Call for Entries - The Lavaliere 2011
Submission deadline November 18, 2011
The Lavaliere - A celebration of adornment for the neck
LEDE
Gallery is accepting submissions from jewelers, metalsmiths, and
painters for its annual exhibition entitled The Lavaliere in 2011.
The
Lavaliere explores and celebrates adornment for the neck - pendants,
lockets, amulets, talismans, necklaces, neckpieces. The term
"lavaliere" refers to the type of pendant popularized by the Duchesse de
la Valliere, a mistress of King Louis XIV of France. For the purposes
of this show, LEDE will feature all types of neck adornment, primarily
in jewelry but also in narrative paintings.
The 2011 exhibit runs from December 7, 2011, until February 4, 2012. The opening reception is Friday, December 9, 2011, from 6-9 pm.
Please submit:
- three to five portfolio images
- artist statement
- artist bio
- paragraph interpreting your artist's response to The Lavaliere
Work
accepted into The Lavaliere show must be available for purchase. Send
submissions to ginger (at) ledestudio (dot) com by November 18, 2011.
General Representation
Lede Studio & Gallery seeks to
honor and preserve story through narrative art and jewelry. If you are
an artist interested either in a short-term exhibition in the gallery or
in becoming a LEDE-represented artist, we welcome your submission of
the following:
- Biographical profile
- Artist's statement
- Five to eight digital images of recent work