THE MANIFEST PRIZE - ONE 10

Eligibility: ONE is open to everyone. The only limitation is that entries must represent original works of visual art of any kind and be available and capable of being exhibited in one of Manifest's five galleries. Floor plans are available upon request. Works submitted must have been completed within the past five years (2014-2019)

IMPORTANT! Works submitted MUST be available for the exhibition period of early December through mid-January in order to be eligible for the prize. Submission constitutes a formal agreement to provide the work for exhibit should it be selected. Manifest will abide by all tax requirements in disbursing prize money.

Media: Open to any and all traditional and non-traditional visual arts genre and media, (including video, photography, sculpture, installation, painting, drawing, etc.). There is no size limit or minimum size required, other than what is capable of being displayed in our gallery space. It would be a mistake to assume that just because the work will occupy a gallery by itself that it must be substantially large. Past Manifest Prize winners have been both very small (15" or so) and room-sized. Size is not a criteria for our jury. Gallery floor plan can be downloaded here.

Jury and Curator: Manifest's normal selection process involves a complex two-part system. This exhibit will be juried by an anonymous 7-15+ person volunteer panel of professional and academic advisors from across the U.S. and beyond with a broad range of expertise. Because of the nature of this project, works approved by the first jury will be passed through a second, and possibly a third jury round, with jurors being shuffled from round to round. The work receiving the highest average score will be awarded the prize. The ten next highest scoring works will be the semi-finalists (runners up). Selected juror comments will be posted in the gallery and may be included in the Manifest Exhibition Annual.

Publication: Through nine seasons Manifest Press produced 74 full-color catalogs documenting the works selected for every exhibit presented in our galleries. Starting with season 10 (fall of 2013) we shifted to the design of one much larger high quality hard-cover publication documenting each entire season of exhibits, artists, and works shown. This continues Manifest's commitment to long-term documentation and dissemination of our projects, and the expansion of physical exhibits into a broader geography and time frame, while also bringing all exhibits together under one cover each year to create a better product which will be more valuable to the public, teachers, libraries, and exhibiting artists. The book is larger in size than our INDA, INPA, and INPHA publications, and will be designed, printed, and distributed with the same quality and attention to detail. This does not replace those media specific exhibits-in-print, rather it complements them, and we think rounds out Manifest Press's publication suite nicely.

As with all solo exhibitors, the winner of the Manifest Prize will receive their copy of the large-format hardcover book for free once it is produced.

The publication will be designed and printed within the first quarter of the following season, and expected to ship by the following January. (Manifest's exhibit season runs September to September each year. The previous MEA books are currently in production, but by the end of this season (our 16th) our production timeframe is expected to be caught up. Our publication production timeframes can vary significantly due to the nature of our small nonprofit staff. But we always deliver quality work.

Visit Manifest Press to see past catalogs (the old style) and our award-winning INDA, INPA, and INPHA books.

Delivery and Return of Winning Work for Exhibition: All work accepted for the exhibition must arrive ready to install. Works not gallery-ready, or not exhibiting good craftsmanship, may be omitted from the exhibit and declined the prize. Accepted work that differs significantly from the entry images or suffers from poor presentation, will be disqualified. Please note that professional-level presentation and craftsmanship is a must. Work may be hand delivered or shipped. Shipped works must be sent in an easily reusable container/packaging with return shipping prepaid. Works will be returned in the same manner as delivered or via UPS/USPS. All work must arrive at Manifest by the specified date (see calendar below). Accepted work will remain on display for the duration of the exhibition. Works not claimed within 30 days of the end of the exhibit will become the property of Manifest. The artists are responsible for all shipping costs to and from the gallery.

Calendar: (Due to the year-long nature of this call the calendar is subject to change slightly. Any significant changes will be updated here, and communicated to all entrants via email).

October 1, 2019 October 10, 2019 November 4-11 ASAP, by Nov. 18 December 7 December 12 December 13 January 10 January 11-18 January 15

Early Deadline to submit with reduced entry fee. Final Deadline for receipt of entries. Notifications sent by email to all entrants sometime this week Hi-res images needed for season annual and PR Artwork due to Manifest by this date Special Preview (7-9pm) Public Opening Reception (6-9pm) Final Day of Exhibition Pick-up hand-delivered work Schedule shipped artwork for pickup (arranged by artist)

** note that our notification emails are sometimes not received due to aggressive filtering by email servers on the recipient side. For this reason we also post the results of the jury on the exhibits page of the website soon after sending the notifications (within a few days). We encourage all entrants to white list (or allow) email from the manifestgallery.org domain to help ensure our communications arrive.

Insurance: Works will be insured by Manifest while on gallery premises. Insurance covers theft, vandalism, damage caused by gallery patrons or staff (in accordance with insurance policy). PLEASE NOTE: Insurance does not cover damage caused during shipping due to any reason, including mishandling by carrier or failure of packaging to protect works in transit. Also not covered is damage caused to work by failure of the work itself, its mounting systems installed or provided by the artist, disintegration/degradation due to the nature/quality of materials or craftsmanship, or incidental damage to works whose artist-directed presentation methods put them at risk. For any claim the artist may be required to provide proof of value. In general artists are encouraged to insure their works in transit with the carrier, and/or obtain personal articles insurance that covers works sent for exhibit (not just with us, but anywhere the artwork will travel in the future.)

ENTRY FEE

Early Deadline Entry Fee: $40 for up to five entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
(Entry by October 1)

Final Deadline Entry Fee: $60 for up to five entries submitted. $5 per each additional entry.
(Entry by October 10)

Fees are non-refundable. Number of entries is unlimited. Entry fee must be paid by U.S. check or money order made payable to MANIFEST, or by credit card via PayPal. (If paying by PayPal PLEASE use the paypal link provided on the page that follows the submission of the online entry form.)