February 12 - March 8, 2025
Entry Deadline: Monday, December 16, 2024 

The A.D. Gallery at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke welcomes all interpretations of the theme, Pendulum. Gains/losses, highs/lows, submerge/emerge…our human experience swings on a pendulum. While we all aim for homeostasis, the moments the pendulum swings are often when we feel the most alive, when we are called to act or react. In the past 20 years, we have faced major political, social, environmental, and personal shifts. These shifts have presented us with obstacles, challenges as well as moments for reinvention and emergence. This call looks for art that visualizes a swing in the pendulum, a life altering moment, a shift in the trajectory. The juror will consider works from a broad range of interpretations of this theme. 

Artists are invited to submit two-dimensional or three-dimensional works, installations, or digital media (including video-based media). Originality of ideas and observations, as well as composition, technique, style, expression, and craft will be considered in the selection process. 

Juror: Emily Beck
Emily Scott Beck is an interdisciplinary artist and professor in the Department of Art, Art History and Design at the University of Notre Dame. Her work manipulates and re-contextualizes aspects of our identity that are often hidden within the layers of human communication and interaction. Using video, animation, photography, sculpture, fibers, installation, and sound, she captures experiences of emotional vulnerability, unrehearsed performances, gender construction, systems of belief, and women's labor and leadership. A focus on art as a powerful tool for visual communication and social change is a common thread between her studio practice and her teaching. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and museums across the United States, including the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh, NC, the South Bend Museum of Art in South Bend, IN, Elisabet Ney Museum in Austin Texas, and Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, IL. www.emilyscottbeck.com, @emilybeck_art 

Awards: $400 first prize, $200 second prize, and $100 third prize

Entry Fee: $35.00

Shipping and Handling Fee: Accepted artists must provide for delivery and return of work, as below. Please do not submit work for consideration if you are unable to deliver accepted artwork to Pembroke, North Carolina by Friday, January 24, 2025.

CALENDAR

Entry Deadline: Monday, December 16, 2024
Jury Notification: Monday, December 23, 2024
Delivery of Accepted Work: January 21 - January 24, 2025
Dates of Exhibition: February 12 - March 8, 2025
Pick up / Return Shipment: March 17-21, 2025

Application Requirements

Entry Procedure: Each artist must submit work following the guidelines below.

Entries must be submitted by Monday, December 16, 2024.

Entry Guidelines:
• All entries must be submitted on CaFÉ at https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=12843.
• Artists may enter up to 3 works
• Submitted images should be in JPEG format at 72 dpi
• Submitted files should be no larger than 1024 pixels x 768 pixels
• A full view of each submitted artwork is required.
• For Video submissions, all works must be no longer than 5 minutes. If the work is accepted, you will be asked to submit the original file.
• An artist statement about the work submitted.
• For information on how to apply for a call, go to https://www.callforentry.org/artist-help-cafe/how-to-apply-artists/
• For information on uploading your media, go to https://www.callforentry.org/artist-help-cafe/uploading-media/
• If you have any questions or need assistance using CaFÉ, go to https://www.callforentry.org/artist-help-cafe/

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility: Open to all national and international artists. Works must be completed within the last three years and not have been previously exhibited at the A.D. Gallery. Artwork should be original, no mass-produced prints or reproductions. Submitting artists must be at least 18 years of age.

Entry Fee: $35.00

Shipping and Handling Fee: Accepted artists must provide for delivery and return of work, as below. Please do not submit work for consideration if you are unable to deliver accepted artwork to Pembroke, North Carolina by Friday, January 24, 2025.

Acceptance and Delivery of Work: Artists whose work is selected for the exhibition will be notified by Monday, December 23, 2024. Please do not submit work for consideration if you are unable to deliver it by Friday, January 24, 2025.  Artists are responsible for delivery of their work to and from the gallery.  Accepted work may be delivered in person or shipped postage paid by artist in appropriate packaging for artwork that is reusable upon return shipment. If inappropriate shipping materials are used, damaged work will not be covered by the gallery. All packages must include a prepaid return address label. Shipped artwork must arrive by Friday, January 24, 2025 at 5 p.m. UPS or FedEx is the preferred method of shipment. 

Mailed entries should be shipped to:
UNCP Department of Art 
c/o Nicole Beverly 
1 University Drive 
PO BOX 1510 
Pembroke, NC 28372-1510

Return of Work: Return postage should be prepaid by the artist and included with the work at the time of delivery. If work is dropped off in person, it should be picked up in person. The gallery will only return work if the artist provides appropriate packing & shipping material with a prepaid shipping label. Shipped work will be returned after March 21, 2025.

Presentation: Wall-mounted work: Not to exceed 5’ in height or width, and 60lbs.; Installations: May not alter the character of gallery walls, ceiling, or floor.

Pedestals will be provided for 3-D work. Multimedia: The gallery is equipped with three 52” monitors (for digital output) and an LCD projector. 

For floor plan please visit our website:  https://www.uncp.edu/departments/art/ad-gallery/gallery-information.

All works must be ready to install. 2-D work must be framed under plexiglass or glass (with exception of works on canvas) and wired with the necessary hanging device attached. Unframed works should be shipped with the appropriate hanging equipment and installation instructions. The juror or gallery director may withhold works that are misrepresented by digital submission.

Art Sales: Sale of work is not permitted as this is a non-profit gallery supported through a state funded university.

Contractual Agreement: Entry to this exhibition implies agreement on the part of the sender to the conditions set forth in this prospectus.

All entries selected for this exhibition will be insured for the listed value from time of receipt through return shipment. Elected work must remain on view until the close of the exhibition.

Copyright Policy: All works must be original. Any audio/music scores associated with submitted works must be original and/or copyright free.

Permission to photograph artwork for exhibition publicity is considered granted unless otherwise stated.