Here & Now: Eastern Art Alumni Exhibition
Electronic Submission Period: June 1- June 30, 2016
Exhibition dates: September 1 – October 13, 2016
Reception: Thursday, September 8, 5-7 p.m
The Art Gallery, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, Tel: 860-465-4659 (gallery) 860-465-0293 (office); www1.easternct.edu/artgallery
The Art Gallery and Eastern Connecticut State University will not be responsible for any damage whatsoever, before, during or after the
exhibition. No works will be released without a signed receipt or proper identification. Any work not picked up by the dates will become property
of the University.
Here & Now: Eastern Art Alumni Exhibition
Electronic Submission Period: June 1- June 30, 2016
Exhibition dates: September 1 – October 13, 2016
Reception: Thursday, September 8, 5-7 p.m
SCOPE and ELIGIBILITY
Here & Now celebrates Eastern’s new Fine Arts Instructional Center with a welcoming opportunity for our Art Alumni.
The panel of jurors will review all entries via digital submissions, select work for installation in the exhibition, and
award prizes. Artists and designers who are Alumni of Eastern Connecticut State University’s Visual Art Program are
eligible to submit entries for consideration. Original works in all fine arts media executed during the past five years will
be considered. Commercial design work, animation, and motion graphics are welcome and encouraged.
ENTRIES
Digital Images
We will accept submissions electronically (i.e. as digital images) over a 4 week period from June 1 through June 30,
2016. Only digital images of original work will be considered by the jurors. The digital images should be jpegs at 300
dpi or higher in resolution and are to be submitted electronically via DropBox to GalleryIntern@easternct.edu . All
digital image entries must be accompanied by the attached Entry Form. Entries must include an artist’s or designer’s
statement and C.V.
Digital File Instructions
1. Start with a resolution of 300 dpi. Resize image to 900 pixels on the vertical side for portrait format or 900 pixels wide
for a horizontal image. Save as high quality jpg.
2. Save image file as: Last name of artist_First initial_title.jpg. Abbreviate title if lengthy & remove all spaces. (e.g.
Smith_J_EarlyAutumn.jpg.
Animation, video and motion graphics must be mp4 and should not exceed 10 minutes run time.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
You may submit up to 3 entries. No single work over 132” (H) X 84” (W) may be considered. The submission of multipart pieces (triptychs and diptychs, sculpture, or multi-media) is also permissible — inclusion or exclusion based on
the feasibility of installation will be at the discretion of the jurors. No accepted work may be removed during the
exhibition.
SELECTION FOR EXHIBITION
Artists will be notified by July 25, 2016. Those selected for inclusion will complete a Layout/Installation form and a
Video/Photo release form. Work can be dropped off or shipped between August 8 and 12. Pick up October 15, 17 and
18, 2016.
SALES
The Art Gallery will not deduct a commission for any sale of work in the exhibition.
The Art Gallery, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, Tel: 860-465-4659 (gallery) 860-465-0293 (office); www1.easternct.edu/artgallery
The Art Gallery and Eastern Connecticut State University will not be responsible for any damage whatsoever, before, during or after the exhibition. No works will
be released without a signed receipt or proper identification. Any work not picked up by the dates will become property of the University.
Here & Now: Eastern Art Alumni Exhibition
Electronic Submission Period: June 1- June 30, 2016
Exhibition dates: September 1 – October 13, 2016
Reception: Thursday, September 8, 5-7 p.m
JURORS
Thomas Bruhn is emeritus Director and Curator of the William Benton Museum of Art at the University of
Connecticut where he worked for thirty-six years. His areas of specialization include prints and drawings, European
art of the seventeenth through the nineteen centuries, and American art from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
He is also an Adjunct Professor of Art History for the Department of Art and Art History at the University of
Connecticut. He teaches courses in the history of the print, seventeenth century Baroque art, and eighteenth century
French and English art.
Shana Dumont Garr is the Director of the Kingston Gallery in Boston, MA. The Kingston Gallery is an artist-run
alternative space that was founded in 1982. She is also a freelance arts writer with publications that include Big Red &
Shiny (Boston, MA), New American Paintings Blog, and the International Review of African American Art. She is also an
Adjunct Professor of Art History at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, MA. Previously she was the Director of
Programs & Exhibitions at ARTSPACE in Raleigh, NC.
Gregory P. Garvey is Professor of Game Design and Development and the Chairperson of the Visual & Performing
Arts Department at Quinnipiac University. He has BS and MFA degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison
and an MS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been teaching and developing curriculum and
programs at Quinnipiac for seventeen years.
The Art Gallery, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, Tel: 860-465-4659 (gallery) 860-465-0293 (office); www1.easternct.edu/artgallery
The Art Gallery and Eastern Connecticut State University will not be responsible for any damage whatsoever, before, during or after the exhibition. No works will
be released without a signed receipt or proper identification. Any work not picked up by the dates will become property of the University.
Here & Now: Eastern Art Alumni Exhibition
Electronic Submission Period: June 1- June 30, 2016
Exhibition dates: September 1 – October 13, 2016
Reception: Thursday, September 8, 5-7 p.m
Entry Form
Please complete this form and then submit it with your digital images
Name
Telephone
Email
Address
Installation Requirements/Requests
Graduation year?
Other Comments
LABEL INFORMATION
Title, Date
Media
Dimensions
Title, Date
Media
Dimensions
Title, Date
Media
Dimensions
Signature
Date
The Art Gallery, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, Tel: 860-465-4659 (gallery) 860-465-0293 (office); www1.easternct.edu/artgallery
The Art Gallery and Eastern Connecticut State University will not be responsible for any damage whatsoever, before, during or after the exhibition. No works will
be released without a signed receipt or proper identification. Any work not picked up by the dates will become property of the University.