“Brute force crushes many plants. Yet the plants rise again. The Pyramids will not last a moment compared with the daisy.” ~ D.H. Lawrence
Throughout art history, gardens have been depicted as settings for mythological narratives, allegorical representations, and introspective meditations on the human condition. A symbol of growth, renewal, and the passage of time, gardens express the strong will of nature as well as the human compulsion to contain it. A place for contemplation, introspection, and escapism, the garden often offers an escape from the chaos of the outside world.
This national juried exhibition will showcase ceramic artists who draw inspiration from the ubiquitous garden. Wild and tame, exotic and sweet, foreign and familiar, resilient and vulnerable, the garden is a sacred space of botanical dreams, natural beauty, and the cycle of life, producing abundant metaphors for all kinds of thoughts, feelings, and narratives, human or otherwise.
For this exhibition we seek sculpture, wall work, utilitarian works, and installations that explore all that is, in, and around the garden.
Application Deadline: Friday, September 27 by 11:59pm
Notification of Acceptance: Friday, October 25
Work Due in the Gallery: Friday, December 13