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CALL FOR ENTRIES:

The Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority

Presents
Gaia Sculpture Prize

$7000 Prize for a sculpture that engages public awareness of the
relationship between human beings and the living systems of Planet Earth.

Also - Four finalists receive $500 and exhibit model at unveiling site.


UNVEILING: At a conference on the Gaia Theory at George Mason Law School in Arlington VA (October 14, 15, 2006)

LOCATION: Permanent installation at Potomac Overlook Regional Park in Arlington.

JURORS: Martin Ogle, Chief Naturalist, Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority
Kim Ward, Executive Director Washington Project for the Arts\Corcoran
Wendy Ross, Practicing sculptor for over 35 years, especially informed by the structure, patterns and rhythms of natural phenomena.
Cynthia Connolly, Director of the Ellipse Arts Center, Arlington, VA, and Artist
Representative of the Potomac Overlook Regional Park neighborhood

Criteria for Gaia Sculpture Prize entries:

 Three-dimensional freestanding, 5-8 foot sculpture for outdoor installation.
 Materials must be highly weather resistant.
 Sculpture should reflect relationship between human beings and the living systems of Planet Earth as exemplified by the Gaia Theory. Entrants are encouraged to visit site and talk with Martin Ogle (Chief Naturalist, Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority) and to undertake sufficient research on Gaia Theory to understand the theme of this sculpture contest. (Initial information is provided at the end of this Call for Entries.)

ACCEPTING ENTRIES: First-round proposals due on February 1 2006; Finalists submit models of sculptures by March 15, 2006; Prize winner completes final sculpture by September 15, 2006.

ELIGIBILITY: The exhibition is open to all sculptors, 18 years of age and older, living in Virginia, Maryland or Washington, D.C.

INSURANCE: Insurance during transit and installation will be the responsibility of the artist.