Jul 05, 2020

Hutchinson Art Center calling for submissions for diversity exhibition

Posted Jul 05, 2020 11:01 AM

 By NICK GOSNELL

Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Art Center is calling for diverse artists for an exhibition later this year called Dialogue Reconstructed: Celebrating Diversity Through Art.

"We're taking photography, painting, illustration, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture," said Patrick Calvillo with the Hutchinson Art Center. "We're limiting to one piece per artist."

The deadline for submissions is August 16th and you can email [email protected] for a submission form.

"The NAACP Hutchinson chapter unit is collaborating with us, along with Hutch In Harmony and The Hutchinson/Reno Arts and Humanities Council," Calvillo said.

Artists have an opportunity to make some money from the exhibition, if their submission is good enough.

"This is also a juried show," Calvillo said. "There are cash prizes. First place is $1500. Second place is $1000. Third place is $500. Also, we give out some honorable mentions in the exhibition. With everybody who is collaborating with us in this exhibition, we're having a representative from each organization be a juror."

Once pieces are selected for the show, the Art Center is asking the artists to donate their works to the Hutchinson Art Center's permanent collection. The pieces would go in front of the collections committee to be assessed for inclusion at the center permanently.