The Crossing Annual Juried Exhibition-Call To Artists
Calling All Artists!
The Crossing (Juried Exhibition) is open to all artists and mediums. We hope to receive artist's best and most recent work. It is also an opportunity for new artists from across other bridges and geographical barriers to get involved with the new exciting things happening at the Hygienic Art Galleries and in downtown New London. Works must not exceed 60" in any direction, suitably ready for hanging and sculpture no more than 50lbs.
Artists may submit 3 works for consideration. All accepted artworks are eligible for cash prizes, awarded to the top 3 selected works.
Receiving Dates: August 14th and 15th from 12-7pm
Entry Fees: $15 for one piece, $25 for two, $30 for three
Unselected Pick-up: August 21st & 22nd 12-7pm
Opening August 23rd 6-9pm
Exhibition on display until September 20th
Juror: Artist Scott Gordley
For over 35 years, Scott Gordley has been involved in higher education as a faculty member and administrator, serving as department chair for 3 different colleges/universities including Mitchell College, New London, CT; Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ and Ringling College of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL where he maintains Professor Emeritus status. Mr. Gordley has participated in two graduate programs—one in English literature (Wesleyan University Graduate Liberal Studies), and a subsequent degree program in Media Arts (MFA, Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Video & Performance). Throughout those years he has also maintained a parallel career as an award-winning illustrator and painter, with a broad scope of creative projects from major editorial publications including Time, Esquire, Newsweek, Washington Monthly, London Times and Reader’s Digest, publishing houses including book covers for Prentice Hall, William Morrow, Viking Penguin and portrait commissions including illustrations of President Ronald Reagan; Secretary of State Henry Kissinger; Political analyst William Kristol and television radio host Larry King for Washington Monthly, President Bill Clinton for the German weekly publication, Focus; New York Magazine theater critic Edith Oliver; Tiger Woods for Time magazine; both Cher and Madonna for Esquire magazine and famed actor James Earl Jones for the Eugene O’Neill Theater in NYC.