Sunday, February 14, 2010

Call for Entries: Arts in the Airport Exhibition - KNOXVILLE - Deadline 3-19-10

Call for Entries: Arts in the Airport Exhibition

(02/10/2010/Knoxville) – 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-dimensional artwork and will be exhibited in the secured area behind McGhee Tyson Airport’s security gate checkpoint from April 23 – October 21, 2010.

The deadline for entries to be received is Friday, March 19, 2010.

No entry fee. Each artist may submit up to five entries which must be original works in the following categories: Painting, Graphic Arts, and Photography. 3-D works cannot be accommodated at this time unless they can hang on a wall. Download a prospectus and application at www.knoxalliance.com (under Calls & Press Releases), 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. Information: 865-523-7543 or sc@knoxalliance.com.

View the current exhibition at: www.knoxalliance.com/album/airport_fall09.html. "Arts in the Airport" is sponsored by the McGhee Tyson Airport and Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville.

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. www.arts.state.tn.us

Contact: Suzanne Cada
PO Box 2506
Knoxville, TN 37901
(865) 523-7543
sc@knoxalliance.com
www.knoxalliance.com

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