de Young Museum Exhibition: Student Showcase
Call for art: Submissions due March 2016
OVERVIEW
(Information provided by James Housefield, for the New Directions Committee at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
The Student Showcase is a weekend-long student centered
celebration of art and design that includes a small exhibition,
presentations, and a symposium that focuses on artistic
enrichment, art-historical perspectives, and performing arts,
highlighting specific time periods or specific exhibitions.
Goals of Student Showcase: To provide students with a real-life
artist experience through the process of applying, exhibiting in
an art museum; To provide exposure to emerging artists; To
empower students by bringing them into an established art venue
where they must represent their work and themselves as artists;
To collaborate and build close relationships with neighboring
universities; To promote networking between students and
universities.
We welcome works of art and design in any medium that can be
performed or displayed safely inside the museum.
I welcome your questions, and challenge you to integrate this
creatively into your projects for fall and winter quarter. The
events in April are usually a festive time for students and
faculty. UC Davis has a strong tradition of student success
in this annual event, from our students’ designs being used as
publicity materials to our students winning top awards at the
exhibit.
THEME
sanc*tu*ary:
#seekingsanctuary
The theme of sanctuary and the hashtag #seekingsanctuary are
deliberately capacious and open-ended in hopes this can mesh with
many things.
TIMELINE
October: Official call for art goes out to local
universities. See attached flyer for complete details.
March 6, 2016: Submission deadline
Late March / Early April : Acceptance letters and
mandatory meeting for selected participants
April 21 : Exhibition and related events
installation
April 22-24 : Works displayed to museum
visitors
April 24 : Reception and de-installation