Photo Credit: Fred Jones
Call for Entries: The Nature of Home
Submitting your design is a Multi-Part Process!
1) Download and Print the Worksheet and Entry Forms!
2) Draw! Think of what “home” means to you, personally. Invent your own symbols if needed. We are looking for your honest, true-to-yourself, content. Entries will reflect a variety of skills and ages, so no judgement here! This is not a contest.
3) Photograph your art. Please make sure you draw with black ink, in focus, with good lighting.
4) Write! The worksheet has places for you to work it all out before submitting online. The “poem” does not need to rhyme. Remember, 54 words max! If you want to write in a different language, that’s fine, too, as long as we can translate it.
Once you have all that worked out….
4) Enter your name, poem, and other information in the form below so we can keep in touch with you as we progress with this project. We want to let you know how your design is being incorporated into the mural.
5) Upload or email your design(s). After submitting your writing, you will be re-directed to a page with instructions on how to submit your art.
Troy University is calling for images that reflect individuals’ interpretation of the idea of “the nature home.”
We are looking for designs and writing.
There is no cost to submit designs.
Download and Print a Worksheet and Entry Form here!
Submitted designs will be translated and printed, painted or embossed onto ceramic tiles to be installed on the exterior of Troy University’s International Arts Center facing the Janice Hawkins Cultural Arts Park. We plan to publish the designs in print and online so that visitors can better understand the varying interpretations of “home” in the eyes of artists of all ages and abilities on an international level.
By K. Thompson, Jacksonville, AL USA
Design
All designs must be rendered in black and white. Use ink or a variety of “Sharpie” pens.
No grey. No color. No words or text.
Each design must fit onto the shape of a square or a golden rectangle. If using a golden rectangle, designs may be oriented vertically or horizontally. They may contain single images or multiple images. The Troy Mural Student Design Team will interpret and possibly crop or re-size drawings to fit the tiles in process.
By R. Rosentrater, Ozark, AL USA
By R. Villafana, Bay Minette, AL USA
The deadline to submit entries was April 30, 2021 .
We are accepting a few more entries from select invited featured Alabama artists and Troy University teaching artists. We have received more than 600 tiles and designs!