Monday, February 17, 2014

3/1/14: UCDA Design Education Summit

National UCDA Design Education Summit
May 19-20, 2014
The Madison Concourse Hotel, Madison Wisconsin
 
Design educators and graduate students—you are invited and encouraged to participate in the ninth annual National UCDA Design Education Summit May 19-20, 2014
 
This national conference for design educators, chairs, and students will include general session speakers, panel discussions, and paper and poster presentations selected from abstracts submitted through a peer-reviewed process. Proposals on any design-related topics are welcome
 
This conference is open to UCDA members and non-members, design educators and practitioners, and students. More details and registration information will be posted soon.
 
CALL FOR PAPERS 
The National UCDA Design Education Summit is seeking proposals from design educators or practitioners that address issues in design education and research for 30 minute presentations as breakout sessions to be held during the conference. There may be more than one presenter during each session. 
 
Accepted papers will also be included online in the conference proceedings. 
 
Paper/Presentation Abstract Submission Procedure

  • Paper/Presentation abstracts (a maximum of 300 words) must be submitted in PDF format only.
  • Your name and name of institution (if any) should NOT appear on the abstract as we wish for the judging to be blind.
  • Include your status (grad student, tenure track faculty, tenured faculty, visiting faculty, practicing designer, other) on the PDF file.
  • Title your PDF file as an abbreviation of your paper title and use the file extension .pdf (example: titlename.pdf).
  • Include in your email your name, institution, institution type (2-year, 4-year, public, private, art school, etc.)
  • Submission Deadline: March 1.
  • Notification of acceptance will be made via email by March 28.
  • If selected, the complete paper will be requested for inclusion in the conference proceedings.

    Send Paper/Presentation Abstract directly to the UCDA Home Office at: abstract@ucda.com

3/14/14 at midnight: Book Power Redux

Exhibition on view at 23 Sandy Gallery: May 30 - July 26, 2014; then traveling to Collins Memorial Library, University of Puget Sound: Mid-August to October 15, 2014  

23 Sandy Gallery and the University of Puget Sound invite artists to participate in Book Power Redux, a juried exhibition of book art focusing on social and political issues. 

THEME – Book Power Redux is seeking works addressing social and political issues. Artist books can be a powerful vehicle for social change and activism. For this show we have a strong interest in works that shine a light on some of the most vital issues of our day: race, diversity, equality, justice, bullying, poverty, civil rights, war and more. 

Book artists have a unique opportunity given our accessible, multi-dimensional, multi-media format to go beyond just making things to making things happen. The current social and political issues listed above are but a few topics concerned artists can use to raise consciousness, call for justice or provoke action. Let's use our creative powers to solve the problems of the world. 

MEDIA – This exhibit is open to book and paper arts related works. Artist books, sculptural books, book objects, altered books, zines, broadsides and print on demand artist books are all encouraged. 

CONFERENCE CONFLUENCE – Book Power Redux will travel to Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound, and will be on display during a national conference focused on Race and Pedagogy. Details on the conference can be found on the conference web site here. 

AWARDS – Three artists will receive Best of Show Awards, winners are selected upon installation of the show. In addition, we will also award the Library Purchase Prize. The winning work or works will be purchased by the gallery and donated to the artist books collection at the University of Puget Sound. 

JURYING – This exhibit will be juried by Jane Carlin, MalPina Chan and Laura Russell. 

Jane Carlin is currently the Library Director at the Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound. Prior to joining Puget Sound, Jane was the senior librarian for the College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning Library and the University of Cincinnati as well as held posts at Oxford Brooks University in England, University of Texas at Arlington, and the Herron School of Art. Jane has long been an advocate of the book. Her graduate thesis, A History of Art Book Publishing in Great Britain, served as the foundation for many programs and classes she has taught on the art and history of the books. In 2008, Jane brought the book arts to the Collins Library and has worked with community members to form Puget Sound Book Artists, an organization dedicated to supporting and promoting the book arts. Jane is the curator of numerous exhibits at Collins and currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the organization. She is also an active member of the Book Club of Washington and is Chair-Elect of the Orbis Cascade Alliance, a network of 37 libraries serving Washington, Oregon and Idaho. 

MalPina Chan was born in California and received her BFA from Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. Her portfolio includes works on paper, glass, mixed-media, and artist books and can be found in collections and exhibitions across the country. She curated both The Book as Art: Beyond Words and The Book as Art: Hand2Hand at Seattle’s Columbia City Gallery. MalPina’s work is included in 1,000 Artists' Books: Exploring the Book as Art and 500 Handmade Books Volume 2. Her Knock on Wood book was included in SUPERSTITION XIII at San Francisco Center for the Book. MalPina’s projects also include independent curatorial work, teaching workshops and lecturing. She is a board member of the Puget Sound Book Artist organization and has curated two of the members’ annual exhibits. She lives and works in Olympia, Washington. 

