I am seeking artists in all mediums who are interested in participating in a possible exhibition that would if selected, be produced in partnership with VSA arts and will include shipping, installation and de-installation, collaterals, marketing, publicity, and events. The exhibition will be initially considered for production and presentation at the Terrace Gallery of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts from May 28 to June 25, 2009. Exhibition will also be reviewed for programming in advance of and during the 2010 International VSA arts Festival. If not selected I plan to continue to seek exhibition spaces and options and will contact accepted artists about these opportunities.  

Applicants from all mediums are encouraged to apply, artists with a disability will be given a preference but non-disabled artists will not be excluded and should apply.

Have you found your voice, or wings in order to take flight? Where did you find them? Do you feel like your voice is heard? Can you fly? How did you learn to use your voice or wings? These are just some of the inspiration that you can draw from in creating your work.

 Submission Guidelines: E-mail only, NO FEES
Please include:

• Up to 10 pieces of artwork, images must be in jpeg format no larger then 10×10 and with a resolution of 72.
• Provide a list of title, medium, size, year created, price (if for sale) and insurance value.
• Short narrative about work submitted and its relationship to the theme.
• Artist’s Resume
• Bio
• Disability (if you have one) this information will be confidential and I will be the only one to know this information, until such time you decide to disclose this information.
• Since the timeline is short if your have an idea of what you would like to create but do not have the time to complete it please submit rough conceptual drawings of work and examples of past work.

Notification:
If you are selected you will be notified by February 20th unfortunately those artists that are not selected will not be notified. 
Accepted artists will be notified by March 30th  when the exhibition will move forward as planned or not.

Other details:
Commission if you wish to have your pieces for sale will be negotiated at the time the exhibition is accepted but will not exceed 50%.
Artwork is expected to be ready for exhibition and should have a simple display method, be ready to answer questions in regards to this if necessary.

Questions? :
Please contact Elayna Flodin at elaynaalexandra@mac.com or 623-734-5202
If you have questions on disability please refer to the VSA arts Disability Awareness Guide located under Resources at www.vsarts.org
A little about your curator:

I am a 2007 award winner of the VSA/Volkswagen of America exhibition Driven. I am a mixed media artist focusing primarily in digital art, a combination of photography and drawn elements. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary studies and am currently pursing a master degree in non-profit management in hopes of managing my own art center. I have exhibited personally all over the United States and am a published illustrator.