Eligibility and Guidelines:
· Artist must be a member of the Utah Surface Design Group or invited by the Group to participate.
· Artwork should adhere to the mission statement of the USDG: encompassing the coloring, patterning, and structuring of fiber and fabric. This involves creative exploration of processes such as dying, painting, printing, stitching, embellishing, quilting, weaving, knitting, felting, and papermaking.
· Works may be mixed media, incorporating materials beyond traditional fabrics (i.e. metal, wood, plastics, found objects, etc.)
· Work must be original (not executed in the classroom, under educational guidance or supervision) and not previously been exhibited at the Brigham City Museums.
· Collaborative work (two or more artists) may be entered.
· Submissions must include an artist statement of 150 words maximum for each work, describing its inspiration – how that particular work fits the artist’s interpretation of the show’s concept.
· The work may be for sale. The Brigham City Museum of Art & History retains a 20% commission of all sales of artwork produced during the competition. The Brigham City Museum of Art & History will handle sales.
· Artists will receive the full incoming loan agreement upon acceptance to the exhibit.
Artwork Requirements:
Artwork must be in one of the following two categories:
1. 2D works shall range from 10-60” in width and not exceed 72” in height.
2. 3D Works shall not exceed a maximum 72” H x 24” W x 24” D and must fit through a standard 34” doorway.
· All wall pieces must have either:
-a 4” finished hanging sleeve sewn only the back of the work 0.5” down from the top edge, indented at least 1.0” from each edge of the work, with adequate space for a 0.25” deep hanging rod
-be mounted on gallery wrapped canvas or frame with a hanging wire securely attached. The hanging apparatus must not show when the piece is hung.
· 3D pieces should include any special display instructions.
· If art cannot be rolled, artist may incur additional costs for transportation.
· All work must include a label with the title of the work, the artist’s name and contact information.
· After artists have been notified of acceptance, follow-up communications will be sent with shipping/drop off instructions and hanging requirements.
· There is no restriction on when the piece was created.
· If an artwork has been shown in any Brigham City or USDG event prior to this call it is ineligible.
Digital Images:
· 2D – Submit one overall DIGITAL image showing all edges of design and one detail DIGITAL image for each piece of artwork.
· 3D – Submit one overall front, one overall rear or side view and one detail image.
HOW TO SUBMIT DIGITAL IMAGES:
Images should be in focus, properly exposed, and evenly lit. No part of flat artwork should be in shadow. The artwork should be the only item visible in the image.
· Save your digital images as a high-quality JPEG file (No TIFF files).
· Finished image should be at least 1800 pixels on the longest side.
· Full-view and detail images should both be correctly oriented.
· The artist’s name must not be visible in either image.
· Label each digital image with first 1-3 words of the artwork title, no spaces and no punctuation and indicate if detail or full. Examples: GolddustFull.jpg or GolddustDetail.jpg
