CALL FOR ENTRIES: THE BIG READ @ MANIFEST ART EXHIBIT

As part of The Big Read and Manifest, the Columbia College Chicago Library is looking for visual artwork of all media that deals with the broad themes in Julia Alvarez’s novel,  In the Time of the Butterflies.

We are looking for original art which encompasses themes including:

• Violence against women
• Political activism
• Women’s rights/Equal rights
• The history and politics of the Dominican Republic

Accepted works (or reproductions) will be reproduced from emailed jpg files as ephemeral prints for distribution at Manifest, the college’s annual arts and media festival.  These prints will include the artist’s name, website, and email (if they wish to release this information). 
NO ORIGINAL WORKS WILL BE ACCEPTED

There is no fee to submit. Submissions should be:

•  3000 pixels on the long side (ie 10” @ 300 ppi)
•  Level 12 jpg files
• Naming: files should be named FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME#.jpg (ie robertson_cole1.jpg)
• The body of the email should include title, date, medium, size, artist's website, email, and contact info for the back of the print

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 3 PM, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013
PLEASE INCLUDE “ARTWORK SUBMISSION” IN SUBJECT LINE

Email Cole Robertson to submit, or for additional information: crobertson@colum.edu

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The Big Read is a program of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest. This program is also made possible in part by a grant from the Illinois Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the Illinois General Assembly.

Call for Submissions - Alumni in the Library Exhibitions

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Alumni in the Library Exhibitions

Columbia College Chicago Office of Alumni Relations & the Columbia Library call for submissions for the new, twice yearly, alumni exhibition in the Library.

You study, you exhibit, you celebrate, you graduate, you Manifest. Now, you are looking for ways to stay involved with the virbrant arts community that is Columbia College Chicago.

The Office of Alumni Relations is partnering with the Library to offer Columbia Alumni an opportunity to exhibit their original work in a twice yearly, juried exhibition in the Library.

The first exhibition, scheduled for spring 2010, “Greater Than 16x20; Less Than 4x5”, will explore the idea of really big and really small works.

The submission deadline for this juried exhibition is March 21, 2010. Download the submission guidelines here.

Questions? Email Jodi Adams or Stephen DeSantis at submitalumni@colum.edu.

Call for Entries - Chicago Underground Film Festival

Columbia College Chicago Filmmakers: Chicago Underground Film Festival Call for Entries - Open Now!


Early Deadline: March 1, 2010 ($30 entry fee)
Final Deadline: March 15, 2010 ($40 entry fee)
"The Chicago Underground Film Festival exists to showcase the defiantly independent filmmaker. Our mission is to promote films and videos that dissent radically in form, technique, or content from the "indie" mainstream and to present adventurous works that challenge and transcend commercial and audience expectations ... if you suspect that your film is "underground", then it probably is."



More information and a downloadable entry form available at http://www.cuff.org