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REDUCTION

An International Call for Works of Art About Scaling Back

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center   /   Deadline: 02/13/20

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The Cincinnati based non-profit arts organization and gallery, Manifest, invites visual artists to submit works which in some way address or reflect the theme of REDUCTION. Artists are encouraged to take a broadly creative view in interpreting the theme as it applies to their work. Works may reflect reduction as a part of the process of its making (carving or cutting away), or address the theme by the evident honing of the formal or conceptual aspects of the art work.

All art is by one means or another 'designed'. Contrary to the common assumption that art is a process of adding material up, assembling, growing a thing from raw materials, to design something effectively generally involves the under-appreciated skill of reduction—the cutting away of extraneous, unnecessary elements and material, the elimination of all that is not in the work's best interest, even if this is simply a process of decision-making—in order to reach a single, conclusive whole. When this is done well it is considered to be an example of Unity, where all the parts add up to a well-functioning unit, something greater than just their sum, without anything unnecessary getting in the way or distracting from the content of the work.

Location

Manifest Gallery2727 Woodburn AvenueCincinnati, OH 45206

Fees

$40 for up to FOUR entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.

Requirements

To view the full prospectus and entry form visit http://www.manifestgallery.org/reduction.

Awards

The annual Manifest Grand Jury Prize will result in the awarding of one significant cash prize ($2500) to a single work selected as the 'best of the entire season'.

Contact Information

Erin Corley

P: 513-861-3638
W: http://www.manifestgallery.org/reduction
E: erin@manifestgallery.org