Ink & Clay 45 Sapphire Anniversary
Theme Announcement
In honor of the 45th Sapphire Anniversary of Ink & Clay, Ink & Clay 45: The
Art of Type is re-scheduled as a “virtual exhibition” for Fall 2021: August 19th - November 18th, 2021, with its prospective physical exhibition moved from Fall 2020 to Fall 2022.
Cal Poly Pomona and the Kellogg University Art Gallery are proud to make a special announcement in honor of our 45th Sapphire Anniversary of Ink &
Clay. Our current Ink & Clay 45 Prospectus is launched as of April 1st 2021 on CAFE I callforentry.org with Artwork Prizes and Purchase Awards amounting to $7,000.
In honor of this Sapphire Anniversary, Ink & Clay will be celebrated with a special theme: Ink & Clay 45: The Art of Type. This means that ALL submissions must have the material elements of ink or clay used in the creative process in some way, or in combination, with the added requirement of including: type, text, words, phrases, writings, script, letters and/or !@#$%&*+= (symbols) in some way, shape, or form.
So, in effect, the work can be of any subject matter, but must also have the inclusion anything you might find in written language, handwriting, or on a keyboard.
Some artists automatically do this as part of their body of work, and this notice is being given well in advance, so that all prospective participants can have adequate time to make applicable work for this year's entry submission deadline of May 30, 2021. Topics can be anything from poetic, lyrical, narrative, to biographical, auto-biographical, socio-political commentary, pop-cultural, or abstraction - simply based on the love of shape and form.
See examples in the illustration below:
Cecilia Torres
Ampersand Three, 2013
Ink & Clay 40, September 13-0ctober 23, 2014
Courtesy of the artist
Mariona Barkus
Inspiration. Please. Inspiration, 2017
Ink & Clay 43, September 16-0ctober 26, 2017
Courtesy of the artist
The same techniques that are acceptable each year for Ink & Clay are applicable for Ink & Clay 45: all traditional media (painting, drawing, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture), mixed media, collage, assemblage, book-making, installation, video and any avant-garde artforms are acceptable for submission, as long as ink and/or clay are featured in some way.
And with this, we hope to see eligible participants in next year's show for this special event!
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Ink & Clay 45
Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona
August 19 - November 18, 2021
© 2020-21 Kellogg University Art Gallery
Cal Poly Pomona
The artworks filmed, photographed and presented herein were used courtesy of each participating artist, with their individual permission.
Some images used in the logo design and graphics may be from a previous year's competition.
Copyright of all artwork used or reproduced is owned by each individual artist and cannot be copied or reproduced without each artist's individual permission.
