Technical Guidelines
In dealing with the technical aspects of the
works to be considered the jurors will use the following
guidelines.
Works will be judged on:
Maturity in concept,
composition and design
Excellence of
craftsmanship
Quality of materials
Balance between
fidelity to tradition and originality
Presentation
Acceptable Media:
oil, tempera, acrylic, wax, drawing, pastel, watercolour, fine art
prints, architectural renderings and models, photography, sculpture,
textile arts, glass, pottery, eggs, calligraphy, woodwork, and metal
work. All prints must be marked.
Unacceptable media:
objects made from kits, molds, prefabricated materials, perishables,
food products or fragrances.
Ecclesial Guidelines
In his address to the Guild in June 2003, Monsignor D. W. Neumann,
heavily cited the book Church Building and Furnishing: The
Church’s Way by J. B. O’Connell. In dealing with the “laws
of Sacred Art”, O’Connell makes clear that these laws do not
constitute a set of regulations but rather norms to which artists
who work for the Church, and who create sacred art, must conform.
These “laws”, which the jurors will use in evaluation, are
summarized below.
Sacred art must be:
Orthodox,
in complete
conformity with dogmatic truth, the teaching of the church, for
sacred art is pictorial, apologetic, teaches, interprets, and should
aid the Catholic formation of worshippers.
In conformity with
the moral law, for sacred art must edify and raise the spirit rather
than numb the mind and shock the soul.
Marked by a tone of
holiness and reverence, for sacred art is art used for a sacred
purpose and so must avoid those elements foreign to that purpose.
Consistent with
liturgical laws. As sacred art is part of external worship, and
liturgical art is part of the Sacred Liturgy, what the artist makes
for the church-from the building itself down to the smallest
requisite of worship-must be fully adapted to its purpose and in
entire accordance with liturgical law.
Sacred art is subsidiary and subject to
ecclesiastical control.
When art enters
the church, it must accept control other than that of mere
aesthetics, because it is no longer a question of beauty alone or of
personal experience, but of a religious message which must be
authentic. “On condition that these modern arts, architecture,
sculpture, painting, steer a middle course between an excessive
naturalism on the one hand and an exaggerated symbolism on the
other, and take into account more the needs of the Christian
community than the personal taste and judgment of the artist, they
should be allowed full scope if with due reverence and honour, they
put themselves at the service of our churches and sacred rites”
writes Pope Pius XII in Mediator Dei.
Social in character,
for sacred art is art at the service of prayer and liturgical art is
at the service of the community at prayer. Sacred art must work to
make revelation intelligible to the faithful. Private revelation,
and art that speaks in secret codes has no place in the church and
is of limited value to anyone but the artist who has produced it.
ADDENDUM
Further to O’Connell we highly recommend that entrants read Cardinal
Ratzinger's Spirit of the Liturgy (1999,
Ignatius Press).
Excerpts regarding Art and Liturgy are available on the web at:
http://www.adoremus.org/0202artliturgy.html
http://www.adoremus.org/0302artliturgy.html
Entry
Information:
To submit an entry include:
Entry fee: $25
cheque payable to Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild
Completed entry
form with High quality images: Print for scanning or TIFF or
JPEG (of at least 300 dpi)
A 250 word
biography
For more Information contact:
Frank C Turner, Curator at 604*942*3171
e-mail:
fctei@shaw.ca
Epiphany Sacred Arts Exhibit
October 16 and 24, 2010
St. Jude’s Parish, 3078 Renfrew Street, Vancouver, BC
Please submit this entry form with the following to Frank C Turner.
Entry fee: $25.00
cheque payable to Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild
High quality
image of each work: Print for scanning or
TIFF or JPEG (of at least 300 dpi),
A 250 word
biography
NOTES:
All works must be original and submitted by the artist.
All work must be ready to exhibit.
E.G. Paint must be
dry, varnishes must be set, hanging hardware installed,
3D pieces must have display base/hardware furnished by artist etc.
All works must be clearly identified with Artist’s Name, Title,
Media and completion date.
All works need the title on the back in the upper corner or
somewhere else on the work if it is not framed artwork for
installation and identification purposes.
The Sponsors are not responsible for loss or damage of any artwork.
Artists are responsible to insure their own work against any loss.
Works in the custody of the Guild for exhibition may not be removed
from the exhibit until the end of show, Sunday, October 24, 2010
when they must be picked up by arrangements with the Show Curator.
Any work which remains unclaimed for 21 days after the show closes
will become permanent property of Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild to be
disposed of at its discretion or at auction. Proceeds from the sale
of unclaimed works will benefit Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild operating
costs.
All works are submitted at the owner’s risk; Epiphany Sacred Arts
Guild will not be responsible for copyright issues arising from
inclusion on the website.
Deadlines:
Entry: July 30,
2010
Delivery for
exhibition: 7:00 PM, October 14, 2010 or by arrangement with Curator
Pickup: Sunday,
October 24, 2008
For more Information call:
Frank C Turner, Curator at 604*942*3171
e-mail:
fctei@shaw.ca
Procedure for Inclusion of Art Works in the Epiphany Sacred Arts
Exhibit
A call for submissions will be sent to members
and ‘Friends of the Guild’.
Submissions will be sent to the Curator by July
31, 2010.
Curator will distribute copies to the Jury in a
timely fashion.
Jury will vote on appropriateness for
inclusion. If the jury decides it may consult experts in a field
unfamiliar to the jury members. If the Jury is unanimous the
submission(s) will be included in the exhibit.
The
Jury will announce decisions no later than September.
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