A Juried Exhibition
Flora and Fauna:
Narrative through Iconography
For generations, artists have used signs and symbols from nature to impart meaning in their artwork. Audiences of previous eras were well-versed in this seemingly covert language. Each icon usually has several different meanings; for instance a rabbit may mean fertility, longevity, femininity or rebirth. However, the rabbit as a symbol, like all other icons, has been in use for centuries around the globe. The multiple meanings of iconographic signs were applied layer by layer as they moved culture to culture. Nature was imbued with meaning by humanity and artists used those images to tell a story, a narrative. This thematic juried exhibition seeks artwork that uses those established symbols to tell a contemporary story about our society - past, present or future.
Exhibition dates: February 2 – March 8, 2012
Guidelines:
- Media: oil, watercolor, acrylic, prints, drawings, photographs, digital photographs.
- All artwork must be 2D
- Size must not exceed 20”x30”
- Artwork accepted for exhibition must be framed and ready to hang. Art that is not ready to install will not be installed.
- Artists are responsible for all shipping. If accepted, a prepaid return shipping label is required.
Submission Deadline: December 1, 2011
Submission Guidelines:
- Email three (300ppi) images to geneseo.galleries.edu/floraandfauna with a submission fee of $25.
- You may submit two additional images for an additional $15 each.
- The total that can be submitted is 5 images for $55.
- After submitting fee to:
https://www.geneseo.edu/epay/flora-and-fauna and click on Geneseo's Commerce Manager at the bottom of the page.
then
Email jpeg digital images (300ppi) in the following format using your last name and first name to: llbgalleries@geneseo.edu
Image labeling: lastname_firstname1; lastname_firstname2; lastname_firstname3; etc.
Artists will be notified by email if accepted into exhibition by December 15, 2011. Artist must include with accepted artwork a statement describing the artwork’s narrative.
Deadline for receipt of artwork is January 20, 2012.
Send artwork to:
Flora and Fauna
Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery
1 College Circle, Brodie Hall 232
Geneseo, NY 14454
llbgalleries@geneseo.edu
About the Lederer, Lockhart and Bridge Galleries and The State University of New York at Geneseo
The Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery in William A. Brodie Hall and the Lockhart Gallery on Main Street present both contemporary and historic rotating exhibitions, including works by local, regional and national artists, and by faculty and student artists. The Bridge Gallery, a unique space bridging two wings of Brodie Hall, exhibits student work.
Geneseo's tradition of interweaving liberal and professional education began in 1867, when the state legislature passed an act authorizing the location of a "normal" (or teacher training) school in the community. In 1871, Geneseo welcomed its first students to the Wadsworth Normal and Training School, offering instruction to would-be teachers. Geneseo became an official campus of the State University of New York in 1948. Geneseo now enrolls more than 5,000 students in 54 undergraduate and three graduate programs. The college is located in Geneseo, N.Y., about 30 minutes south of Rochester, N.Y., 90 minutes west of Syracuse and 60 minutes east of Buffalo.
