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Call for Entries: Celebration of Your Life

Celebration of Your LifeThe theme,


A Celebration of Your Life, pays tribute to how each of us individually honor

and celebrate our lives in a way that brings us joy, meaning and fulfillment.  This exhibit will highlight the diversity of collage

that is currently being created in Connecticut by emerging and established artists. 

The exhibition will be curated by Valerie Culbertson and Meegan Foley and held

at the Newtown Municipal Center.

Entry Deadline:


Sunday, June 1, 2014.

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Curated

by
: Valerie Culbertson, Director of Healing Newtown and Meegan Foley, teaching artist in Southern Fairfield County.

Eligibility:  Open to all artists, 18 years of age and older, residing in Connecticut.


Artists may submit up to three pieces of original artwork.  Collage work is limited to: mixed media, low

relief which includes text.  All works on


paper must be presented framed, under glass, and installation ready using

professional hardware and wire. Collage work is not to exceed thirty-six inches

square.

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Important

Dates:

Entry Submission Deadline:  Sunday, June 1, 2014.

Notification of Finalists:  Those accepted, will be notified


by Sunday, June 8th via email. 

Deliveries of Finalists’ Artwork:  Art must be delivered to Healing


Newtown on Saturday, June 21st between 10 am and 2 pm.

Opening Reception: Friday,


June 27th from 5 pm – 7 pm at the Newtown Municipal Center.





Artists’ Talk and Close of

Exhibition: 
Friday,

August 8, 2014, 

from 5 pm – 7 pm at the Newtown Municipal Center.




Close of Exhibition: All art is to be picked up Friday, August 8th, at 7pm.   






The Terms and Conditions:

How to apply:





  • To

    request application, email request to: Healing Newtown, artshealingnewtown@gmail.com



  • Artists may submit up to three jpeg images on CD (180 dpi)   Mail CD to: Healing Newtown /

    Celebration of Your Life at 14 West Street, Newtown, Connecticut  06470. 


     



  • A

    $15 submission fee is required per single image.  $25 for a collection of three images. 



  • Checks

    to be made out to Healing Newtown / Newtown Cultural Arts Commission. 



  • In

    memo please put “Celebration of Your Life.”




  • Please direct any questions to Valerie or Meegan at:


    Healing Newtown:


    artshealingnewtown@gmail.com



    Healing Newtown: 203.304.8030



    Valerie Culbertson: 860.309.6227



    Arts Healing Newtown and the Cultural 

    Arts Commission



    14 West Street, Newtown, CT 06470
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