Beyond, Behind, Beneath the Self-Portrait

South Haven Center for the Arts
Beyond, Behind, Beneath the Self-Portrait
May 22, 5:00 PM

“I paint self-portraits because I am the person I know best. I paint my own reality. The only thing I know is that I paint because I need to and I paint whatever passes through my head without any consideration.”  – Frida Kahlo

In celebration of Kahlo and her work, we are looking for 2D narrative self-portraits that will compliment Frida Kahlo’s Garden. An exhibition visiting the South Haven Center for the Arts in Summer 2020 made possible by NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Work does not have to be representational, and must have been created in the past two years. All media accepted except video and digital work presented on electronic devices. 2D work must be no more than 36” in any direction and no more than 6” deep, including frame. All work must be hung on a wall, no freestanding pedestal work permitted.

Update April 16: This exhibition will be online, whether the in person exhibition is able to occur or not. Jurying, judging, prizes, and sales will occur either way.

Artists may submit up to 3 entries for $40.00
Use the code FRIEND to get $10 off your entry fee

Juror for the exhibition: Alan Larkin

South Bend-based artist Alan Larkin works in drawing, painting and printmaking. He is the happy black sheep of a family of modern artists, having acquired a taste for realism that has guided his own narrative work. His carefully observed still life paintings of intimate objects tell unique tales of aspiration that are both mysterious and touching. Larkin taught printmaking and drawing at Indiana University South Bend for nearly forty years.

Entry deadline: Saturday, April 18, 2020 at 11:59 pm (MT) at https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=6780

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