Earth Matters: SDA 2021 Juried Member Exhibition

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Eligibility: International - must be a member of SDA

EXHIBITION: Members of the Surface Design Association (SDA) are invited to submit work for EARTH MATTERS: Surface Design Association Juried Member Exhibition. The exhibition will be on view from September 3rd through October 30th, 2021 at the Watermark Art Center in Bemidji, Minnesota. The juror is Nnenna Okore. The exhibition includes awards. Entries may be submitted online from March 15, 2021 to June 15, 2021 at CaFÉ.

GOAL: While the term matter bears different scientific and geologic connotations, EARTH MATTERS, as an exhibition theme, presents an expanded and nuanced perspective on issues relating to current ecological conditions that have been shaped by human habits. Threading the needle through divergent creative views, practices, and materials that are sensitive to nature and planetary preservation, the exhibition will explore how ecological considerations are factored into the making of art. How can we make the earth or earth materials matter, while enabling innovative processes in artmaking? How do we address the issues that face the planet in ways that acknowledge our complicated relationship with manmade and natural environments? The exhibition will aim at not only catalyzing multilayered perspectives that present ways to critically think about and understand earth matters but raise important questions about how we cultivate eco-based approaches that engage and consider different ecologies.

All SDA members working in all media are encouraged to apply. EARTH MATTERS will celebrate works that push the evolution of textiles through the use of color, design, processes, and meanings. Works chosen will demonstrate unique, well-developed artistic vision and innovation, and will include the best of contemporary work by SDA members.

JUROR: Nnenna Okore was born in Australia, raised in Nigeria and works in the United States.

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Bemidji, Minnesota
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Watermark Art Center
Marley & Sandy Kaul Gallery
505 Bemidji Avenue N
Bemidji, MN 56601
United States