FINALISTS ANNOUNCED!
The jurors have deliberated and the finalists for e-merge 2008 have been chosen. Please note that until the artworks are received safely and in time at the Bullseye Resource Center gallery, the list of finalists is subject to change. To view a gallery of the finalists' works click here.
The finalists are:
Mel Archer, United States
Susan Balshor, United States
Louise Batchelor, United Kingdom
Karen Bexfield, United States
Heike Brachlow, United Kingdom
Heath (Tad) Bradley, United States
Benjamin Brown, United States
Sean Campbell, United Kingdom
Shane Caryl, United States
Joseph Cavalieri, United States
Julie Chapman, United Kingdom
Won-hui Cho, South Korea
Ginger Ferrell, United States
Richard Glenn, United States
Kelly Golyzniak, United States
Ruth Gowell, United States
Derise Hemmes, Australia
Michael Hernandez, United States
Joey Huang, United States
Steven Immerman, United States
Michiko Isono, Japan
Saman Kalantari, Italy
Sungsoo Kim, United States
Glenda Kronke, United States
Ruth Oliphant, Australia
Heather Palmer, United States
Claire Paton, United Kingdom
Matthew Perez, United States
Sabine Rosenberger, Germany
Penni Russell, United States
Paolo Scala & Eleonora Lucani, Italy
Julie Stutznegger, United States
Louise Tait, United Kingdom
Jennifer Taylor, Australia
Essi Utriainen, Germany
Sarah Vaughn, United States
Carmen Vetter, United States
Carolyn Wang, United States
Kristen Weber, United States
Melinda Willis, Australia
Ruby Woo, United Kingdom
A JURIED KILN-GLASS EXHIBITION FOR EMERGING AND INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL ARTISTS
May 5 through July 25, 2008, in Portland, Oregon
e-merge 2008 is the fifth biennial, juried kiln-glass exhibition for emerging artists sponsored by Bullseye Glass Co.—a manufacturer of colored glass for art and architecture with worldwide distribution and a strong commitment to education and promoting glass art.
The e-merge 2008 exhibition, including its awards and catalog, is one of the ways that Bullseye Glass Co. recognizes and honors students, early-career artists, and others who are rising through the ranks of kilnformed studio glass but who are not yet represented at the top-flight international galleries.
e-merge 2008 offers over $5,000 in prizes in the form of Bullseye gift cards. Finalists are also represented in a full-color catalog that documents each qualifying piece with a photo and recognizes each artist with a photo, bio, and artist statement.
Accepted works, which must be made with Bullseye glasses, are judged for excellence of craftsmanship, design, and creativity.
The application for e-merge 2008 is now closed.
SEVEN AWARDS—OVER $5,000 IN BULLSEYE RESOURCE CENTER GIFT CARDS
GOLD AWARD
$1000 gift card
SILVER AWARD
$750 gift card
BRONZE AWARD
$500 gift card
ACADEMIC AWARD
$1000 gift card (to the artist)
$1000 gift card (donated to the school)
For an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited, university-level academic program during the 2006-2008 school years.
NEWCOMER AWARD
$500 gift card
For an entrant who first began working in kilnformed glass after January 1, 2006.
KILNCASTER AWARD
$500 gift card
For an artist whose piece is kilncast with Bullseye Compatible billets.
POPULAR AWARD
$500 gift card
For the winner of the popular vote, taken at the opening reception.
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E-MERGE 2008 RULES FOR ENTRY
1. Entrant Qualification
The competition is open to all emerging artists working with Bullseye glass in some kilnforming or kilncasting method. For this competition, you are an emerging artist if you are in the early-to-intermediate stage of your career at the date of application and have not been shown at a major international art or design fair, such as Sculpture, Object, Functional Art (SOFA) in the United States. If you are not sure you qualify as an emerging artist, please e-mail your curriculum vitae (CV) or résumé to: e-merge@bullseyeglass.com
Bullseye employees (full and part-time), employee family members, Bullseye contractors, and persons currently represented by Bullseye Gallery are not eligible to enter.
2. Material Qualification
All works must be made of at least 70% Bullseye glass and be predominantly kilnformed or kilncast. Works that incorporate other glass techniques (e.g., lampwork, roll-up, etc.) will be accepted. Mixed media objects qualify as long as Bullseye kilnformed glass makes up at least 70% (by volume) of the finished pieces. Artwork must have been created since January 1, 2006. No component of artwork may weigh more than 50 pounds (22.68 kg). (One person working alone must be able to install it.) Works must be available for exhibition in Portland from April through September, 2008.
Classroom Work: We accept works that are made in classes or workshops, but they must be identified as such on the entry form. Include the name of the instructor and the institution or studio where the works were made.
