Searching for Democracy and Art

ARTISTS WANTED
for SEARCHING FOR DEMOCRACY Exhibit

WHO: Mendocino County residents only, all ages welcome.

WHAT: ready-to-hang wall art in any medium, not to exceed 30”x40,” except with special permission.

WHEN: 10/26/12. JPEG images to acugallery@att.net or mail/deliver photos to Corner Gallery (11-5 pm). Please include short artist bio or statement and contact information.

10/29/12: Jury will review all entries. Artist notification will be made on Monday, 10/29/12 by    email or phone.

            11/01/12: artwork delivery to the CORNER GALLERY, 201 S State St, Ukiah, 11-5 pm.

            Exhibit dates: 11/2/12--11/30/12. Artwork must be picked up on 11/30/12 between 11-5 pm.

RECEPTION: Corner Gallery First Friday reception, 11/02/12, 5-8 pm.

WHY: Mendocino County Library is participating in statewide initiative for books, exhibits, lectures and programs to drive discussions about the nature and needs of our democracy in Searching for Democracy, an unprecedented statewide initiative by Cal Humanities (formerly the California Council for the Humanities) designed to animate public conversation on the nature and needs of democracy.

Mendocino County Library is presenting a range of public programs inspired by our focus book, A Paradise Built in Hell: the Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster, by Rebecca Solnit. Programs include a poetry reading, lectures, community discussions, a October author visit and talk by Solnit, and a juried art show featuring interpretations of the theme, “Searching for Democracy.” Students, families and people from all walks-of-life will explore what discoveries and lessons about democracy lie in works of fiction and nonfiction, provocative cultural exhibits and public conversations.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

            The Corner Gallery: 462-1400 or acugallery@att.net (please use “Searching for Democracy” in the subject line. OR

Anne Shirako, Ukiah Library: 463-4490 or shirakoa@co.mendocino.ca.us. Please use the subject line “Searching for Democracy.”