Winter

“Ice on the sill
And the snow
They haunt me still”
—Brown BirdOf all the seasons, winter is the one most left up for interpretation. Some shudder at the blasts that burn, snap, nip, and sting; the howls of flurries in the dead of night; winds whisking air to swirls; the fury of things at rest. Others consider contemplation in a perfect storm, rumination in a calm coat of snow, the composition of hushed aches and quiet sorrows in inert lands. In Winter, the Nave Gallery seeks work that explores the degrees of the frost season—the frenzy of ice, the serenity and glow of colors confined, the luminosity within the floe, the severity of a flash of diamonds, the freeze that lights fire to our cheeks, the sound of every footstep packing in a heavy heart, the rime that makes us shiver and brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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 June 20, 2014

-The Nave Gallery will retain a 30% commission for work sold

-Artist is responsible for cost of shipping work to and from the galleryHOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK:
Please send up to three artwork submissions as .jpg files to jennifer[dot]harrington[at]gmail[dot]comEach .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 “Winter” 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: June 20, 2014
Notification: June 28, 2014
Artwork drop off: TBD
Exhibition dates: July 17–August 16, 2014
Opening Reception: July 17, 2014

ABOUT THE CURATOR:
Jenn Harrington’s curatorial projects include Get In My Shoes, PICNIC, The BIG BAD, and The Beast in Me—Johnny Cash: Art Influenced by the Struggle of a Man. An avid supporter of music, she documents performances on www.youtube.com/user/jenn999999999999 and has organized events, including a Tom Waits Tribute Series to benefit homeless organizations in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and a Johnny Cash Tribute Series to benefit prison book programs throughout New England.

Susan Berstler works as a visual artist, curator, and arts producer. She has exhibited her work both nationally and internationally including in Germany, the Czech Republic, Scotland and Canada. She has been instrumental in starting a wide variety of arts projects in her home town of Somerville, MA including the Windows Art Project, Project MUM, the Phone Art Box Project, and the SqueezeBox Slam. One of her main interests is in transformative events and media, especially in the realm of public art.