3. Academic, Kilncaster, and Newcomer Award Qualifications
To qualify for the Academic Award, the entrant must have been enrolled in an accredited, university-level (undergraduate or graduate) art program during the 2006-2008 academic years.
To qualify for the Kilncaster Award, works entered must be kilncast, using Bullseye billets.
To qualify for the Newcomer Award, the entrant must have begun working in kilnformed glass after January 1, 2006.
4. Application Fee
The application fee is US $35.00, payable by credit card.
If you are/were a fulltime student at an accredited university between 2006 and 2008, you are eligible for the student discount of 30% off. If you qualify for the student rate, enter the discount code STUDENT on the CaFÉ website during checkout.
5. Entry Process
The application for e-merge 2008 is now closed.
All entries must be submitted through the CaFÉ website: http://www.callforentry.org/
You may enter from one to six separate pieces of work. Note, however, that the CaFÉ system requires you to submit six images on the application—no matter how many pieces of work you enter. Therefore, your six required images will illustrate from one to six separate works. You may submit full views or a combination of full and detail views.
For instructions on how to prepare your images to CaFÉ specifications, see Image Preparation.
In addition to images, you must submit a short artist statement (1000 characters or less) and a short biographical profile (500 characters or less).
For help with writing these, visit Advice for Entrants & Finalists.
All entries must be submitted by 5pm PST, February 22, 2008.
6. Learn More.
Please be sure to read Advice for Entrants & Finalists.
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TIMETABLE
(All 2008 dates)
January 3 - February 22: Applications accepted through the CaFÉ website.
March 21: Finalists notified via e-mail and finalists' names posted on the Bullseye website.
March 21 - April 18: Finalists' CVs, artist statements, and headshots due. (E-mail to e-merge@bullseyeglass.com Click here for details.)
March 21 - April 25: Finalists' artwork due at Bullseye Resource Center, 3610 SE 21st Avenue, Portland, OR 97202 (USA), including related documentation. Click here for details.
May 5: Show opens at Bullseye Resource Center gallery.
May 17: Opening night reception and awards event, 6:30-8:30pm at Bullseye Resource Center. Festivities include voting for the Popular Prize. Come one, come all!
July 25: Show closes.
August 31: Pick-up or shipping of all unsold works.
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JURORS
Richard Speer is a contributing editor for Art, Ltd. and visual arts critic and writer for Willamette Week, the Pulitzer Prize-winning alternative weekly paper in Portland, Oregon. As a critic-at-large for ARTnews, he has reviewed major gallery shows across the United States. His articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in Newsweek, The Los Angeles Times, Salon, Opera News, and GLASS Quarterly. Speer has also written catalogue essays about the work of a number of leading contemporary artists—including artists who work in glass.
Learn more…
Dante Marioni is a Seattle studio artist who, pairing classical blowing techniques and a Modernist Venetian 1920s and 30s aesthetic, crafts contemporary vessels with graceful forms and vibrant colors. His artistry and virtuosity have been recognized with awards from the Tiffany Foundation and the Museum of Arts and Design (USA), and his work is included in major museums and collections in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States. Most recently Marioni has experimented with kilnformed glass at Bullseye, designing an Art Deco-influenced chandelier that now hangs in Bullseye Gallery. Learn more…
Jane Bruce is an independent studio artist and former Artistic Director of North Lands Creative Glass in Scotland. She is known for employing a wide range of methods to create signature vessel forms that are neither functional nor nonfunctional. Her pieces are exhibited internationally and can be found in many permanent collections worldwide—including at the Victoria and Albert Museum in the UK, The Corning Museum of Glass in the US, Museum fur Kunsthandwerk in Germany, and the National Art Glass Collection in Australia.
Learn more…
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CONTACT
e-merge@bullseyeglass.com
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FAQs
• How can I obtain information about e-merge 2008?
• I'm having trouble with the online application process.
• Can I enter e-merge with just one piece, or will you require an overview of my work along with the application?
• If I enter several pieces, should they be similar to each other, or should I strive for variety?
• Can artists from outside the United States participate?
• My piece is a sculpture made of 50% Bullseye glass and 50% steel. However, the glass component is the focus and most important part of the piece. Does my piece qualify?
• My piece is a vessel that sits on a wooden removable stand. Considered together, the wood is about 50% of the piece and the glass vessel is about 50%. Does my piece qualify?
• Can I win more than one award?
• How many people will enter e-merge 2008 and how many finalists will be selected?
• What are the criteria for judging used by e-merge jurors?
• How does the online jury process work?
How can I obtain information about e-merge 2008?
The most complete information is on our website: http://www.bullseyeglass.com/ Click on the e-merge button on the homepage. If you would like some Call for Entry postcards, contact us at e-merge@bullseyeglass.com
I'm having trouble with the online application process.
