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Connection: Artaxis National Juried Exhibition at Northwest Missouri State University
Northwest Missouri State University is excited to host the upcoming juried exhibition in its Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Gallery. The March-April event will be a national juried contemporary ceramic exhibition featuring a multiplicity of works from members of the Artaxis organization. The reception will feature an artist talk by jurors Margaret Bohls and Casey Whittier. The show will consist of approximately 20 pieces, 50% of which will be sculptural and 50% vessel-based. Students will hear from Artaxis members about how the organization engages the ceramics community through promotional, educational, and networking programs while celebrating diverse artistic practices and being a resource of aesthetic values.
TIMELINE:
Online Application Dates: October 12, 2024 – January 12, 2025
Exhibition Dates: March 24 – April 18, 2025
Acceptance notifications start: Wednesday, Feb 5th, 2025
Shipped Work arrives by Monday, Feb 24 – Friday, March 7th, 2025
Hand Delivered work March 3rd – Friday 7th (or by appointment)
Reception and Jurors Lecture: April 7, 2025, 7-8 pm
Workshop with Margaret Bohls: April 7 & 8, Fire Arts Building, Northwest Missouri State University
Artist Pick up of Work: April 14th – 18th (or by appointment)
Return of all work: Works will be shipped during the week of April 21st
ELIGIBILITY:
Applicants must be an Artaxis member at the time of application.
Work submitted must be original, must use clay as the primary material and must have been completed within the last 3 years.
Time-based media will be considered.
Submission Requirements: Artaxis Membership, paid application fee, and materials submitted by Jan. 12th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST
DESCRIPTION:
On April 7th, 2025, Margaret and Casey will present a lecture sharing how the organization engages the ceramics community through promotional, educational, and networking programs while celebrating diverse artistic practices and being a resource of aesthetic values.
Artaxis is a 501(c)3 arts nonprofit founded in 2005 and has grown to feature over 1,000 artists from over 50 countries. Founded by artists, for artists, our programming is centered around supporting artists and enriching creative communities. Programming includes exhibitions, the Artaxis Fellowship, Artaxis Conversations, the Artaxis Shop, and other initiatives that support artists.
Artaxis inspires the next generation of artists by providing an archive of over 10,000 peer-reviewed images, as well as thousands of artist statements, bios, resumes and other resources for educators and students. Educators use Artaxis to introduce the many themes, techniques, and approaches in contemporary ceramics. Learn more about Artaxis at Artaxis.org.
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION JURORS:
Casey Whittier
Casey Whittier received her BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and MFA from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is interested in the metaphorical and philosophical power of visual art and the ways in which the ceramic material creates direct connections between the geology of the earth, basic human needs, and complex metaphysical desires. Repetitive processes and systems of reliance are often used as metaphors for our interconnectedness. Whittier teaches ceramics and social practice at the Kansas City Art Institute and is a Studios Inc Fellow. Whittier works with The Land Institute through their Ecosphere Studies Program cohort and as a participant in their Silphium Civic Science Community, where research into new perennial and sustainable food and oil seed production is ongoing. Whittier was named a 2020 Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly Magazine. She serves as President for Artaxis.org. Learn more at www.caseywhittier.com.
Margaret Bohls
Margaret Bohls makes hand-built pottery and vessel forms that she shows and sells both locally and nationally. She received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1989, and an MFA from Louisiana State University in 1995. She has been teaching ceramics at the college level for over twenty-five years. She is an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. She previously taught at the University of Minnesota from 1998 to 2011 and has taught as visiting faculty at Ohio University, Penn State University, and NSCAD University in Halifax. She has given lectures at universities across the U.S. and has taught hands-on workshops at art centers such as Arrowmont School of Art and Crafts, in Gatlinburg, Greenwich House Pottery in New York, Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Aspen, Colorado, and Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. Bohls’ work has been shown in over 100 group and solo exhibitions since 1995 and is included in the permanent collections of the Everson Museum in Syracuse, The Weisman Museum and the Minnesota Museum of American Art in the Twin Cities, the American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), and the Sonny and Gloria Kamm Teapot Foundation Collection. Learn more at www.margaretbohls.com/
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Applicants must be current members of Artaxis
- All artworks must be able to fit through a standard size door.
