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Call for submissions Deadline: July 19th
The Contemporary Artists Center in North Adams, MA is seeking art for exhibition in the 2005 JURIED SHOW which runs from August 20th -September 18, 2005. We are looking for artwork in all 2-D, 3-D and 4-D media, including installation, performance, music, film etc. The best submissions will correspond with the CAC's mission to foster the advancement of contemporary artmaking practices.
Jurors: Mark Dion and J. Morgan Puett

Mark Dion was the recipient of the Larry Aldrich Foundation Award in 2003. His drawings, sculptures and installation have exhibited internationally including The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro; New Museum of Contemporary Art; the Tate Gallery, London; the Nordic Pavilion at the 1997 Venice Biennale; the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Museum of Modern Art, New York and has an upcoming project at MASS MoCA summer 2005.
J. Morgan Puett is an installation artist, fashion designer, and social sculptor. Her elaborate installations blend existent social formations, such as business models, with historical interpretations. Her work has been exhibited at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, Wave Hill in New York, the Spoletto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, the Fabric Workshop in Philadelphia, and her recent project, That Word Which Means Smuggling Across Border, Ltd, was featured at MASS MoCA in 2004.

Submission Guidelines
Please include:
1. Maximum 4 labeled images (slides, digital CD or DVD, or cued video) of submissions.
2. An artist statement, if available
3. Submission form
4. $20 application fee (check or money order made payable to "CAC")
5.  S.A.S.E. for return of images
Restrictions:
1. Open to all residents of the U.S. and abroad.
2.  All artwork must be able to fit through  a 7'6''x 4' door
3.  No entry may be withdrawn from the exhibition once it has been accepted.

There will be a Jurors' award for best in show.  The award winner will receive a solo exhibition and a full fellowship for a two week artist residency at the CAC during the 2006 season.
 
Event Schedule:
July 19: Submission deadline.
July 27: Notifications mailed/posted on the CAC website.
August 14: artwork must be RECEIVED by gallery
August 14 - 18: Installation.
August 20: Opening reception, [7-10 PM].
September 18: Exhibition closes.
September 24, 25: Work returned to artists.  Pickup for hand-delivered work from 11AM - 5PM.