A national all-media competition open to all artists living in the U.S.A.
JUROR: Hamza Walker, Director of Education and Curator, The Renaissance Society, Chicago, IL
Hamza Walker is director of education and associate curator for the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. He has written articles and reviews for the publications Trans, New Art Examiner, Parkett, and Artforum, and was a selecting curator for the Phaidon publications Vitamin P and Cream 3. Curatorial projects at the Renaissance Society include the group exhibitions A Perfect Union...More or Less; New Video, New Europe and Watery, Domestic; he also organized a survey of Michael Auder's videos. Walker currently is on the boards of Noon, a literary annual publishing short fiction, and Lampo, a new and experimental music presenter. In addition, he has served on numerous panels locally and internationally, and is the recipient of the 1999 Norton Curatorial Grant and the 2004 Walter Hopps Award for Curatorial Achievement.
New American Talent: The Twenty-Fourth Exhibition on view April 4 – May 3, 2009
Arthouse at the Jones Center, Austin, Texas.
Tour to venues in Texas from fall 2009 through summer 2011.
ENTRY DEADLINE
January 10, 2009
Submission Fee
Up to 3 images/videos = ($27)
ARTHOUSE MEMBERS receive 35% off.
Additional images/videos up to 10 total images = ($5)
Contact Membership Coordinator, Ben Slade at 512-453-5312 or bslade at arthousetexas.org to get your member coupon code or to become a member today and receive your discount.
Eligibility
Open to all artists living in the U.S.A.
Artwork must be completed in 2006–2008.
Artists included in NAT 22 and NAT 23 are ineligible.
Media and Specifications
Work in all media is eligible.
Two-dimensional work must be suitable for installation and must not exceed 84˝ in any dimension, including frame.
Sculpture should not exceed 84˝ including base, and must be light enough for two people to handle.
Arthouse reserves the right to exclude any entry that presents complex exhibition or traveling challenges.
Video and New Media
Submit still image from video and indicate video as medium for submission. Mail DVD or VHS (1/2˝ ) video (one per video work being submitted) to the address for the call.
Arthouse at the Jones Center
NAT 24
700 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Label video with name, title of video, date of work, and full running time of piece. Please cue VHS tape to the start at the exact spot at which you want the juror to begin review.
The juror will view each piece for 2 to 5 minutes. Videos not selected will be returned only if an appropriately-sized self-addressed stamped envelope is enclosed.
For web-based or other digital media, submit still and include specific detailed media information.
Touring
Most artworks selected by the juror will be included in Arthouse’s Art On Tour program. These artworks will travel for 24 months to museums and university and community art galleries in Texas. Works
accepted for touring are determined on a case-by-case basis. Artwork valued at more than $3000 may not participate in the tour. Art On Tour is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Catalog
Arthouse will publish an illustrated catalog; 5 complimentary copies will be sent to all accepted artists. Catalogs will be distributed to contemporary art museums, curators, and gallery directors nationwide.
Acceptance
Artists whose works are accepted by image will be notified to ship their artwork to arrive by March 1, 2009.
Works accepted for personal inspection by the juror may be withheld from the exhibition at the juror’s discretion. While this option is not often exercised, it is important in order to ensure the quality of the exhibition. The juror’s decision is final. Artists will be notified of their final acceptance after the juror views the actual work.
Delivery and Return of Work
Works accepted by image may be hand-delivered or shipped pre-paid by the artist. All works must be packed properly for future shipping and touring. Suitable packing must be created for all hand-delivered work before the exhibition tour begins. Arthouse is not responsible for damage due to improper packing. Arthouse is responsible for returning works pre-paid to artist at the conclusion of the exhibition tour or if the work is not selected for the exhibition after being viewed by the juror. Hand-delivered work must be picked up or will be returned at the artist’s expense. Packing guidelines are available from Arthouse by request.