The “A Brush with Burden” art program is accepting submissions to be displayed in an exhibit next year.
Artwork should depict the Rural Life Museum’s Burden Center, home of horticultural research projects and numerous gardens. Submissions should include the grounds, building, flora and fauna, according to the exhibit’s news release.
Ginnie Bolin, chairperson of “A Brush with Burden,” said this is the second year for the event, which is open to anyone, regardless of experience.
Bolin said entries for the event are due Nov. 30 and should be sent by e-mail or mailed on a disk. A jury will then choose a number of entries to be displayed at the Burden Center.
The opening-night event is on March 3, 2012, and will be free to the public, Bolin said.
The selected entries will be on display until March 11 when the jury will choose four winners to have their pieces displayed at the Shaw Center for the Arts for a month after the competition.
She said 90 entries were submitted for the contest last year, with 50 chosen to be part of the exhibit, but she believes this year has the potential for more pieces to be chosen, depending on the quality of the artwork.
Bolin said last year’s pieces ranged from photographs to sculptures and a hand-painted bowl.
Bolin said the contest is a great opportunity for current and aspiring artists.
“First of all, to get into a juried show, that gives them confidence,” she said. “And then, if they sell their art piece, that’s another