Call to Artists!

High Off the Land

Curators Gary Martin & Laura Fogg

A traveling exhibit about the effects of the cannabis industry on Mendocino County

 

May 1 through August 7 

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 May 6-May 28: Willits Center for the Arts

June 3 - June 25: Art Center Ukiah

July 14: Gualala Arts          

                                                              

Download Registration Form by copying and pasting this link 

http://gualalaarts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/High-Off-the-Land.pdf

 

Exhibit Statement

Cannabis has a long and colorful history in Mendocino County, and it affects both residents and visitors in diverse ways. It has fueled our economy for years and has recently become legal.  With 20/20 hindsight on half a century of local cannabis cultivation and use, it’s time to speak about the different aspects of how it speaks to all of us.  We are asking artists to visually interpret their own experiences with cannabis. How has it affected you or your environment? We are looking for work in any visual medium, both two and three-dimensional. We welcome and encourage both positive and negative responses.

This will be a juried show. Those deciding on pieces for the show will be David Burton of the Grace Hudson Museum and Allysum Wier of the Arts Council of Mendocino.

This show will open in Willits Center for the Arts in May 2023  Art Center Ukiah in June 2023, and then Gualala Art Center in July 2023.

The show, opens at Willits Center for the Arts on May 6, 2023

Directions, requirements, and General Info

• Please email a high-quality digital image of your entry (two images if it’s three-dimensional at 1200-pixels (4inch @ 300dpi)) along with your application form to gtm1950@gmail.com by March 24, 2023

• Ten semi-finalists will be selected, which will be then juried for the final show by David Burton, the Grace Hudson Museum director, and Alyssum Wier, director of the Mendocino Arts Council. You will be notified by April 15th if you have been selected to be in the High Off the Land Exhibit.

• If selected, drop off your artwork at Willits Center for the Arts on May 1, 2023, between 10 am – 4 pm.
  Please ensure all artwork is professionally prepared for hanging or display (no clip frames, etc.) and can be displayed with a minimum of effort. NO screws or anchor bolts will be used for hanging; if needed, modify your art to be hung by a wire picture hanger.)

• Art pick-up will be discussed upon acceptance to the exhibit