far & wide: a national call for art in the united states

Juror: Shazzi Thomas, Director, The Painting Center, New York, NY

This call is open March 6 — midnight April 10, 2023

Notifications to artists (via Submittable email): May 3, 2023

Intake for accepted work at WAAM: Sunday, June 4, 5:00 – 7:00 pm or Monday, June 5 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Shipped artwork must be received by June 2.

Exhibition Dates: June 9 — July 23

Artists Reception: June 10, 4-6 pm

Awards: The Arthur Harris Best in Show Award ($500)

There is no theme for this national call.

Artists are invited to submit 1 piece for consideration.

ABOUT THE JUROR:

Shazzi Thomas is the Director of The Painting Center, New York, NY.

She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Bard College in 2004. Her paintings have been exhibited at Longwood Art Gallery, Broome Street Gallery, Eleven Ten Gallery, Brooklyn Artists Gym and The Painting Center in New York City. An abstract painter, her work addresses the inter-relationship between design and chaos, and also the parallels between our external and internal environments.

In addition, Thomas has curated numerous exhibitions at Broome Street Gallery in Soho. In 2008, she gave a lecture at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on the artist Georgia O'Keefe in conjunction with the exhibition Through Our Eyes: Wuppertal/New York. Most recently, she gave a lecture at The Maryland Institute College of Art addressing making your own luck in the art world and managing a non-profit organization.