Call for Entries

Title:I'm Not Crazy
Open to all SAQA members

Premiere Locations: Mancuso Quilt Festivals

Theme

Mental illness carries with it a stigma; many of us have experience with disorders, temporary or permanent, curable or not, that in the past and in some cultures even today would be labeled as crazy. That stigma can make it difficult to admit its effect on our loved ones or ourselves. Disorders as common as anxiety or depression, or less common, like schizophrenia or multiple personality disorder, can have a devastating effect on families and friends, and on ourselves. Negativity towards those who have these disorders often causes many people to keep the diagnosis hidden from friends and family.

• What does "crazy" look like?
• What does it feel like?
• How does the world look through the eyes of someone experiencing a panic attack or depression or other mental disorder?
• How does loving or caring for someone with a mental disorder look and feel?

We're looking for work that covers these experiences: from the eyes of the caregiver, the friend, the family member, and, of course, those who have experienced any of these disorders themselves. Your work can reflect the disorder or the chaos it holds on our lives, it can be humorous, it can be sad, it can be crazy or incredibly calm.

Juror

Sue Reno is an award-winning fiber artist who lives and works in Lancaster County, PA. Her work focuses on the natural world and historic architectural themes. She exhibits widely in art, fine craft, and quilt venues, and her work has been selected for the U.S. State Department's Art in Embassies program. She has been a SAQA Professional Artist Member since 2009. Sue has served as a juror for Sacred Threads in 2009 and 2011, and for the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts in 2011.

Managing Curator:

Kathy Nida, kathynida.com, knida@cox.net, 619-200-3277

Eligibility and Guidelines:

• Entry is by digital images only (directions below).
• You may submit up to 3 entries.
• Quilts must be created after 2007 and not shown in a previous SAQA exhibition.
• Entries must be 20" - 48" width, and 65" maximum in length
• 3-D, free-standing works will NOT be accepted.
• Artwork must meet the SAQA definition of an art quilt. SAQA defines an art quilt as a creative visual work that is layered and stitched or that references this form of stitched layered structure.
• Artists are responsible for shipping and insurance to the SAQA Shipping Center in Ohio and for return shipping to their homes from the last venue. SAQA will arrange to insure the artwork during the exhibitions and while it travels.
• Artwork MAY be for sale. SAQA will charge a 25% commission on all sales; exhibiting venues may also charge a commission, but total commission will never exceed 50%.
• Work MUST be available to travel for up to a year. Travel details to follow.

Calendar:

January 2012	Announce call for entry
May 1, 2012	Online Entry open
May 31, 2012	Online Entry Deadline at 11:59 pm EST
June 1-20, 2012	Selection Process
June 27, 2012	Notification of acceptance (All notifications will be via email)
July 18, 2012	Artwork to be RECEIVED by SAQA in Ohio
August 1, 2012	Quilts shipped to Manchester, NH
August 16, 2012	Exhibit Opening
May 5, 2013	Exhibit closing
June 15, 2013	Return of work to Artists (If no other venues scheduled)

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION

During the online registration process (which will be open May 1, 2012) you will be asked to provide artist information, a description of each piece and to upload digital images: here is a checklist of what you will need to provide:

Artist Information:
Artist’s First Name:
Artist’s Last Name:
Address (street):
City/Postal Code/Country:
Phone (include country code):
Email:

Digital Images:
• Submit one overall DIGITAL image and one detail DIGITAL image for each work. If submitting an installation work, provide one overall image of the installation, as it should be hung, and a detail image of your choice.
• Save your digital images as a high quality JPEG file (No TIFF files).

Information about each work:
Title:
Size: Height x width, in inches
         Height x width, in inches
Materials: (25 words or less)
Techniques: (25 words or less)
Artist's statement (25 words or less)
Year Completed:
Insurance Value in Dollars:
Total Sale Price in Dollars (if for sale):

You will be asked to agree with these Terms and Conditions:
I agree to loan my artwork to Studio Art Quit Associates, Inc. I understand that the costs of insuring and shipping my artwork to the shipping center in Ohio are my responsibility. I further agree to permit the images or detail images and/or all or part of my artist’s statement to be used in the exhibit catalog, articles, ads, promotions, books, websites, blogs, CD’s, current event news coverage, television productions, and/or multi-media productions for and about exhibit or for and about the shows at which the exhibit may be seen.

Fee:

US$30 (22 €) for up to three entries. Members must pay their fees using a credit card (Visa, Mastercard or American Express) though the SAQA Store.

Registration

Registration is not open. The link will appear here on May 1, 2012.

To preview the forms, click here (webpage).

A note to AOL users, please use a standard browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari) for optimum performance.

When you have completed your registration be sure to print a copy of the confirmation page for your records.

Help and Questions?

If you have questions about the exhibit, please contact Kathy Nida at knida@cox.net. If you have technical questions about the online system, please contact Lisa Ellis at lisa@ellisquilts.com.

For Help with Resizing Photos or Filling Out Forms, click here.