Call for Artists: Wax Foundations: Encaustic in the Southeast

Call for Artists: Wax Foundations: Encaustic in the Southeast Attention all encaustic artists working in the Southeast!

Wax Foundations: Encaustic in the Southeast is an exhibition to be held in the Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery at Meredith College September 9 - November 29, 2012. I am currently contacting artists from the Southeast who work in encaustic, and I would like to invite you to submit images of your use of the medium to be considered for the exhibition.

Wax Foundations: Encaustic in the Southeast will examine the importance and communicative possibilities of texture and encaustic as a medium. I am seeking innovative work that actively exploits its textural capabilities and directly communicates the motivation for using encaustic as a painting or sculptural vehicle. Two- and three-dimensional work is welcome.

If you would like to submit your work for consideration, please email me at kristenmg.art@gmail.com with the subject header as “Interest in Wax Foundations.” You may submit up to three high quality JPEG images of work done in the past two years that is representative of your current style. At this time, there is no need to include a résumé; however, please include your name, physical address, phone number, and an artist’s statement or any information you feel relevant to your participation.

All entries are due by July 25, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. My faculty advisers and I will make selections between July 26th and August 10th, and artists whose work has been accepted will be notified by email by August 11th. We are working this far in advance to give you the opportunity to make new pieces for the show.

I hope that you will be interested in this opportunity, and that I will hear from you soon.

Sincerely, Kristen Gallagher Student Curator