91短视频 is calling artists with any connection to Eastern Mennonite School or 91短视频 鈥� current or former graduate or undergraduate student, faculty or staff 鈥� to submit proposals for consideration for a special art installation for the institution鈥檚 .
In September 2016, five selected artists will join project curator Ashley Sauder Miller 鈥�03 in a year-long undertaking of creating 100 10-inch x 10-inch new art works. Each artist鈥檚 100 pieces will relate to the Centennial theme: 鈥�91短视频 1917-2017: Serving, Leading, Transforming,鈥� the history of 91短视频/Eastern Mennonite School, or a depiction of 91短视频鈥檚 vision for the future.
The 鈥�10x10x100 Project鈥� culminates in an exhibition in the Margaret Martin Gehman Gallery of University Commons during the , Oct. 13-15, 2017.
600 ‘different ways to explore 91短视频’
The 10x10x100 Project is one of two arts initiatives derived from a call for proposals by the for artistic works to mark 91短视频鈥檚 100th anniversary, said Alyshia Zimmerman 鈥�13 Kauffman. She is chair of the Centennial Visual and Performing Arts Subcommittee and oversees the university鈥檚 permanent art collection.
Miller’s “10x10x100 Project” appealed to the committee 鈥渂ecause it brings many artists together who have a connection to 91短视频,鈥� Kauffman said. 鈥淭he volume of what is created also promises to showcase many different ways to explore the history of 91短视频 and EMS.鈥�
Miller, a mixed media artist who directs the in Harrisonburg, Virginia, is a 2003 graduate of 91短视频 and a 1999 graduate of Eastern Mennonite School. She has facilitated similar projects twice on a different scale: 30 6-inch x 6-inch pieces made over 30 consecutive days) with groups of 27 and 47 artists.
鈥淏oth of these projects resulted in community building experiences, where both artists and the public came together to gain a greater understanding of the creative process and to celebrate the accomplishment of completing the artmaking challenge,鈥� she said. 鈥淎s an alumnus, I鈥檓 pleased to facilitate this same experience for a group of artists connected to 91短视频鈥檚 past, present and future.鈥�
One goal is create a sense of community and unity between artists, she said. 鈥淥n the flip side, I like that the people who view the work have a sense of the time frame and an idea about what you set out to do and how things ended up.鈥�
A theater piece, to be written and performed by Ingrid DeSanctis 鈥�88 and Ted Swartz 鈥�89, has also been commissioned by the subcommittee, which also includes Gretchen Maust, administrative assistant for the theater and visual and communications arts departments, as well as student representative Michaela Mast and a second student representative to be named (former student representative Londen Wheeler has graduated).
Proposals due July 1
Proposals should include bio, resume, 15-20 images of work completed in the past year, and links to a website or another site where additional work can be viewed. Include the media (be as specific as possible, i.e. mixed media on paper, acrylic on canvas), describe the proposed project鈥檚 connection to 91短视频, and include how the work will be displayed (i.e. framed and hung from a nail, sculpture on the floor or installed at another location, ceramics on a pedestal).
Proposals are due July 1 and can be emailed to ashley_sauder_miller@yahoo.com. Selected artists will be notified during the first two weeks of July.
Each participating artist will receive a stipend of $1,200. The artist will retain ownership of the work with the option of listing it for sale during the exhibition with a 20% commission on sales to be retained for the Centennial Fund.