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12th Annual California Centered: Printmaking exhibition

Type: Exhibition Opportunities [View all]
Posted by: Merced County Arts Council
Deadline: Tue, March 13th, 2018

The Merced County Arts Council is now accepting entries for its 12th Annual California Centered: Printmaking Exhibition, to be displayed in the Merced Multicultural Arts Center main gallery from April 10th – May 22nd, 2018.   The purpose of this juried group show is to highlight and exhibit the best in recent California Printmaking and is open to all printmakers residing in California. Work may be in any traditional printmaking media (except photography) and must have been completed in the last three years. Submissions may now be made online, through www.EntryThingy.com. We are also accepting hard copy submissions.

The Merced Multicultural Arts Center is a modern, 28,000 square-foot facility providing space and support for arts education, training, world-class performances, tours, and five galleries showcasing arts and cultural exhibits of local, regional and national importance. Since its completion in 1996 as a downtown redevelopment anchor, the Merced Multicultural Arts Center has been honored with an American Institute of Architecture award. It was awarded the League of California Cities’ 2001 “Helen Putnam Award for Excellence” Grand Prize for Arts and Quality of Life, and chosen as one of only four California cities to feature in the televised documentary “2001:Year of the Arts”.

Our juror this year is Jamey Brzezinski, Professor Emeritus at Merced College and founder of the California Centered: Printmaking Exhibition. He is a Bay Area visual artist who has been working in the printmaking medium for over 40 years. He has exhibited extensively and has written for Artweek Magazine, in addition to serving as art critic for Bay Area and Central Valley print press.   Of the artists chosen to participate there will be three, best in show awards given, the recipients of which shall receive solo exhibitions during next year’s show.

A prospectus and entry form are available here

For more information about the Merced Multicultural Arts Center please visit www.artsmerced.org

If you have any questions please email us at mcac.curator@gmail.com

Please share this opportunity with fellow printmakers.

 

Posted on Mon, February 12th, 2018
Expires on Tue, March 13th, 2018

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