Downtown is where we find our history, sense of individuality, and the mighty Mississippi – where the river turns a thousand tales! It is also home to locally owned businesses that bring flavor and matchless experiences. Places such as the city hall and federal courthouse, as well as Southeast Missouri State University and Media Row, are also found in Cape Girardeau’s Downtown. Together, these entities keep us connected and informed.
The Public Art Exhibition has been identified as yet another dynamic revitalization strategy to elevate the arts community within the region, as confirmed by the success of the past two years of exhibits. In fact, last year’s exhibit was named a finalist for the Missouri Main Street Connection’s State Award for Top Special Event, and a piece was sold for permanent placement on Broadway!
Several locations along the Broadway Corridor in Downtown Cape Girardeau have been selected for public sculpture and yield high visibility with both vehicular and pedestrian traffic. All work entered must be freestanding and “suitable” for long-term outdoor public display within the space provided. The durability of the work and safety of the public will be a consideration for selection.
Check out information on the current exhibit at: www.capearts.org/CapeSculpture To view and download the full prospectus, or to apply online, please visit:
www.capearts.org/2016CapeSculpture.aspx
IMPORTANT DATES:
October 20, 2015 | Deadline for email submissions at 5 pm.
April 14 &15, 2016 | Installation of artwork to be completed by 2 pm on April 15th.
April 15, 2016 | Exhibition Reception.
April 7, 2017 | Exhibition closes. De-Installation of artwork.
SELECTION PROCESS:
Artwork entries will be juried by a guest juror along with a committee consisting of local artists, city and business professionals from the Cape Girardeau area. The selection process will reflect diversity of sculptural practices while maintaining high standards of professional artwork and safety.
The artistic career of this year’s juror, James Johnson, spans over 40 years. As a sculptor/artist, he has participated in over 60 regional and national juried and invitational exhibitions, completed numerous Large-scale public sculptures in aluminum and cor-ten steel, ranging in size from 12 to 25 feet in height which are on permanent and temporary exhibit in Kansas, Illinois, Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, and Iowa. He has received six grants from state and local institutions to develop glassblowing and bronze casting facilities and was selected as one of five sculptors to participate in a research project at the University of Costa Rica. In addition, he served as an artist-in-residence at Anderson College in Anderson, Indiana, where he designed and fabricated a 17’ 2,000 lb. large-scale public sculpture. He was selected as guest instructor at the Texas Tech University summer program in Junction, Texas and the Penland School of Arts and Crafts in Penland, North Carolina. A 1963 graduate of Emporia State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Art, he went on to receive his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Kansas in 1970. He spent nearly a decade teaching at the University of Kansas and Arkansas State University before making his way to Eastern Illinois University where he served as Professor and Chairperson of the Art Department and Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities.
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