2018 Biennial Members Exhibition
Exhibition Details
The 2018 Biennial Members Exhibition celebrates the diversity of talents in the museum’s membership base. This biennial exhibition is an important opportunity for young, mid-career, and veteran artists to exhibit their work to the Fuller Craft community. Artists both inside and outside of Massachusetts have participated in the past, as they have showcased stunning works of ceramics, glassware, furniture, textiles, basketry, woodturning, jewelry, and other craft-based media. For this particular exhibition, the museum grants eligibility for works of painting and photography as well, with video and internet-based works of art the only media ineligible from consideration. In the past, the opening reception for this exhibition has been particularly successful at bringing together communities of artists that are vital to the Fuller Craft Museum mission.
Eligibility
Current members (at the time of artist submission) of Fuller Craft Museum are eligible to participate in the 2018 Biennial Members Exhibition. Artists who are not members, but are wishing to submit work, may sign up for a membership here to fulfill the pre-requisite: https://fullercraft.org/join-give/membership/ or by calling (508) 588-6000, ext. 100. Those individuals who are uncertain of their membership status should check to see if membership is active and in need of renewal. All contemporary craft-based media, painting, and photography are eligible for inclusion in this exhibition, with video and internet-based works of art the only media ineligible for consideration. Hanging works must be limited to 48” x 48” inches (including frame), may not exceed 30 lbs., and must be ready to hang with the appropriate ring, wire, etc. Unframed canvases must have finished or painted sides. Sculptures/three-dimensional works are limited to 78” h x 40” w x 20” d inches, and must not exceed 100 lbs. Artwork must be available for duration of exhibition.
Fees
Assuming one meets the prerequisite of a Fuller Craft Museum membership, the fee is $20 for each entry, and an artist may submit up to three entries (one entry = one submitted work) for consideration in the 2018 Biennial Members Exhibition. A maximum of one work per artist will be selected. Artists in the exhibition have the opportunity to sell their work through the show, and if so, a price must be provided. Those who do not wish to sell their work must list NFS (“Not for Sale”) as the price. Any work sold in the exhibition will entail Fuller Craft Museum taking 25% of the sale price. Sales will be processed through the museum store. Works sold in the exhibition must stay on view until the conclusion of the exhibit, and works cannot be switched out for another object mid-exhibition. Furthermore, if the artist desires to adjust placement of his/her work during the exhibition, he/she must contact Michael McMillan, Associate Curator, (508) 588-6000, ext. 137 / mmcmillan@fullercraft.org.
Entry Fees are non-refundable and must be paid by the entry deadline. Acceptance is not guaranteed.
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Juror
The juror for this exhibition is Sadie Bliss, Executive Director of the Maine Crafts Association; a non-profit supporting craft artists with educational, marketing and retail opportunities. Her credentials as an arts and crafts administrator include receiving a Masters in Arts Administration from Boston University, serving as Director of artSTRAND, an artist-owned contemporary art gallery in Provincetown, managing CraftBoston, a contemporary craft show exhibiting more than 200 artists, and serving as the event coordinator for Salad Days at the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts in Maine.
Additionally, Sadie co-founded and directed a gallery and studio space in Portland, Oregon and has worked with the Maine Arts Commission and The Mayor of Boston’s Office of Arts facilitating public art programming, and conducted market research at The Boston Center for the Arts. While in Boston, Sadie lived and worked as a studio artist at The Distillery, where she organized and participated in semi-annual open studio events and collaborated with Rope-a-Dope poetry and printmaking press.
Categories
This exhibition particularly highlights contemporary craft-based media, which comprises the areas of ceramics, glassware, furniture, textiles, basketry, woodturning, jewelry, metalworking, kinetic sculpture, and other craft-based media. For this particular exhibition, the museum grants eligibility for works of painting and photography, with video and internet-based works of art as the only media ineligible from consideration. Hanging works must be limited to 48” x 48” inches (including frame), may not exceed 30 lbs., and must be ready to hang. Unframed canvases must have finished or painted sides. Sculptures are limited to 78” h x 40” w x 20” d inches, and must not exceed 100 lbs. Artwork must be available for duration of exhibition.
Sales and Consignment Fees
Artists in the 2018 Biennial Members Exhibition have the opportunity to sell their work through the show, and if so, a price must be provided. Those who do not wish to sell their work can list NFS (“Not For Sale”) as the price. Any work sold in the exhibition will entail Fuller Craft Museum taking 25% of the sale. Sales will be processed through the museum store. Works sold in the exhibition must stay on view until the conclusion of the exhibit.
Getting Work to/from Fuller Craft Museum
Artists are responsible for the costs of shipping and delivery of their work to/from Fuller Craft Museum. Works must arrive at the museum (whether through hand-delivery, shipping, etc.) between Tuesday, March 20th and Friday, March 23rd, 2018. Works must be picked up after the conclusion of the exhibition, between Wednesday, October 10th and Friday, October 23rd, 2018 (or have a shipping arrangement scheduled with costs incurred by the artist). Furthermore, for the time windows of delivery and receiving of work, artists should schedule a specific day/time pickup by Friday, March 9th, 2018 with Registrar and Collections Manager Jackie Lupica (jlupica@fullercraft.org / (508) 588-6000, ext. 114).
Insurance Value
All works submitted must have a stated insurance value given during the submission process. This value will be signed off upon for accepted artists in the mailed paperwork.
Awards
The juror will select three “Best in Show” works, with each artist receiving a $100 award, given out on the day of the opening reception. There is also a “People’s Choice Award” voted on by museum patrons over the course of the exhibition’s run. At the conclusion of the show, votes will be tallied and the winner will receive a $100 award.
Opening Reception
Sunday, May 20th, 2018, 2 – 5 PM
Calendar
Start/End Time: Saturday, April 14th – Sunday, October 7th, 2018
Reception: Sunday, May 20th, 2018, 2-5 PM
Call for Entry goes out: Friday, December 8th, 2017
Call for Entry ends: Sunday, January 28th, 2018, 11:59PM PT
Final juror decisions made: Sunday, February 18th, 2018
Notifications to Artists of Submissions: February 20-23, 2018
Drop-Off Date Scheduling Deadline: Friday, March 9th, 2018
Artwork received by Museum: Tuesday, March 20th – Friday, March 23rd, 2018
Opening Reception: Sunday, May 20th, 2018, 2-5 PM
Exhibition Closes: Sunday, October 7th, 2018
Artwork picked up by Artists: Wednesday, October 10th – Friday, October 12th
Disclaimer/Legal
Submission of art grants Fuller Craft Museum the ability to use images of artists’ works for publicity, publications, and other Fuller Craft Museum institutional endeavors.
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