Submission Guidelines:

Lansing Community College recognizes that learning is enhanced when the physical aesthetics of its buildings and grounds are inviting and appealing. In addition, Lansing Community College is an engaged and active entity within the community, and as such, would like to expand its support of the arts in the Greater Lansing area. To that end, the College is continuing its initiative to increase the placement of visual art in and around its buildings. This will be achieved through the selection, purchase and display of student, faculty and staff works that portray the diversity of talents and interests of the LCC community. 

The selection will take place in April 2008. The College will spend up to $4,000 to acquire artwork to be placed in the University Center and the Washington Court Place Building, as well as other public areas of the campuses. In addition, college divisions and departments will have an opportunity to purchase artwork for their specific office and academic areas. 

Students who have been enrolled in art and photography classes within the past year will also have the opportunity to have their work considered for purchase through the Eric Zimmerman Visual Art Fund. Please see the back cover of the brochure for more information. 

Entry Rules:

* Entries can be in any media, 2-D or 3-D, which follow the Preparation Guidelines.
* All works must be the original work of the artist; no kits or copies of another's work is allowed.
* All works selected must comply with the College's General Poster Regulations (see page 38 of the 2007-2009 Course Descriptions and General Information Catalog or this URL for complete Regulations: http://www.lcc.edu/catalog/policies_procedures/studentlife.htm#poster).
* Entrants may submit up to three (3) pieces for consideration. Multiple pieces that are part of a series will be considered one entry and should be priced for the series.
* Works must be submitted by the entrant who created them; entrants will need to provide identification at the time of entry, and will need to complete a W-9 for payment if their work is selected for purchase.
* Works must have been completed within 3 years of the selection dates.
* Maximum size for works to be dropped off is 48" X 84". To have larger work considered, entrant may submit slides or digital images on a CD (preferred). 3-D pieces must include 3 views of the work; 2-D pieces need only include one view of the work.
* No single work may be priced over $4,000.

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* Entries must be delivered to the first floor of the Washington Court Place Building, 309 N. Washington Square, during the following days and times:

• Thursday, April 24, from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PMo:p>
• Friday, April 25, from 12:00 noon to 5:30 PM
• SSaturday, April 26, from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM

* Metered parking is available in front of the building on Washington Square, and also on Ionia and Shiawassee Streets.
* Entries must follow the Entry Rules and Preparation Guideline as listed here; works that are not prepared according to the guidelines will be refused.
* Entrants will set their own price for their work (See Tips for Submitting Work for more information).
* A three-person jury will select works for purchase. The jury will be made up of: a representative appointed by the LCC Foundation; a current faculty member or student from LCC; and an art professional from LCC's service area.
* Entrants whose work is selected for purchase will be contacted by phone or email between April 28- May 1st. Entrants who are not contacted should arrange to pick up their works on the following days and times:

• Thursday, May 1, from 7:30 AM to 1:00 PMo:p>
• FFriday, May 2, from 12:00 noon to 5:30 PM

* Entrants or their representatives MUST have their claim ticket to pick up works.
* Unless other arrangements are made, works not picked up at these times become the property of Lansing Community College.
* Every effort will be made to protect works submitted for consideration; however, LCC will not be responsible for loss of or damage to works submitted. Entrants may wish to insure their works before submitting.

 About the Eric Zimmerman Visual Art Fund:o:p> 

Eric Hardy Zimmerman graduated from East Lansing High school in 1967 and attended both the University of Michigan and Michigan State University.. Eric received a BFA and an MFA from the U of M. He was interested in architecture and landscape design before he became a fine arts major, and these interests were reflected in his artwork. He was a painter who, like many others, never made a living as an artist. The Zimmerman Fund exists to support the purchase and display of LCC student artwork on campus. By creating and supporting this fund in Eric's memory, Eric's family hopes to encourage current and future art and photography students to pursue their art as a lifetime career while improving the aesthetics of public spaces at Lansing/st1:PlaceName> Community College.

 Students who have been enrolled in an art or photography class at LCC in the past year (since January of 2007) are eligible to have their work juried for purchase through this fund in addition to the Artwork on Campus selection process. Artists selected through the Zimmerman Visual Art Fund are given a set award of $350 per piece, which may be more or less than the price the artist sets for the Artwork on Campus selection.

If you have questions regarding any of the information in these guidelines, please contact Mary Cusack at (517) 483-1070, email cusackm@lcc.edu.