Experience
Design a Unique Garden GateGarden gates are the quintessential element of an ideal garden and provide symbolic entry into a world of color and aesthetic beauty. Plain or fancy, white or polychromed, and constructed of myriad materials, garden gates will complement the idyllic grounds of the historic 1859 Linwood Estate at the Norman Rockwell Museum during this exciting outdoor installation. Unique and personal conceptions are welcome, and will offer new perspectives on a timeless component of the pastoral and suburban landscape. Artists and craftspeople working in any media are invited to submit proposals for the 2008 In Full Bloom exhibition. Three-dimensional, weather-resistant, outdoor gates will be reviewed by a panel of prominent arts professionals. On view during our busy summer season, these full-scale gates will welcome thousands of visitors to our bucolic, thirty-six acre site. Final selections will be exhibited on the grounds from July 5th through September 7, 2008. Prizes will be awarded for the Best in Show, Most Inventive, Most Classic, Most Functional, and Viewer’s Choice. Exhibition JurorsArline ReillySculptor/Landscape Gardener Pittsfield, MA Ms. Reilly is a sculptor who creates art work in what she describes as “piqueassiette,” an art form that incorporates fragments of ceramics, tiles, mirrors to create decorative mosaics on walls and other surfaces. A longtime resident of Pittsfield, she has produced a number of public commissions there, and is a landscape gardener for a variety of clients in the Berkshires. Kathleen M. Morris Director of Collections and Exhibitions and Curator of Decorative Arts Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown, MA Ms. Reilly is a sculptor who creates art work in what she describes as “piqueassiette,” an art form that incorporates fragments of ceramics, tiles, mirrors to create decorative mosaics on walls and other surfaces. A longtime resident of Pittsfield, she has produced a number of public commissions there, and is a landscape gardener for a variety of clients in the Berkshires. Craig Okerstrom-Lang Principal Partner, Okerstrom Lang Landscape Architects Great Barrington, MA Craig Okerstrom-Lang has a distinguished background as a city planner for Director of Construction for Battery Park City Authority (BPCA) in New York City. During his tenure, over 70% of the award-winning spaces were designed, constructed and opened to the public. He began his career at Johnson, Johnson, & Roy, the largest landscape architecture firm in Michigan. He is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects, a founding member of Berkshire Historic Resources, and chairman of the Great Barrington Design Advisory Committee.
Exhibition DatesJuly 5 through September 7, 2008.Opening ReceptionSaturday, July 12, 3-5 p.m. Awards will be presented at 4 p.m.Deadline For EntryApplication form, sketches and concept statements are due by March 25, 2008.NotificationArtists will be notified of acceptance by April 1, 2008.DeliveryFinished works will be accepted at the Museum from June 23 – July 3, 2008, excluding weekends.SpecificsGarden gates should be functional, full-sized (the gate must be at least 36 inches wide) including sturdy anchors that may be staked into the ground. Materials must be viewer-safe, durable, and suited to an outdoor installation. Artists will collaborate with museum staff during installation. Garden gates will be exhibited on the Museum grounds.AwardsCommendations for outstanding work will be awarded for: Best in Show: $250, Most Inventive: $150, Most Classic: $150, Most Functional $150, Viewers’ Choice, $100.Application FeeThere is an application fee of $20 to help defray the costs associated with the organization of this special exhibition.Your check or money order should be made payable to the Norman Rockwell Museum. Please do not send cash. PublicityThe exhibition will be publicized widely throughout the Tri-State region of New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut, in New England and beyond, and will be featured prominently on the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Web site. A site plan keyed to the artists and titles of their work will be available to Museum visitors.Download the Application Form NOTE: If you submit an application online, you must still mail in the Application Fee to the address below. PLEASE SEND ENTRY FORM AND FEES TO: Charles Sable, Curator Norman Rockwell Museum, 9 Glendale Road, P.O. Box 308, Stockbridge, MA 01262 Questions? Call 413-298-4100 x 207 or email csable@nrm.org |
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