Call for entries: 2014 'No Big Heads Self-Portrait Exhibition'

Exhibit: "No Big Heads Self-Portrait Exhibition" Location: Student Union Gallery Show dates: Thursday, Oct. 23-Friday, Nov. 14 Submission deadline: Thursday, Oct. 2 

Call for entries: The "No Big Heads Self-Portrait Exhibition" is open to all artists. Works must be no larger than 12 inches by 12 inches in any direction, including framing and hanging materials. All submissions are due Thursday, Oct. 2.

Juror: Jesse Shaw (b.1980) is a printmaker from Tennessee primarily working in relief prints carved from linoleum blocks. His work is based in the narrative, satirical, political and social commentary tradition of the graphic print. Jesse is currently working on a series of fifty prints depicting the epic story of America. Since 2008, twenty-six prints have been thoughtfully composed and carved as the narrative unfolds. Shaw's "American Epic" series of linocut prints have been exhibited nationally as the series has progressed.

Awards: $1,000 and a summer 2015 solo exhibit at the Student Union Gallery for Best of Show, plus $1,000 in cash prizes for various other award categories.

For submission guidelines, visit the Student Union Gallery on Facebook. For questions, contact the gallery at (907) 786-1052, (907) 786-1219 or gallery@uaa.alaska.edu.

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