Calling All Artists
Photo credit Shayna Douglas
Want to see your art on display? The Irvine Fine Arts Center’s All Media exhibition is currently accepting applications. All Southern California-based artists aged eighteen and older are eligible to submit artwork for consideration. All entries must be original and not shown previously at the Irvine Fine Arts Center. Eligible media includes painting, photography, printmaking, drawing, mixed media, sculpture, ceramics, craft, installation, video, and digital art. Artwork must be made within the past two years.
This year's guest juror is Taylor Bythewood-Porter, assistant curator at the California African American Museum (CAAM). Bythewood-Porter is the curator of CAAM’s upcoming exhibition “Rights and Rituals: The Making of African American Debutante Culture.” Prior to Bythewood-Porter’s appointment at CAAM in 2017, she served as president and a founding member of SIA Curates, a curatorial organization run through Sotheby’s Institute of Art at Claremont Graduate University. SIA Curates connects aspiring curators with Claremont's MFA students to develop yearly exhibitions. Bythewood-Porter is also the recipient of the 2018 Travel Scholarship to attend the Association of African American Museums (AAAM) conference and a participant in the Independent Curators International (ICI) Curatorial Intensive New Orleans 2019. She holds a Master of Arts in art business with a concentration in contemporary art from Sotheby's Institute of Art at Claremont Graduate University and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications with a focus in public relations and journalism as well as a minor in art history from Monmouth University.
The Irvine Fine Arts Center is a community venue that presents exhibitions designed to expand awareness, understanding, and sensitivity to art, and provide an exploratory and educational viewing experience for diverse audiences.
IMPORTANT DATES
Application deadline: April 30, 10:30 p.m. PST
Notifications sent: Week of May 17
Exhibition dates: July 12–September 18
AWARDS
Awards will be selected by the juror from the accepted entries.
First Place: $600
Second Place: $400
Third Place: $300
Three Honorable Mentions: $150 each
INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING?
Apply online.