The Bigger Denton Arts Council proudly presents the 36th yearly Products: Really hard + Smooth Global Modern day Craft Competitiveness and Exhibition. Regarded as one particular of the premier craft exhibitions in the country, Products: Tough + Comfortable started in 1987 and was initially initiated by region artist Ga Leach Gough. The exhibition celebrates the evolving discipline of up to date craft and the extraordinary creative imagination and innovation of artists who thrust the boundaries of their picked out media. The 36th anniversary will be on exhibit in the Meadows Gallery in Spring 2023. Considering that 2017, the exhibition has expanded to consist of operates by intercontinental artists. Earlier jurors consist of JoAnn Edwards of the Museum of Craft and Layout in San Francisco, CA, Perry Value, Government Director of the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Janet McCall retired director of Contemporary Craft in Pittsburg, PA, and Beth C. McLaughlin of the Fuller Craft in Brockton, MA, Pablo Barrera of the Oklahoma Present-day, and Tanya Aguiñiga of Los Angeles.
2023 JURORS include things like Kathy Brown—Fibers, Harlan Butt – Metals, Brooks Oliver – Clay, Talor Roderick – Glass, Sam Slovak – Wood, James Thurman – Combined/Other, Shannon Driscoll – Paper
Will work developed in any of the craft media: clay, fiber, glass, metal, paper, wooden, or any mix of craft media, are suitable. Entries will have to be the full operate of the publishing artist. Local, countrywide, and intercontinental artists are encouraged to use. Kits or commercially developed will work will not be approved. All work need to have been accomplished in the previous three years (2020-2022) and not formerly exhibited at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Heart.
The deadline for entry is 11:59 PM on October 14, 2022.
Entry Rate: $35 for non-users of GDAC/$30 for GDAC users
The exhibition will operate from February 3 – Might 6, 2023, in Denton, Texas at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Center.
There will be money prizes for the level of competition in the quantities of $1,000 for finest in present and $300 for most effective in art media.
Specifics about the scholarships & the entry process can be observed on the Denton Arts web site: https://dentonarts.com/mhscall2023
ABOUT THE Increased DENTON ARTS COUNCIL
The Greater Denton Arts Council (GDAC) is a local arts group that aims to foster creative imagination, advocacy, and collaboration as a result of the visible and accomplishing arts. The Patterson-Appleton Arts Heart (PAAC) is our dwelling where we rejoice the arts, inspire innovation, and interact the local community. From audio, dance, and theater to literature and the visible arts, each yr more than 100,000 persons attend Arts Council events and programs. Discover more at dentonarts.com and appear pay a visit to us in person at the Patterson-Appleton Arts Heart situated at 400 E. Hickory St. Denton, Texas 7201.