Laura Russell is the owner and director of 23 Sandy Gallery and is also a photographer and book artist. She creates hand-bound, limited-edition artist books that incorporate photographs of our urban landscape and tell a story about our culture and our communities. She has participated in national and international book arts and fine art exhibitions and her books are collected by individual collectors and major collections at museums, libraries, universities and corporations. 

DATES TO REMEMBER
JANUARY 14, 2014 - Submission Period Opens, Online Entry Form Available MARCH 14, 2014 at Midnight, Pacific Time - Deadline for Submissions
MARCH 28, 2014 - Announcement of Jury Results Sent Via Email
MAY 23, 2014 - Artwork Due at Gallery
MAY 30, 2014 - Exhibition Opens at 23 Sandy Gallery
MAY 31, 2014 - Artists Reception at 23 Sandy Gallery, 4-6:00 p.m.
JULY 26, 2014 - Exhibition Closes at 23 Sandy
MID-AUGUST, 2014 - Final Dates TBD. Exhibition Opens at the University of Puget sound
SEPTEMBER 25-27, 2014 - Race & Pedagogy National Conference at the University of Puget Sound
OCTOBER 15, 2014 - Exhibition closes at University of Puget Sound


More info: http://www.23sandy.com/bookpower2014/callforentries.html?utm_content=Steiner&utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=A%20full%20prospectus%20for%20Book%20Power%20Redux%20can%20be%20found%20here.&utm_campaign=23%20Sandy%20Gallery%20Newslettercontent

2/22/14: Artists' Book Cornucopia V

Artists' Book Cornucopia is an annual juried exhibition held at Abecedarian Gallery each spring. The exhibition is open to any form of artists' publication with the exception of self-published on demand bookworks. Regardless of the juror's decision, all submissions are reviewed by gallery staff with an eye towards inclusion in future curated and invitiational exhibitions. A printable version of these guidelines can be downloaded as a PDF here. 

Eligibility and Media 
This exhibition is open to any artist 18 years of age or older. If you live outside the United States, please contact gallery for additional submission guidelines. 

Eligible are any artist bookworks other than SPOD (Self Published On Demand such as Lulu, Blurb and so forth). Books may be editioned or unique, sculptural or more traditionally bound, interactive or passive. Books that measure more than 18 inches (closed) or 48 inches (open) in any dimension are ineligible.

A maximum of two artworks may be submitted per artist. If your work requires special installation, please inquire before submitting your entry to be certain the gallery will accommodate entry requirements. 

Please read these details: The entry fee for this exhibit is $18 for the first entry, $12 per additional entry (up to 2 total). Please send gallery quality images without background clutter or text. DO NOT send composite images or images with embedded text.If your work is accepted for exhibition, the images you enter with as well as the text you provide will be used for print & digital publicity. Images not up to gallery quality will be excluded from publicity, including online & print catalogs.

It is expected that submitting artists are not violating any stated or implied relationship with another gallery or dealer by submitting work for this exhibiton and that the artist/creator of the work is not in violation of any copyright laws.

Please note that you will not be able to change the information, including the price, after the submission process. 

Jurors & Awards 
Entries will be juried by Luise Poulton, Managing Curator, Rare Books & Special Collections at the J. Willard Marriot Library, University of Utah. Up to $1500 in purchase and exhibition awards will be awarded at gallery director’s discretion. First prize is a solo show in Abecedarian Gallery’s Reading Room Spring 2015. 

Sales 
It is expected that all work exhibited be for sale. Sales will be encouraged. Abecedarian Gallery retains 40% on all sales. The prices you submit during the entry process are the retail prices the gallery will adhere to throughout the duration of the exhibition. 

Catalogs
There will be a print and online color catalog in conjunction with the exhibition. Print catalogs will be for sale during and after the exhibition. The online catalog will remain online during and after the exhibition

Accepted Entries 
Works must be delivered ready for installation/display. Gallery reserves the right to not exhibit any work not accurately represented by the digital entry, that arrives damaged, is not properly prepared for exhibition or is deemed too fragile for effective display. 

Shipping 
All shipping & shipping insurance costs to & from the gallery are the responsibility of the artist. Shipping instructions will be sent to accepted artists at time of notification of acceptance. 

Agreement 
Submission of entry constitutes agreement to all conditions in this Prospectus. Please do not submit works unless you have first read these details. 

