Cutting Edge Prospectus - 2009

December 11, 2009 – February 13, 2010
Opening Night Reception & Awards Ceremony
Friday, December 11, 2009, 5-7 p.m.
Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave, Coos Bay, OR 97420

A JURIED EXHIBITION

Scope

Collage, an artistic concept associated with the beginning of Modern Art, entails much more than the idea of gluing something onto something else. The names that stand out among the pioneers are: Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Marcel Duchamp, Kurt Schwitters, Hannah Hoch, Joseph Cornell, Louise Nevelson, Romare Bearden, Ray Johnson, Edward Kienholz and Robert Rauschenberg. Collage and Assemblage combine two- and three-dimensional images and materials to create original art. Utilizing various adherence methods, the process combines often unrelated items and other media to investigate public and private issues, some seriously, some "tongue-in-cheek."

Eligibility

Open to all artists - painters, sculptors, and printmakers - over 18 years of age residing in the states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. Artists are invited to submit up to three collages or assemblages on any theme. Works selected by jurors from submitted entries will be chosen on the basis of creative excellence and quality of execution. All works must be original and completed within the last two years. "Digital Collage" is not eligible for this exhibition, although collages and assemblages that incorporate digitally created elements are eligible. Coos Art Museum's "On the Cutting Edge: West Coast Artists Using Collage/Assemblage" committee will be the final authority on eligibility. Accepted works meant for wall hanging must be ready with all necessary hardware in place.

General Rules

PLEASE NOTE – SUBMISSION FORMAT NOW INCLUDES DIGITAL.

Artists may submit up to three (3) entries, with a non-refundable fee of $20 for the first entry and $10 each for the second and third submissions. These entries must have been created within the last 2 years (2008-2009) with an unframed size limitation of four (4) feet by eight (8) feet and a weight limitation of 50 pounds.

Submissions can be either slides or digital files.

• Slides must be 2" by 2" mounted, each marked with the artist's name, title of the work, medium, date completed, and size of the Collage/Assemblage. Please denote the top of the work on the slide and submit in a plastic jacket. No glass-mounted slides will be accepted. Works that are accepted must be the same as the images on the slides entered.
• Digital files must be in jpg format minimum of 300 dpi at approximately 8" x 10" all on one CD-ROM. All CD's must be labeled, on the outside, with the artist's name, title of the work, medium, date completed, and size of the collages/assemblages. Name the electronic files as follows: A_title of work.jpg B_title of work.jpg

Abbreviate as needed on the electronic file name, but be sure the entry form has complete information.
• NO SLIDE SHOWS, FLASH FILES, THUMBNAILS etc.
• NO SUBMISSIONS VIA EMAIL WILL BE ALLOWED
• If you are submitting a work that is part of a series, the submitted piece MUST be unique and distinguishable from any of your other works of art. Works that have previously been exhibited at Coos Art Museum are NOT eligible.

All information on the original entry as to title, size and price must remain the same on the accepted entry. Entries must be original in concept, composition and execution. Artwork created under the supervision of an instructor is not eligible. Artwork must not be copied, in part or wholly from any published or copyrighted work.

Deadline for submissions is a postmark of October 9, 2009

Send submissions, completed forms (Click here for a pdf of our entry form) and entry fee to Coos Art Museum, 235 Anderson Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420. Include with your entry a self-addressed, 6x9 stamped envelope (SASE) for submissions CD and slide return and acceptance letters with shipping information. Notice of acceptance will be sent by October 30, 2009.

Winning an Award

The winning First Place will receive a cash prize of $500.
The winning Second Place will receive a cash prize of $350.
The winning Third Place Award will receive a cash prize of $250.
4 Honorable Mention ribbons will also be awarded.

Sales

The Museum will make resumes of artists whose works are accepted available to visitors during the exhibition. Works may be available for sale. Artist agrees to donate 30% of any sale to Coos Art Museum. The artist is to be paid three weeks from end of show. Please price your works with this in mind. Your entry confirms all terms of this agreement.

Delivery and Pickup of Art Works

Artists whose work is accepted must have Collages/Assemblages delivered to the museum via carrier service at their own expense for arrival between November 21 and November 25, 2009. Hand delivered work will be received at the museum on Saturday, November 21, 2009 between 10 am and 4 pm and Sunday, November 22, 2009 between 1 pm and 2 pm. Coos Art Museum will not pay for return shipment of artwork. Artists must make pre-paid arrangements to have their work returned to them, or may pick up their work in person at the museum on Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 4-6pm and Sunday February 14, 2010 between 10am and 2pm.

General Specifications

Two-dimensional works must be wired and ready for hanging and be no more than four (4) feet by eight (8) feet, excluding the frame. If done on a gallery-wrapped canvas, the art must encompass the sides of the canvas. Non-hanging pieces must be no larger than eight (8) feet in any direction, no heavier than 50 pounds and ready for display. If special display is required, directions must be included with the piece. All work must be labeled on the back or underside with the artist's name, address, and phone number. Labels must also show the work's Title, Medium, Date of Creation, and (retail) value of the piece as set by the artist. Art is insured while in the museum from November 21, 2009 through February 14, 2010.

The Selection Committee will have three Jurors:

Juror: Kay Campbell
Kay Campbell received her MFA in Fibers and Textile Design at the University of Kansas and is currently a Professor of Art at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon where she serves as area head of the Foundations program. In her previous appointment at Southern Oregon University, she ran the Fibers program, which she developed, offering a broad curriculum including cross-discipline applications of the Fibers media and Surface Design - print, paint and dye processes, applied to a fabric surface. Campbell has served as a board member to the National Surface Design Association, and has been a curator for two significant exhibitions, as well as several regional exhibitions. She has received numerous grants and awards and has art work included in many public collections. Her work in mixed media has appeared in over 250 International, National and Regional exhibitions.

Juror: Jon Leach
Jon Leach was born in Seattle, Washington and has lived in Portland, San Francisco, and New York. He received a BFA in Painting from the University of Washington. He currently maintains a studio in Winston, Oregon. Leach's work has been exhibited regionally in PNW Art Annual, Art About Agriculture, Art Around Oregon, Expressions West, as well as nationally, most recently in "Abstraction Now" in New York. Leach's art "addresses issues of non-relational references, temporal vulnerabilities, and remote, dissimilar elements creating a visual dialogue within a primary basis of art-historical fusion. This process lends itself to an understanding of art work by way of a Yeatsian premise: that which exists through itself is called meaning."

Juror: Beverly Soasey
Beverly Soasey is currently the director of the Jacobs Gallery at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts, in Eugene, Oregon. Previously a senior designer and illustrator at Funk & Associates, she now has her own graphic design business. Soasey says that her early childhood memories of living in Japan and her love of travel heavily influence her art which falls into the category of mixed media/assemblage. Her distinctive work has been displayed at Opus6ix in Eugene.

Coos Art Museum

"Coos Art Museum is the cornerstone of visual arts on Oregon's Southern Coast. Through collections, exhibitions and educational programs, we are building an arts and cultural community and promoting the appreciation, understanding and expression of visual art." Located on the scenic southern Oregon Coast Coos Art Museum is the 3rd oldest art museum in Oregon. CAM traces its roots to the Coos Artist League, active since 1950. Members of the League conducted early operations in storefront locations before moving to a Carnegie Library Building. In 1982 Coos Art Museum members, acquired and remodeled the old US Post Office building, a historical art deco structure built in 1937. The Museum has five active galleries totaling almost 5,000 sq feet of display space and a 540 piece Permanent Collection of mid-20th Century and contemporary American art.