The BIG SHOW 2005
call for entries

Guest Juror:

Michael Olijnyk
Curator of Exhibitions
for The Mattress Factory
(http://www.mattress.org/)
Pittsburgh, PA

Executive/Artistic Director, Barbara Luderowski, founded the Mattress Factory 1977 as a research and development lab for in-residence installation artists from all over the world. The Mattress Factory has presented new works–created on-site at the museum–by over 100 artists from Pittsburgh, the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan. Michael Olijnyk has been Curator of Exhibitions at the Mattress Factory since 1982

Click here to download a PDF entry form
(http://www.lawndaleartcenter.org/documents/bigshowcall2005.pdf)

First, Second and Thrid place awards will be announced at the opening reception.

ABOUT THE BIG SHOW

The Big Show continues to be an important venue for emerging and under-represented Houston area artists, providing recognition and exposure to local artists since the show's conception in 1984. The Big Show was formerly the East End Show, sponsored by the East End Progress Association, at LAC's original location. The Big Show 2004, curated by Michael Ray Charles, Associate Professor of Art, University of Texas at Austin (Austin, TX), drew in over 700 submissions by 302 area artists living within 100 miles of Houston.

ENTRIES/ELIGIBILITY

• There will be a $15 submission fee for all non-Lawndale Art Center members
• Works in all media completed during 2003-2005 will be accepted.
• The exhibition will be juried from actual work.
• Open to all artists living within 100 miles of Houston or in the following counties: Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Montgomery, Newton, Orange, Polk, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller, Washington, Wharton.
• Artists are limited to three entries.
• Only original works are eligible; works publicly exhibited in Houston, created in art classes, or copies of works will be disqualified.
• Works that are not stable enough to endure the exhibition will be disqualified and are not insurable.
• Fragile works, such as drawings or photographs, must be framed or securely mounted under glass or Plexiglas.
• All works must be ready for installation upon submission; do not submit work which is not ready to handle (i.e. wet paintings and work without hardware).

CALENDAR

June 22 and 23 from 11:00am to 5:00pm - Hand deliver work to Lawndale Art Center

July 8 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Opening Reception

Notification/pick-up work
Only artists who have work accepted for exhibition will be notified by telephone by June 25. If you have not been called by 6pm on June 25, your work was not accepted for exhibition and you must pick it up from the Lawndale Art Center. WORK NOT PICKED UP WILL BE DISPOSED OF IMMEDIATELY!

Pick Up Dates
Sunday, June 26 - noon to 5pm
Monday, June 27 - 11am to 5pm