| Call to Artists for Submissions Proposal Entry Deadline: Friday, September 11, 2020
For the past five years, Illumination, an exhibition of artist-made lanterns, has marked the transition of season's change and the year's end at CAM. This year, deep in the COVID crisis, we ask artists to examine their own metaphorical concept of light.
Luminescence often symbolizes transformation, enlightenment, or an epiphany. Glowing lamplight might remind us of home and safety, the porchlight left on for your return. We talk of our inner light or how someone can light up a room. Candles lit in remembrance show that a memory of a loved one still burns bright. The beam of a lighthouse and an airplane's runway can guide our way. Light makes things visible, sweeping away the shadows, and showing what hides in darkness.
In your work, through content, style, and choice of material, show us what light means to you.
$2,500 in Cash Prizes 1st Place: $1,500; 2nd Place: $750; 3rd Place: $250
Application Guidelines All proposal submissions and payment of entry free are conducted via CAM website at CameronArtMuseum.org/illumination. Prior to submission, please direct questions to deputydirector@cameronartmuseum.org or exhibitions@cameronartmuseum.org.
Eligibility Open to all artists residing in the United States and Canada, ages 18 and older. Collaboration between artists in encouraged.
Entry Fee $15 (non-refundable) per entry, unlimited entries per artist.
Exhibition & Publicity All selected works will be installed and displayed at Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC for Illumination 2020, November 20, 2020 through January 10, 2021. Images of selected work will be featured on the Cameron Art Museum website. Illumination 2020 juried exhibition will be publicized in regional press releases, social networking sites, and via CAM's email list. | 
