If The Shoe Fit… Judith Hendler Design Awards
Medium | Accepted submissions must use the concept of footwear, no matter how it is distorted or re-imagined. Inspiration may also be taken from the common references to shoes in everyday language. The shape, form or idea of a shoe, boot, slipper, sandal or sneaker must be evident in the submission. |
Compensation | Two $500.00 cash prize awards for Best in Show (Community College Student and HBAC Member categories) and notable mentions will be presented at the exhibition opening on May 7, 2022. |
Website | https://www.huntingtonbeachartcenter.org/upcoming-exhibition-if-the-shoe-fits.html |
Street | 538 Main Street |
City | Huntington Beach |
US State | California |
Country | United States |
Zip/Postal Code | 92648 |
How to ApplyOnline submission portal closes April 1, 2022 at 5pm. Community College faculty sponsorship or HBAC membership required to participate. |
If The Shoe Fits… Judith Hendler Design Awards presented in partnership with the Huntington Beach Art Center is a juried entry exhibit on view May 7 – June 11, 2022. Fashion jewelry designer, Judith Hendler, challenges enrolled Community College students in any of the visual art or crafts design departments and current HBAC members to define core sustainability concepts of reduce, reuse and repurpose within their own practices.
A SHOE IN Accepted submissions must use the concept of footwear, no matter how it is distorted or re-imagined. Inspiration may also be taken from the common references to shoes in everyday language.
The shape, form or idea of a shoe, boot, slipper, sandal or sneaker must be evident in the submission. An actual shoe or part of a shoe may be manipulated to create a new artwork. Heels, soles, leather and fabric, laces and straps are all fair game.
Award winners and honorable mentions will make the shoe motif or design central to the artwork in an unusual and interesting way. Where possible, recycled/repurposed/reused is greatly encouraged.
Deadline: Online submission portal closes April 1, 2022 at 5pm. Community College faculty sponsorship or HBAC membership required to participate.
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If The Shoe Fit