Call for Artists: the kinsey institute’s 2010 Juried Art Show @ the SoFA gallery

Call for Artists:

The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction is now accepting submissions of artworks from all artists 18 years and older creating work relating to human sexual behavior, gender and/or reproduction. We welcome a broad range of submissions exploring subjects including:

Sex, gender, sexuality, eroticism, reproduction, romantic relationships, the politics of sex and gender, human figure, sexuality and illness

The exhibit will explore the positive and negative ways these topics affect individuals, couples and/or society. Entries must be original works from medias including: painting, drawing, video art, installations, printmaking, photography, sculpture, ceramics, fibers, computer based art, or mixed media. We invite you to enter and/or share information about this exhibit with other artists by distributing this email and the attached brochure with anyone interested, posting the attached poster in appropriate locations, and visiting our website at https://www.indiana.edu/~kipics/jas2010/.

Artist can submit their work online at https://www.indiana.edu/~kipics/jas2010/ or by mail (with images stored on CD and payment by check) with the attached entry form. Artist may submit up to three entries. The nonrefundable entry fee is $30 for the first piece, $35 for two, and $40 for three. The deadline for entries is February 1, 2010. Virtual versions of previous Kinsey Institute Juried Art Shows can be found at http://www.kinseyinstitute.org/services/gallery/jeas/.

The Kinsey Institute’s 2010 Juried Art Show will be held at the Indiana University School of Fine Arts Gallery. The SoFA Gallery (http://www.indiana.edu/~sofa/) is centrally located on the Bloomington campus.

The 2010 jurors are Lisa D. Freiman, Ph.D., Senior Curator of Contemporary Art at the Indianapolis Museum of Art; Betsy Stirratt, Director of School of Fine Arts Gallery at Indiana University; and Garry Milius, Associate Curator at The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction.

All selected works will be exhibited at the SoFA Gallery, May 28-July 30, 2010, and a public opening reception will take place on Friday, May 28, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm.

For more information about the Juried Art Show or The Kinsey Institute, please see the attached brochure, visit our website at www.kinseyinstitute.org or contact the Kinsey Institute at kiart@indiana.edu or 812-855-7686.