Sunday, October 14, 2012

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Codicology, The Art and Study of the Book

JUROR: Daniel Essig is a studio artist who lives and works in Asheville, North Carolina. Essig earned his degree from the University of South Illinois at Carbondale and has taught book arts workshops at Penland School of Crafts, Anderson Ranch, Iowa City Center for Books, Columbia College, and Oregon College of Art and Craft, among others. His work is included in numerous public and private collections.

ENTRY RECEIPT DEADLINE: December 7, 2012.


LOCATION: UNCW Art Gallery at the University of North Carolina Wilmington from February 28 – April 5, 2013 with an opening reception and juror's lecture Thursday, February 28, 5:30 – 7 p.m. 

Codicology is “the study of the book as physical objects” or “archaeology of the book.” This international exhibition, will feature artwork which studies books through a variety of artistic media: sculpture, photography, painting, drawing and collage with a primary focus on the book as sculpture, book as subject, and book as object. When the very nature of the printed word is in question, can we expand the possibilities?

Download full details and entry form here: http://www.uncw.edu/art/gallery/documents/codicology_call_for_entries.pdf

AWARDS
FIRST PLACE: $500
SECOND PLACE $300
THIRD PLACE: $200

PROCEDURE FOR ENTRY
To apply for the exhibition, complete the entry form and send along with entry fee, CD, and a short biographical statement to:

CODICOLOGY exhibition
Department of Art & Art History, UNCW
601 S College Rd.
Wilmington, NC 28403

Each artist may submit digital images of up to three entries. If necessary, one detail view per entry may be submitted for a total of no more than six images. Digital images must be submitted in jpeg format at 72 dpi with the largest dimension being no more than 1280 pixels. File names should include artist’s last name and number corresponding to the entry form (e.g. last1.jpg).

Label the CD with the artist’s name. All completed entries must arrive by Friday, December 7, 2012. Entry materials will not be returned to the artist.