by The Dahl Arts Center   June 19, 2008

Don’t miss this opportunity to show your work in one of the premier shows in the newly renovated and expanded Dahl Galleries opening in January 2009.
ATTENTION Postmark Deadline July 1, 2008



Cash prizes will be awarded and images will be published!



The Dahl Arts Center is looking for artists working on innovative approaches to traditional or contemporary forms of The Art of Personal Adornment.



WHO:

Artists from South Dakota and adjacent states are asked to submit materials to be considered for an inaugural exhibition in the newly expanded Dahl galleries.



WHAT:

Artists are required to submit four (high-quality digital) images representative of work created in the last two years. All work must be original, made by the artist, and completed within the last two years.

Submitted works are open to a full range of processes and materials. Categories include but are not limited to: beadwork, metalsmithing, lapidary, natural materials, non-traditional materials and glasswork. Invitations to participate in the exhibit will be based on creativity, innovation, quality, consistency and craftsmanship of the work as shown by the images submitted. Entry Fee: $25. Jurors: Ken Bova, Elizabeth Bucheit and Bently Spang.



WHY:

of a trio of shows celebrating the grand opening of the newly expanded Dahl Arts Center in January 2009, this exhibit is designed to explore the breadth and depth of personal adornment through objects created by artists in South Dakota and its adjacent states. Cash awards will be presented. On-line and printed publications will be produced in conjunction with the exhibition.



WHEN:

Entry postmark deadline... July 1, 2008

Work to arrive by............. December 15, 2008

Exhibit dates... January 16 - March 29, 2009



WHERE:

NEW Dahl Arts Center

713 Seventh St

Rapid City, SD 57701



Entry forms and exhibit details are available by mail, e-mail, at the Dahl Arts Center or on-line at www.thedahl.org.



The Dahl Arts Center is a municipal facility administered by the Rapid City Arts Council with partial operating support funded by the Allied Arts Fund, the SD Department of Tourism and State Development and the National Endowment for the Arts.



Mary Maxon

Curator

Dahl Arts Center

Rapid City , SD

www.thedahl.org

605 394-4101 ext 206

mary@thedahl.org The Rapid City Arts Council at the Dahl brings art and people together to strengthen community.