A Place Called Home, a digitally projected exhibition will run concurrently with Coalescence, the 58th annual conference of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) which will be held in Richmond, Virginia, March 20-23, 2024. The theme of this exhibition is “home”, which can be interpreted in many ways. Experiences, the feeling of longing, memories of physical spaces, stories, people, familiar smells, nostalgia and tastes remind us of home. Artists will be asked to consider this theme when submitting work for inclusion in this exhibition. The juried exhibition will accept submissions from undergraduate students enrolled in college and university programs during the Spring 2024 semester. The exhibition will be shown on The Cabell Screen located on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. This venue rounds out the conference experience by providing a digital exhibition format viewable continuously throughout the conference, running from March 20, 2024, through April 19, 2024.
A Place Called Home directly relates to the conference theme by providing a platform for student artists to consider how their own interpretations of home exist and live alongside those of other artists. The idea of “home” asks artists to consider identity, migration, new beginnings, ideas of comfort and feeling of belonging. Works, represented in digital format on a large screen viewable from a great distance, allow emerging student artists to share their work with a greater audience whether that be the greater Richmond community, students passing through campus, or those attending the NCECA conference. It provides the opportunity to fully embrace the idea of coalescence; the coming together of ideas while considering the “whole”.
Additional Information and Eligibility:
- This virtual exhibition will be projected in a public outdoor space located within a high-traffic area on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Images of works will be displayed on a 21 x 24’’ screen (400 square feet of digital space). The aspect ratio of the screen is 35:32 and work may be cropped to adhere to the aspect ratio.
- Students enrolled in an undergraduate program during the spring 2024 semester are eligible to apply
- There is no entry fee to apply; artists may submit a maximum of 2 individual pieces (no detail shots)
- Primary material must be clay (video works are not eligible)
Judging Criteria and Selection Process:
- Work will be selected based on relevancy to the exhibition theme, use of material, and originality
- Deadline to submit works is Friday, January 19, 2024 (11:59PM EST). Late submissions will not be accepted.
- The jurying process will be completed by late January. Notification emails are expected to be sent to all artists by the end of February.
Teapot pictured by VCUarts Craft student and co-juror Naila Ohmke.