2016 International Juried Exhibition
INTERWOVEN: Neo-Mimbreño Clay and Fiber Explorations
CONCEPT
INTERWOVEN is an international juried fine art exhibition of contemporary
works influenced or inspired by designs of the ancient Mimbres culture of the
Southwest. The Mimbreños, which flourished in southwest New Mexico from
around 1000 to 1250 AD, vanished hundreds of years ago but left behind an
enduring artistic legacy. Using native materials and very simple technology, the
Mimbreños created sophisticated pottery designs with bold, powerful imagery.
Black-on-white Mimbres bowls held both stunning geometric patterns and a wide
variety of naturalistic forms. The Mimbreños' playful depictions of themselves
convey a clear sense of whimsy that transcends time and culture—we can see
their enjoyment of life, their interactions with fellow creatures, and their wonder
in the greater unknown.
"Neo-Mimbreño" exhibitions have been held periodically in Silver City since the
late 1980s to recognize and celebrate the continuing influence and inspiration
of Mimbres pottery designs. Contemporary artists—in the Southwest and
beyond—offer new context for and interpretations of the ancient works that
inform their artistic visions. Some have lifted Mimbres designs from their concave
bowl format and expanded them into three dimensions, while others have
injected color into their black-and-white world. Still others apply their geometric
patterns to new materials in sometimes unexpected ways. At its fullest
expression, "Neo-Mimbreño" captures both the beauty and playfulness of the
original Mimbres designs, giving them new resonance in a world the Mimbreños
would hardly recognize.
The exhibition is open to works executed predominately in clay or fiber, or
incorporating both materials. Artists are especially encouraged to creatively
reinterpret, personalize, or carry the Mimbreño vision into new formats and
media. The exhibition will be juried by Jaune Quick-to-see Smith and curated
by Diana Ingalls Leyba and Susan Berry. Works for INTERWOVEN will be shown
McCray Gallery, on the Western New Mexico University campus during the
CLAY Festival. Previous Neo-Mimbreño juried exhibitions can be seen online at
www.clayfestival.com
ENTRY PROCESS
Submissions to the exhibition will be juried anonymously from digital images of
artworks, submitted online. Online submissions will be received only via the CLAY
Festival website. Deadline for online submission and fee payment is Friday, June
17, 11:59 PM MDT. A confirmation email will be sent upon receipt of submission.
For questions about the exhibition and submission status, send an email to
[email protected]
Image requirements:
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A maximum of three images may be submitted for each entry.
Images must be in .jpg format and high resolution (300 dpi/ppi)
with a minimum of 1800 pixels on the longest side and a 20MB
maximum file size.
Artist identification must not be visible on the submitted images, in
order that the jurying may occur anonymously.
Accepted works that differ greatly from the submitted images will
be disqualified.
The artist is responsible for shipping and insurance of accepted work to and from
the McCray Gallery; hand delivery and pickup are also acceptable. Shipped
works must be sent in an easily reusable container/packaging and must include
prepaid return shipping and insurance. The McCray Gallery will insure accepted
works from receipt up to the time of return shipment or pickup, per the exhibition
calendar. Delivered works not picked up by September 3 or not sent with return
shipping will become the property of CLAY.
JUROR
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith calls herself a cultural arts worker. She uses humor
and satire to examine myths, stereotypes and the paradox of American Indian
life in contrast to the consumerism of American society. Her work is
philosophically centered by her strong traditional beliefs and political activism.
Smith is internationally known as an artist, curator, lecturer, printmaker and
professor. She was born at St. Ignatius Mission on her Reservation and is an
enrolled Salish member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation of
Montana. She holds honorary doctorates from the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Arts, the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Mass College of Art and the
University of New Mexico. Her work is in collections at the Whitney Museum, the
Metropolitan Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum,
the Walker, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Museum of Modern Art.
Recent awards include a grant from the Joan Mitchell Foundation to archive her
work; the 2011 Art Table Artist Award; Moore College Visionary Woman
Award for 2011; induction into the National Academy of Art 2011; Living Artist
of Distinction, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, New Mexico 2012; the Switzer
Award for 2012; NAEA Ziegfeld Lecture Award 2014; Honorary Degree, Salish
Kootenai College, Montana 2015.
AWARDS
$1,000 1st Place, Tad Van der Weele Memorial Award
$600 – 2nd Place
$300 – 3rd Place
CALENDAR
June 17 – Entry Submission & Fee Deadline
July 1 – Notification of acceptance/non-acceptance
July 22 – Accepted works must be received
July 25-31 – CLAY Festival
July 29 – Exhibition opening
McCray Gallery, 4-7pm
August 26 - Exhibition closes
September 2 - Return or shipment of submitted work
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
The Exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and older, residing in the United
States and internationally. Work must remain in McCray Gallery for the duration
of the exhibition and may be for sale with CLAY retaining 40% of the total sale
price. All works must have been completed in the last two years (2014-2016)
and be free standing or wall hanging. No works shown in previous Neo
Mimbreño exhibitions will be accepted for jurying.
IMAGE USE & PHOTGRAPHY
CLAY Festival and WNMU organizations, retain the right to reproduce submitted
digital images of and to photograph all works displayed in the exhibition,
regardless of copyright, for purposes of documentation, education, sales, and
publicity.