The Maui Arts and Cultural Center will begin the jurying process in September for Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2009. This statewide juried triennial art exhibition, scheduled for public view in 2009 will feature artists whose work best captures the extraordinary portrait
The Maui Arts and Cultural Center will begin the jurying process in September for Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2009. This statewide juried triennial art exhibition, scheduled for public view in 2009 will feature artists whose work best captures the extraordinary portrait subjects in Hawai‘i; it is the third such ‘challenge’ put forward by Maui Arts and Cultural Center for its signature exhibition. Selected portraits will be on exhibit at MACC’s Schaefer International Gallery Jan. 6 to Feb. 22, 2009.
The exhibit features two awards: The $15,000 Jurors’ Choice Award and the $5,000 Marian Freeman People’s Choice Award. A select portion of the exhibition will also travel to the Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center in Honolulu.
Preliminary jurying will take place on Kaua‘i at Kaua’i Community College. Receiving will be from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 20 and 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 21. Pick up is Sept. 20, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 22.
Artists interested in participating are invited to view and print the “Call to Artists” prospectus and submission form. The prospectus is available on the MACC Web site, mauiarts.org/schaefer/SPCprospectus2009.pdf
Or request a printed copy by telephone at 242-2787 ext. 232 or e-mail info@mauiarts.org
Semifinalists will be selected at each island location based on direct observation of the work by the jury. Final jurying will take place on Maui and results will be made available by phone.
Jurors for the Schaefer Portrait Challenge 2009 include A. Kimberlin Blackburn, an artist from Kaua‘i.
The challenge is open to artists 18 years of age and older who are residents of the state of Hawai‘i. Work created under direct supervision is not eligible.
• What is a portrait? Portrait subjects may include any person living in Hawai‘i. Artists must have direct contact with the subject, to include at least one live sitting. A broad range of interpretation and styles from representational to experimental is encouraged. Self-portraits are also accepted.
• Media: All works entered must be original one-of-a-kind and newly created specifically for this exhibition. The work may not have been previously shown in any other exhibit, gallery or Web site.
• Acceptable media: drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media and monoprint.
• Non-acceptable media: photography, photographic reproductions and ink jet (giclee) reproductions.
