SUMMER OPEN CALL
OVERVIEW
CICADA seeks submissions of black and white art for our upcoming online exhibition. Artists will be featured this website and on the CICADA instagram account. There are no theme or content restrictions for this call. The only requirement is that the work is in black and white. See below for submission details.
WHO
Anyone making achromatic (black and white) art in any medium. Any color outside of the white-black spectrum is not eligible. If you have any questions about your work, please send us an email.
Please review our instagram feed to see if your work fits: CICADA focuses on work that is mysterious, moody, and a little bit Romantic but these are not strict parameters.
HOW
1. Send high-res jpgs or links of three artworks along with a works list, a short bio (300 words max), and your instagram handle to annika (at) annikaearley.com with subject line CICADA SUMMER 2024.
2. Pay the sliding scale application fee in the CICADA store. If this fee is a barrier for you to apply for any reason, please send us an email. No explanation needed!
Please submit all materials via separate attached files or links in an email. Please do not submit files via DropBox, Google Drive, or as a combined PDF.
WHEN
Submissions are accepted until May 31, 2024 at 11:59pm EST.
Show will open online at the end of June 2024.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Born in 1981 in Hayward, California, and in raised in Provo, Utah, in an insular religious community, Camilla Taylor attended the University of Utah and received a BFA in 2006, and an MFA from California State University at Long Beach in 2011, both degrees with an emphasis in printmaking.
Taylor is recognized for their monochromatic and intensely introspective works on paper and sculpture which utilize figurative and architectural forms. Taylor’s artworks reflect the viewer’s internal lives as well as collective issues we experience as a society. Taylor uses a variety of materials, working in ceramic, metal, printmaking, glass, and fiber as well as found materials, allowing the work to dictate the medium it should be realized in. An accomplished artist exhibiting in traditional gallery spaces, they also create installations in intimate and unusual locations, such as site-specific works in a swimming pool, desert garden, and other locations.
Taylor lives in Los Angeles, CA, with their partner and 3 cats, and teaches printmaking and sculpture at UCLA and Occidental College.
ABOUT THE SLIDING SCALE APPLICATION FEE
As of April 2024, CICADA asks for an application fee for open calls. This decision comes out of the desire to compensate guest jurors for their time and to cover the basic expenses of running the website.
CICADA recognizes that any application fees can be barriers to artists. For this reasons, we offer sliding scale options in an effort to keep things as affordable as possible. Additionally, if the fee is a barrier for your application in any way, please send us an email.
Funds collected from application fees are disbursed in the following way: 50% will go to the guest juror to compensate them for their time; the remaining 50% will go towards covering web hosting expenses and the gallery's time.