More info: http://www.abecedariangallery.com/assets/content_files/opportunities/ABC%20prospectus.html
Contact Alicia with any questions. alicia@abecedariangallery.com

Friday, February 8, 2013

12/15/13, HUNGER

HUNGER at crafthaus.com: January 15 - February 15, 2014

With diet as a way of life for many in our culture, we’ve been taught that one should Eat to Live. We've forgotten that from the 18th through the early 20th century, being fat was a sign of health, prosperity, and an attraction at a time when food was scarce and many went hungry. HUNGER, in all its metaphorical forms, is part of our personal and public conversation. Many of us struggle with HUNGER, and yearn for the pleasure of food, love, possessions, control, sex or POWER.

If your work deals with HUNGER, choose five of your best shots.  Twenty-four works will be selected for an on-line crafthaus.com exhibition curated by Alice Simpson; to broaden the conversation to include artists’ voices and visions on the subject of HUNGER.

LET THE CONVERSATION BEGIN!

Work in ALL MEDIA is encouraged.  Twenty-four selected work will be highlighted for one month on-line at crafthaus.com, and then become part of Past Online Exhibits. Curator’s selections will be made based on the relationship of the work to the theme of HUNGER. You need not be a member of crafthaus.com to submit work.

Curator: Alice Simpson
Daughter of legendary eccentric Vaudeville dancer, Simpson’s colorful and lively works are
inspired by performance, music, dance, and human expression. After a rewarding career as
a graphic designer, illustrator and college adjunct, Alice Simpson is concentrating on artist books, clay sculpture, and writing a novel about the Ballroom. She has explored HUNGER  in her sculpture series, “Abundant Beauty,”  featured at ceramicstoday.com. Internationally collected and exhibited, Simpson’s works are in private and Special Collections such as The Victoria & Albert Museum, Yale, Harvard, UCLA, and Stanford Universities, and The Lincoln Center Library for Performing Arts. www.alicesimpson.com

ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS:
You may submit five images: low resolution (72 dpi) sized at approximately 600-700 pixels.

Images must be titled:
YOUR LAST NAME_#1  (ex. simpson_#1)
YOUR LAST NAME_#2   (ex. simpson_#2)

Provide:
            • Your name
            • Number (#) of the work and Title  (ex. 1.Feed_Me)
            • Dimensions in inches: H x W x D
            • Materials
            • Photographer/Cinematographer
            • Video: with html from youtube
            • 30 word description of work’s relationship to the subject of HUNGER
            • Email address (will not be published or shared)
            • Website address for link [optional & recommended]

Submission Deadline: Up to December 15, 2013, 9:00 am, PST
Email to:  alice [at] alicesimpson [dot] com
Subject of email: YOUR LAST NAME_HUNGER

NOTIFICATION: via email January 1, 2014 (be sure to include your email address)
ONLINE EXHIBITION at crafthaus.com: January 15 - February 15, 2014

Sunday, February 3, 2013

3/31/13: Head, Heart, Hand: AIGA Design Conference

The AIGA Design Educators Community announces a call for abstracts (for papers and presentations) and readers (of abstracts) to AIGA members who are interested in participating in a design education pre-conference event on October 9, 2013, immediately prior to Head, Heart, Hand: AIGA Design Conference, on October 10–12, 2013, in Minneapolis, MN.

Prospective presenters should be either graduate-level design students or design educators who are developing speculative pedagogical approaches as well as those who have applied successful models that align with one or more aspects of the Head, Heart, Hand theme. Please submit a 300-word (maximum) abstract (PDF) in narrative form and a separate 150-word (maximum) bio (PDF) by email to Frank Armstrong at farmstrong@csuchico.edu. In the body of the email, please indicate an appropriate category (Head, Heart or Hand) for your proposed paper/presentation; also your full name, title and affiliation. Subject line of the email should be "H3_ABSTRACT". Deadline for abstract submissions is March 31, 2013.

Prospective readers should be full-time design educators who are actively engaged in teaching and/or research that aligns with one or more aspects of the Head, Heart, Hand theme. Please submit a brief letter of interest by email indicating your preferred category (Head, Heart or Hand) and a current CV (PDF) to  Karen Zimmermann at kzim@email.arizona.edu. Subject line of the email should be "H3_READER". Deadline for reader applications is February 28, 2013.

Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the DEC Steering Committee, which will make its selections based on several factors including: evaluations by the readers; quality, diversity and relevance of content.