All questions about the function of the online application should be sent directly to the people at CaFÉ, who administer the online application service for us. You can contact them at http://www.callforentry.org/ Questions about e-merge policy should be directed to e-merge@bullseyeglass.com
Can I enter e-merge with just one piece, or will you require an overview of my work?
You may choose to enter one piece or as many as six pieces in e-merge.
If I enter several pieces of work, should they be similar to each other, or should I strive for variety?
That is completely up to you. However, you may want to keep in mind that in past e-merge competitions, some jurors looked for consistency in one area (i.e. quality, form, or idea) when considering multiple entries from one person.
Can artists from outside the United States participate?
Yes, the competition is open to artists worldwide. You can review our rules and conditions at http://www.bullseyeglass.com/emerge/
My piece is a sculpture made of 50% Bullseye glass and 50% steel. However, the glass component is the focus and most important part of the piece. Does my piece qualify?
If your piece is 50% steel and 50% Bullseye glass, it does not meet the material qualification for the 2008 competition.
My piece is a vessel that sits on a wooden removable stand. Considered together, the wood is about 50% of the piece and the glass vessel is about 50%. Does my piece qualify?
If the jurors can consider the glass vessel as a stand-alone object, with an optional display pedestal or stand of another material, which may or may not be used in the exhibition, your piece would meet the material qualification.
Can I win more than one award?
Yes, it is possible to win one of the category awards (i.e., the Newcomer Award) and also win a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Award.
How many people will enter e-merge 2008 and how many finalists will be selected?
This year, we expect about 300 people to apply to e-merge. The jury will select 40 finalists.
What are the criteria for judging used by e-merge jurors?
The criteria our jurors used to evaluate work are:
• Quality of concept and content
• Quality of craftsmanship
• Quality of design.
Jurors may also choose to be influenced by attributes that are important to them as individuals, such as originality, level of difficulty or aesthetics, for example.
How does the online jury process work?
Jurors score the online applications independently, without consulting one other, in a process that involves three rounds of judging. The first round of judging is purely visual. In the second and third rounds, jurors are given access to the artist statements and bios.
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E-MERGE 2008 RULES FOR FINALISTS
Finalists will complete the following steps.
1. Prepare the artwork.
a) Attach a label to each work with your name and the title of the piece.
b) Provide all necessary mounting hardware, units, racks, hooks, etc. Include specific mounting instructions and drawings, if appropriate.
2. Prepare forms to include in the shipment.
a) The signed Consignment Agreement Forms, which will be e-mailed to you upon acceptance.
b) Your CV, which will be needed if your package is lost in shipping or if it must clear customs.
3. Package the artwork and forms.
Read The Art of Packaging Glass Art before packing your artwork. Then pack carefully for shipping.
4. Insure and ship the artwork.
The entrant must pay insurance costs when shipping artwork to Bullseye. (Bullseye will insure artwork from the time it arrives in our Resource Center until it is returned to the entrant—including during return shipping).
The entrant must pay return shipping costs over $50 (per entrant). (Bullseye will pay return shipping costs up to $50 per entrant.)
Overseas finalists are responsible for customs clearance, import fees, import duties, etc.
If you are shipping work from outside the United States, please contact e-merge@bullseyeglass.com for shipping instructions.
All artwork must be delivered to Bullseye Resource Center between March 21 and April 25, 2008. Address packages to:
Bullseye Resource Center
Attn: Janet Bartholomew
3610 SE 21st Avenue
Portland OR 97202
United States
NOTE: Artwork may be disqualified if it arrives damaged or if does not match the entry images.
5. E-mail your headshot.
Provide a professional-quality, high-resolution, digital headshot (for the exhibition catalog) to e-merge@bullseyeglass.com by April 18, 2008. A camera-original file (RAW, .tif, or .jpg) is preferred. Do not correct images in Photoshop or other software. Letting us make the image corrections will lead to a high-quality result.
To submit: E-mail the headshot to e-merge@bullseyeglass.com PLEASE include the finalist's name in the e-mail subject line.
6. Arrange for sales, if desired.
Indicate on the Consignment Agreement Form if you wish to sell your work. Indicate the price in US dollars, rounded to the nearest $100. (Example: Price at $400 or $500, not $450.) The Bullseye Resource Center will take the standard 50% retail commission. (Sales commissions underwrite a portion of our catalog and exhibition expenses.)
7. Avoid disqualification.
Bullseye Glass Co. reserves the right to disqualify finalists if:
• The finalist does not deliver the required paperwork (short biographical statement, artist statement, headshot, and consignment form) by April 18, 2008.
• The finalist ships work that is different from that submitted for consideration.
• Artwork arrives damaged (regardless of the reason).
• Artwork arrives later than April 25, 2008 (regardless of the reason).
8. Learn More.
Please be sure to read Advice for Entrants & Finalists.
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