Artists may submit up to 10 slides or 300 dpi. jpgs and should include a list of slide or file descriptions with title of artwork, dimensions, date, format and price. Artists should also include a biography and artist statement.

Located on the North Shore of Chicago in the diverse and dynamic city of Evanston, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary is itself in the midst of a transition to offer more forward-looking theological education in a rapidly changing context. As it reinvents itself it seeks to partner with visual artists who can offer challenge and encouragement for transition through their work.

Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2008. There is a $15 entry fee. Submissions will be accepted through snail mail only and must include a SASE if you would like items returned. No e-mail submissions will be considered.

Upon acceptance, the gallery will negotiate delivery/pickup with the artist. Mail to: Seabury-Western Theological Seminary ATTN: Arts Coordinator, 2122 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, IL. 60201. For more information contact: Tyrone Fowlkes at 847.328.9300 or email: tyrone.fowlkes@seabury.edu.

The self-portrait is a deeply traditional art subject. Artists have created images of themselves since ancient times, resulting in an art form that spans all eras and encompasses all types of media. Self-portraiture not only gives the artist a ready subject, but also one with which the artist may be less objective. The resulting self-portraits often reveal the passion, courage, and energy of the artist's soul.

How do you see yourself? How do you present yourself to others? Does your image reveal your personality, character, and values, or do these attributes hide behind an invisible veil that reflects mystery?

We invite you to use your art for self-exploration and to share an image of what you discover about your own unique physical, emotional, and spiritual persona.

Exhibition Dates: April 4 through September 30, 2008
Submissions deadline: March 21, 2008
Curator: David C. Hancock

Portraits of the Self is a "members-only" exhibit. Artists wishing to submit art for this exhibit must first be registered at The Artists Registry. 

If you are not already a member, we invite you to become part of this rich and diverse artists community at ECVA. (Becoming a member is easy, just click here to begin.) All artists are encouraged to participate.

 We hope that all artists who have exhibited with ECVA in the past eight years will both become a member of The Artists Registry and share a self-portrait for this exhibition.

1.  Submissions are now being accepted for Portraits of the Self, an online exhibition which will be displayed at www.ecva.org from April 4, 2008 through September 30, 2008. The submissions deadline is March 21, 2008.

2.  All digitized reproductions of art media (2-D or 3-D) will be considered.

3.  Artists may submit up to three (3) entries.

4.  Images should be in a .jpg or .gif format with a minimum of 600 pixels for the longest dimension at 72ppi. We need high-resolution images in order to show your work properly. Questions? Contact editor@ecva.org

5.  Each entry must include title, medium, date created, and size (if applicable). The ECVA Entry form can simplify this process.

6.  Please include a statement about what influenced you while creating the images submitted.

7.  Please include your name, desired email contact information (optional), local ECVA Chapter (if applicable), church/faith community, and concise biographical information. This information will appear on the exhibition Web pages, so please include the information as you want it to appear.

8.  By submitting entries for this exhibition, you agree that we may use the images on the ECVA Web site (www.ecva.org), in printed and visual promotional material produced by ECVA, on The Worship Well, our partner Web site (www.theworshipwell.org), in the ECVA Newsletter, and Episcopal Cafe (www.episcopalcafe.com).

9.  The selection of work for the exhibit will be at the discretion of Curator, David C. Hancock.

10.  Deadline for submissions is March 21, 2008.

11.  To submit art, include the requested information in an e-mail, with attached images. Send to exhibitions@ecva.org. Images may be sent attached to multiple e-mails (please state this in the first e-mail, and use the same subject line for each message; for example: Portraits of the Self, Smith, Image 1 of 3 [2 of 3 or 3 of 3]).

ECVA Chair Ruth Councell states, “we hope that this exhibition will enhance the experience of Lent for the Cathedral Congregation, the wider Diocesan family, members of other area churches, and the public.”

I made a journey through the desert of your love
Searching for some hint that you might join me.
I saw in every home I passed along the way
The corpses scattered of those who went before me.
- #1854: From Rumi's Kolliyaat-e Shams-e Tabrizi
Edited by Badiozzaman Forouzanfar (Tehran, Amir Kabir, 1988).

The deadline for submissions is Friday, December 14, 2007.  Artists may submit up to four works of art. Submissions can be either digital files on CD or slides. There is no entry fee.  Exhibition opens Saturday, January 5, 2008, and will run through the month of January, 2008.  For the prospectus, please email artatstjohns@gmail.com.

For more information, and PayPal payment link, see our full prospectus at http://redeemer-kenmore.org/artsblog/call-to-artists-silence/ , or e-mail Angela at arts@redeemer-kenmore.org if you have any questions.

Bowie Snodgrass, Web Content Editor at the Episcopal Church Center, summarizes the purpose of the exhibition in an Episcopal Life Online article by Jerry Hames titled New art gallery, 'Saints & Family,' launched on Episcopal Church web site.  She said "The artists' subjects call us to listen to the wisdom of generations, inspire us to find Christ in our own lives and transcend time, inviting us into a spiritual encounter." Describing the goal of providing visual images  appealing to first-time visitors to the church's web site,  Snodgrass said "We hope visitors will be moved by the images in some small way and that they will resonate with their religious past."

Brie Dodson, ECVA Director of Communications, points out in the ELO article that "Saints & Family" is important to ECVA members because it continues the collaboration between ECVA and the church's Office of Communication.  Such collaboration provides a significant opportunity for ECVA to engage in its mission of encouraging visual arts in the the church.

The Foundation's second annual traveling exhibit, Redeeming Beauty:  Religious Works of Contemporary Artists, will be seen July 2007 - December 2008.  For more information contact  rachelross@thesacredarts.org.