18th Annual International Drawing Discourse Exhibition

Contact InformationUniversity of North Carolina AshevilleContact Email: [email protected]

Requirement OverviewLocation Eligibility Type: InternationalEligible Applicant Types: ArtistSubmission Limit: 1Media RequirementsImages | Min: 0, Max: 6Audio | Min: 0, Max: 6Video | Min: 0, Max: 6Total | Min: 1, Max: 6

Opportunity SummaryEXHIBITION: As part of an ongoing commitment to promote drawing practices in the visual arts, the University of North Carolina Asheville invites artists to submit entries to a Juried International Exhibition of contemporary drawing. UNC Asheville seeks to examine drawing as it is practiced and defined by today’s artists. Such an exhibition will demonstrate the continued significance of drawing through both conventional and innovative methods. JUROR’S LECTURE: Michael Grimaldi will open with a lecture on January 15, 2027, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. An opening reception will immediately follow. CATALOGUE: A full-color catalogue will be printed. Each exhibited artist will receive one complimentary copy; additional copies will be available for purchase. AWARDS: $2000 in cash prizes, as chosen by the Juror, will be awarded. A pur...

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General InformationEXHIBITION: As part of an ongoing commitment to promote drawing practices in the visual arts, the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNC Asheville) invites artists to submit entries to a Juried International Exhibition of contemporary drawing. UNC Asheville seeks to examine drawing as it is practiced and defined by today’s artists. Such an exhibition will demonstrate the continued significance of drawing through both conventional and innovative methods. Accepted work will be exhibited in UNC Asheville’s S. Tucker Cooke Gallery from January 15, 2027 through February 12, 2027. JUROR’S LECTURE: Esteemed juror, Michael Grimaldi, will open the exhibition with a lecture on January 15, 2027, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. An opening reception for the Drawing Discourse exhibition will immediately follow the lecture in the newly renovated and expanded S. Tucker Cooke Gallery located in Owen Hall on the campus of UNC Asheville.CATALOGUE: A full-color catalogue of the exhibition will be printed. Each exhibited artist will receive one complimentary copy; additional copies will be available for purchase. Previous catalogues may be viewed on our website at https://aah.unca.edu/exhibitionsAWARDS: $2000 in cash prizes, as chosen by the Juror, will be awarded. A purchase prize award will also be available for the permanent collection of the UNC Asheville Department of Art and Art History. Both cash and purchase prize awards are made possible due to the generous contributions from UNC Asheville Professor Emeritus, S. Tucker Cooke. International awardees are subject to a 30% federal withholding.PROGRAMMING: Additional virtual studio visit events with accepted artists in association with the exhibition are still to be announced.JUROR: Michael Grimaldi studied painting and drawing at the New York Studio School, the National Academy, and the Art Students League of New York. He also pursued independent studies in anatomy and dissection at the Facultad de Medicina in Buenos Aires and Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia. Currently the Director of Drawing and Anatomy at the New York Academy of Art, Grimaldi is a two-time recipient of grants from the Elizabeth Greenshield Foundation. He was also awarded the Alma Schapiro Prize/Affiliated Fellowship at the American Academy in Rome. Grimaldi’s work has been exhibited at numerous notable institutions and galleries, including the Brooklyn Museum in New York, Beijing Art Museum, Museo Europeo d’Art Moderno in Barcelona, Mori Arts Center in Tokyo, and Hirschl & Adler Modern in New York, among an extensive list of many others.ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists who are 18 years of age or older. All work must be original and cannot have been exhibited at The University of North Carolina Asheville before. It is at the Juror’s discretion to choose single or multiple works from each artist’s submission.MEDIA: In an effort to support the breadth in contemporary drawing, media is open to anytraditional or experimental drawing media, welcoming both two- and three-dimensional works, video, and/or installation as long as it can fit through a doorway opening that measures 67” width x 117” height.ONLINE IMAGE SUBMISSIONS: Submissions are accepted only via CaFÉ (Call for Entry) at