Call for Entries: Creatures in the Garden: real, imagined & otherworldly: 01/27
Application Deadline: January 27, 2021
Eligibility: National
Entry Fee: Free!
Media: Sculpture
Jurors: Stacey Hann-Ruff, Director, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center; Jaimie Jeffrey, Curator of Public Programs
Call Description:
We’re transforming the grounds of the 30-acre sculpture garden into a wondrous menagerie of real, imagined, and otherworldly creatures. The jurors seek a wide variety of works to create a fantastical experience for guests. Works will be installed amongst the woods, trails, trees, lawns and patios of the sculpture garden. Artists can submit up to six works (three works per application) for consideration.
An affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, Annmarie is a thirty-acre sculpture garden and arts center located in scenic Solomons, Maryland, on the Chesapeake Bay. The sculpture garden features a walking path that meanders through the forest, past permanent and loaned sculpture, including more than forty works on loan from the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art. Artists in the collection include: George Rickey, Jean Arp, Barbara Hepworth, Cesar, Robert Engman, Jules Olitski, Kenneth Snelson, Menashe Kadishman, and Francisco Zuniga. The garden also presents a variety of special events, gallery shows, and engaging public art programs throughout the year. The Studio School offers creative classes taught by a talented faculty. The award-winning Arts Building, is a 15,000 sq.ft. museum-grade exhibition space that includes two large galleries, a gift shop, the artLAB, and a sunny patio that offers lovely views of the outdoor sculpture.
Exhibit Dates: February 27 – August 22, 2021
Questions may be directed to Jessalyn Walters by email at art@annmariegarden.org, or by phone at 410-326-4640.
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