8/7/2009

Shell Center for Sustainability calls for submissions to art exhibit

FROM RICE NEWS STAFF REPORTS

The Shell Center for Sustainability is calling for submissions for the sustainability art exhibition "Water: Effects on Life in the Houston Area." The exhibit is designed to give Houston-area artists the opportunity to submit an artistic representation of what water means to them.

National and local academics and other experts will come together to discuss the sustainability of water in the Houston region Oct. 13. They will address growth, environment, health and public policy. The art exhibition is a strong component of the conference, allowing artists to participate with their representation of the various aspects that water has in their community.

The exhibition will run through the month of October and will officially open with a reception and an awards presentation Oct. 13 in Farnsworth Pavilion, Ley Student Center. A People's Choice award will be given to first-, second- and third-place winners as voted by the attendees at the opening reception.

The exhibition is open to artists who are 19 or older and who live in the Houston metropolitan area. The deadline to enter is Aug. 17. The prospectus and entry form can be found at http://cohesion.rice.edu/centersandinst/shellcenter/outreach.cfm?doc_id=13235.