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Annual Call for Entries

Deadline for entries: 8:00 PM on March 1, 2012

Wind Challenge Prospectus

Download the 2013 Challenge Prospectus (PDF)

The Fleisher Art Memorial announces the call for entries for the 35th season of the Wind Challenge Exhibition Series. This juried, regional competition, has gained a national reputation for excellence since it began in 1978. Each season, Fleisher exhibits the work of selected artists in three three-person exhibitions.
Selected Artists

  • Nine artists will be chosen
  • Three five-week, three-person exhibitions in Fleisher's galleries
  • $750 honorarium to each selected artist
  • Receive support from the Fleisher Exhibitions Staff to create a public event or activity in conjunction with the exhibition
  • Included in Fleisher’s publications, electronic & print announcements, and an artists’ profile on Fleisher’s online Wind Challenge database

Jurying & Selection Process

  • Round One: An artist-juror and a curator review images in their appropriate category. In this initial review, approximately 10% of all candidates are selected to advance to the second round. Selected candidates will be notified, by e-mail, by the first week of April 2012.
  • Round Two: Second-round candidates are required to submit an original work, which is reviewed along with the original image submissions by the full artist-juror panel. Announcement of final selections will take place immediately following the second-round jury.

2013 Jurors
Painting & Works on Paper:

  • Astrid Bowlby, Works on Paper and Installation Artist
  • Anthony Elms, Associate Curator at ICA Philadelphia

Photography & Time-Based Jurors:

  • Nadia Hironaka, Video Artist
  • Jonathan Wallis, Assistant Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art at Moore College

Sculpture, Installation & Crafts Jurors:

  • Tristin Lowe, Sculptor
  • Anabelle Rodriguez-Lawton, Independent Curator

 

Eligibility

  • Artists must live within a 50-mile radius of Philadelphia.
  • Artists may not be showing the same body of work in a local gallery or alternative space during the 2012-2013 exhibition season (September 2012 through July 2013).
  • Students enrolled in full-time, degree or certificate-granting programs in the visual arts during the 2012-2013 academic year are not eligible to apply.
  • Previous Wind Challenge artists are not eligible to apply.

Categories

  • Painting & Works on Paper
  • Photography & Time-based Media
  • Sculpture/Installation & Crafts
How to Apply

Starting in January 2012, eligible artists may download the 2013 Challenge Prospectus (PDF) or pick up a copy at 719 Catharine Street during business hours.

Fleisher will review digital images only — no 35mm slides will be accepted.

Inquiries may be directed to Dave Kim, Exhibitions Coordinator (215-922-3456 x333).