CALL FOR ARTISTS!

Benjamin’s Banquet: Exploring our Relationship with Food.

This year, Benjamin asks the question, ”What about food moves you?” Our culture loves food. Our political spectrum develops around the production of food, the dispersing of food in local communities and the marketing of food products nationally and abroad. The consumption and attitudes surrounding food can clearly reflect the moral fiber of a society and the inner beliefs of a person. We have strong attitudes linked with the very words ”feast” or ”famine” and wonderful or painful memories associated with certain meals. Food creates a common understanding for comfort, hunger or convenience and deeper associations to GMO’s, poverty, body image and environmental issues.

What is you most closely held connection or apparent disconnection to food? What insights do you have to our global food system or perhaps there is a secret love/hate relationship in your own personal consumption? We are interested in original entries that use creativity to explore and confront the many layers of food. What about food moves you?

The Chait Galleries will host this third annual juried exhibit Feb 12-March 17, 2016. The show is open to all artists ages 18 years and older residing in the United States. All 2D and 3D media accepted except photography and jewelry.

As a juried show, this year’s panel will consist of outstanding Iowa City community members representing local artists and chefs. The jury is looking for originality, composition, consistency, and technique. A prize of $300 with be awarded to Best in Show and two $100 honorable mention prizes will be awarded to the runners up.

Complete application and prospectus available at:

http://www.chaitgalleries.com/dynamic/exhibit.asp?Exhibit=Upcoming