1. All submissions must relate thematically to agriculture and natural resources as outlined in the prospectus introduction. All media in the visual fine arts and traditional crafts are eligible for consideration.
2. For the Art About Agriculture competition, artwork is judged on its creativity and quality in all media of the visual fine arts and traditional crafts. Approaches may include abstract, conceptual, expressionistic, fantasy, installation, and representational, among others.
3. Work on paper must be framed and under Plexiglas (not glass). Frame clips are not allowed. Glass is not allowed. Two-dimensional work must be framed and wired for hanging and may be no larger than 56 inches in height and 48 inches in width, or 48 inches in height and 56 inches in width.
4. Three-dimensional artwork must not exceed 40 inches in height or width, 28 inches in depth, and must fit through a standard doorway.
5. Artwork weight is limited to 35 pounds or less when crated.
6. Artists selected to participate in the show will be asked to provide a resume, an artist's statement, and a sturdy, reusable packing container for accepted artwork.
7. It is the artist's discretion to allow removal of a work of art from the exhibition to release the art to a confirmed buyer.
8. Otherwise, artwork may not be changed or removed once it is submitted.
9. At the conclusion of the tour the College will notify artists regarding the return or collection details for unsold art.
Selected artwork, resume, and artist's statement must be delivered to Art About Agriculture, 127 Strand Agriculture Hall on the Oregon State University campus no later than 4:00 p. m., Wednesday, February 18, 2009. Artwork must be submitted in a sturdy, reusable packing container. DO NOT USE PACKAGING ‘PEANUTS' or other loose fill materials.
Part one (preliminary jurying)
Part two (finals) from original art
Beyond those artists selected by the jurors, the directing curator of Art About Agriculture may invite one or more additional artists to participate in the 2009 tour exhibitions.
Art About Agriculture reserves the right to refuse artwork that does not meet the competition standards, or artwork that is beyond the scope or specification of the competition.
Erik Sandgren is a painter and printmaker tenured at Grays Harbor College since 1991. His work responds to the landscape: most especially to the water, landforms, skies, and figures in the landscapes of the Pacific Northwest. In 1989 he assisted his father Nelson on a mural project in the Mahlon Sweet Field Airport gateways in Eugene. Erik's mural for the Timberland Montesano Library in southwestern Washington integrates watershed ecology with local imagery. A frieze Erik created for the atrium of the nearby Aberdeen Timberland Library is based on his extensive experience with North American petroglyphs. In 1995-96 he was a Fulbright Exchange teacher in England. Erik has twice been artist-in-residence with the Maryland Arts Institute Klots Residency Program in France. Erik's work is in numerous public and private collections. He exhibits nationally and is represented in the Northwest by the Portland Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, the Broderick Gallery, and the Karin Clarke Gallery.
Phyllis Trowbridge paints and draws outdoors in the landscape year-round. D.K. Row of the Oregonian recently wrote of her work: "There's enchantment and enigma, quiet awe in these paintings of lifting fog, melting snow and placid lakes." Phyllis is represented by Mark Woolley Gallery in Portland and has participated in numerous regional shows, including Painting Portland at Marylhurst University, Art About Agriculture, and the Oregon Biennial at the Portland Art Museum. She has pursued painting residencies at Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, California; Red Cinder Creativity Center, Hawaii; and the Vermont Studio Center. She received her B.A. from Hamilton College and her M.F.A. in painting from American University. Since 1996, Phyllis has taught painting and drawing at Pacific Northwest College of Art, Oregon College of Art and Craft, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, and Portland Community College. She currently teaches at Rogue Community College.
