Art of Recovery
Seventh Annual Call for Entries

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety Office of Justice Programs and the Minnesota State Arts Board invite entries for an art exhibition to heighten public awareness about crime victims and their rights and to commemorate Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 18-24, 2010.

The seventh annual Art of Recovery exhibition will open Friday, April 16, 2010, and remain on display in the Arts Board office gallery until Wednesday, June 30, 2010. The visual arts exhibition will be part of the Saint Paul Art Crawl on April 23-25, 2010. Selected literary artists will be invited to participate in a reading of their written work at the Arts Board on Sunday, April 25, 2010.

After the show ends on June 30, the exhibition will travel to two other Minnesota communities in late 2010, with exhibition locations to be determined. In addition, the Arts Board will create an online gallery of all the works included in the exhibition, both literary and visual.

Who may enter?

Minnesotans who have been victims or survivors of crime and have expressed their experiences through the arts are invited to submit work. Our hope is that those who have used artwork as a way to express their experience with crime will submit work, whether or not they consider themselves to be “artists.” We encourage anyone who has used the arts to respond, explore, express or heal to enter.

Submitted work may include literature (poetry, short stories, or essays), or visual arts (drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, fabric/textiles, photographs, mixed media, or film/video).

Individuals who have participated in previous Art of Recovery exhibitions may enter. However, work that has been included in previous Art of Recovery exhibitions will not be accepted.

Entry forms

These PDF documents should be opened and, may be saved, in the latest version of Adobe Reader.

Download the literary arts entry form (PDF document)

Download the visual arts entry form (PDF document)

How are entries considered?

We ask that you write a brief written narrative (up to 500 words) that describes the visual or literary artwork samples you have submitted, and describes how the work or the process of creating it relates to your experience as a victim or a survivor of crime. The narrative will give the selection committee a sense of how your artwork may fit with the Art of Recovery exhibition. If your work is selected for the exhibition, the narrative will be displayed along with your artwork. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may request this.

After receiving the entries, a committee reviews the work and chooses artwork that represents a diverse selection of experiences and artistic mediums.

More questions?

View images of past shows and read the literary works online

If you have questions about the exhibition or the entry process, please contact:

Entry deadline

The Arts Board must receive all entry materials by 4:30 p.m., Friday, January 8, 2010.

Usage

All works included in Art of Recovery will be identified as the creation and property of the individual who submitted them.

The cosponsors reserve the right to use images, or portions of images, from Art of Recovery artworks in promotional materials and activities related to the exhibition, and in general agency promotional materials and activities.

	The PDF files above may be viewed, saved, and printed using the free Adobe Reader.