SoCal MFA Annual Juried Exhibition
Exhibition Details
In conjunction with The Millard Sheets Art Center, Claremont Graduate University (CGU) is looking forward to hosting a wide variety of different artistic disciplines along with an elegant opening reception. This is the fifth annual Southern California MFA Exhibition open to all Southern California MFA Studio Art students with an address in California. Initially founded by California State University Fullerton, it has been organized and curated by CGU MFA students for the last three years. It is an exhibition for MFA students, organized by MFA students.
Devin Troy Strother is the 2020 guest juror. Strother is an American artist based in New York and is known for his intricate alternate narratives in a variety of mediums (mixed media, sculpture, neon, and installation). He finds inspiration in snippets of overheard conversations, movies, television, music, stand-up comedy podcasts, and the work of numerous canonic artists such as Joseph Cornell, Marcel Duchamp, and Henri Matisse (whose cutouts are put in mind by Strother’s exuberant collage constructions). Strother likes to incorporate humor and language relevant to his peers and does not shy from the outrageous; his titles often serving as the punch-line.
About Fairplex and the Millard Sheets Art Center:
Fairplex is a nonprofit enterprise that serves as a place and as a convener to strengthen the community and economy through arts and entertainment, agriculture, education and commerce.
Through exhibitions, education, events and workshops, the Millard Sheets Art Center provides surrounding communities with accessibility to meaningful experiences within the world of visual arts. Engaging viewers with innovative programming, the gallery promotes the richness and diversity found within the arts in Los Angeles County while promoting both emerging and established artists.
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Location
Millard Sheets Art Center (Located on the Fairplex campus)
1101W. McKinley Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
Eligibility
Current Southern California MFA Studio Art Students with a California address. All work must be dropped off January 17, 18, and 19 in person. No shipping or pickup is offered or allowed. Students graduating at the end of the Fall 2019 semester are still allowed to apply as the application is open during their enrollment time.
Fees
The only fees we are charging is what the website charges: $10/artist for 5 images
Entering Your Images
The entry form must be filled out in its entirety. List sizes up to the nearest inch (include the framed size if applicable). Uploaded images must not include frame; crop the photos to include only the artwork. Be sure your images are right-side-up.
Before uploading your images, make sure they are smaller than 4MB. The OnlineJuriedShows system will automatically resize them to 1920 pixels on the longest side at 72 dpi. Images should be in JPEG format, sRGB color space. Help in photographing your work and properly sizing your images can be found at: www.OnlineJuriedShows.com/help.aspx. If you need help entering your images or are unable to, please email OnlineJuriedShows@gmail.com.
Jurors
Devin Troy Strother
Devin Troy Strother is an American artist based in New York and is known for his intricate alternate narratives in a variety of mediums (mixed media, sculpture, neon, and installation). He finds inspiration in snippets of overheard conversations, movies, television, music, stand-up comedy podcasts, and the work of numerous canonic artists such as Joseph Cornell, Marcel Duchamp, and Henri Matisse (whose cutouts are put in mind by Strother’s exuberant collage constructions). Strother likes to incorporate humor and language relevant to his peers and does not shy from the outrageous; his titles often serving as the punchline.
Categories
ALL MEDIUMS ARE WELCOME. Including but not limited to: painting, drawing, photography, digital work, sound/video, performance, sculpture, installation, etc. There is a spacious outdoor space available for open air pieces and are open to having performances the night of the reception. Proposals are accepted for artworks in the outdoor spaces in the above 2 cases.
Please note the following:
Nothing can hang from the ceilings. There are size limitations for wall pieces -larger than 7 feet tall could pose a problem.
Digital/video works: you will need to provide your own tech equipment. Such as projectors, TV monitors, media players, etc.
Sales
70/30 %
Calendar
Timeline of events including
Saturday, October 5, 2019: Applications open
Wednesday, November 20, 2019: Applications close
Saturday, November 30, 2019: Notifications sent out
January 17, 18, 19, 2020: Drop off artwork at Millard Sheets
February 1, 2020: Opening Reception, time TBD
January 27 - March 6: Exhibition will be on display
March 6, 7, 8, 9: Pick up artwork
Disclaimer/Legal
No nudity or profanity in artworks.
It is imperative you the following information to your Artist Statement in your Artist Profile on OnlineJuriedShows.com. For any questions on how to do this, please email OnlineJuriedShows@gmail.com, or call 888-666-1351
- You must be an MFA student in Southern California, Please list your degree program, school and expected semester of graduation:
- If selected for the exhibition, we will be promoting the exhibition and hope you will follow us on Instagram and Facebook. If you would like us to be able to tag you and/or send people over to your website, Instagram or Facebook page please list them below:
- We would like to plan a few extra events throughout the duration of the show; such as discussion panels about the artwork, what it is like being an MFA student geared towards the undergrads in the region, among other things. Please indicate below if you would be interested in participating in something like this, and if so what interests you most? (This will not affect eligibility in anyway.)