Craft Victoria invites its Professional Members to submit an entry for PERSPECTIVE, a curated members' exhibition held at Craft Victoria as part of the Craft Cubed festival. Entries should respond to the festival theme CITY|COUNTRY, and demonstrate quality of concept, and skill in design, production, form and function. Up to 50 works will be selected by the Artistic Director of Craft Victoria, advised by an industry panel including Mari Funaki, Director, Gallery Funaki; Meredith Turnbull, Gallery Manager/Curator, VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery, and Simon Lloyd, designer.

2009 THEME
PERSPECTIVE provides artists with an opportunity to generate new work in response to the 2009 Craft Cubed festival theme CITY|COUNTRY. Local geographical boundaries have shifted dramatically in recent times. Populations are literally moving, profoundly affecting the environment, public space, urban planning and design. What are the ramifications of these changes in geographical composition? How is contemporary craft and design influencing new forms of spatial engagement?

APPLICATION CRITERIA
To submit an entry for PERSPECTIVE, your Craft Victoria Professional Membership must be current for the period 1 July 2009 – 30 June 2010. To join or renew your membership click here or call (03) 9650 7775 during opening hours.

HOW TO ENTER
Complete the entry form online including an artist statement of up to 200 words discussing your work in relation to the festival theme CITY|COUNTRY. Then email an image of your work to perspective@craftvic.asn.au (do not send images over 1MB) with your name in the subject line. The image must be at least 500px square at 72dpi. You are strongly encouraged to provide a compelling, quality image, as it will be used in the online catalogue should your work be selected. Please note that rectangular images will be cropped square for the online catalogue. We may also request a print-quality image (300dpi) for media opportunities.

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS
The dimensions of your work must be no larger than 50 x 30 x 30 cm (h x w x d) to ensure adequate display space and maximum participation. An artist statement of no more than 200 words will be displayed with your work in the exhibition. This statement should discuss the work in relation to the festival theme CITY|COUNTRY.

CONSIGNMENT/EXHIBITION AGREEMENT
Successful applicants will be required to complete and return a Consignment/Exhibition Agreement to Craft Victoria prior to the delivery of work.

SALE OF WORK
Successful applicants will have the option of selling their work during the exhibition. If the work is to be offered for sale, a Consignment Invoice must be provided to Craft Victoria upon delivery of work. Craft Victoria will offer the work for sale at the retail price specified by the Exhibitor. The commission on all sales is 40% of the sale price (excluding GST), in accordance with Craft Victoria’s Retail and Exhibition Sales Policy.

KEY DATES
Submission deadline Tuesday 30 June 2009
Entrants notified of selection Monday 13 July 2009  
Delivery of selected works Tuesday 21 July – Saturday 25 July, between 1-3pm daily
Exhibition opening Friday 31 July 2009, 6-8pm
Exhibition dates Saturday 1 August – Saturday 12 September 2009
Collection of unsold works Tuesday 15 September – Saturday 19 September, between 1-3pm daily

See Frequently Asked Questions here

To enter click here