Call for Entries: The Poetry of Sculpture
Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition at Prairie State College – Christopher Art Gallery
February 5-29, 2024
Entry deadline: December 8, 2023
Sculptors are invited to enter up to three works in the
Chicago Sculpture International Juried Exhibition at
Prairie State College – Christopher Art Gallery
The exhibition will be juried and curated by Beth Shadur.
If selected for the exhibition, artists must be a current CSI member
or sign-up for membership: www.chicagosculpture.org/become-a-member
An artist’s statement and short bio will be required for the accepted piece.
About the gallery:
The Christopher Art Gallery gallery is located on the first floor
of the main campus building and consists of 1300 square feet.
Prairie State College
202 S. Halsted St.
Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Gallery Hours:
Monday-Thursday, 9 am-5 pm on days that college is open.
Guided tours of gallery exhibits are available for groups of ten or more.
Call Beth Shadur (708) 709-7738 or email bshadur@prairiestate.edu to schedule a tour.
Entry Requirements
All entries will be submitted as digital, jpeg images.
Artists may submit an additional detail image for each entry.
Each entry must be saved with a file name in the following format:
Artist’s name, title of work, and number of the entry,
separated by underscore.
Example: FirstName LastName_SublimeSculpture_3Please format jpegs to: 300 dpi at 4” x 5” or 72 dpi, 1024 pixels in longest
dimension.Images should be no larger than 4MB each.
Pedestal and wall hung work only. No screws. Heaviest weight allowed
should be less than 50 pounds. Wall relief work not to exceed 70” in height.
No work should be wider than 4 feet.A list should accompany accepted work with the artist’s name, title, size,
weight (if heavier than 20 pounds) medium, and price or insurance value
if NFS. The Gallery Director displays a price list for works available for sale and
facilitates sale of work for the artists. The sales transactions are handled
by the Foundation, with 20% commission retained by the PSC foundation,
Prairie State College.
Click here to apply: https://forms.gle/Y65p1VTMLuNPkuAn7
Calendar:
Entry deadline: December 8, 2023
Email notification of acceptance:
December 18, 2023
Delivery of Accepted Work:
January 26, 2024, 10am-3pm;
January 27, 2024, 10am-1pm
Exhibition dates: February, 5-29, 2024
Opening Reception: February 7, 11AM - 1:30PM
Closing Reception and Pick Up of Work:
February 29, 4-7PM
(work may be removed at 7:00PM)
For any questions, contact the gallery at: bshadur@prairiestate.edu
For general information: info@chicagosculpture.org