Brand 50 Works on Paper: Call for Entries!
The Associates of Brand Library & Art Center announces its 50th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Works on Paper celebrating not only the artists chosen this year, but the many who have been featured in the past 50 years. Cash awards total over $4,000 including a Juror’s Award. All accepted artworks will be included in a show at the Brand Gallery and in both printed and online exhibition catalogs. Brand has an open call for entries until May 13th, the medium requirements are any artwork on or of paper, including collages, drawings, paintings, photography, prints, and 3-dimensional works, paper must be a visible component of the artwork.
This year, Brand 50 welcomes Shannon Currie Holmes as our juror. For the past 15 years, Shannon has been producing events designed to connect people through the exploration of art. As the Exhibition Supervisor at Brand Library & Art Center, she oversees all gallery exhibitions and events and has curated the Works on Paper show for the past five years. Before moving into her role at Brand, Shannon worked closely with communities across Los Angeles as Head of Project Development at Cella Marketing, Producer of the NoHo Arts Festival, and Marketing Manager for the North Hollywood Business Improvement District. Shannon was co-owner and Director of Cella Gallery, an exhibition space focused on providing emerging artists a platform for the free expression of their ideas and self. She developed several ground-breaking public art projects including Satellite Galleries and Street Box Art. These projects continue to provide underserved communities with access to art through the efforts of 11:11 Projects, a San Fernando Valley based non-profit, where Shannon has been a Board member for the past 10 years. Shannon believes that art can change the world: art is political, passionate, and human.
Brand invites a wide variety of artists, participation is open to artists residing in the United States. Entries must be original artwork created no earlier than 2019 and not previously exhibited at Brand Library & Art Center. Visit https://www.brandlibrary.art/brand-50 for information and entry.