Art Matters! College Collective 2017

(ROCHESTER, NY – February 20, 2017) Flower City Arts Center is seeking
original ceramic work, photography, and prints from emerging artists currently
enrolled in a college program and/or alumni within two years of graduation.
Mixed media work must be predominantly ceramic, photographic, print, or
book-art related.

Last year our College Collective exhibition proudly showcased artworks by 55
college art students representing 42 colleges from 22 states. Jurors this year
are: Amelia Hugill-Fontanel, Ben Carter, & Adrian Octavius Walker. Over $900 in prize money will be distributed. Best of Show awards will be given in each area and announced at the opening reception on Friday, June 16.

Entry Deadline (postmark & email): April 7
Email Notification: Week of May 1
Delivery of Accepted Work: May 22-27
Exhibition Dates: June 16–July 25
Opening Reception: Friday, June 16 from 6pm–9pm

About the Jurors
Book Arts: Amelia Hugill-Fontanel is the Associate Curator at Melbert B. Cary,
Jr. Graphic Arts Collection at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester,
NY.
Ceramics: Ben Carter is a studio potter in Santa Cruz, CA and hosts the Red
Clay Rambler blog. He was named the 2016 Ceramic Artist of the Year by
Ceramics Monthly. www.carterpottery.com
Photography: Adrian Octavius Walker is a content creator specializing in
portrait and lifestyle photography as well as assistant editing at VSCO in
Oakland, CA. www.adrianowalker.com

For a full prospectus visit:
https://www.rochesterarts.org/media/uploads/collegecollective2017.pdf

About the Flower City Arts Center
The Flower City Arts Center, formerly Genesee Center for the Arts & Education, is a community-based not-for-profit that educates, encourages and inspires all people to create and enjoy the visual arts. As a member of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts, the organization is committed to making high-quality arts education available to all.

Flower City Arts Center has been operating since 1970. The Center is a
darkroom and photography facility, a pottery workshop, and a printing and
book arts center. Support of the Center benefits youth outreach programs and
programs for the community. All of the money raised stays in Rochester and
directly benefits members of the Rochester community. The Center uses its
resources to provide youth programs in schools, offers over 200 classes to the
general public, and rents space to artists and others interested in the visual
arts. Internships, facilities for advanced area arts students and resource
facilities for anyone interested in book arts, photography and pottery are also
available. Three galleries in the building serve as exhibit space for local,
regional and national artists.

Flower City Arts Center is supported by funding from the New York State
Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the
New York State Legislature.

For more information, contact the Flower City Arts Center Administrative Office at 585-244-1730, or visit our website at www.rochesterarts.org.

Amanda Chestnut
communications@rochesterarts.org
5852441730
Flower City Arts Center
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