SEC4A Competitions / Calls for Entry
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The Art of Collage
Collage is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an assembly of different forms, thus creating a new whole. (Compare with pastiche, which is a "pasting" together.) Collage may refer to the technique as a whole, or more specifically to a two-dimensional work, assembled from flat pieces on a flat substrate.
A collage may sometimes include magazine and newspaper clippings, paint, bits of colored or handmade papers, portions of other artwork or texts, photographs and other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or canvas. The origins of collage can be traced back hundreds of years, but this technique made a dramatic reappearance in the early 20th century
The only requirements are that the artwork is current & original, Artwork may be 2D work; painting, drawing, photography, and printmaking. Original artwork only. No giclées or reproductions. No size restrictions. Artists may submit up to 15 pieces for this call.
Our juror for the Form & Figure is Michael Pannier. Pannier is an internationally shown fine art and commercial photographer now located in Greenville, SC. Previously based in Maryland, Michael has spent over 30 years in photography and 35 years in the gallery and art world, opening his first gallery in the Washington, DC, suburbs in 1987.
Michael is represented in galleries across the country, a frequent exhibition juror and curator, portfolio reviewer, and speaker on the business of fine art. When not in South Carolina he can be found leading photographic expeditions in Death Valley and the Eastern Sierra.
20-30 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month with the opportunity to be invited for a solo show at a later date. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG) and an archived, online slide show. A catalog will be printed for each exhibition, and award for Juror’s Choice.
The Still Life
Still-life painting emerged as a distinct genre and professional specialization in Western painting by the late 16th century, and has remained significant since then. One advantage of the still-life artform is that it allows an artist much freedom to experiment with the arrangement of elements within a composition of a painting
Still-life painting encompasses other types of painting with prominent still-life elements, usually symbolic, and "images that rely on a multitude of still-life elements ostensibly to reproduce a 'slice of life'".
The only requirements are that the artwork is current & original, Artwork may be 2D work; painting, drawing, photography, and printmaking. Original artwork only. No giclées or reproductions. No size restrictions. Artists may submit up to 15 pieces for this call.
Our juror for the Form & Figure is Michael Pannier. Pannier is an internationally shown fine art and commercial photographer now located in Greenville, SC. Previously based in Maryland, Michael has spent over 30 years in photography and 35 years in the gallery and art world, opening his first gallery in the Washington, DC, suburbs in 1987.
Michael is represented in galleries across the country, a frequent exhibition juror and curator, portfolio reviewer, and speaker on the business of fine art. When not in South Carolina he can be found leading photographic expeditions in Death Valley and the Eastern Sierra.
20-30 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month with the opportunity to be invited for a solo show at a later date. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG) and an archived, online slide show. A catalog will be printed for each exhibition, and award for Juror’s Choice.
Fauna
Fauna- all the animal life of a particular region. We live with animals daily - wildlife, farmed, caged or free, many are our best friends, some we fear, yet others we admire. Whether it walks, flies, crawls, slithers, swims, the SE Center wants your best animal images.
The only requirements are that the artwork is current & original, Artwork may be 2D work; painting, drawing, photography, and printmaking. Original artwork only. No giclées or reproductions. No size restrictions. Artists may submit up to 15 pieces for this call.
Our juror for the Form & Figure is Michael Pannier. Pannier is an internationally shown fine art and commercial photographer now located in Greenville, SC. Previously based in Maryland, Michael has spent over 30 years in photography and 35 years in the gallery and art world, opening his first gallery in the Washington, DC, suburbs in 1987.
Michael is represented in galleries across the country, a frequent exhibition juror and curator, portfolio reviewer, and speaker on the business of fine art. When not in South Carolina he can be found leading photographic expeditions in Death Valley and the Eastern Sierra.
25-35 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month with the opportunity to be invited for a solo show at a later date. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG) and an archived, online slide show. A catalog will be printed for each exhibition, and award for Juror’s Choice.
Form & Figure
Form & Figure, an exhibition featuring 2D works- paintings, drawings, printmaking, photography and mixed media works that explore the overlapping territories of portraiture and visual storytelling.
The only requirements are that the artwork is current & original, Artwork may be 2D work; painting, drawing, photography, and printmaking. Original artwork only. No giclées or reproductions. No size restrictions. Artists may submit up to 15 pieces for this call.
Our juror for the Form & Figure is Michael Pannier. Pannier is an internationally shown fine art and commercial photographer now located in Greenville, SC. Previously based in Maryland, Michael has spent over 30 years in photography and 35 years in the gallery and art world, opening his first gallery in the Washington, DC, suburbs in 1987.
Michael is represented in galleries across the country, a frequent exhibition juror and curator, portfolio reviewer, and speaker on the business of fine art. When not in South Carolina he can be found leading photographic expeditions in Death Valley and the Eastern Sierra.
25-35 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month with the opportunity to be invited for a solo show at a later date. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG) and an archived, online slide show. A catalog will be printed for each exhibition, and award for Juror’s Choice.