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| ‘Midsummer’ by Hanna Jurban in front of the Liberal Arts Building on the Hattiesburg campus. |
The competition seeks 5 stunning outdoor sculptures to be exhibited on
campus for an 18 month duration. Installation will be in the first week of
September 2014 and will be de-installed in March of 2016.
ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to
international artists/teams 18 years of age and older.
Work must be available for the entire exhibition
period (September 2014 – March 2016).
Work previously exhibited on campus is not
eligible.
Selected Artists will receive a $2000 honorarium.
All travel costs for delivery and pick up of the artwork, or costs incurred by
the artist for their own personal travel/accommodations are the responsibility
of the artist. Special installation hardware other than standard concrete
anchor bolt(s) are the responsibility of the artist.
If the artist is available to talk to students
the evening or day after installation we would provide a small stipend ($100)
and cover a night’s accommodations. Please indicate this when applying, the
committee will pick one artist from those willing to speak.
Artists will be responsible
for providing an artist statement for inclusion into a catalog.
DEADLINE TO APPLY
Complete applications must be received by 5:00 pm on March 7, 2014.
All applications will be electronic. Incomplete applications will not be
reviewed. No materials will be returned.
LOCATION
The artworks will be installed on one of five
concrete pads located throughout the USM Hattiesburg campus. The selection
committee will decide the final location of the selected works.
All pads are ground level; unless a base is incorporated
into the design and construction of a piece all works are bolted at ground
level.
Work will be insured for the
duration of the exhibition only.
WORK SPECIFICATIONS
Work may be of any media, but
must be impervious to the elements and require no maintenance. Safety, the use
of non-hazardous materials, and durability are essential considerations.
Works requiring electricity/water or other
utilities will not be considered.
Work must be suitable for display in a public
setting and can withstand adverse weather conditions that include high winds
and lots of rain/humidity.
Work should be appropriate for an active
pedestrian environment.
Work must be able to be secured using anchor
bolts.
Work must be available for installation September
8 – 12, 2014. Proposals for unbuilt work will not be accepted.
Work must be available for the duration of the
exhibition.
USM personnel will provide a
fork lift and other installation services but the artist will be required to
direct complicated installations and provide any specialized hardware needed
for installation.
Only work made in the past 5
years will be considered for the exhibition.
PROJECT TIMELINE Application Deadline: March 7, 2014 Finalists
Notified: June, 2014 Contracts Completed: July, 2014 Installation: September 8
- 12, 2014 Opening Reception and Campus Walk About: September 25, 2014
De-installation: March, 2016 SELECTION
PROCESS The artist selection panel will include representatives from the campus
community including representatives from the College or Arts and letters, the
Department of Art and Design and the student body. Works will first be assessed
for durability and structural integrity. Those works accepted will go on to the
selection committee. We will use a blind review process, so please make sure
identifying information is not imbedded in the image(s) you send. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Each artist or
artist team may submit up to three works of art for consideration (however,
only one work per artist or team will be selected). Applications must be
received by 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time on Friday, March 7, 2014.
There is no
application fee.
Please put USM Sculpture Competition in the subject line of
any emails.
The following materials will be required:
Short two-page résumé, .doc,
.docx or .pdf, only. Please include contact information.
Digital Images. Images of up to three woks (made
within the last 5 years- original completion date). Please send a maximum of
three images of any one work. Please label the images lastnameA.jpg,
lastnameB.jpg. For example torresA.jpg, torresB.jpg, etc. Images should be 300
dpi at about 4x6 inches.
Slide key- please send a document or pdf file
that lists all the information about the works as it correspond to the slide
images. Make sure you include, titles, dates, materials, size of individual
piece or overall size of works if it is a multi-part installation. Please include
any pertinent information about the installation process or special
installation requirements. The University of Southern Mississippi reserves the
right to reject any work that arrives for installation and differs
significantly from application images or has installation requirements
different than originally defined.
Email application materials to sculpture@usm.edu. Electronic submission only.
You will need to send multiple emails if you have more than one work. Please
put “Sculpture Competition” in the subject line of all emails.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For questions contact Jen Torres at jennifer.torres@usm.edu, or call
601-266-6032, email is preferred. Do not send submissions to this email
address.
