WATER: A UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT

THE CHICAGO WOMEN'S CAUCUS FOR ART invites you to enter this exciting national juried exhibition - open to all professional artists!

LOCATION: The ROBERT MORRIS STATE STREET GALLERY, ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY, 401 S. State Street at Van Buren, Chicago.

WHEN: FEBRUARY 13 through MARCH, 2014

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday evening, February 13, 2014 to coincide with the national Women's Caucus for Art's Annual Conference that week, in conjunction with the College Art Association.

CONTEXT: Historically, women have played a central role in water provision and management and must continue to be a catalyst in planning for the future.

SCOPE & THEMES: both artists' subject matter and the proposed forums with experts in the field will include:

• Water as a metaphor
• Water reclamation and usage
• Agricultural usage and conflicts
• Water sustainability
• Water use and abuse
• Damage to our oceans and waterways due to pollution from such sources as coal mining and mountaintop removal
• The highly flammable, both literally and politically and controversial process of FRACKING

PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS for ARTISTS:

ALL MEDIA ARE WELCOME, INCLUDING 2-D, 3-D, VIDEO AND INSTALLATION. ALL SIZES WILL BE CONSIDERED BASED ON THE STRENGTH AND POWER OF THE ARTWORK, with the following possible exceptions:

2-D WORK OVER 72" IN EITHER DIRECTION

3-D WORK THAT CANNOT FIT ON A PEDESTAL

INSTALLATIONS REQUIRING MORE THAN 3 FEET IN DIAMETER OF FLOOR SPACE

DETAILED FORMAL PROSPECTUS WILL BE SENT OUT SHORTLY!