Calls for Entry
PROSPECTUS: SAQA Oregon Regional Juried Exhibit:
“EXPLORING LAYERS”
All active members (as of October 1st, 2013) are invited to submit entries to our third juried show: “Exploring Layers.”
“Exploring Layers” will give the artist an opportunity to pick any subject or concept and explore it through its layers. Layers can be concrete, or simply conceptual and abstract. They are universal. Time adds layers to the past, present and future. Objects and ideas have layers of meaning. Layers conjure up many ideas and are entirely open to your interpretation.
CALENDAR
October 1 through 31st, 2013: Entry submittal through www.saqa.com.
December 9, 2013: Notification to all entrants of selection of works.
2014: Exhibit travels. All details on venues will be posted on the Oregon SAQA blog: www.saqaoregon.blogspot.com
JUROR: Renee Couture, BA., MFA
Renee Couture is a mixed media artist who works primarily in sculpture, photography and installation. Her interest is in postmodern environmentalism and bioregional ethics. She graduated from Buena Vista University with a BA a Studio Art in 1999. After a stint in the Peace Corps, she moved to Oregon in 2004, earning her MFA in Visual Art from Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2010. Her work has been shown nationally in group exhibits. In 2013 she was featured on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s Oregon ArtBeat program. Renee teaches a variety of art classes at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, OR. Her academic training and wide experience, her eye for the unusual, her sense of whimsy and her passion for art, justice and sustainability will all contribute to her selections for SAQA’s “Exploring Layers.” Renee states that she has the greatest respect for textile artists, as it is not a medium she has mastered!
www.rcoutureart.com
JURYING CRITERIA
Are solid design, composition, value and contrast present in the work?
Does the technique used enhance the presentation of the work?
Are the works in the assembled exhibit cohesive with one another?
ENTRY GUIDELINES
All entries will be accepted only at www.saqa.com between October 1st and 31st, 2013. Detailed instructions will be posted at the website and on the Oregon SAQA blog (www.saqaoregon.blogspot.com) closer to the entry date.
You may enter up to three works made between January 2012 and October 2013.
Two dimensional entries must measure between 144” and 240” in total perimeter.
Three dimensional entries must measure no more than 18” in any one dimension.
All quilts must have a sleeve, bag and label that conforms to the directions posted on the Oregon SAQA blog.
All other accepted works must be submitted with appropriate protection for travel and shipping.
Requirements for the hanging apparatus, protective covering and labeling will be posted at www.saqaoregon.blogspot.com by June 1st, 2013.
ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
A simple entry form will be available during the entry period at www.saqa.com. Detailed instructions for linking to the site will be posted at www.saqaoregon.blogspot.com, Orders may be submitted only between
October 1st and 31st, 2013.
You will fill out the form for each entry. A non-refundable entry fee of $20 for the first entry, and $5 additional for the second and third (a total of $30 for three entries), the maximum allowed, is required at the time of submission and will be made through the website. Payment must be by major credit card.
Each piece entered requires two digital images, which will be submitted through the site:
For two-dimensional work: an overall view in full frame, showing the edges of the work, and one detail photo.
For three-dimensional work: an overall view from the front, and either a closeup of any part of the work, or another overall view from a different perspective (i.e. side view, rear view, etc.)
Digital requirements: The file size for each image should be 1,800 pixels on the longest dimension. Save your images as high-quality JPEG files.
Requirements for naming your images will be posted on the website.
ACCEPTED WORKS
Upon notification of acceptance, each artist will be asked to provide a statement of less than 100 words about the work.
SAQA reserves the right to reproduce artwork from digital images for publicity purposes.
Artists are responsible for shipping or delivery of accepted works to the exhibition committee by January 15th, 2014. The exhibit will remain intact for the year, unless special arrangements are made with the exhibition committee.
Work can be for sale, or NFS. Most venues charge up to a 40% commission for sales. Some venues will show only work that is for sale.
The Exhibition Committee reserves the right to refuse to exhibit or to remove from the exhibition any work which is of poor quality or which has been misrepresented in the entry process, or substituted for accepted work.
Good luck! We are looking forward to an exciting exhibit that will showcase the talent and diversity of our Oregon SAQA members.
