MUG Shots: National Juried Cup Exhibition 2015
April 3, 2015 to May 30, 2015
Lincoln, NE
Application Dates
Nov 1 '14 to Feb 17 '15
Application Fee
$30.00
(see prospectus for details)
Notification Date
Mar 10, 2015

Prospectus

MUG Shots: National Juried Cup Exhibition 2015

April 3 – May 30, 2015

LUX Center for the Arts

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA

MUG Shots

National Juried Cup Exhibition

Brian Harper, associate professor of art and ceramics area coordinator at Indiana University Southeast and the founder and Executive Director of Artaxis.org, a growing online network of over 250 contemporary artist that serves as a way to keep artists and viewers connected and communicating about ceramic art, will make selections from some of the most intriguing and exceptional cups produced by contemporary ceramic artists in LUX Center for the Arts’ seventh annual nationwide juried cup exhibition. Functional and non-functional interpretations of the cup, produced in clay, may be submitted.

  • Entry Fee: $30 for first application (one work, one view) $5 for any additional applications
  • Entries must be submitted online by: February 17, 2015
  • Notification Date: March 10, 2015
  • Exhibition Dates: April 3 - May 30, 2015
  • Opening Reception: Friday, April 3, 2015, 5-8 p.m.
  • Ship accepted works to arrive at gallery by: March 20, 2015
  • Unsold work returned to artist by: June 30, 2015

JUROR

Brian Harper is currently an Associate Professor of Fine Art and Ceramics Area Coordinator at Indiana University Southeast. He is also Co-Coordinator of the Ronald L. Barr Gallery on campus. He holds a BFA from Northern Arizona University and an MA and MFA from the University of Iowa. His artwork investigates our inherent human wonderment of the unknown and the methods, mythological or otherwise, for how we give structure to unknown elements of our observed, unobserved, and unobservable world. His work has been exhibited in over 70 national and international exhibitions, including 7 solo exhibitions.

In addition to his studio practice, he is the founder and Executive Director of Artaxis.org, a growing online network of over 250 contemporary artists that serves as a way to keep artists and viewers connected and communicating about ceramic art. Widely used as a resource by the general public, academia, and professional artists, Artaxis.org provides the opportunity to view a wide array of work relevant to the critical discourse in contemporary ceramic art. Indiana University has awarded him with two IU Trustees Teaching Awards in the last three years, as well as two Summer Faculty Fellowships in the last four years to pursue his creative research. He is also the founder of The Open Crowd Project, a collaborative 3D printing project that uses 3D scanning and printing technology to print groups of people spread out by large distances. Currently, he is living in New Albany, Indiana with his wife Tiffany and their two dogs, Oliver and Oslo.

Awards

The juror will select three artworks to be awarded cash prizes. The “Juror’s Choice” will receive $100 and two “Honorable Mentions” will receive $50 each.

ENTRIES

Online submissions must be received by February 17, 2015. Entry fee of $30 is to be paid online when submitting images through Juried Art Services. Fee is discounted to $5 for any applications made in addition to the first $30 application.

SUBMITTING IMAGES

Each artist may submit one artwork with one view per piece (artworks may consist of multiple cups working together as one piece). Work must be made primarily or entirely out of clay. Size may not exceed 15 inches in any direction or weigh more than 15 lbs. All images must be accompanied with the following information:

  • Title
  • Description- Clay type, firing and decorating method
  • Date of Completion
  • Dimensions (inches) H x W x D
  • Weight (lbs.)
  • Retail Price (includes the LUX Center’s 50% commission)
  • If entry includes multiple cups working together as one piece, please indicate if they are to be sold separately or as a set
  • Short Artist Statement
  • Special Installation instructions (if necessary)
  • Photographic Credit

Please double check your entry information, no changes can be made after your entry is accepted. Jurying will be conducted from images of actual works available for the exhibition.

Acceptance notifications will be listed on Juried Art Services by March 10, 2015. Accepted entries must arrive no later than March 20, 2015 to the LUX Center for the Arts.

Please note: No substitutions for accepted artworks will be allowed.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to all artists working in the medium of clay residing in the United States of America. Work must be original and have been completed in the last two years. All work must be available for purchase.

SHIPPING

Accepted artwork must be hand delivered or shipped to the LUX Center for the Arts the week of March 20, 2015. The cost of shipping to and from the gallery is the responsibility of the artist. Accepted artworks must arrive with the appropriate return USPS postage or prepaid FedEx or UPS return shipping label. If accepted works are not sold during the run of the exhibition and do not have the appropriate return postage the will become property of the LUX Center. The LUX Center for the Arts is not responsible for any damage during shipment.

Works will be insured for 50% of the stated value from time of delivery to the end of the exhibition. Unsold artwork will be returned to the artist no later than June 30, 2015.

INSTALLATION

All artwork must be ready for installation upon arrival at the gallery. LUX Center for the Arts reserves the right to reject any artwork due to inadequate preparation for installation, if it differs from the accepted work or for any security or public safety reasons. After installation, no artwork may be removed from the exhibition until the close of the show.

Please note: No substitutions for accepted artworks will be allowed.

SALES

LUX Center for the Arts holds a 50% commission on any sold artwork. Commissions received through LUX Center for the Arts sales help support the education and community outreach programs of the not-for-profit center.

RIGHT TO REPRODUCE

LUX Center for the Arts reserves the right to photograph exhibited work and use either these photographs or the artist’s entry images in both printed and electronic materials for publicity, promotion, education and future grant proposals.

CALENDAR

Artist entry submission deadline February 17

Artist notification March 10

Artwork due to the LUX March 20

Exhibition April 3-May 30, 2015

Opening Reception April 3, from 5-8 p.m.

Pick up of hand-delivered work beginning June 2

Return of shipped work By June 30, 2015

Visit www.luxcenter.org for more information or contact the gallery director at 402-466-8692 or susan@luxcenter.org.