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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION — by and for: art and democracy

Exhibition Dates: June 11 to July 3, 2011

Organized by the Southern California Women's Caucus for Art, this
exhibition seeks to inspire a public conversation on democracy and art
as part of a year-long democracy initiative at Avenue 50 Studio that
includes exhibitions and programs supported, in part, by a California
Council for the Humanities grant.

We encourage Southern California artists at all career levels whose
artwork addresses the topic of art and democracy to submit works that
speak-to and question the shifting meanings of freedom and equality,
censorship and civil liberties and specifically consider the role of
art in a democracy. Or, simply put, does democracy need art?

Artworks will be selected by noted activist and art historian Carol A.
Wells and will be exhibited at Avenue 50 Studio in Los Angeles.

Entry Deadline: All entries must be received by Monday, April 18,
2011. All submissions must be made online at
democracyandart.blogspot.com. Inquiries to info@scwca.org.
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Exhibition: by and for: democracy and art

Juror: Carol A. Wells, Founder and Executive Director Center for the
Study of Political Graphics

Organized by: Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art

Dates: June 11 to July 3, 2011
Venue: Avenue 50 Studio, 131 North Ave 50, Los Angeles, CA 90042
Opening Reception: Saturday, June 11, 2011
Eligibility: Open to all Southern California artists.
Entry Deadline: Friday, April 18, 2011

Submissions: Must submit and pay entry fees online at
democracyandart.blogspot.com. Artists may submit up to three pieces of
work in any media except video. Size limits apply.

Guidelines for Online Submissions:

· Provide related statement of work.
· Name your JPEG files as Artist’s Name and Title.
· Submit JPEG images sized approximately 4” x 6” at 300 dpi
resolution.
· For 3-D works, you can submit 1 image with multiple views or 3
views of the same work as discrete images.

ABOUT THE JUROR: CAROL WELLS is an activist, art historian, curator,
lecturer, writer, and poster collector. Trained as a medievalist,
Wells is founder and executive director of the Center for the Study of
Political Graphics, an educational and research archive that collects,
preserves, documents and circulates posters relating to diverse
movements for social change. Established in 1988, CSPG includes the
largest collection of post World War II posters in the United States.
Her articles on art and politics have appeared in numerous
publications and catalogues. In 2010, Wells received the first Wally
Marks Pursuit of Change Award from Families to Amend California’s
Three Strikes (FACTS). www.politicalgraphics.org

ABOUT THE ORGANIZER: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR ART
(SCWCA) is one of 27 chapters of the Women's Caucus for Art, the
leading national organization for women actively engaged in the visual
arts professions and is an affiliated society of the College Art
Association. Founded in 1976, the SCWCA provides programs, workshops,
exhibitions and recognition opportunities to women arts professionals
for more than three decades.www.scwca.org

ABOUT THE VENUE: AVENUE 50 STUDIO is a multicultural alternative art
space, with an emphasis on Chicano / Latino art in Highland Park. It
is supported by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission; the California
Community Foundation; the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs;
NALAC Fund for the Arts, Nescafe Clasico and the Ford Foundation; the
California Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. www.avenue50studio.com

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