Thursday, April 26, 2012

Formations - Call For Entries



The Maryland Federation of Art, for 50 years a leader in exhibiting art by current and innovative artists, and Laureate Education Inc., a leader in arts education, are partnering to promote the work of young artists.

Selected artworks will be featured online @ MFA Curve Gallery from August 1 through October 1, 2012. Curve Gallery is a professional online venue that gives artists the opportunity to show their work to a broad international audience through interactive exhibits.

View prospectus and enter online by visiting our website.

Entry Deadline: June 20, 2012 

Eligibility:
Artists between the ages of 17-25 are eligible. Any original two or three-dimensional artwork created within the past 3 years will be considered by the juror. Works previously exhibited in MFA juried shows are not eligible.

About the Juror:
Linda Swanson
Art Department Chair, University of Santa Fe
   
Linda Swanson recieved her MFA from Goddard College and BFA from Indiana University. She has shown her work nationally and her paintings are in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum and the Newark Museum. She recently curated an exhibition & lecture at the Museum Gallery of Modern Art in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Awards:
Cash awards total $1,000.

Entry:

  • FORMATIONS must be entered by uploading JPEG images through the online entry system @ www.mdfedart.org
  • Any two- or three-dimensional artworks created within the past 3 years will be considered by the juror. 
  • To enter online, you will need an MFA account that includes an email address and a password.  There is no charge to create an MFA account


Entry Fees:
1 or 2 entries $25 (MFA members $15). Additional 4 entries $5 each. Entry fees are non-refundable.

Schedule:

  • APRIL 6TH: Online entry opens for submissions
  • JUNE 20TH: Deadline for entry
  • BY JULY 13TH: Notifications sent by email
  • AUGUST 1ST – OCTOBER 1ST: Exhibited online @ Curve Gallery (archived after October 1)


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