I saw this posting on the NYFA site, and just had to pass it along to you, dear readers, as I'm positive some of you would be interested in participating:
Urban Legends & Rural Myths
Purdue University Galleries
(West Lafayette IN)
URBAN LEGENDS/RURAL MYTHS Call for Artists. Purdue University Galleries (West Lafayette, Indiana) invite entries for a national exhibition of contemporary art that inspires NEW myths, imagined histories and tall tales. The exhibition will be presented in the Stewart Center Gallery from March 9 through April 26, 2009 and will serve as inspiration for creative writing sessions and lectures discussing human mythology. Elizabeth K. Mix, contemporary art historian at Butler University, Tess Cortés, gallery coordinator of the Robert & Elaine Stein Galleries at Wright State University, and the director of Purdue Galleries will select artwork. There is no entry fee, but exhibiting artists will be responsible for shipping. All media eligible, including new and emerging technologies. Interested artists should send examples of current work (up to 8 slides or jpegs on CD; DVD for time-based media), resume, artist statement, and SASE to: Craig Martin, Director, Purdue University Galleries, Yue-Kong Pao Hall of Visual and Performing Arts, 552 West Wood Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2002, cdmartin @ purdue.edu, (765) 494-3061. Show prospectus is available for download at www.purdue.edu/galleries or by e-mail request. Deadline for submissions: October 10, 2008.
Darn, you have to be a US resident. Thought it might be fun though... please continue post things like this if you come across them! Thanks.
Posted by: Charles Frederick Vincent | June 19, 2008 at 11:27 PM