Ellis Hall Exhibitions: Expressing Nature’s Value

Experiences of natural environments involve perceptions of the beauty of a flower, the sublimity of a tornado, the wonder of the starry sky. Some environmentalist writers have suggested that the value of nature outstrips artistic expression, that there’s always some color, some sound, some movement, or some power missing in attempts to represent nature. However, landscape artists have employed a variety of strategies for trying to capture the beauty, sublimity, and wonder of nature. Works in Expressing Nature’s Value will approach questions about whether we can express the value of nature. Expressing Nature’s Value aims to highlight how there are diverse strategies in landscape painting that can be employed to highlight the value of nature.

Ellis Hall Exhibitions: Expressing Nature’s Value
Call for artists for one-year group exhibition in Ellis Hall at Hendrix College. We are looking for artists that make works in any 2-D media that represent or express challenges involved in attempting to express nature’s value through landscape art. The theme of the exhibition is “Expressing Nature’s Value,” which will raise questions about whether we can express the value of nature. Experiences of natural environments involve perceptions of the beauty of a flower, the sublimity of a tornado, the wonder of the starry sky. Some environmentalist writers have suggested that the value of nature outstrips artistic expression, that there’s always some color, some sound, some movement, or some power missing in attempts to represent nature. However, landscape artists have employed a variety of strategies for trying to capture the beauty, sublimity, and wonder of nature. Works in Expressing Nature’s Value will approach questions about whether we can express the value of nature. Expressing Nature’s Value aims to highlight how there are diverse strategies in landscape painting that can be employed to highlight the value of nature. Works may be figurative and representational or scenic and abstract. Works with dimensions larger than 36” x 36” and smaller than 72” x 72” are preferred. The exhibition will take place from August 22nd, 2022 through August 21st, 2023. We will select a total of six different works for the show. Ellis Hall is a building on the Hendrix College campus that houses the philosophy and religious studies programs as well as the Marshall T. Steel Center for the Study of Religion and Philosophy. Ellis Hall is a historic home with 6 spots to hang pieces, two places in the first-floor lobby, two places in the staircase, and two places on the second-floor lobby. Ellis Hall Exhibitions has hosted three group shows so far and artists have benefited from the interaction with a students, faculty, and staff on a college campus. Submissions will be judged by a philosopher, a landscape painter, and a curator. The works will be the subject of writing in courses on What is Beauty?, Aesthetics, and Aesthetic Phenomenology, and Nature Aesthetics by students and will be discussed by faculty, students, and visitors on campus. A culminating essay for the show will be written by Dr. James M. Dow, Associate Professor of Philosophy, whose research focuses on perception, phenomenology, and nature aesthetics. Return Shipping will be paid for by the Steel Center for Philosophy and Religion and insurance for work will be covered by Hendrix College.
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• 3-5 hi resolution images (minimum of 3000 pixels) of works titled with “name.title.imagelistnumber”
• For each image include Title, Medium, Size, and Year in an image list
• Short 100-word artist bio
• Link to artist website

Deadline for submission: July 22nd, 2022
Expected delivery of artworks, if accepted: August 22nd, 2022