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Arts and Cultural Council of Bucks issues call for artists

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The Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County’s Re-Imagine, Explore, Discover (R.E.D.) theme returns this June with a three-day event and monthlong exhibition inspired by Henry Mercer’s innovations and arts.
The exhibition at Freeman Hall in Doylestown is being held in collaboration with Visit Bucks County, The TileWorks of Bucks County at the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, with special thanks to the Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle.
Through R.E.D., the ACCBC invites artists and writers to Reimagine, Explore, and Discover their own creative work in relationship to Mercer’s numerous interests.
Work that explores or reflects Mercer’s actual creations as well as his passion for nature, craft-making, tools, storytelling, history, travel, and innovating (to name a few), are welcomed, as well as work that pushes boundaries and explores new ways to celebrate art, sciences, and art-making as Mercer did.
The prospectus available March 15 at bucksarts.org/RED.
Visual artists may make a connection to Mercer’s legacy, or, like Mercer, find inspiration for their own work in any number of places: Bucks County; architecture; archeology; design; nature; science; experimentation; engineering; research; travel and adventure; the environment; pottery and tiles; storytelling; writing; history; the arts; innovation; invention; and more.

Artists may produce new works in response to the call for art; they may also submit work previously created.
Submissions from new, emerging, and established artist/writers are welcomed. Especially encouraged are submissions from historically underrepresented voices in arts communities, and the council celebrates the full expression of all identities.
The exhibition is non-juried; prizes for artists and writers will be awarded at the opening reception on June 3.
Participants must be members of the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County to participate; there is an entry fee. To join, visit bucksarts.org/join-us.


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