The National Polymer Clay Guild’s Progress and Possibilities Exhibition is opening for submissions on August 1. The exhibition is open to all members of the NPCG and submission is 100% electronic this year.
The event is chaired this year by Barbara Fajardo . She has some great information about the event on her blog and you can also check out the NPCG web site for more information.
The “work” must be:
- at least 1/2 Polymer Clay;
- original work of the artist submitting;
- made between 09/01/07 and 09/01/08; and
- not previously published or pending within any other contests.
Timeline
- 08/01/08 – Online submissions open
- 09/01/08 – Submission deadline
- 11/01/08 – Finalists Announced
- 11/15/08 – Winners Announced
Top 10 finalists in each category will be included in the Progress and Possibilities ’08 book and a gallery of images will be hosted on the NPCG website. Best of Show, 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners will be selected from the chosen finalists.
Categories and Jurors for 2008
Art Jewelry: Wearable art such as necklaces, pendants, bracelets, rings etc.
Sarah Shriver
Robert Liu
Sculptural Objects: Decorative items such as dolls, figurines, holloware, wall art/mosaics etc.
Marlaine Verhelst
Richard and Jodi Creager
Functional Objects: Items that perform a function such as bowls, vessels, boxes, purses etc.
Victoria Hughes
Jill Heppenheimer
Best of Show
Cynthia Tinapple