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A Competitive Annual Publication of Works
of Contemporary Drawing
and/or Writing about Drawing
The award-winning International Drawing Annual is an extension
of Manifest's Drawing Center activities. Its goal is to support the
recognition, documentation, and publication of excellent, current,
and relevant works of drawing from around the world.
A natural
question will be "what
is drawing?" and that is exactly one question the Annual is meant
to investigate from year to year. Furthermore the goal is to ask "what is exceptional
drawing?" Therefore submissions are expected to vary, including
a range of drawing types, from the most academic to the most experimental,
but all with some relevance to the artists' honest understanding of
the practice of "drawing."
Eligibility
The International Drawing Annual is open to any artist submitting
original works of art or design created within the past three years (2009 - 2011).
Professionals and students in ALL disciplines are encouraged to submit.
Manifest is eager to receive works of drawing in a wide range of applications
(technical, graphic, fine art, design, architectural, digital, illustration, etc.) with the
qualification being that artwork submitted is representative of high
quality "drawing."
Note that artists who previously exhibited at Manifest or had work included in our publication projects ARE perfectly eligible to submit. Our juries are always conducted blind, and we do not disqualify folks who have success in past juries. However there is no advantage here either because our jury members are changed from project to project.
Media (artwork)
Open to any media applicable to the practice of drawing including
but by no means limited to traditional drawing media. Printmaking, digital/new media, photography, sculpture,
painting, installation, etc., are all possibly valid.
Essays and other drawing-related writings
With the inclusion of a call for writing about drawing Manifest
eagerly pursues a deeper understanding of how drawing is realized,
discussed, and interpreted in contemporary society. Works of writing
will be selected to complement the artwork chosen for inclusion in
the publication, (independent of any particular work of art). Text pieces are included at the start of the book, as an introduction to the 'exhibit in print'.
Written entries can be in any form (poetic,
historical, technical, philosophical) but should be directly relevant to the practice
of drawing and must be original works with proper citation for quoted
material. Length of written entries should be limited to a max. of approximately
1500 words. INDA entrants may choose to submit either artwork, writing
or both. In either case, written entries should not be mere artist statements, referring to specific works of their own drawing. Artist statements are requested separately after works are selected for the book.
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Jury and Curator
Manifest's selection process involves a complex two-part system. This project will be juried by a 9-12 member panel of professional and academic advisors with a broad range of expertise. The jury will then pass along their scores to the project curator who will assemble the final selections from the jury-approved pool.
Publication
Each artist/author selected for inclusion in the INDA
will receive one complimentary copy of the publication. The books produced for this ongoing project have increased in page count and print quality each year, with the most recent publication reaching over 180 pages in length. The INDA 5 was recently awarded a national silver medal award from the Independent Publishers Association in their New York City ceremony. Manifest's books are distributed to bookstores across the country, including museum bookstores, and are available through Amazon.com as well as at Manifest Gallery and on the Manifest website. Arts patrons, artists, professors, and art students around the world collect our publications.
Online INDA Resource
An Internet-based online International Drawing Annual
Resource website will be published to accompany the printed Annual.
This will feature statements, bios, contact info., and professional
information for each person included.
(www.manifestgallery.org/inda)
Entry Fee
Each work submitted (drawn or written) must be accompanied
by a $10 non-refundable entry fee. Number of entries is unlimited.
Entry fee must be paid by U.S. check or money order made payable to MANIFEST,
or by credit card via PayPal. Detail images may be included at no additional
cost but should only be provided when necessary to reveal accurate understanding of the artwork. Beyond this nominal fee, the requirements spelled out here, and providing print-quality digital images of selected works, there are NO hidden costs or obligations associated with participation, and NO obligation to purchase additional copies.
How many works can or should I submit?
The average number of works submitted to typical Manifest calls is 3. Some artists like to submit several more, especially if they have a couple different bodies of work which they'd like our jury to consider, or if they have a suite of works that are interrelated. While we have absolutely no minimum number required (other than one), nor do we give an advantage to those who submit more, it is helpful to have a few options to select from. Our jury often gains insight into one work by seeing it in context with a few others by the same artist. And we do routinely accept pairs or sets of work by artists once they are determined to be a finalist. It is also worth noting that our book projects like the INDA and INPA are not limited by size of work nor gallery space, so we are able to more easily include, on average, more works by one artist if justified by our jury scores.
