Michael Bell has shown an unusual support and respect for Michigan art and artists. Ellen Wilt, Ann Arbor artist who has twice won the grand prize at the Michigan Watercolor show and Professor Emeritus of art at Eastern Michigan University, once told me that she thinks there’s more originality in Michigan art than in any other state, including New York and California. I like it when Michigan art centers and museums make an effort to balance their exhibits between out-of-state artists and those closer to home.
So no excuses! This is an exciting opportunity you can’t afford to miss. I may even try it myself, although my photography is mostly for personal or research reasons. I based a painting on this one, taken on the 2004 Kawkawlin River Clean-up, an annual event where, lacking boat or muscle, I function as official photographer. (Click on the image to enlarge it.)
Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2006. There’s just one problem with this show: I couldn’t find the announcement on the Saginaw Art Museum website. There aren’t many rules, though. This is basically it:
Saginaw Art Museum – Michigan Invitational
July 9 – September 10, 2006
• Open to all Michigan photographers, no age or other limit.
• Work must be original in editions of less than 200,but need not be recent.
• No entry fee or awards. Artist is responsible for 2-way shipping.
• Selected work must be framed and ready to install.
• Photographs must be labeled with name/title/year/medium.
• Exhibition will be curated in-house, not juried.
• Sales inquiries will be referred to the artist; museum asks no commission.
• Museum insures all selected work at artist’s wholesale price while on premises.
Entry Procedure
Send resume, artist statement, SASE & up to four images (any format) to:
Michael S.Bell, Curator of Collections and Exhibitions
Saginaw Art Museum
1126 N. Michigan Ave.
Saginaw, MI 48602
989.754.2491 x204
989.754.9387 FAX
or email:
Deadline for submission: JUNE 1, 2006