CALL FOR ARTISTS

#510: If The Shoe Fits… March 10 - April 14, 2006
Betty Rymer Gallery at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Click here to download the application. Applications are also available in hardcopy at the Betty Rymer Gallery, 280 S. Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60603. Deadline for submission September 16, 2005.

Artists are invited to create and submit for jury selection versions of tale type #510, told through a personalized lens in the form of an artists' book. Each submitted variant should use or respond in some way to the standard #510 criteria relevant to the culture of the artist's origin or created from a subculture that the artists inhabit, or imagine. (Refer to tale type description in Background. Additional classification criteria and an annotated bibliography of published tales can be found on the #510: If The Shoe Fits…

Guidelines:
- Up to three works may be submitted, though a maximum of one may be accepted.
- Each artist's book should utilize and/or respond to known criteria (story points) folklorists historically use to classify the tale type #510. (See resources for description of folklore criteria and examples.)
- Artists' Books in any media are acceptable.
- Text to be written in indigenous language of artist/author. Please, provide an English translation as a separate word document where appropriate.
- Books will be seen and handled by a large number of students on school field trips, consequently books should be durable and indicate the appropriate age of viewer.
- Documentation of books will be posted on the exhibition website.
- Eligibility: The call for artists is open to the full SAIC community including students, staff, faculty, and alumni, as well as Chicago area artists 18 years and older.

Jurors:
Michael Miller - SAIC Professor, Printmedia
Lisa Hochtritt - SAIC Assistant Professor, Art Education
Susannah Kite Strang - SAIC Instructor, Printmedia
Sally Alatalo - SAIC Undergrad Division Chair, Associate Professor Printmedia
Marriane Fairbanks - SAIC Instructur, Fiber and Material Studies Teacher
Myunah Hyon - SAIC Instructor, Printmedia