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Rules and Description

The submitting artists are asked to consider ten key themes to conceptualize their design. The goal of the project is to promote the overall concept of EQUALITY. These themes represent some of the experiences that enforced discrimination and denied access to African Americans not only here in Greensboro, but around the
country. Artists are asked to consider the following themes (in no particular order) as inspiration for their design submission. However, designs are not required to incorporate any particular themes. We hope your design will celebrate the courage of those who fought for change and challenged the injustice of segregation.

1. Art/Culture/Entertainment- No matter the art form, performance or visual, African Americans faced oppressive obstacles as audiences and artists.
2. Education- Schools on all levels, K through collegiate, were grossly unequal and segregated. Historically black colleges and universities offered the only
exception and filled the cultural void for the black community.
3. Electoral Politics/Voting- The struggle for the right to vote became a defining element in the civil rights movement. Once laws were enforced allowing Blacks to vote, the political landscape became more democratic.
4. Hotels/Eating Establishments- Jim Crow laws prohibited access by African Americans to the majority of the nation’s hospitality industry and eating establishments.
5. Housing- Discrimination forced Blacks into isolated, sub-standard living conditions whether urban or rural. Whites-only zoning and related policies restricted access to upper and middle income black families.
6. Legal/Justice-In the absence of representative state and local government, the courts were the option of first and last resort to protect black citizens against injustice.
7. Media- Radio, television and especially print media coverage transformed local conflicts into global headlines. Once the coverage was shared on TV screens across the nation and in press accounts around the world, the federal government responded aggressively to these atrocities.
8. Jobs/Employment- Blacks became the underclass of the American workforce, even in the military, forcing them into menial subservient positions. 9. Sports/Recreation- Even athletes with superstar talent were confronted with discrimination on and off the field. Rather than comply, city governments often retaliated by closing pools, playgrounds, and parks.
10. Transportation/Travel- Colored-only train compartments and “Blacks in the Back of the Bus” laws were rampant in the Jim Crow south where separate segregated waiting rooms and bathroom facilities covered the landscape.



Project Description

  • Individuals or teams may submit a single cup and saucer design for this project
  • 10 individual designs will be chosen by a panel of judges consisting of arts professionals, community and civic leaders
  • Final design selections will be announced in February 2007
  • Once a design is selected, each artist will receive a wax form of a coffee cup measuring approximately 10” x 8”. Artists will receive additional wax to customize their coffee cup. Dimensions and instructions are on the reverse.
  • Artists will have approximately six (6) weeks from time of notification to complete the wax original of their design. Artist’s originals should be delivered to the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro offices at 200 N. Davie Street in downtown Greensboro between the hours of M-F 9am-5pm by Friday.
  • Final artist original will be cast in bronze and finished with a patina.
  • Final artist original (cup and saucer) may not exceed 20” wide, 20” tall or 20”
    deep in order to be in proportion to granite bases (see dimensions and instructions).
  • Final artist original must include drainage as a part of the design.

Dimensions & Instructions

Basic cup form is 10 x 8. Additional protrusions should be limited to 5” in any horizontal direction and 12” in a vertical direction. Finished piece should be no larger than 20 x 20.
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Submission Criteria

  • Artists must be residents of North Carolina or students attending school in North Carolina and be at least 16 years of age.
  • Submissions will be accepted through 5:00pm on Tuesday, January 30, 2007.
  • One entry per person.
  • Artist must acknowledge A) that they have the technical skills to create a wax original or have a relationship with an artist to successfully create a wax mold OR B) they do not have the technical skills to create a wax original and will need assistance.

*If artist does not have the technical skills to create a wax mold, efforts will be made to pair the artist with an experienced sculptor.



How to Submit a Design
SUBMISSION DEADLINE HAS EXPIRED

Renderings should show the concept from 3 views: a frontal view, a side view and a top view. Digital files MUST contain the name of the submitting artist as part of the file name. (example: JohnSmith1.jpg)

Designs may be submitted to the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro in one of three ways:
1) Uploaded to via the website or via email at submissions@coffeecupcollaborative.com. Accepted files types are jpeg or tiff files. Please “zip” your files. The zip file should be no larger than 3MB.
2) Submitted on a CD (in jpeg or tiff files)
3) Or on paper or canvas no larger than 11” x 17”. Artwork must be properly labeled on the back with artist’s name and contact information. Artists name or signature should not be visable anywhere on the front of the submission.

Designs are to be submitted to the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro located at 200 N. Davie Street in the Greensboro Cultural Center in downtown Greensboro.

Mailing address:
United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro
P.O. Box 877
Greensboro, NC, 27402.
Packages must be postmarked by Saturday, January
30, 2007.

FOR OVERNIGHT PACKAGES OR HAND DELIVERY (M-F,9AM-5PM), PLEASE USE 200 N. DAVIE STREET, GREENSBORO, NC, 27401.