Call for Entries Visual Artists, Poets and Writers
Gardens
Messages from Mother Earth
Call for Entries
Visual Artists, Poets and Writers
All ages are invited to become part of the Green Man Festival, for a two month long exhibit at the New Deal Cafe during May and June, 2011.
This year’s theme of gardens from Mother Earth asks you to connect your senses and imagination to all kinds of messages about our world. They can be found in small spaces tucked away on windowsills, in yards, at the edge of dense forests, along riverbanks or beside lakes--wherever the Green Man goes-- even on a walk around your neighborhood in what is green and growing.
When you discover one of Mother Earth’s gardens--ask how she is doing. Is she hope- ful? Colorful and fragrant? Peaceful? Does she welcome the wild things and invite fair- ies? Perhaps she simply needs your help.
By including materials such as recycled glass, nontoxic paints, organic fabrics and dyes, mosaics, crayons, pencils or other goods, make some Earth friendly art about what Mother Earth has to say. Poetry and stories printed on recycled paper, or pages from a journal are possibilities. Perhaps photography or a terrarium will become her voice without words.
Instructions for
submitting art
All wall art must be ready to hang (framed and secured by wire). Include title, price if being offered for sale, and contact information for the buyer. A display case is available for 3 dimen- sional pieces no larger than 10”x 10”.
For more information contact:
jean@chears.org or 240-601-9924
The Green Man Festival is a project of CHEARS (Chesapeake Education, Arts and Research Society) chears.org. Exhibit is sponsored by FONDCA (Friends of New Deal Cafe Arts) with support from the City of Greenbelt.
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Call for Entries
Visual Artists and Poets of all ages
Each year the Green Man Festival has selected an image of the Green Man and a Poem about our relationship with Nature to create the posters, ads and T-shirts for the event. This year's festival theme is Gardens from Mother Earth and we invite all of you to tap into the memories of gardens past and create your own image of the Green Man as a portrait or as a poem, or both.
Instructions for Submitting
Your Images and Poems
For additional information or to submit digital files please contact us by e-mail at greenman2011@live.com
All art and poetry must be submitted by April 8, to be considered for use this year. All submissions will be displayed at the festival. If your work is selected for the T-shirt you will receive two shirts of any size available.