2014 Fine Art Craft Hilton Head

The 2014 Fine Art Craft Hilton Head exhibition seeks 3D fine art craft entries that encompass exemplary creativity, experimentation and imagination. Up to 75 works will be chosen by an esteemed jury based upon artistic excellence, innovation and originality. Cash prizes in the amount of $1,500 will be awarded by judge and gallery owner Wally Smith.

The exhibition is open to all artists over 18 years of age submitting entries of 3D fine art crafts including sculpture, basketry, glass, fiber sculpture and fiber wall hangings, metal works, works in clay, handmade artist books and paper sculpture, jewelry, weaving, woodworking and assemblage. Work must have been completed within the last two years. All works should not exceed 7'x3'x3' (including pedestal) or weigh more than 75lbs. Free standing sculptures should need no special mounting, and suspended ceiling work cannot be accepted. The entry fee is $40, which enables each artist to enter up to 3 works and submit up to two images per work. Applicants must submit a minimum of 1 and maximum of 6 images.

The exhibition will be free and open to the public from December 9, 2014 through January 3, 2015 at Art League of Hilton Head's Walter Greer Gallery located in Arts Center of Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head Island, SC. An opening reception and awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, December 11th from 5-7pm. The application deadline is September 30, 2014. Notification of acceptances will be November 1, 2014. Installation is December 8, 2014, with shipped artwork required to arrive before December 4, 2014, and in-person drop-off on December 8, 2014.