Selected Artists

2011-09-03T00:11:00.003-05:00

Sweeping Up the Mess Exhibition is proud to announce the inclusion of the following artists:

Jurored Artists:

Michelle Carollo

"Plutonian Skit"

Kara Dunne
"Mary's Mighty Maids"

Melinda Eckley Posey

"Get Those Stains"

"Sort, Rinse, Wash, Repeat"

Aris Georgiades
"Weary"
"Busywork"
"Warn"
Elka Kazmierczak

"Cleaning Up After A War"

Don Lisy

"Blue Order"

Amanda Mayhew

"Untitled 2"

"Yolanda"

Kaylyn Munro

"Bagged Up"

Jennifer Rivera

"Night Shift"

Anthony Bruce Roark

"He Was Quiet"

Hope Thier

"Leaky Faucet"

GF Sam Wagner

"Portrait of a Broom Head"

"Portrait of a Mop Head"

Sig Waller
"The Morphology of Dirt"

Curated Artists:

Jason Barr

The Yarn Dawgz

Rex Hausmann
Joseph Leroux
Caia Matheson
Katherine O'Hara
Deb Seeger

Nicki Werner

Congratulations to the included artists! Thank you to all the artists who took the time to submit work. There were many challenging decisions in this process. We encourage all of the artists to continue making art, submitting your work, and taking the risks.

Deadline Extended

2011-08-16T17:14:00.004-05:00

The August 15th entry deadline has been extended to August 29th. Details below in the submission guidelines posted below.

Call for Entries

2011-03-29T16:22:00.005-05:00

Hillyard presents: Sweeping up the Mess

Call for Entries:

Sweeping up the Mess is a juried exhibit of painting, sculpture, poetry, and other art forms inspired by, and which make use of, custodial supplies. The show, in partnership with Des Moines Social Club and Metro Arts Alliance, will be displayed from September 16 – December 16, 2011 in the White Carpet Gallery at Hillyard. The exhibit is open to all artists, 18 years and older. Entry Fee $5.00 (one art piece, or up to three poems). Discounts for multiple entries, and/or complete exhibit details, are available by contacting ccox@hillyard.com – email must reference: “Sweeping up the Mess - Art Exhibit”.

Entries Due: 11:59 PM, August 29, 2011

Notification: See website August 31, 2011 http://www.sweepingupthemess.blogspot.com/

Selected Artwork Received:

August 31, 2011 – September 9, 2011

Receiving Address:

Hillyard

4267 109^th St.

Urbandale, IA 50322

1-800-584-9237

Contact:

Chad Cox, General Manager, Hillyard

ccox@hillyard.com

1-800-584-9237

Website: http://www.sweepingupthemess.blogspot.com/
(company site) www.hillyard.com

Guest Curator: Darin White

Hillyard is excited to announce that Darin White, Lawrence, KS, has agreed to guest curate and jury the exhibit. White’s recent curatorial work includes: New Old San Antonio: Tales From The Little Big Town (Opening April 29th, 2011 and co curated with Rex Hausmann), Anthropoi, White Show, Dry Bones, and TRANS•parent TRANS•lucent which was hailed by Review Mid-America’s Visual Arts Publication as being “mesmerizing, beautiful, puzzling, and disturbing, but what perhaps makes it successful overall is the effective curation. White has put together an exhibition that is direct and sensible; it creates an environment capable of producing dialogue between viewers.” In its review of Anthropoi, the publication states, “White’s curatorial and promotional skills are causing much murmur in Lawrence’s fairly tight-knit arts community.”

White graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in sculpture. He is also a founder of b.a.l.m. (beauty, art & life movement), a movement for encouraging, educating, providing opportunities, and supporting artists. He is a commissioner with the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission, sits on other advisory boards, and is a liaison between various arts organizations. White is a sculptor who has shown his work nationally and internationally and has spoken around the country including a recent panel discussion and exhibition in San Antonio, Texas, The Beautiful Life: Looking at Perspectives of Life and Creativity, Sideways. To learn more about Darin White, visit his website: http://cargocollective.com/darinwhite

Submission Guidelines:

1. Email ccox@hillyard.com for Complete Submission Guidelines and Entry Form.

2. $5 Entry Fee must be paid before entry will be considered. Mail checks payable to Hillyard or process cash payments in person (see shipping address). Credit Card payments will be processed at 1-800-584-9237. All correspondence should reference “Sweeping up the Mess – Art Exhibit”.

Artwork –

· All work should be inspired by, and make use of, custodial supplies. (Example: paint with a toilet bowl brush, urinal block sculpture, string mop installation piece, etc.)

· There is no size or material requirements, however, the flash space ceilings are estimated to range between 11’ and 12’.

· All 2-D and 3-D mediums will be considered.

Poetry –

· All work should be inspired by custodial supplies. (Example theme: ode to the plunger)

· Selected poems will be displayed in unison with the exhibit as determined by the guest curator.

· All poetry styles will be considered.

· Three poems = One Entry. You may submit up to Three Entries, or Nine Poems.

Exhibit Sales/Awards:

Hillyard takes a 20% commission of all sales with 80% going to the artist. Three Artists and Three Poets, whom the jury considers deserving, will be awarded solo shows on display in the White Carpet Gallery at Hillyard. Total awards and display dates may vary at the sole discretion of Hillyard.

Email ccox@hillyard.com for Entry Form.