Call for Entries: The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville National Juried Exhibition of 2011

Published 12:00 am Friday, September 16, 2011

The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville announces a call for entries for its National Juried Exhibition of 2011.  The National Juried Exhibition was developed to provide a forum for artists to compete on a national scale and display their work.  Approximately 40-50 traditional and non-traditional works will comprise the exhibition in the main gallery of the Emporium Center in downtown Knoxville from December 12, 2011 – January 27, 2012. The deadline for entries to be postmarked is Saturday, October 29, 2011

The call for entries is open to all artists.  Entries must be original works completed within the last two years in the following categories: Painting, Graphic Arts, 3-D, and Photography.  The nonrefundable entry fee is $40 for up to three works ($25 for Arts & Culture Alliance members). Up to three additional entries may be submitted for $7/each ($5 for members).  Download a prospectus and application at www.knoxalliance.com (under Calls & Press Releases), or send an SASE to Suzanne Cada, Arts & Culture Alliance, PO Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901.  Prizes include $1,000 in cash awards as well as future exhibition opportunities.

Juror: Neely Hyde. Holding both a Bachelor and a Master of Fine Arts degree in media art from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Hyde’s professional arts background includes working for art galleries and magazines in New York City, teaching film and art appreciation UT and Roane State and working as the Director of Exhibits and Media Arts for the Association for Visual Arts. Hyde is currently serving as the 2011 instructor and visiting artist for the AVA Reel Stories Documentary Project, teaching video classes and workshops, working as a commercial photographer in Chattanooga, and exhibiting her fine art photography around the region.

The Arts & Culture Alliance’s Juried Exhibition of 2010 featured the work of 35 artists in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio.

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The Arts & Culture Alliance serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions. The Alliance receives financial support from the Tennessee Arts Commission (www.tn.gov/arts).

Contact: Suzanne Cada

PO Box 2506

Knoxville, TN 37901

(865) 523-7543

sc@knoxalliance.com

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