Second Career Makers Exhibition Submission
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Description
Peters Valley School of Craft is excited to invite submissions for the Second Career Makers exhibition to be displayed in their Sally D. Francisco Gallery.
Are you a maker who previously had a career in another industry? Are you currently working full time and building a career outside of your art/craft work? If so, then this open call is for you! We are seeking makers who have led or are leading another story alongside their creative practice; we want to hear your story and how your career has influenced your work.
In addition to the in person exhibition display in our New Jersey Gallery, we will be publishing a full color exhibition catalog that will highlight all selected works and the artist's stories.
**Accepted artists will receive a follow up form with questions about their former/current career and how it influences their work. This information will be used either in the print publication or as additional insights to posts of your work across our social media channels.
All crafts media are welcome to apply.
Venue
Peters Valley School of Craft is located in the beautiful and historic Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and offers adult workshops, artist residencies, special events, and gallery exhibitions in an effort to enrich lives through the learning, practice, and appreciation of fine craft. The Sally D. Francisco Gallery is located on the second floor of the gallery building, above a retail gallery featuring over 250 American based craftspeople.
Size Restrictions
Our gallery is on the second floor of our building. There is a 30" doorway/stairwell that work must be able to fit through. Larger dimensions are acceptable as long as they can go through the stairwell. If your work is selected and weighs over 50 pounds, please bring assistance to carry your piece upstairs.
Entry Fee
$30 for up to 3 works per submission. You may submit multiple times, and pay $30 for up to 3 additional works by submitting another form.
Jury
Submissions will be juried by a group of talented, working artists.
Lisa Lofdahl of LLMetalworks, is a bladesmith, blacksmith and metalworker whose shop is located in Irvington, NJ. Lisa designs and creates custom pieces by hand, focusing primarily on kitchen knives and functional and decorative household fixtures and furnishings. Whether hand-forging a chef’s knife or fabricating a table base, she endeavors to incorporate sound design with purpose and function. Lisa enjoys employing traditional blacksmithing techniques, but is not a purist, and often mixes and matches old and new methods to find the right look for her clients. After careers in engineering and law, Lisa has been smithing and forging knives full time since 2015. She has expanded her skills under expert instructors at the New England School of Metalwork, Rochester Arc & Flame Center, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Center for Metal Arts, and various hammer-ins and conferences. Lisa has instructed workshops and assisted other instructors and gives occasional private lessons in her home shop.
Erika Hewston received her BFA in Textiles and Material Studies and BSBA in Business Management from Kutztown University in 2018. Erika also earned her Masters in Arts Administration from Kutztown University in 2024. Erika currently serves as the Retail and Gallery Exhibitions Director for Peters Valley School of Craft in Layton, New Jersey. In this role, she gets to develop and coordinate exhibitions and special events as well as work with artists to showcase and sell their work in the gallery storeroom. She is striving to increase accessibility to the traditional exhibition space by incorporating touch elements and audio descriptions whenever possible. Her woven work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Along with exhibitions, she has sold her work at in person fine craft fairs in the Northeastern United States including at the American Craft Council Baltimore Craft Show, Smithsonian Craft: Fashion & Home, and the Academy Art Museum Craft Show. Find more information at www.erikahewstontextiles.com
Emily Fowler-Haag is a contemporary abstract expressionist based in New Jersey and is known for her sculptural sand compositions. Haag’s works center around the physicality of the material and how it plays with light and shadow, while simultaneously peaking into the inner workings of mental health. With a BFA in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design, Haag works spontaneously and unrestrained. Haag’s style of painting embodies meditation and a search for understanding one’s mental health. Through her processes of meditation, self-reflection, and manipulation of material, Haag strives to capture something that cannot be seen or shown, but rather felt.
Image Specifications
Please provide 1 to 3 images or videos for each piece. Please use a light or neutral backdrop for your piece. Between 1000 and 1920 pixels on the longest side, minimum 72 PPI/dpi (standard web resolution) but 300 dpi preferred, 5 MB maximum file size.
An optional audio description can be included in submission; this would be used to allow visitors to hear about your piece directly from you as the maker. Audio descriptions are provided via QR codes throughout the gallery space and included in the online exhibition.
**These images will be used in the exhibition catalog, so image quality is very important. If you have any questions about photographing your work, please reach out to us at 973-948-5202
Sales
All items must be available for purchase. A commission of 50% will be retained on all sales. Artworks will be insured for 50% of their retail value while on premises. We will exercise due care in handling all work submitted for the exhibition.
Shipping
If accepted, shipping of artworks is the responsibility of the artist. Works must be shipped in sturdy reusable boxes. Please include any special packing or display instructions. Please include a return shipping label, if none is provided the artist will be billed for the cost of shipping. Further shipping information will be included with notification of acceptance. If selected artworks cannot be picked up, or a return delivery label cannot be sent, by the deadline artists are responsible for notifying the gallery as soon as possible to make alternative arrangements.
Promotion
Accepted works will be highlighted in many ways. There will be a brochure and full exhibition catalog produced, an online virtual exhibition display, and works will be featured on our gallery social media accounts. In addition all items will be listed available for sale online as well as in person. The exhibition will be promoted through our mailing list, as well as through print, virtual ads, and boosted social media posts.
Event Calendar
Show Dates: March 15 - April 20, 2025
January 17, 2025: Submit Forms/images due via Submittable
February 7, 2025: Notification of acceptance
March 1 - 7, 2025: Delivery and drop off of work to Peters Valley School of Craft no later than 3/7/2025
March 15, 2025: Opening Reception 3-5PM
April 20, 2025: Exhibition Closes
April 20 - 27, 2025: Work must be picked up from the Gallery
Questions?
Contact the Erika Hewston, Gallery Director, at gallery@petersvalley.org or by calling 973-948-5202