Hannah Verlin, Fate (2011), photography by Andy Pickering
DEADLINE:
August 15, 2014
EXHIBITION DATES:
October 2, 2014 – October 26, 2014
LOCATION:
Nave Gallery Annex, 53 Chester St, Somerville, MA
CURATED BY:
Hannah Verlin
The Nave Gallery Annex (Somerville, MA) invites artists to participate in the curated exhibition Bibliophilia.
Books mix together sculpture, installation, drawing, and performance. They are an interactive experience that fills up space and engages the body, a physical narrative that you move through over time.
The physical book is disappearing from our world, displaced by e-readers. Though e-readers offer convenience, they do not offer that same intimacy of physical connection. The reader interacts only with the text and not the object. You do not feel the journey as you weigh the pages read compared to pages unread. You are not taken back to that moment years ago, when you spilled coffee on the page or underlined a meaningful passage.
Bibliophilia will celebrate and explore the complex medium of books. The curator will select artworks that depict how this form can express diverse ideas.
GUIDELINES:
– Submit handmade (or altered) books in any form, including:
– Books that are sculptural or interactive
– Artists’ journals
– Altered found objects
– Zines
– If appropriate please include images showing the book presented in more than one state (open vs. shut)
– Note how the book should be displayed (shelf, pedestal, etc) and if you can provide these elements
– $15 entry fee payable through PayPal
– A maximum of 3 pieces may be entered for consideration
– Submissions will be accepted through August 15th, 2014
– The Nave Gallery will retain a 30% commission for work sold
– Artist is responsible for cost of shipping work to and from the gallery
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK:
Send up to three artwork submissions as .jpg files to info[at]navegallery[dot]org
Each .jpg should be 1200 pixels in the long dimension and named as “#_NAME.jpg” where # is the submission number and NAME is your last name
Include an image list with your jpeg submission email, indicating submission number, title, size, process and year, as well as a brief artist bio and statement
There is a $15 submission fee, payable through Paypal. Paypal is available here. Please include “Bibliophilia” in the memo
Accepted pieces should be delivered to the Nave Gallery Annex located in Davis Square (53 Chester St, Somerville, MA) ready to install.
CALENDAR:
Deadline for entries: Friday, August 15, 2014
Notification: Monday, August 25, 2014
Artwork drop-off: Saturday, September 26, 2014
Exhibition dates: October 2 – October 26, 2014
Opening reception: Friday, October 3, 2014
Artist Talk & Book Tour: October 18, 2014
ABOUT THE ARTIST TALK:
Books are meant to be held and handled. The artist talk will be focused on opening and moving through the books, to see and read. The participating artists will provide “guided tours” of their artworks in a kind of story-telling event. Archival gloves will be provided for the audience to handle the books with supervision.
