MATERALITY: Juried Alumnae Exhibition 2012

Moore invites all alumnae to design a yard of fabric inspired by nature. The exhibition is open to everyone - you don't have to be a textile or fashion designer to participate. We encourage you to let your imagination run wild! If you have never designed your own fabric, this is the perfect time!

You can paint, print or dye fabric, paint a design on paper, or create a digital print. The exhibition will be juried. Designs chosen will be part of the Alumnae Exhibition 2012. Materiality will be exhibited in the Wilson Gallery and will also include a curated exhibition of fashion designs by selected Moore alumnae. The show will run from January 28 through March 17, 2012.

ELIGIBILITY

• Open to all Moore College of Art & Design alumnae from all majors.
• Theme inspired by nature
• Work must comply with size restrictions 21" wide by 18 in high (finished size with no border)
• Design show show at least one full repeat but may have more (One full repeat is the basic motif that would be repeated in yardage.)
• Work may be in any medium on paper or fabric
• You may submit up to three designs or color ways

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

• Work will be juried by electronic images, CD preferred.
• JPEG format, 300 dpi (If emailed, files must be under 1 MB.)
• Name image: last name, first name – title (Smith, Joan – The Sky)
• Files must be received in the alumnae office by November 16, 2011.
• You may submit up to three designs or color ways with your $25 entry fee.
• Entry fee is waived for 2011 graduates.

1. BY MAIL:

• Complete the entry form.
• Enclose CD
• Send with $25 entry fee (Check payable to Moore) to:

Alumnae Affairs
Alumnae Exhibition
Moore College of Art & Design
1916 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103-1179

2. BY EMAIL:

• Email information that appears on the entry form to: dchorney@moore.edu with Materiality in the subject line.
• Mail check or call Doris Chorney at 215.965.4051 with credit card information.

Accepted Work is due in The Galleries at Moore on January 16 or 17, 2012. 
If your design is digital, you must print out work for the exhibition. We will mount work, if needed. If you deliver work, please remove packing materials at drop-off. If you ship work, please use sturdy, re-useable packing, which we will retain. Shipping must be pre-paid; COD will not be accepted. For return shipping, please enclose a check or money order (payable to Moore) or a return shipping label to cover shipping and insurance. Artists are responsible for insuring work both to and from the College.

SALES
15% commission will be taken on all sales. Commission proceeds will benefit the College.

CALENDAR
November 16, 2011 Materiality images due in Alumnae Office
December 14, 2011 Jury notifications mailed
January 16 – 17, 2012 Accepted work due in The Galleries 9 am – 4 pm
January 28, 2012 Exhibit opens
February 17, 2012 Reception and live Fashion Show
February 18, 2012 Moore: Time Reunion
March 17, 2012 Last day of exhibition
March 19, 2012 Pick up work 10 am – 4 pm

JURORS

Christina Roberts '89 is the Head of Education and Master Printer at The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia. As an educator, she specializes in contemporary art-making practices, collaborative experimental processes and textile printing techniques. She co-founded Marafiki Arts, a non-profit organization that works with community groups in Kenya and facilities collaboration with artists and designers in the US to produce environmentally friendly textiles and promote economical development. Roberts taught at Moore and has lectured and conducted workshops throughout the world.

Lonni Rossi '70 is a fiber artist, fabric designer and art quilter. She teaches classes in surface design, thread painting and quilting at workshops throughout the country and in her studio/retail store, Lonni Rossi Fabrices in Ardmore, PA. Rossi has exhibited her art quilts in juried shows locally and nationally and by invitation internationally. She taught graphic design and typography at Moore and Drexel University and has worked as a professional graphic designer. www.lonnirossi.com

Judy Topkis hand prints, hand dyes, discharges and paints fabrics for the home and fashion under her own name. Her work hangs in several private collections, locally and nationally. She was a founder and partner of the Textile Workshop where she and her partners printed, dyed and manipulated fabrics and design clothing and wall art for 20 years. She studied in Japan and at the University of Delaware, University of the Arts, PAFA and Moore. www.judytopkis.com