2013 Juried Exhibition

EXHIBITION DATES: November 8 – December 14, 2013

JUROR: John Yau

AWARDS
Special Exhibitions Committee Award: Solo Exhibition at The Center!
First Prize: $500
Second Prize: $250
Third Prize: $100

ENTRY FEE
$35 for up to three entries
$25 for CCA Members and Art Educators
Entry fees are non-refundable

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Friday, September 6, 2013

SPECIFICATIONS
The exhibition will consist of two- and three-dimensional work in all media. Wall pieces must be wired for hanging and no larger than 60″ X 60″. Free-standing pieces may not exceed 32″ X 48″ X 60″ and/or weigh more than 75 lbs. Accepted work cannot be substituted and must be available for the duration of the exhibit.

SUBMISSION
Submit up to three JPEG digital images only on  a CD or via our website. Images should be no larger than 1200 pixels in either direction at 300 dpi. The Center for Contemporary Art reserves the right to exclude/refuse any entries which do not meet these specifications. CDs will be returned if a SASE is provided.

ENTRY AGREEMENT
The receipt of an entry implies the entrant’s agreement with all conditions set forth in the prospectus.

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES
Submission Deadline: Friday, September 6, 2013
Artist Notification by Email: October 1-4, 2013
In Person Delivery: Tuesday, October 29, 2012 from 2-8 p.m.
Deadline to Receive Shipped Artwork: Tuesday, October 29, 2012
Exhibit Opening Reception: Friday, November 8th from 6-8 p.m.
Artwork Return and In-Person Pick-Up: December 16-19, 2013 during office hours

HOW TO ENTER!

By Mail: Click here to download the Juried Exhibit Prospectus
Complete the entry form, enclose the fee and CD and mail to:
The Center for Contemporary Art
Attn: Juried Exhibition
2020 Burnt Mills Road
Bedminster, NJ 07921

By Email: Click here to access Online Entry Form and follow instructions provided

ABOUT THE JUROR:
John Yau is a poet, fiction writer, critic, publisher of Black Square Editions,  freelance curator and Associate Professor in Critical Studies at Rutgers University. His recent books include A Thing Among Things: The Art of Jasper Johns (D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers, 2008) and Further Adventures in Monochrome (Copper Canyon Press, 2012). His reviews have appeared in Artforum, Art in America, Art News, Bookforum, and the Los Angeles Times. He was the Arts Editor for the Brooklyn Rail (2006 – 2011). In January 2012, he started the online magazine, Hyperallergic Weekend, with three other writers.

In 1996, he curated for the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Stephen Harvey Fine Art Projects,Tracy Williams, New York City, Museum of Modern Art, New York City, the Bonn Kunstmuseum, Germany; and the Queensland Art Gallery, South Brisbane, Australia. He has collaborated with many artists, including Bluhm, Paschke, Saul, Steir, Partenheimer, Prangenberg, Carnwath, Nozkowski, Gimblett, and Tuttle. Yau has received grants and fellowships for his poetry, fiction, and criticism from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, and Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation among others. In 2002, he was named a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government.