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Proof
Southern Exposure's Juried Exhibition of Work by Northern California Artists
 

Juror: Denise Markonish, Curator at MASS MoCA

Art Work Drop Off Dates: 
Friday, September 9, 2011, 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Saturday, September 10, 2011, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

JURYING AND NOTIFICATION 
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Accepted artists will be notified by 10 pm on Sunday evening, September 11, 2011. ONLY accepted artists will be notified by this date. Don’t call us. We’ll call you!

NON-SELECTED WORK PICK-UP 
Monday, September 12, 2011,12:00 pm – 8:00 pm 
Work left after the pick-up day will be charged $5 per day storage fee

Opening Reception: Friday, September 16, 2011, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Exhibition Dates: September 16 - October 8, 2011

Southern Exposure seeks submissions of artwork by Northern California artists for our Entry Fee-Free Juried Exhibition!

Proof, the theme for the 2011 Juried Exhibition, is intended to inspire and encourage a broad level of creative response. Southern Exposure invites visual artists to submit work that responds to this theme in some way, shape or form. The theme and media are left open to the artists' interpretation in hopes that the work is conceptually and aesthetically diverse, drawing from as many insights and forms of creativity as possible. 

A 20-YEAR HISTORY OF SOEX'S JURIED PROGRAM, 1991-2011
Proof marks the 20th Anniversary of SoEx's Juried Program series. Since 1991, SoEx has presented the work of more than 1,200 artists through 18 juried exhibitions, six juried screenings, two juried public art days, and 15 related events, talks and performances. Twenty years later, SoEx shares the history of this seminal series in the form of a timeline installation featuring the names of all the artists who participated over the years. We invite the many artists who have been a part of this program to join us.

APPLY
Unlike many open calls for work that charge a submission fee, Southern Exposure's juried exhibition does not require artists to pay to enter their work. The exhibition is open to any artist living in Northern California north of King City and south of the Oregon border.

Visual artists working in all media are encouraged to apply. Applicants should be aware of Southern Exposure's mission and our commitment to supporting a broad range of innovative, risk-taking contemporary visual art practices. 

To obtain more information about eligibility, rules, artwork drop-off, jurying and to apply, visit our website and download the call for entry form. 

THE GUIDELINES

ENTRY FEE 
None! 

ELIGIBILITY 
Open to visual artists living in Northern California, north of King City and south of the Oregon border. Visual artists working in all media are encouraged to apply. Applicants should be aware of Southern Exposure’s mission and our commitment to supporting a broad range of innovative, risk-taking contemporary visual art practices. 

INFORMATION
SoEx accepts only ONE work per artist. Work must be completed within the current year. All artistic media will be accepted for jurying including sculpture, drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, video, film, media, installation, social practice, performance and more. Dimensions of work submitted may not exceed 6’ x 6’ x 6’ and 100 lbs. Actual works must be submitted and ready to install. Assembly of artwork during the drop-off days is strictly prohibited.

For film and video based work, please submit no more than ONE work to be considered. We will view up to five minutes of your work, so please include an edited excerpt of up to five minutes or indicate where the juror should begin viewing your work if it is longer. Artists must submit their work on DVD for jurying. If work is accepted, the work must be available for presentation in a variety of formats.

For installation, performance, social practice, site-specific, and web-based work, please submit no more than a ONE-page description of the proposed project, how you intend for it to be displayed at SoEx and up to two visual support materials such as a schematic, prototype, drawing or image.

Size limitations are not applicable for media, performance, and web-based works. Download a SoEx floorplan.

ENTRY FORMS
You must submit two entry forms with your work. The forms are available in the pdf version of the CFE, which you can download here.

ABOUT THE JUROR 
Denise Markonish, Curator at MASS MoCA

Denise Markonish is a curator at MASS MoCA where she has organized the exhibitions Nari Ward: Sub Mirage Lignum; Petah Coyne: Everything That Rises Must Converge; Inigo Manglano-Ovalle: Gravity is a force to be reckoned with; These Days: Elegies for Modern Times; and Badlands: New Horizons in Landscape. She has produced several catalogs and books including "Sol LeWitt: 100 Views," which she co-edited with Susan Cross. Previous to her work at MASS MoCA, Markonish was the curator at Artspace in New Haven, Connecticut. In addition, Markonish has also curated exhibitions for the Fuller Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts; Main Line Art Center in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and the Boston Center for the Arts. Markonish has taught at University of New Haven, Stonehill College and the Rhode Island School of Design. Markonish is currently working on multiple projects at MASS MoCA, including a survey of Contemporary Canadian art as well as three permanent outdoor projects by Michael Oatman, Jane Philbrick and Stephen Vitiello.