Southern Graphic Council International 2014 Members' Traveling Exhibition Call for Entry

Southern Graphic Council International Members' Traveling Exhibition (2015–2018)

Eligibility: Original 2-dimensional prints and drawings by any member of SGC International in good standing, completed since 2012. Works must fit into one of the following frame sizes: 16 x 20, 20 x 25, or 28 x 36 inches. Size restrictions are in place to minimize shipment costs for exhibition hosts. New memberships are welcome.

Entry Requirements: Non-refundable entry fee of $35 for up to three entries. Submit 1–3 images online through the CaFÉ website. Submissions are accepted through Wednesday, October 1, 2014 (midnight, Mountain Standard Time). On the application, indicate which frame sizes your work will fit (typically an appropriate frame size allows for 2–4 inches on each side of the print for matting). Incomplete entries will be disqualified. Artists who submit and are not members of SGC International must become members to be eligible; if membership is not completed within 15 days of the submission deadline, the submission will be voided and entry fees will not be refunded. The juror will make selections by JPEG; any work that does not match the JPEG in quality will be rejected.

Juror: Ruth Weisberg, Professor of Fine Arts and former Dean at the USC Roski School, currently Director of the USC Initiative for Israeli Arts and Humanities. Weisberg has had over 80 one-person and 190 group exhibitions and is author of the influential 1986 Tamarind Papers essay "The Syntax of the Print." Her work is in sixty major museum collections including The Art Institute of Chicago, The Biblioteque Nationale of France, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She received her M.A. from the University of Michigan and her Laurea in Painting and Printmaking from the Academia di Belle Arti, Perugia, Italy.

Notification and Exhibition: Artists will receive an email by November 1, 2014 indicating acceptance. Accepted works will premiere at the SGC International Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee in March 2015 and will then travel through the United States for three years (2015–2018), followed by international travel (2018–2021). The opening exhibition is scheduled for March 6, 2015 at the Emporium Art Center in Knoxville, with the conference reception on March 19, 2015 and closing on March 27, 2015.

Shipment and Loan: All accepted work must be shipped flat in a sturdy, prepaid container to arrive in Knoxville, Tennessee by December 12, 2014. SGC International will matt and frame the works to one of the three indicated sizes. Works must be clearly labeled on the back with artist's name, address, phone, email, title, and medium. Accepted works will be on loan to SGC International from Fall/Winter 2014 through Winter 2018 (US tour) and 2018–2021 (international tour). The artist assumes all liability for loss and damage of artwork while on loan. Work traveling in the exhibit is not for sale, however, each exhibition venue will be provided with contact information of participating artists to facilitate sales of editioned works. Accepted works may be reproduced for publicity purposes.

Donation: Due to the length of the loan period, SGC International strongly encourages artists to donate their work to the SGC International archives, currently housed at Kennesaw State University, to facilitate future exhibitions and scholarly study.

Ship accepted works to: 2015–2018 SGC International Exhibition, School of Art – Printmaking, 1715 Volunteer Blvd., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-2410. Phone: 865-974-3408.