SAC Artist
Awards
Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Artist Awards. Application Deadline: November 9, 2009
To further SAC's commitment to New England craft artists, we are happy to announce the 2010 SAC Artist Awards. Initiated in 1994, the SAC Artist Awards are presented bi-annually and include a cash prize ($3000) and group exhibition awarded to New England artists. The award furthers The Society of Arts and Craft’s mission to encourage and support artists who show a mastery of their craft and create work that is original and innovative. Two of the 2010 awards will be in any media and one award, funded by the John D. Mineck Foundation, will be dedicated to furniture. John Mineck was a long-time friend and supporter of SAC and past president of the Board.
AWARD INTENT AND SELECTION CRITERIA
The intent and criteria of the SAC Artist Awards is to encourage and support New England artists who show a mastery of their craft media and create original and innovative work. Media include: clay, glass, fiber, wood, metal or mixed
media. Each artist will receive a cash award and participate in a group exhibition of the award recipients at SAC's Newbury Street Gallery, 175 Newbury Street, 2nd Floor, Boston from August to October 2010.
JURORS
Applications reviewed by a three-member jury of professionals from the craft community. 2010 Jurors:
• Sonya Clark - Artist and Chair of the Craft/Material Studies Department at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Richmond, Virginia.
• Peter Held - Curator of Ceramics at the Ceramics Research Center at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona.
• Tom Loeser - Furniture maker and Chair of the Art Department at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
ELIGIBILITY
The SAC Artist Awards are open to all craft artists currently residing in
New England (MA, VT, NH, ME, CT, RI). All craft disciplines are eligible,
including multi-disciplinary and collaborative work. If a collaboration is
selected, the artists will share the award. Students currently enrolled in a
full-time art study program and past SAC Artist Awards recipients are not eligible. Proof of residency for Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire,
Maine, Connecticut or Rhode Island
and a social security number will be required from each award winner.
HOW TO APPLY
Application is free, apply online by going to Juried Art Services and upload 10 images of recent work along with your resume and artist statement. Deadline is November 9, 2009 winners announced by December 15, 2009.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Fabio Fernández, SAC Artist Awards, 175 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116.
(617-266-1810) • exhibitiongallery@societyofcrafts.org
THE SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
SAC was founded in Boston in 1897, is the oldest non-profit craft
organization in America. SAC's mission is to support excellence in crafts by
encouraging the creation, collection and conservation of the work of craft
artists, and to educate and promote public appreciation of contemporary craft in
all disciplines.
2008 SAC Artist Awards Exhibition • August 9 - October 19, 2008
Reception, Friday, September 12, 6-8 pm
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