NAMI Utah Artists' Project

NAMI Utah Artist Project’s mission is to provide artistic opportunities to artists with mental illness in order to:

• Ensure that the voices and ideas of artists with mental illness are present to confront negative stereotypes, which persist in the community.
• Support the recovery of artists with mental illness through further development of their talents and providing opportunities to market and display art in the community.

FOUR Upcoming Events for Fall/Winter 2010:

AUGUST--T-Shirt Design Competition
SEPTEMBER--Gallery Exhibit
OCTOBER--Holiday Card Contest
NOVEMBER--Holiday Boutique Submissions

Click Here for All Submission Forms

 

AUGUST--T-Shirt Design Competition

The NAMI Utah Artists' Project is having a NAMI Walks t-shirt design contest. NAMIWalks is NAMI Utah's biggest fundraiser of the year! Design a t-shirt that can be sold before, at, and after this year's NAMI Walk on September 18th, 2010!

We are looking for t-shirt designs that include a STATEMENTabout mental health (such as "Suicide is not a Solution") and ARTWORK of any medium that complements your statement.

We will print on the front and back. Each person or group may submit one design. The artist(s) of the chosen design(s) will receive a $50.00 gift card.

Dates:

• Submissions must be received by August 26^th
• You may submit designs by:

1. Bringing them to the NAMI Utah office
2. E-mailing them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
3. Mailing them to:  Liz Felt at NAMI Utah,450 South 900 East, Suite 160, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102

• Design(s) will be selected by Tuesday, August 31^st. All artists will be notified regarding their submission by Friday September 3^rd. Unselected designs may be picked up from the NAMI Utah office at this time. Please note we cannot return designs by mail.
• All submissions must be submitted with a completed submission form.
• Design Suggestions:

1. Designs are recommended to be created on white paper in any medium (such as colored pencil, charcoal, pastels, oil/watercolor paints, photography, etc.)
2. The more vivid the colors you use in your design, the more striking your design may be (black and white works too…)

SEPTEMBER--NAMI Utah Artists' Project Gallery Exhibit

We are proud to announce our yearly “Vision & Voices 2010” exhibit – our professionally juried group exhibit! The pieces selected for this exhibit will be on display at the art gallery from Oct. 14^th – Nov. 6^th, 2010. The above piece of artwork is an example from a previous exhibit. It is by Barbara Glick. 

Dates:

9/22 – 9/24 (10:00 am – 4:30 pm): Submissions accepted at NAMI Utah
10/4: Juried via Gallery at NAMI Utah
10/4 – 1/6: Postcards, posters, continuing of PR
10/11: Juried artwork transported to Gallery
10/14: Opening
10/15: Reception (on Gallery stroll)
11/6: End of Exhibit
11/6 : Artists contacted to set time to pick up their artwork from Gallery
11/8 – 11/12: All artwork must be picked up (unless it’s being resubmitted for the Holiday Boutique, as approved in advance by the Artists’ Project).

Guidelines:

• Each artist may submit three original artworks
• Each piece of artwork must be either framed (professional quality) or wrapped canvas (also of professional quality) and wired (please note: improper framing may disqualify artwork)
• Each submitted artwork must be submitted with a completed submission form
• Each submitted artwork must be labeled with Artists’ name, title, medium, date, and price
• The NAMI Utah Artists’ Project may invite artists to resubmit their artwork for the Holiday Boutique

OCTOBER- Holiday Card Contest

Too early to dream about the winter Holidays?... Dream of cozy winter moments, conspiring by an imaginary fire, and design a holiday card!

We are specifically interested in pieces of art that convey winter and holiday seasons and themes. For each winning design, the artist will receive $50.00 gift certificate.

The image should be 5" x 7" and can be horizontal or vertical. Larger submissions will be digitally reproduced so that they will fit on a 5" x 7" card. Smaller designs do not print well and are discouraged. Designs may be created in any medium (such as colored pencil, charcoal, pastels, oil/watercolor paints, photography, etc.)

You may submit designs by:

1. Bringing them to the NAMI Utah office
2. Emailing them to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
3. Mailing them to: Liz Felt at NAMI Utah, 450 South 900 East, Suite 160, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102

Dates:

• Submissions must be received by Friday, October 1st!
• Design(s) will be selected by Friday, October 9th
• All artists will be notified regarding their submission by Friday, October 9^th.
• Card designs not selected may be picked up from the NAMI Utah office at this time. Please note we cannot return designs by mail.

NOVEMBER--Holiday Boutique Submissions

The theme for this unique Holiday Boutique is selling beautiful and original works of art and crafts as holiday gifts for shoppers to buy – at affordable prices!

Dates of Boutique: Friday, December 3^rd – Sunday, December 5th

Location: The Pioneer Craft House (3271 South 500 East, SLC). We hope to fill the space with festive art and crafts of all kinds!!!

We are looking for the following:

ARTWORK: paintings, photography, drawings, pottery, and more…

CRAFTS such as: jewelry, knitting, crocheting, ceramics, beaded, and woven items; magnets, silk-screened/decorated t-shirts, barrettes and decorated hair ties, blankets, candles, stuffed animals, wooden toys, scarves, hats, mittens, gifts bags, candles, glass items, stained glass, wooden decorations, tole or hand-painted items, home-made soaps, holiday decorations, gifts for neighbors and co-workers, dolls and doll clothes, baby clothes, marshmallow guns, and more…

Guidelines for artwork:  We are looking for works of art $150.00 and under – ideally, $50.00 and under!

Artwork does not have to be framed or can be framed simply. Paintings on stretch canvas that are wired are desirable. Matting artworks also helps. We can hang art on canvas and quality paper and then, if purchased, we could roll them up and tie them with a ribbon. Please be creative to cut your costs while keeping quality. Smaller, less expensive, framed works are also desired. If works are framed or on stretch canvas, we ask that they are wired/able to be hung.

Dates:

• Nov. 17th- Nov. 19th: Submissions will be accepted10:00 am – 4:30 pm at NAMI Utah State Office (450 S. 900 E., SLC)
• Nov. 22nd to 24th: Jurying/Confirmation to Artists of event participation
• Dec. 2nd: Set-up of crafts and artwork at the Pioneer Craft House

Please price all items, see attached Artists' Information Toolkit for template