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WAAM Regional: Spirit of Woodstock, USA
Woodstock Artists Association & Museum,
WAAM Regional: Spirit of Woodstock, August 16 – October 6, 2024
Reception: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 4-6 PM
WAAM Regional: Spirit of Woodstock is a survey of contemporary work by regional artists that explores the continuing legacy of the spiritual, cultural, political and social changes of the 1960s. WAAM welcomes a range of styles and mediums influenced by this landmark era in Woodstock that continues to have a profound impact on artmaking in the region today. Everything from abstract art to socially engaged practices will be considered to the extent that it reflects the boundary-pushing culture of the time.
WAAM Regional is open to artists living within a 50-mile radius of Woodstock, NY
EXHIBITION DETAILS
JUROR: Drew Thompson, Associate Professor of Visual Culture and Black Studies at Bard Graduate Center
SUBMISSION FEE: FREE for members, $35 for non-members
SUBMIT ONLINE: April 2 – May 1, 2024, midnight
NOTIFICATION: via email, May 23, 2024
All media welcome, no size restriction
INTAKE of ARTWORK: Monday, August 12, 10am-5pm
PICK UP of ARTWORK: Monday, October 7, 10am-5pm
APPLICATION MATERIALS
Up to three images (.jpg) and descriptions
Brief Artist Statement (300 - 500 words)
- Artwork must be ready to install with appropriate hardware
- Video artists may submit one text document with up to 3 links to files to be reviewed. Please provide title, date, running time and retail price for each video.
- All media will be considered. Submissions can range from, (but aren’t limited to), painting, sculpture, video, photography, drawing, sound and music. There are no size restrictions.
- Artists must be able to transport or ship work to WAAM. Shipped work must contain a prepaid return label.
- All work should be in good condition and ready to hang or install
- Any special installation needs must be supplied by the artist for the duration of the show and should be noted in their submission.
- All work must be the original conception and execution of the artist listed. No reproductions.
- WAAM reserves the right to reject works that do not comply with these guidelines or are otherwise found to be unsuitable for display.
- WAAM takes a 40% commission on sales in support of its programs. Artists should consider this when pricing submitted work. All work submitted must be for sale.
- Application fee for non-members: $35. Members apply for free. All submissions are welcome.
- If you are unable to remit the full fee due to financial hardship please contact info@woodstockart.org
- Questions may be addressed to info@woodstockart.org
About the Juror
Drew Thompson is an art historian and curator of African and Black Diaspora visual and material culture. He recently co-curated the award-winning exhibition Benjamin Wigfall and Communications Village at the Dorsky Museum of Art and Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Sightlines on Peace, Power, & Prestige: Metal Arts of Africa at Bard Graduate Center Gallery. His art criticism and writings on contemporary art have appeared in Africa Is A Country, Foam Magazine, the White Review and in edited volumes published by the Art Institute of Chicago, the Image Centre, and the Walther Collection.
