Winona Arts Center: Art in the Time of Covid
September 12 through November 10, 2021
228 East 5th Street
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 12 from 3-6pm
Performance: Saturday, September 18, time TBA
Call for Entries
How has art impacted or affected you during Covid? What art, either created by you or someone else, soothed your soul during Covid? Did you discover a new hidden talent or were you inspired to create artwork, poetry or music that helped you cope through the isolation of social distancing? Has the seclusion helped or hindered your work? Have the restrictions of staying at home altered the media you use, your content, or your artistic practice? This is an opportunity for community members to share how their experience during the pandemic was influenced or impacted by the arts.
Exhibit Guidelines
Theme: Works inspired by the impact or affect on you during Covid.
Eligibility: Winona area community members may enter one artwork or poetry, music or performance piece that was completed during the 2020-2021 Covid-19 time-frame. There is no entry fee for submitting works. First-time exhibitors welcome!
Visual Art Guidelines
Art Work Drop Off: Wednesday, September 1 from 4-6pm, Thursday, September 2 from 4-6pm, or by appointment
Media: All media are eligible. Because the gallery is a multi-use space, there is a limited space for large sculpture. Notify Mary Coughlan before Sept 1st, to ensure adequate space if you would like to enter a large sculpture.
Size: 2-D art works up to 4´ x 6´
Framing: 2-D artwork must be ready to hang. Framed work must have a wire to hang the picture. Fiber work or other wall pieces must have wire or supplied hanging devices.
Sale of Artwork: Visual art work may be for sale or for exhibit only. There is a 25% commission on works sold from the exhibit.
Following the closing of the exhibit, artwork should be picked up on Friday, November 12 from 4-6pm or Saturday, November 13 from 1-3pm.
Artist Statement: Visual artists may submit a statement about their work’s process or inspiration. Label your attached file: Art In Covid Statement (followed by your name). Submit your Artist’s Statement to: WinonaArtsCenter@gmail.com by August 25.
Poems, Prose, Songs & Performances Guidelines
Literary and Performance Due: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Digital Entry: All poems, songs or performance description entries must be submitted digitally by email to: WinonaArtsCenter@gmail.com by August 25th. Please send your text as an attachment with the subject listed as: Art In Covid followed by your name. Also label your attached file: Art In Covid (followed by your name).
* * * You will receive a confirmation email that your digital entry has been received. * * *
Poems that will be performed may be read by the author or a friend.
Poems, Songs, Music & Performances are to be a maximum length of about 3 minutes.
Prose: Prose or written works that exceed one page will be presented in the exhibit in a binder. An excerpt of a maximum length of about 3 minutes may be read.
Poems, Prose & Song Lyrics: By entering your piece in Art In the Time of Covid exhibit/performance you are agreeing that your poems and songs may be posted in the WAC gallery and be included in the exhibit and are original works.
Performances: Submit a short description and title of your performance so we may accommodate the needs into the line-up on Sat., Sept. 18. The performance will be recorded and replayed in the gallery during the Art In the Time of Covid exhibit and on the WAC web page.
For Poems and Lyrics to be posted in the gallery:
- Maximum of 1,500 characters (letters & spaces)
- Maximum of 30 lines not including title
- You may design your words on a line & spacing as long as it can fit on one page.
Artist Statement: Participants may submit a statement about their work’s process or inspiration. Label your attached file: Art In Covid Statement (followed by your name). Submit your Artist’s Statement to: WinonaArtsCenter@gmail.com by August 25.
Questions? Call Mary at 608-525-0050
The Winona Arts Center is a member of the River Arts Alliance. To learn more about the benefits of membership, please visit: riverartsalliance.org/JOIN.