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Name of the show: The Writing on the Wall
Organizer: Susan Post, Colleen Randall, Patricia Spergel
Cost to Apply: $35
Submission Deadline: May 5, 2015
Application link
Submission Form
Show Location: The Painting Center, Chelsea, New York
Show Dates: June 23 – July 18, 2015
Deadline for Submission: May 5, 2015
Notification Date: May 15, 2015
Opening Reception: Thursday, June 25 from 6 – 8 pm
The Painting Center is pleased to announce the exhibition, The Writing on the Wall, running from June 23 through July 18, 2015. Highly publicized by the gallery, and with both a print and digitally archived catalog and an essay written by the artist Karen Schiff, this exhibition will feature a diverse group of artists who are exploring text-based art. Visual art that incorporates writing engages the viewer on multiple fronts, with letters, numerals or scribbles that bridge the divide between mark making and narrative meaning. Historical examples like Egyptian hieroglyphs or Chinese calligraphy have often served more than a single purpose, including decorative, mundane and the profoundly ritual. From Cy Twombly and Jasper Johns to On Kawara and Jenny Holzer, exceptional artists have long grappled with the signification of words and numbers, which have proven fertile ground in a broadening range of contemporary art. In Mira Schor’s representations of language, Michael Scoggins’ ‘assignments’, the documentary artscapes of Loren Munk as well as graphic novels, ‘zines and the explosion of street art that started back in the day of autographical graffiti tags, we sense the synergy that occurs when text is more than just a caption to the image. We invite representational and abstract artists working in a variety of media to submit work that includes text, numerals or any form of writing. This exhibition will be juried by Susan Post, Colleen Randall and Patricia Spergel on behalf of The Painitng Center Membership.
Submission Guidelines
Digital Submission:
• Email submission to juried@thepaintingcenter.org with “The Writing on the Wall” in the subject line.
• Submit up to 5 digital images, each image measuring 200 kb or less (all images submitted should add up to no more than 1 MB total). Title jpg files with your last name, first name, and number, for example: smithjohn_1.jpg. Images submitted must be of work available for exhibition; alternate works will not be accepted. Work submitted must be 36″ or less in dimension.
• Attach a completed submission form, see link to access form: Submission Form
• Send a submission fee of $35 by check or PayPal. Checks should be payable to The Painting Center and mailed to The Painting Center, 547 West 27th Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10001. Online payments can be made through PayPal by clicking the send money tab and entering juried@thepaintingcenter.org
Mailed Submission:
• Mail submission to The Painting Center, 547 West 27th Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10001 with Attn: “The Writing on the Wall”.
• Submit up to 5 digital images on a CD, each image measuring 200 kb or less (all images submitted should add up to no more than 1 MB total). Title jpg files with your last name, first name, and number, for example: smithjohn_1.jpg. Images submitted must be of work available for exhibition; alternate works will not be accepted. Work submitted must be 36″ or less in dimension.
• Include a completed submission form, see link to access form: Submission Form
• Send a submission fee of $35 by check or PayPal. Checks should be payable to The Painting Center and mailed to The Painting Center, 547 West 27th Street, Suite 500, New York, NY 10001. Online payments can be made through PayPal by clicking the send money tab and entering juried@thepaintingcenter.org
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