Art Now: Drawing 2018

Art Now: Drawing is the fourth annual exhibition in the Ann Arbor Art Center's Art Now Series, featuring innovative work in drawing. The exhibition highlights artists who employ traditional drawing processes as well as artists who move across disciplines, using drawing as their foundation with an emphasis on investigative and exploratory ways of drawing. While some artists are heavily based in traditional modalities of drawing, others test the limits of what defines a drawing and push beyond conventional boundaries, allowing for hybrid processes to be employed and combined, including digital imaging, sculpture, performance, video, installation, painting and printmaking.

This juried exhibition is open to any artist over the age of 18 who currently resides in the US. Artists may submit up to three images as .jpeg files. Artworks must have been created within the past three years and not previously shown in any other Ann Arbor Art Center exhibitions. Submission fees are $35.00 and non-refundable. The jurying process is anonymous; however artists must submit a bio and CV as separate .doc documents.

Awards include $500 Best in Show, $200 Second Place, $100 Third Place, and two Honorable Mentions. The juror is Perry Kulper, an architect and Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Michigan. Artists will be notified of selections on Tuesday, January 23 via email. The opening reception and awards presentation is Friday, February 16 (6-9pm), with the exhibition closing Saturday, March 17. Accepted artworks must arrive ready to hang. It is preferable that artworks are for sale; the Art Center retains a 50% commission on all sold artwork. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs and insurance, if applicable.