painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and mixed media qualify for entry
ELIGIBILITY
Any artist living in Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, Collin, Hunt, Rockwall, Kaufman, Stephens, Palo Pinto, Erath, Shackelford, Ellis, Johnson, Hood, Parker, or Wise County may enter. Works must be original, and have been completed in the last two years.
Students 18 and older are welcome to submit work, but it must have been created without supervision. No work previously exhibited in Art in the Metroplex competitions may be entered.
NOTIFICATION
Notification of acceptance or rejection will be e-mailed by August 3.
PRESENTATION
All two-dimensional work must be delivered ready to install (suitably framed, if appropriate) and wired to hang. Any electrical features used in artworks must meet electrical safety codes.
RETURN ART WORK
Bring a print out of your notification as identification when claiming your works at the close of the exhibition. All artworks must be picked up on Saturday, October 3, 1 – 5 p.m. at the Moudy Art Gallery.
ENTRY FEE
There is a non-refundable fee of $30.00 per artist. Artists must use a credit or debit card when uploading images through slideroom.com. Up to three works will be permitted.
LIABILITY
All reasonable care will be given to the works submitted. However, all works are handled and displayed at the individual artist’s risk. Neither the Templeton Art Center, TCU, nor any sponsor will be responsible for loss or damage to any work while in custody or transit. Submission of an entry to this exhibition constitutes agreement on the part of the entrant to all of the above conditions.
DELIVERY
All accepted works must be hand delivered to the J.M. Moudy Building on the corner of S. University Drive and Cantey Street, Fort Worth, between 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 22. A loading dock is available at the rear of the building off Princeton Street.
RECEPTION AND LECTURE
The reception and awards presentation will be held Saturday, September 12 in the J.M. Moudy Building, room 141, adjacent to the exhibition hall. The juror will be present.
CALENDAR
Wednesday, July 15, Last day for entering
Monday, August 3, Notification e-mailed
Saturday, August 22, 1 to 5 p.m., Delivery of accepted works
Tuesday, September 1, 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Open to the public
Saturday, September 12, 2 to 8 p.m., Awards and reception
Lecture by juror 2:30 p.m., Awards 3:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 1, Last day to view exhibition
Saturday, October 3, 1 to 5 p.m., Works must be picked up promptly at the Moudy Art Gallery.
EXHIBITION HOURS
The Moudy Art Gallery will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. on weekends, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday. For further information call (817) 257-7643.
A reception will be held Saturday, September 12 from 2 – 8 p.m. in conjunction with Fall Gallery Night. The Fort Worth Art Dealers Association, Beth Lea Clardy Estate, Nancy Vance, Karen Weinman, and the Raucus Science Club make this show possible. TCU faculty and staff and volunteers from Templeton Art Center are responsible for producing this competition.
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