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ARTWORKS Corridor Exhibitions of Student Art 2016 Discover how your students may exhibit their artwork at the Museum. Student exhibitions in the ARTWORKS Corridor are designed to go hand-in-hand with art in the galleries. Detailed guidelines and entry forms are available by request. A jury of art professionals selects the works for each show. Contact Brandy Morrison, 334.240.4365 or [email protected] for more information. Federico Uribe (Colombian, born 1962), Sheep, 2011, mixed media painting, Lent by the artist. Federico Uribe (Colombian, born 1962), Bird, 2012, books, Lent by the artist. Federico Uribe (Colombian, born 1962), Pig, 2008, wood scraps, Lent by the artist. Whimsical Creatures & Imaginary Landscapes Exhibition Connection: Federico Uribe: Transformart Miami-based artist Federico Uribe creates imaginative animals, landscapes, and installations using everyday materials such as wood fragments, corrugated cardboard, books, colored pencils, shoes, coat hangers, bicycle parts, spools of thread, wire, and other common objects. Uribe believes that “Every artwork has a story, character, and feelings all connected to memories and sensations that echo into our life.” For the Museum, Uribe will create a site-specific installation in the galleries. Artwork Due: Friday, September 23, 2016 Dates of Exhibition: October 8, 2016 – January 8, 2017 Eligibility: Third Grade through College Project: In connection with the exhibition of whimsical work by Federico Uribe, students are invited to transform utilitarian objects into 2-and 3-dimensional animals and landscapes. Submissions may include collages, photographs, assemblages, sculptures, and mixed media artwork. Entries should also include a brief (25 to 50 word maximum) “storyline” or text about the image entered. Size: Entries may be no larger than 18” x 24” (they may be smaller than this). Works on paper may be presented in white or off-white mats. Three-dimensional works of art may not exceed six inches in depth and must be ready to hang on the wall. The Museum is grateful to Regions Bank for their sponsorship of the ARTWORKS Corridor Exhibitions. The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, a department of the City of Montgomery, is supported by funds from the City of Montgomery and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association. Programs are made possible, in part, by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Exhibition programs are supported by The Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Federico Uribe (Colombian, born 1962), Hen, 2008, color pencils, Lent by the artist.

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ARTWORKS Corridor Exhibitions of Student Art 2016Discover how your students may exhibit their artwork at the Museum. Student exhibitions in the ARTWORKS Corridor are designed to go hand-in-hand with art in the galleries. Detailed guidelines and entry forms are available by request. A jury of art professionals selects the works for each show. Contact Brandy Morrison, 334.240.4365 or [email protected] for more information.

Federico Uribe (Colombian, born 1962), Sheep, 2011, mixed media painting, Lent by the artist.

Federico Uribe (Colombian, born 1962), Bird, 2012, books, Lent by the artist.

Federico Uribe (Colombian, born 1962), Pig, 2008, wood scraps, Lent by the artist.

Whimsical Creatures & Imaginary Landscapes

Exhibition Connection: Federico Uribe: TransformartMiami-based artist Federico Uribe creates imaginative animals, landscapes, and installations using everyday materials such as wood fragments, corrugated cardboard, books, colored pencils, shoes, coat hangers, bicycle parts, spools of thread, wire, and other common objects. Uribe believes that “Every artwork has a story, character, and feelings all connected to memories and sensations that echo into our life.” For the Museum, Uribe will create a site-specific installation in the galleries.

Artwork Due: Friday, September 23, 2016Dates of Exhibition: October 8, 2016 – January 8, 2017Eligibility: Third Grade through College Project: In connection with the exhibition of whimsical work by Federico Uribe, students are invited to transform utilitarian objects into 2-and 3-dimensional animals and landscapes. Submissions may include collages, photographs, assemblages, sculptures, and mixed media artwork. Entries should also include a brief (25 to 50 word maximum) “storyline” or text about the image entered.

Size: Entries may be no larger than 18” x 24” (they may be smaller than this). Works on paper may be presented in white or off-white mats. Three-dimensional works of art may not exceed six inches in depth and must be ready to hang on the wall.

The Museum is grateful to Regions Bank for their sponsorship of the ARTWORKS Corridor Exhibitions.

The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, a department of the City of Montgomery, is supported by funds from the City of Montgomery and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association. Programs are made possible, in part, by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts.

Exhibition programs are supported by The Poarch Band of Creek Indians.

Federico Uribe (Colombian, born 1962), Hen, 2008, color pencils, Lent by the artist.