Under 30 at 30
juried exhibition at The Japanese Paper Place
June 7 – July 5 2012

Celebrating 30 years since The Japanese Paper Place opened its doors on Queen St. West in Toronto, we request submissions of works on Japanese paper by artists under 30 years old by April 30, 2012 for an exhibition in June 2012 called Under 30 at 30.

Jurors and fellow exhibitors will be Ed Pien, Max Streicher and Cybèle Young. Works selected will illustrate effective and innovative use of the special properties of Japanese paper. They may include sculpture, drawing, painting, printmaking and stitching, or any combination of these and other art forms.

Entry deadline: April 30, 2012.

Guidelines:

• Submissions will be juried by digital image.
• A limit of 2 works per artist submitted on CD (jpeg formatted.) CDs will not be returned.
• Each jpeg file must be no larger than 1.5MB in size, and labeled as follows: Artist's Last Name, Artist's First Name, Title, Size in inches (height x width x depth), Date.jpg (eg. Brown, Jane, My Painting, 9 x 12, 2012.jpg)
• Works may be in any medium on 100% handmade kozo, mitsumata or gampi sold by The Japanese Paper Place or one of its resellers.
• The paper used must be identified by its full name.
• Submissions must be accompanied by this printable PDF entry form.

Jurying and awards:

• Jurors will be artist Ed Pien, Max Streicher, and Cybèle Young.
• Prizes of gift certificates for Japanese paper will be awarded to the top 3 pieces.
• Artists will be notified by email or phone of the jury's decision by May 24, 2012.

Exhibition details:

• Venue – The Japanese Paper Place, 77 Brock Ave. Toronto ON.
• Works will be on sale at a price specified by the artist with 80% to the artist and 20% to The Japanese Paper Place.

Further information:

Please call The Japanese Paper Place at 416-538-9669 or email calls@japanesepaperplace.com