Timeline for submission, selection and notification:
Reader applications due: February 28.
Readers selected and notified: March 15.
Abstracts submitted: March 31.
Abstracts distributed to readers: April 7.
Reader evaluations of abstracts submitted: April 30.
Presenters selected and notified: May 31.
Presenters submit full papers: August 31.
 
For more information, please contact AIGA DEC Steering Committee members Frank Armstrong at farmstrong@csuchico.edu or Karen Zimmermann at kzim@email.arizona.edu.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Artists' Book Cornucopia IV, Feb 23

CALL FOR Entries - Artists' Book Cornucopia IV. Eligible are any artists' bookworks with the exception of Self Published on Demand books. There are no restrictions regarding when the work was completed or whether it has been exhibited previously.

Entries will be juried by Mary Murphy, Visual Resources Librarian at SCAD Atlanta. Prizes: Up to $1500 in exhibition and purchase awards. All accepted works will be included in both an online and print exhibition catalog. Accepted bookworks will be on exhibit from April 19 - June 2, 2013. An opening reception will be held on April 19, 2013, 6-8pm. Entry fee $18 for the first work, $12 for each additional. For a prospectus, please visit http://bit.ly/W7nFtj OR request from alicia@abecedariangallery.com

Atelier 6000 Book Art exhibition, March 11, 2013

Exhibition: April 5 – May 29, 2013A national juried show of handmade artist books–editions or one-of-a-kind–sculptural, traditionally bound, book objects, altered books and broadsides are encouraged.  This show is open to a wide interpretation of the theme – tell a story or expose hidden layers; reveal emotions or make us laugh – truth or fiction.  You choose!
 Download Prospectus here Hidden Agendas Prospectus 
 To enter the exhibition please submit entries to A6.submittable.com
For your convenience, you may scroll to view the prospectus

Call for Entries  
Theme: A national juried show of handmade artist books–editions or one-of-a-kind–sculptural, traditionally bound, book objects, altered books and broadsides are encouraged.  This show is open to a wide interpretation of the theme – tell a story or expose hidden layers; reveal emotions or make us laugh – truth or fiction.  You choose!
Jurors & Awards Cash awards will be given for first, second, and third place entries.  All submissions are juried by Linda Piacentini-Yaple, Sandy Anderson & Pat Clark
Submission Guidelines: Artist books, sculptural books, traditionally bound books, book objects, altered books and broadsides are accepted. All work should include text, image, printed by hand, letterpress, digitally or calligraphy techniques. No on-demand books please (Shutterfly, Lulu, Blurb, etc)
  • Atelier 6000 reserves the right to refuse artwork that does not match the quality of the digital image submitted for jurying.
  • Artists may submit 1-3 works for consideration.
  • Wall hung artwork should be suitable for hanging: No shrink wrap. Artworks will be presented in the manner they are received.
The handling of books enhances the appreciation for the art. Hand wipes and gloves are provided for the audience with information regarding proper handling and viewings are supervised. If your book is an edition, you are welcome to send a display copy.
Entry Fee $35 non-refundable fee covers up to three works.  It is not a per work fee. International Artists, the entry fee must be paid in US currency.
Sales: All artworks entered must be for sale. All work is sold on consignment. The artist receives 60% of the sale price. Sale proceeds will be paid to the artist within 45 days of the close of the show.
Marketing: Press kits will be sent to local and regional traditional media.  The exhibit will be publicized in Atelier
6000’s newsletter, website and on Facebook. Award winners will be featured.  E-cards will be sent to participants after the jury process for your own marketing.
Digital image guidelines:
* 300 dpi; JPEG file format; with the broadest dimension being no larger than 1500 pixels
* Up to three images per book
* Your photographs are used to curate the exhibition.
* Images must be clearly titled with artist name, title of artwork, media and size. i.e. Alan Jones_Standing Tall_#1_Altered Book_6.5 x 4.0  If sending more than one image please change the number after the title of the book.
Shipping: All shipping must come through FED EX. Shipping and insurance costs to and from the gallery are the responsibility of the artist. Work received by mail should be packaged well enough to be returned in the same carton. Include a pre-paid FED EX return postage slip within your package.
Ship accepted artwork to:
Attn. Linda Piacentini-Yaple
Atelier 6000,389 SW Scalehouse Ct #120
Bend OR 97702
Calendar
  • March 11, 2013 Deadline for entry
  • March 15, 2013 E-mail Notification
  • March 29, 2013 Accepted work due at Atelier 6000
  • April 5, 2013 Opening reception 5:30-8:30 pm
Agreement: By submitting artwork, the artist agrees that images of selected artwork can be used by the gallery for promotions and publications. Submission of entry constitutes agreement to all conditions in this Prospectus