- Wall hanging works must be provided with hanging systems that are secure to install. Wall-mounted works must not exceed 60 pounds.
- Floor and pedestal works must be self-supporting.
- Works may only be hung from wall- no ceiling hung works.
- Artists submitting video or time-based media must provide necessary displays.
- Accepted artwork must be actual submitted digital entries. No Substitutions.
- All Digital Submissions. No Slides will be accepted.
- We reserve the right to exclude exhibition works that arrive at the venue in poor condition.
- Artworks may be for sale but Northwest Missouri State University will not handle any sales, rather efforts will be made to put interested parties in contact with artists to facilitate sale transactions directly.
ABOUT THE VENUE:
The exhibition will be hosted in the Olive Deluce Gallery, located within the Olive Deluce Fine Arts building on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, MO. The Department of Fine and Performing Arts, Olive DeLuce Gallery annually presents contemporary programming that represents traditional and experimental visual arts disciplines. Each exhibiting artist presents a public slide lecture. Visiting artists’ presentations are followed by an artist reception to promote dialogue between the artist, viewing public, and students.
ADJUDICATION:
The jurors will make selections for the exhibition from digital images of individual works available for the exhibition. Twenty artworks will be selected for this exhibition.
ENTRY PROCEDURES & APPLICATION PROCESS:
Applications will be accepted online via the form on this page. Interested artists may submit up to two (2) distinct works with no more than two (2) images per work. Not to exceed four (4) total images.
- Images must be sized at 1800px on the longest side at 300 dpi.
- Label each image with Name, Title
- Brief statement [1200 Characters] and Artist Bio [1200 Characters].
- Artist agreement information: Name, Address, Email, Phone number, your website and Social Media Handles (Optional)
EXCLUSIONS:
Northwest Missouri State University reserves the right to exclude from adjudication any submissions that include more than two (2) works or more than two (2) media files per work. Please make sure the pieces submitted are available for the exhibition if selected.
SHIPPING:
Shipping costs and insurance incurred to and from the gallery are the artist’s sole responsibility. Artists with accepted work will receive a $60 shipping stipend to be used toward this cost. All work not picked up or without a return shipping label will be considered a donation to Artaxis within 60 days of the exhibition’s close and may be used in teaching collections or for fundraising purposes.
Artists must send work in sturdy, reusable boxes and packing materials. Double boxes are strongly recommended and are the easiest way to guarantee a safe arrival. Artists are to supply all necessary hardware with complete installation instructions if necessary. An inventory sheet with details of items and materials used should be included. A return shipping label must be included in the packaging. Accepted works may not be withdrawn by the artist prior to the close of the exhibition.
Artwork ships to:
Northwest Missouri State University
Olive Deluce Gallery- Attn: Veronica Watkins
800 University Dr
Maryville MO 64468
LIABILITY:
Representatives of Northwest Missouri State University and Artaxis will exercise professional care in handling all artwork, but cannot assume liability for loss or damage, however caused, while works are being installed, displayed or in transit.
INSTALLATION:
Artwork that requires complex installation is the responsibility of the artist. Please bring the tools and hardware you need. Northwest does not provide electronic equipment (projectors, media players, monitors, and computers). The galleries are drywall with plywood backing. Any specialized pedestals, shelving, and mounting must be provided by the artist. Northwest reserves the right to remove work from the exhibit that is not ready to install or does not have proper installation materials. Work that does not reflect the work submitted and chosen by the jurors, will also be removed from the exhibit.
*Any artist wishing to be present for the installation of their work must make prior arrangements with Veronica Watkins (watkins@nwmissouri.edu). Artists are responsible for all travel and lodging expenses.
PROMOTION:
Participating artists must agree to allow Northwest, Artaxis, and visitors to photograph artwork while on display for educational or publicity purposes. NMSU and Artaxis will retain submitted images of accepted work for promotions, posting to our website and social media accounts, and sharing with media-related publications.
AGREEMENT:
The receipt of an entry for Connection: Artaxis Juried Exhibition at Northwest Missouri State University will be understood to imply agreement on the part of the entrant with all conditions set forth in this prospectus. An agreement will be sent to artists accepted. Artists must sign and return the agreement to watkins@nwmissouri.edu prior to shipment/delivery of artwork