Call for Entries: Arts in the Airport Exhibition

Date: 02/10/2011

The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville and the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority (McGhee Tyson Airport) announce a call for entries for the next “Arts in the Airport”, a juried exhibition developed to allow regional artists to compete and display work in the most visited site in the area. The selected art will feature contemporary 2- and 3-dimensional artwork and will be exhibited in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint from April 21 – October 20, 2011.

The deadline for entries to be received is Friday, March 25, 2011.

There is no entry fee. Each artist may submit up to five entries which must be original works in the following categories: Painting, Graphic Arts, Photography, and 3-D. This exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and older residing in the 33 counties of East Tennessee. Download a prospectus with detailed information and application at http://www.knoxalliance.com/news.html, or send an SASE to Suzanne Cada, Arts & Culture Alliance, PO Box 2506, Knoxville, TN 37901. The Arts & Culture Alliance, with assistance from Stephen Wicks of the Knoxville Museum of Art, will jury the exhibition. Final approval is the purview of the Airport Authority. Prizes include $1,000 in cash awards.

More information about the program, as well as images of the current exhibition, can be found at http://www.knoxalliance.com/airport.html.

“Arts in the Airport” is sponsored by the McGhee Tyson Airport and Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville.
Attached photo: “Deciding to Resist Fear” (acrylic) by Ashley Addair

About the Arts & Culture Alliance
The Arts & Culture Alliance serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions. The Alliance receives financial support from the Tennessee Arts Commission (http://www.arts.state.tn.us). Special thanks to Bluegill Creative: Design and Marketing Communications (http://www.bluegillcreative.com).

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