The Atrium Art Gallery at USM's Lewiston-Auburn College presents The Inspired Hand IV, a juried exhibition of work in all media by members of the Maine Crafts Association. The exhibition will represent the best of MCA members in an inspired perspective of contemporary crafts in the state.
Jurors
Mimi Dunn, MCA past president and treasurer, collector, crafts advocate, and partner in Digitry Company, a manufacturer of controllers used by artists for heat treating.
Dan Reardon, former CEO of Bass Shoes, retired senior business consultant to L.L. Bean, and early manager of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts retail operations, still an avid art collector.
Susan Strickler, Executive Director of the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester NH.
General Guidelines
Open to members of the Maine Crafts Association. You must be a current member of MCA to submit. Membership applications are available at www.mainecrafts.org.
Entries will be juried on the overall quality of the work submitted. Only work produced since January 1, 2007 is eligible to be exhibited. The number of pieces exhibited by each artist will depend on the number of artists selected for the exhibition. Work may be two- or three-dimensional and in any craft medium.
Lynn Thompson
Maine Crafts Association
P O Box 376
Boothbay ME 04537
Each artist may submit a maximum of three different pieces, with up to two images of each piece.
Only digital images of work may be submitted, by email or disk. Images should be JPEG, at least 5 x 7 inches, with a resolution no greater than 300 dpi.
Submission Form must be completed and accompany submission. For a Submission Form in Word document format to fill out and email or print and mail, click below or contact lthompson@mainecrafts.org.
MCA Professional Members will be juried free. General members must include a $10 jury fee with their submission. Jury fee and/or membership renewals (only) should be sent to:
Maine Crafts Association, 50 Mayo Street, Dover Foxcroft ME 04426.
Sales
Works selected for the exhibition may be for sale, but it is not required. The Maine Crafts Association will take a 30% commission on pieces sold from the exhibition.
Calendar
Submissions due May 15, 2009
Artists notified by June 15, 2009
Delivery of work on or before December 15, 2009
Exhibition Opening 6 - 8 PM, January 22, 2010
Exhibition ends March 26, 2010
Pick up of work, March 29 & 30, 2010
The Maine Crafts Association, a statewide non-profit organization founded in 1983, is dedicated to the support and encouragement of Maine craft artists. Long noted for its outstanding educational and exhibition programs, MCA is committed to promoting and advocating for contemporary crafts throughout Maine.
The Atrium Art Gallery, located in the University of Southern Maine's Lewiston-Auburn College, features year-round exhibitions of sculpture, painting, drawing, and contemporary crafts. In 2000, the Atrium in collaboration with the Maine Crafts Association, presented The Inspired Hand, an invitational exhibition of 60 craft artists from around the state. The success of that exhibition led to the continuation of The Inspired Hand series in 2004, 2006, and now 2010.
