"California's Convict Firefighters" (Wages U.S.A.)

 

California's Convict Firefighters 
Woodcut 
8" x 6" 
Artist Proof  

This is the start of a new book project: Wages U.S.A. It's partially inspired by Helen West Heller's Woodcuts U.S.A., which I wrote about 5 years ago on this blog. Mine is going to be a series of 36 prints depicting Americans engaged in various occupations.

The prints will be separated into 3 sections, 1. No Wage, 2. Low Wage, 3. Living Wage. This print would go in the second section as it illustrates prison inmates doing paid work, but they are paid considerably less than minimum wage for their labor. Convicts have worked as firefighters in California for decades, often part of emergency response teams. 

Deadlines Passed for "Submission Fee No. 158", "No. 159", and "No. 160"

This is documentation of the unsold prints (burned) and the discontinued blocks (gouged) of "Submission Fee No. 158", "Submission Fee No. 159" and "Submission Fee No. 160". 

NOTES:

4 copies of "No. 158" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $50, therefore no submission was made. 

5 copies of "No. 159" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $25, therefore no submission was made. The last 1 was destroyed.

5 copies of "No. 160" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $25, therefore no submission was made. The last 1 was destroyed.

"Submission Fee No. 160"

"Submission Fee No. 160" 5" x 6" Woodcut Edition of 4 Pay what you want by August 29

This print is part of a time-based conceptual art project. Read more about it here.

INFO PARTICULAR FOR THIS PRINT:

Institution:   Tall Grass Gallery
Venue Location: Park Forest, IL 

Opportunity:  “Growl, Howl, Moo, Baa, Roar” juried exhibition 

Eligibility: 

Potential Benefits for Artists:
Notes:   Curators and Jurors for the exhibit are Claudia Craemer, artist, juror and curator for numerous regional solo and group exhibits, and Debbie Craemer, Gallery takes a 30% commission
Fee:   $25 for up to 5 entries

"Submission Fee No. 159"

"Submission Fee No. 159" 3.5" x 5.5" Woodcut Edition of 4 Pay what you want by August 28

This print is part of a time-based conceptual art project. Read more about it here.

INFO PARTICULAR FOR THIS PRINT:

Institution:   Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Venue Location: ONLINE 

Opportunity:  “Who Are You?” Juried exhibition 

Eligibility: worldwide 

Potential Benefits for Artists: $300 Best of Show, Second place $200, Third place $100, Merit Awards. Student award, First place $100, Second place $50
Notes:  
Fee:   SCA Members $20 per entry or 3 entries for $45 (basic membership is $50 annually) Non-members $25 per entry or 3 entries for $60.

Under 21: $10 per piece

"Submission Fee No. 158"

"Submission Fee No. 158" 4" x 5.5" Linocut with chine colle Edition of 3 Pay what you want by August 21

This print is part of a time-based conceptual art project. Read more about it here.

INFO PARTICULAR FOR THIS PRINT:

Institution:   National Collage Society, Inc.
Venue Location: ONLINE 

Opportunity:  2020 Juried Exhibit 

Eligibility:

Potential Benefits for Artists:
Notes:  
Fee:   $50 for non NCS members, $15 for current NCS Members 

Deadlines Passed for "Submission Fee No. 145-157"

 This is documentation of the unsold prints (burned) and the discontinued blocks (gouged) of
"Submission Fee No. 145"
"Submission Fee No. 146"
"Submission Fee No. 147" 
"Submission Fee No. 148" 
"Submission Fee No. 149" 
"Submission Fee No. 150" 
"Submission Fee No. 151" 
"Submission Fee No. 152" 
"Submission Fee No. 153"
"Submission Fee No. 154" 
"Submission Fee No. 155" 
"Submission Fee No. 156" 
"Submission Fee No. 157" 

NOTES:

6 copies of "No. 145" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $5, therefore no submission was made. The last 2 were destroyed.

6 copies of "No. 146" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 4 from the edition were sold for at least $15, therefore a submission was made to the "2020 Juried Exhibition: Masters as Muses" at the Cedarburg Art Museum. The last 1 was destroyed.

6 copies of "No. 147" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $35, therefore no submission was made. The last 2 were destroyed.

5 copies of "No. 148" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $10, therefore no submission was made. The last 1 was destroyed.

6 copies of "No. 149" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $30, therefore no submission was made. The last 2 were destroyed.

6 copies of "No. 150" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $25, therefore no submission was made. The last 2 were destroyed.

5 copies of "No. 151" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $30, therefore no submission was made. The last 1 was destroyed.

6 copies of "No. 152" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $35, therefore no submission was made. The last 2 were destroyed.

5 copies of "No. 153" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $35, therefore no submission was made. The last 1 was destroyed.

9 copies of "No. 154" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $125, therefore no submission was made. The last 4 were destroyed.

5 copies of "No. 155" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $20, therefore no submission was made. The last 1 was destroyed.

4 copies of "No. 156" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $10, therefore no submission was made. None were destroyed.
5 copies of "No. 157" were created. One artist's proof was archived. 3 from the edition were sold for less than $35, therefore no submission was made. The last 1 was destroyed. 

"Submission Fee No. 157"

"Submission Fee No. 157" 5" x 5.5" Collograph Edition of 4 Pay what you want by August 21

This print is part of a time-based conceptual art project. Read more about it here.

INFO PARTICULAR FOR THIS PRINT: 

Institution:    Art Department Print Studio at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Venue Location: Hilo, Hawai’i 

Opportunity:  2020 Pacific States Biennial North American

Eligibility: 18 and up in North America and U.S. territories 

Potential Benefits for Artists: First place: Artist residency at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo to cover travel, lodging, per diem, and honorarium. Additional awards include $2000 of Purchase Awards.
Notes:   Juror is Kurt Kemp