“Exploring Layers” Committee
Betty Daggett bdavisdaggett@gmail.com
Georgia French gfrench@rosenet.net
Jean Wells Keenan jean@stitchinpost.comExhibitions
Oregon: State of Diversity II
Oregon Grape by Jill Hoddick of Portland
Exhibit Schedule
(More information as schedule progresses)
January 26 - 28, 2012
Stitches in Bloom
Oregon Garden
Silverton, OR
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April 14 - 22, 2012 (Closed Mondays)
Special Exhibit at the Pioneer Quilters' Unbroken Thread: The Needle Speaks Quilt Show
Lane County Hisrorical Museum
Eugene, OR
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September 20 - 22, 2012
NW Quilt Expo
Portland, OR
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November 2, 2012 - January 4, 2013
Umpqua Valley Arts Association
1624 Harvard Ave.
Roseburg, OR
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January 10 - February 27, 2013
Grapevine Gallery inside Singer Hill Cafe
623 7th Street
Oregon City, Oregon
Tues - Sat, 9am - 3pm
Oregon: Sate of Diversity II will be showing at the Grapevine Gallery, inside Singer Hill Cafe, from January 10 through February 27. The artist's opening reception will be on Saturday, January 26, from 2 to 5:30 PM. The gallery is located at 623 7th Street, Oregon City, OR. Gallery hours are Tues - Sat, 9 AM to 3PM. Note, that not all pieces will be used in this venue at the discretion of the gallery owner.
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July 2013
High Desert Museum
59800 S. Highway 97
Bend, Oregon 97702
(541) 382-4754
Summer: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, May 1 through October 3
Admission Rates: Summer: May 1 - October 31
Adult $15
Senior (65 plus) $12
Youth (ages 5-12) $ 9
Child (4 and under) Free
Active Military and immediate families Free
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November - December 2013
Heritage Station
Pendleton, Oregon
CONGRATULATIONS to the SAQA member artists whose work ill be traveling throughout Oregon during the next two years as part of Oregon: State of Diversity II! Our jurors were SAQA Professional Artist members Patricia Gould and Betty Busby, both of New Mexico. They carefully reviewed almost fifty entries and selected thirty that they feel make a cohesive, dynamic exhibition. We salute everyone who entered, and we're proud to present the following works and their makers:
Glorious Pears by Karen Bates of Ashland
Poppies in Bloom by Karen Bates of Ashland
A Coop with a View by Suzy Bates of Beaverton
Spawn by Kathy Blondell of Portland
Sentinel by Kathy Blondell of Portland
Aspen Storm Watch by Gerrie Congdon of Portland
Sticks & Stones by Quinn Zander Corum of Portland
Time Travel by Betty Daggett of Portland
Glacial Moraine by Diane English of Eugene
Fire by Diane English of Eugene
Three Sisters: Clouds Rolling In by Sheila Finzer of Terrebonne
Painted Hills Journey by Mary Goodson of Silverton
Springtime in Oregon by Mary Goodson of Silverton
Garden Guardian by Mary Goodson of Silverton
Mt. Hood from the Air by Terry Grant of Beaverton
Women of the Oregon Trail by Terry Grant of Beaverton
She Always Picks the Path of Most Resistance by Trisha Hassler of Portland
Falling Water by Carol Heist of Silverton
Oregon Grape by Jill Hoddick of Portland
At Ocean's Edge by Laura Jaszkowski of Eugene
Twilight by Charlene Kenny of Redmond
Flotsam by Nancy Kibbey of Eugene
Portland Through Runners' Eyes by Shirley MacGregor of Portland
A Walk in the Woods by Elaine Millar of Portland
Common Weeds: Autumnal Chicory by Sara Shayne Miller of McMinnville
High Desert Wind by Donna Rice of Bend
Life's Sonata by Donna Rice of Bend
Falls on the Umpqua: Summer by Vera Rogers of Days Creek
First Return by Jean Wells of Sisters
Beneath the Earth by Jean Wells of Sisters
Oregon: State of Diversity
July 2011 - Sisters Public Library, Sisters, Oregon
October 2011 - Quilt County, Corvallis, Oregon
November - December 2011 - Latimer Quilt and Textile Center, Tillamook, Oregon
A color catalog of the 2010 SAQA Oregon show, Oregon: State of Diversity, is available for $8 plus S/H. Email gfrench@rosenet.net to order. The exhibit features work by Oregon SAQA members Karen Bates, Suzy Bates, Catherine Beard, Christina Brown, Bonnie Bucknam, Lynda Christiansen, Betty Colburn, Gerrie Congdon, Quinn Zander Corum, Betty Davis Daggett, Sheila Finzer, Georgia French, Terry Grant, Karen Hanken, Jill Hoddick, Laura Jaszkowski, Nancy Kibbey, Kim Lakin, Shirley MacGregor, Karen Illman Miller, Sara Shayne Miller, Shirley Jo Rimkus-Falconer, Deanna Robinson, Vera Rogers, Sheila Steers, and Jean Wells Keenan
Quilt by Catherine Beard
