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15th Annual International Drawing Discourse Exhibition

Type: Exhibition Opportunities [View all]
Posted by: University of North Carolina Asheville
Deadline: Sun, December 3rd, 2023

EXHIBITION: As part of an ongoing commitment to promote drawing practices in the visual arts, the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNC Asheville) invites artists to submit entries to a Juried International Exhibition of contemporary drawing. UNC Asheville seeks to examine drawing as it is practiced and defined by today’s artists. Such an exhibition will demonstrate the continued significance of drawing through both conventional and innovative methods. Accepted work will be exhibited in UNC Asheville’s S. Tucker Cooke Gallery from January 19, 2024, through February 16, 2024. 

JUROR’S LECTURE: Esteemed juror, Phong Bui, will open the exhibition with a virtual lecture about his practice on January 19, 2024 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. An opening reception for the Drawing Discourse exhibition will immediately follow the lecture in the newly renovated and expanded, S. Tucker Cooke Gallery located in Owen Hall on the campus of UNC Asheville.

CATALOGUE: A full-color catalogue of the exhibition will be printed. Each exhibited artist will receive one complimentary copy, additional copies will be available for purchase. Previous catalogues may be viewed here.

AWARDS: $2000 in cash prizes, as chosen by the Juror, will be awarded. A purchase prize award will also be available for the permanent collection of the UNC Asheville Department of Art and Art History. Both cash and purchase prize awards are made possible due to the generous contributions from UNC Asheville Professor Emeritus, S. Tucker Cooke. International awardee’s are subject to a 30% federal withholding.

ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists who are 18 years of age or older. All work must be original, and cannot have been exhibited at The University of North Carolina Asheville before. It is at the Juror’s discretion to choose single or multiple works from each artist’s submission.

MEDIA: In an effort to support the breadth in contemporary drawing, media is open to any traditional or experimental drawing media welcoming both two or three-dimensional works, video, and/or installation as long as it can fit through a doorway opening that measures 67” width x 117” height.

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Posted on Wed, November 29th, 2023
Expires on Sun, December 3rd, 2023

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