Awards and CASH PRIZES
First, Second, and Third Place awards for works of drawing will be decided by the
jury committee. Each award winner will have a brief artist's statement
included in the publication. There will be three cash prizes of $700, $200, and $100 for first, second, and third place winners.
Exhibit at Manifest Gallery
Artists selected for inclusion in the INDA
7 publication will also be considered for the Selections
from the International Drawing Annual exhibit, scheduled for April/May 2012. This will be a small hand-picked 'highlights' exhibit at Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati. Works are not required to be available for exhibit in order to be considered for the INDA project. Participation is by invitation.
Text Entries
Authors can choose to submit written entries in either Word
or PDF format. Written entries must be submitted electronically via
e-mail attachment and file names must follow the guidelines provided below for entry images.
Images
In an effort to conserve resources Manifest accepts only digital images and entry forms for consideration. (see details below). The Gallery will retain the submitted images of accepted artwork and reserves the right to use the images in publications and gallery publicity. CD's of works not selected will only be returned if accompanied by a SASE.
(online entry form required and emailed images preferred over mailed CD)
Digital Format: Digital images can be submitted on CD or by e-mail
(send to: show@manifestgallery.org). The email and online submission process is HIGHLY PREFERRED because it makes our process more efficient and saves postage and materials for the artists. Hi-Res, professional-quality images will be requested for accepted works upon conclusion of the jury process. If suitable images are not provided, the work will not be included in the publication.
To send via email: (send to: show@manifestgallery.org). The email should include the artist's full name as subject along with 'INTERNATIONAL DRAWING ANNUAL 7 submission' The images must meet the following specifications:
FILE NAMING:
All entry files (regardless of type or media, including VIDEO) must be named with artist's last name (underscore) first name, followed by the entry number as noted on the entry form
(i.e. Jones_Mike_1.jpg). Please DO NOT include any other information in the file name, such as title of work, etc.
Detail, installation, or alternate view images must include the word 'detail' in the filename (i.e. Jones_Mike_1detail1.jpg). If you do NOT include the term DETAIL as part of the filename for any additional, extra, installation, or closeup images supporting your entry these will be counted as additional separate entries and our system will expect a corresponding fee for them.
EXAMPLE:
Detail info should NOT be included on the entry form. The image files should be in HIGH QUALITY JPEG format,
images should be no smaller than 1000 pixels in any direction (about 13”) and 72dpi. This should result in most image files ranging from 700kb to 2mb in file size (this is approximate).
Be ABSOLUTELY sure you are sending files at the correct size AND that your email app. does not automatically downsize the attached images when sending. Apple Mail, for example, provides a setting for resizing attachments in the new message composition window (lower right corner).
Images must be oriented properly (i.e. top of image is top
of artwork) and should not include text info or borders that are not part of the actual work. Video work should be sent with similar naming conventions in a quicktime compatible format file (preferably not DVD format for the jury process). If video work is selected, then print-quality still images will be required for the publication.
Please do NOT submit resume, c.v., bio, or other text info. The only text submitted beyond the entry form should be written entries, should you opt to include one ore more. Written entries must be listed on the entry form.
If for any reason you submit your entry form more than once, only the most recent form will be retained in our system. All previous forms will be deleted. If you decide to submit additional work later, you’ll need to submit a new form containing ALL the works for the exhibit.
Calendar
December
31
January 7, 2012
February
19
March 12
Late 2012 |
Deadline for entry EXTENDED!
Notifications
sent by e-mail sometime this week**
Publication
available and awards announced |
** note that our notification emails are sometimes not received due to aggressive filtering by email servers on the recipient side.
For this reason we also post the results of the jury on the exhibits page of the website soon after sending the notifications (within a few days). We encourage all entrants to white list (or allow) email from the manifestgallery.org domain to help ensure our communications arrive.
Entry
Checklist
If
sending through the USPS, mail materials to:
Manifest
Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center
Attn: International Drawing Annual 7
P.O. Box 6218
Cincinnati, OH 45206
e-mail
show@manifestgallery.org with
questions
PLEASE feel
free to print, share, or forward this information. The success
of the INDA will rely largely
on word-of-mouth publicity.)
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