DEADLINE:
January 31, 2015
EXHIBITION DATES:
March 4-28, 2015
LOCATION:
Nave Gallery Annex, 53 Chester St, Somerville, MA
CURATED BY:
Caleb Cole
The Nave Gallery Annex (Somerville, MA) invites artists to participate in the curated exhibition This into That: Found Object Art, Assemblage, and Other Transformed Work.
A trinket purchased at the thrift store, an old photo in a family album, a lost hat or scrap of paper picked up from the sidewalk–these items come with their own functions and meanings, but through artist intervention they can be transformed into something else entirely. This can mean giving items a new context, arranging them in unexpected combinations, adding to or subtracting from an object, or using something intended for one purpose as the content or material for a new work of art.
We welcome submissions of work involving or inspired by found objects, including, but not limited to, sculpture, installation, altered books, collage, mixed media work, photography and video.
GUIDELINES:
-There is a $15 entry fee payable through PayPal
-A maximum of 3 pieces may be entered for consideration
-Submissions will be accepted through January 31, 2015
-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:
-Please 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. Please include “This Into That” 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: January 31, 2015
Notification: February 8, 2015
Artwork drop off: TBD
Exhibition dates: March 4-28, 2015
Opening Reception: TBD
ABOUT THE CURATOR:
Born in Indianapolis, Caleb Cole is a former altar server, scout, and 4-H Grand Champion in Gift Wrapping. His mother instilled in him a love of garage sales and thrift stores, where he developed a fascination with the junk that people leave behind. Cole is a 2013 Hearst 8×10 Biennial Winner, 2013 and 2010 Magenta Foundation Flash Forward Winner, 2011 St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award winner, 2011 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship Finalist, 2009 Artadia Award winner, and a 2009 Photolucida Critical Mass finalist. He has exhibited at a variety of national venues, including the deCordova Museum of Art (Lincoln, MA), David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University (Providence, RI), and Jenkins Johnson Gallery (NYC), among others. He is represented locally by Gallery Kayafas where he will exhibit a solo show, Blue Boys, in December 2014.