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Please print two copies of your completed entry form: one copy to send with your images and one copy to keep for your records. Small Expressions 2013 HGA’s Annual Exhibit of Small Scale Works Exhibit: May 31 June 1 - September 7, 2013, to be held at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center, Saint Charles, Illinois. Small Expressions is an annual, international, juried exhibit featuring high quality, contemporary small-scale works. Small Expressions is sponsored by the Handweavers Guild of America, Inc., to showcase small scale works created using fiber techniques in any media, not to exceed 15 inches (38 cm) in any direction including mounting, framing, or display devices. Juror: Laura Foster Nicholson
Laura Foster Nicholson is a textile artist known for handwoven brocaded tapestries. Laura was educated at Kansas City Art Institute (BFA) and Cranbrook Academy of Art (MFA), and she lectures, teaches, and exhibits in the US, Canada, and Italy. Her artwork is in several museum collections. Grants and awards include an NEA fellowship, the Leone di Pietra prize at the Venice Biennale of Architecture, three Illinois Arts Council fellowships, and a grant from the Graham Foundation for Research in the Fine Arts.
Laura owns LFN Textiles, designs jacquard ribbon and household textiles, and licenses designs to Crate & Barrel, Land of Nod, Renaissance Ribbons, Larsen, Inc., and others. |
| Jurying | HGA seeks to feature work which is not only of the highest caliber in craftsmanship, and technical ability but which also speaks to intricacy of expression, intimacy of design, thoughtful communication, and visual excitement. The juror will independently screen all images and make the preliminary selection of all work in the exhibition. Entries will be evaluated on concept, design, technique, craftsmanship and creative exploration. Accepted work is subject to final approval by the juror's representative after the actual work arrives at the Fine Line Creative Arts Center. Work that exceeds the size limitation and/or differs significantly from the digital image representing it will be ineligible for the exhibition and returned to the artist. Submission to Small Expressions 2013 implies that the artwork represented on the digital images will be, if chosen by the juror, available for the exhibition and that the artist understands that all accepted work, without exception, must remain for the duration of the exhibition. | | Eligibility | Three pieces may be entered per artist. Works exhibited in previous Small Expressions exhibits are not eligible. Submitted work is limited to works made using fiber techniques (interlaced, felted, stitched, dyed, coiled, knotted, pulled, spun, etc.) and can be of any material. All work must be of exhibition quality, completed within the last two years (since January 2011), and not previously published in any national or international print publication. The size of the finished work may not exceed 15 inches (38 cm) in any direction including any mounting, framing, and/or display devices. Work executed under classroom/educational guidance or supervision is not eligible. | | Entry Procedure | Send to HGA a completed entry form with signed artists' agreements, CD (not a DVD), and nonrefundable entry fee. Optional, self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) if you would like your CD returned if the work is not accepted. Entry fees can be paid by check or money order in US funds drawn on a US bank, made out to HGA, or charged to a credit card. Images must be submitted as digital images of completed work. Slides will not be accepted. Digital Entries Only: Submit a CD of images.
HGA requires 2 digital image files for each work entered. No other file formats will be accepted.Two Digital Image File Types Required Per Piece: - TIFF file—approximately 1800 pixels on the long side.
- JPEG file—approximately 1800 pixels on the long side, file size less than 3 MB.
Label the files: Title_of_Work_One.tiff (or .tif)—for example: NightSky.tif—and Title_of_Work_One.jpeg (or .jpg); Title_of_Work_Two.tiff and Title_of_Work_Two.jpeg, etc. Optional: An additional digital image (such as a detail or back view) may be included. This additional view must be presented in the two file types listed above, for example: NightSkyDetail.tif and NightSkyDetail.jpg Images may be color corrected to accurately represent the work but not enhanced in any way. Image editing is limited to cropping and adding or modifying a solid background of white, black, or gray. HGA also requires prints of each image (approximately 4 x 6 inches) and a list of the file names that are on the CD. - Label the prints or photographs with the titles of the works only. (Submitted photographs are presented to the Juror in addition to the digital images. Do not send thumbnail photos.)
- Do NOT label the prints or photographs with the artist's name.
- The artist's name must not be visible on the digital image of the work or print or photograph.
- Test the CD before you submit it to make sure that it is readable.
- Send the CD in a protective case.
It is the artist's responsibility to ensure that all material is in a readable format.
The images of accepted work will become the property of HGA and may be used for HGA publications and other promotional purposes. Non-accepted work CDs will be returned only if an adequately-sized SASE with sufficient postage is included. Incomplete entry forms will not be considered. | | Entry Fees | $25 HGA member, $40 non-HGA member, Student (attach copy of student ID from accredited educational institution),no fee. Payment in US funds by check or money order or charge to credit card. | | Presentation of Work | All accepted entries must be sent ready to show and exhibit. All work must be received ready to install. If work requires specific hanging device(s) or armature(s), these must be included with clear installation instructions. All entries must remain on display until the conclusion of the exhibit. | | Shipping | Shipping instructions will be sent with the acceptance notification. Work should be packed very well and shipped in a substantial reusable container. Artists are responsible for the costs of sending and the return shipping of their work and for insurance during transit. Valid credit card information is required to guarantee return shipping. NO hand delivery or hand pick-up of work will be allowed. No exceptions. Any entry that cannot be returned due to invalid or expired credit card number, incorrect address, etc., will become the property of HGA. |
| Awards | First, second, and third place awards and the HGA Award will be selected by the juror. Additional special criteria awards may be available. For updates please check the HGA Web site <www.weavespindye.org>. | | Calendar | Entries postmarked after these dates will be returned unopened. - International entries: February 11, 2013
- US entries: February 25, 2013
- Jury notification sent: April 2, 2013
- Accepted entries due at Fine Line Creative Arts Center: May 21, 2013
- Exhibition dates:
May 31 June 1- September 7, 2013 - Return of work: September 16, 2013
| | Sales | Work on exhibit will not be for sale. | | Liability | Exhibit pieces will be insured from the time of receipt for the insurance value indicated on the entry form and will be insured against all risks of physical loss or damage from any external cause while pieces are on location during the period of loan. Insurance excludes loss or damage that occurs by any event beyond the control of HGA or the Fine Line Creative Arts Center <http://fineline.org/>. During shipment, the insurance regulations of the shipping company will be in effect. The artist must provide any additional insurance. |
Entry Check List: - Completed entry form with signed artist's agreement.
- CD with two files per piece plus prints with required file names.
- Entry fee - $25 HGA Members, $40 for non-members - check, money order in US Funds, or valid credit card information.
- Optional - SASE for return of non-accepted CDs
| Send To: Small Expressions 2013
Handweavers Guild of America, Inc.
1255 Buford Highway, Suite 211
Suwanee, GA 30024
USA For Questions: Call HGA at 678-730-0010 or email HGA <hga@weavespindye.org> |
This prospectus may be reproduced and shared with other fiber artists. [ Entry Form PDF Version]
Please print two copies of your completed entry form: one copy to send with your images and one copy to keep for your records. |
