Call Details
Presented by
CTAC Petoskey
Call Opens
Deadline
Event date(s)
September 17 - November 5, 2022
Venue
Bonfield Gallery
Application fee
$35.00
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Description

U.S. artists working across the nation are invited to submit original works of art for the juried exhibition: Work: Juried Exhibition of Functional Art. Form and function are considerations that guide many design, craft, and art practices. This call for entry invites artists whose work explore the intersections of aesthetics and functionality. Work must have been completed in the past five years. All media are eligible. Creative and experimental approaches to the theme are welcome. 

This opportunity is open to US artists 18 and older.

$1000 in prizes will be awarded.

 

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to US artists residing in the USA, 18 years and older.

All media and processes are eligible. Work must be original in design and construction. 

Juror(s)

TOM PYRZEWSKI
Director of Galleries and Special Programming, Wayne State University


Tom Pyrzewski was born in Detroit, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the College for Creative Studies (CCS), and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Wayne State University (WSU), Detroit. Since 2010, he has served as the Director of Galleries and Special Programming at WSU.

Tom has juried, curated, and installed over 200 exhibitions with works by local, national, and international artists at WSU’s Art Department Gallery and Elaine L. Jacob Gallery. He has also curated site-specific installations with programming at external venues, including at the Detroit Institute of Arts and the McGregor Memorial Conference Center, WSU. Tom has developed and currently teaches a gallery management course at WSU and has established and coordinates MOBILE ARTS - a summer community art workshop program for youth in partnership with the City of Detroit.

He is the co-founder of art and hip-hop collective SUPERIORBELLY (1999-2010; 2017-present), an unconventional interactive experience through net art, music, and writing. Members include Jason Nosaj Furlow, New Kingdom, NYC; Eulas Pizarro, PACE, NYC; Beverly Fresh (Zack Ostrowski), DePaul University, Chicago; and Tom Pyrzewski, Wayne State University, Detroit. 

Tom’s artwork has been juried and curated into numerous exhibition venues including: N’Namdi Center for Contemporary Art, Marshall M Fredericks Sculpture Museum, and CCS Center Galleries - receiving a Best of Show Award for his sculpture in Review: CCS Alumni Selections by Syd Mead. His large-scale outdoor sculptures are featured at Lincoln Street Art Park, Detroit and permanently installed on the campus of St. Clair County Community College, Port Huron, MI, through a commission, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.