Juried Call Dates: March 1 – April 9, 2023

GUIDELINES:                 
  • Up to three works per artist may be submitted.
  • All artwork must be framed or be “ready to hang” and be able to be installed on a rod hanging system.
  • Any dimension cannot exceed 3 feet in any direction.
  • Any work requiring assembly or a complex installation procedure must be accompanied by detailed written instructions with reference photos.
  • All artwork must be for sale and cannot be removed during the exhibition.
  • Five Points Arts’ commission on sales is 50% of the retail value.
SUBMISSIONS:
A $35.00 entry fee will be charged for up to three works.
Five Points will only accept submissions through callforentry.org (CaFE). CaFE is an online application and jury management system for calls for entry. Entries submitted via email or direct mail will not be considered.
Visit www.callforentry.org and click on HOW to APPLY and follow the 3-step process to submit.

Exhibition Dates: June 3 – July 28, 2023

Location: Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive, Torrington, CT 06790

Reception & Award: Saturday, July 15, 1–4 PM

Award: One solo exhibition in Five Points Gallery in 2024.

Juror: Amanda Lebel

Amanda Lebel is a Professor of Art at Naugatuck Valley Community College. Amanda works in drawing, painting, and printmaking.  Her most recent prints are done in the technique of pochoir.  She cuts intricate stencils and layers of gouache and watercolor to create vivid images.  Lebel is influenced by historical wallpapers and textiles in the use of color, shape, and repetition.  As a nature lover, her work is about the plants and insects that are around her.  She is specifically interested in native and invasive species and how they interact.  Lebel uses the repetition of printmaking and pattern to show native species decline and the insurgence of invasive species.  She has received a number of grants and fellowships, including a collaborative print and book project with el Taller de Experimental in Havana, Cuba, and a visiting artist printmaking workshop at the University of Hartford.  Her work has been included in several print biennials, museum shows, and printmaking exhibits throughout the country.  Lebel lives in a log cabin in Ashford Connecticut with her husband, twins, and rescue dog.

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