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Annual Members Exhibition

Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving
July 31 - October 14, 2001

Wendell Gilley Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine
Photograph: Benjamin L. Magro

Description: The Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving was founded in 1981. It is the major showcase for the work of world-renowned bird carver Wendell Gilley, a Southwest Harbor native who was one of the two or three recognized pioneers of this indigenous American art form. http://www.acadia.net/gilley/

Jury: Nina Gormley is Director of the Wendell Gilley Museum of Bird Carving. Carl Little is Director of the Blum Gallery at the College of the Atlantic with eight years of experience at this location. He is also Director of Public Affairs. William Townsend is a retired teacher with 30 years of experience teaching Biology, Marine Biology, and Aeronautics. He has participated in Antarctic research with the University of Maine and the Argentine Navy, was a finalist for the Teacher-in-Space position, and has been a member of the GNSI for 25 years.

Criteria: Current GNSI members may submit up to two samples of their work. Traditional media and 3-D work must be represented by 2"x 2" slides. Illustrations that have been created entirely on the computer may be submitted electronically. The files must be jpg, and 300 kb or smaller in size. The expectation is that, if selected, computer generated illustrations will be sent framed and ready to hang as other media. All entries must be post marked by May 18, 2001. All slides must be labeled with artist's name and telephone number, title of work and an arrow indicating direction of image. Enclose a self addressed stamped envelope if you wish your slides to be returned. Entries without envelopes will go into the GNSI educational slide collection.

Wendell Gilley Museum, Bar Harbor, Maine
Photograph: Benjamin L. Magro

Framing: All artwork must be matted, in a simple frame with hanging wire, and ready to hang. The use of plexiglass is strongly recommended. Jurors reserve the right to reject improperly framed artwork.

Shipping: Please ship your artwork in sturdy boxes and packaging that ensures safe delivery and return. Your work will be returned in the packaging it was sent. Attach a copy of the entry form on the back of your work. Artists are responsible for delivery of artwork to the Gilley Museum by July 25, 2001.

Insurance: The GNSI will pay return shipping costs to USA addresses. Neither the Gilley nor the GNSI is responsible for damage during delivery of artwork to the Museum, or during temporary storage of artwork.

Send to:
GNSI Annual Exhibit
Wendell Gilley Museum
P.O. Box 254
4 Herrick Road Southwest Harbor, ME 04679

PORTUGAL SMALL WORKS EXHIBIT

Guidelines:

What: Any image you want to create inspired by the meeting in Portugal. Your entry can, but does not have to be scientific in nature. Feel free to show your wild side.

Medium: Any medium is acceptable including photography and computer generated images. Size: 3" by 41/2" active area with a border not larger than 1" on all sides. You can work either vertically or horizontally. If you have an image that is larger you can send a reduced copy.

When: All entries should be received by July1st 2001

Where: Send unmatted, unframed images to:

Edward Heck
American Museum of Natural History
Dept. Vert. Paleo.
79th Street at Central Park West
New York, N.Y. 10024

If you have any questions feel free to email me at Eheck623@aol.com

CALL FOR POSTER ENTRIES - Bar Harbor, Maine 2001

By Kris Kirkeby

Bar Harbor, here we come! Last year's poster session in Portugal was a nice success and the Maine group has decided to add it to this year's line up. This article is your official call for entries! We're encouraging last year's entries to do a repeat performance so if we missed the European meeting we'll get a second chance. Please note the deadlines at the end of this article.

We hope individual members or chapters will put together a poster presentation of information about the specific techniques used in Scientific Illustration - new and classic art mediums (carbon dust, color dust, silver point, pen and ink, coquille board, scratchboard, etc.), or subjects within specific field: entomology, archeology, botanicals, computer generated images, etc. Or write up that special project featuring a specialized or unique approach that would interest scientific illustrators. More than one person can author a poster - teaming up will make it less labor intensive.

Poster presentations are often used in scientific meetings as a way to show large numbers of projects in short amounts of time. They are a form of presenting information as a visual aid to a verbal presentation. It should be able can stand alone as a communication or serve as a tool to aid a short summary talk. Posters depend heavily on visuals rather than text. The viewing time at a poster is usually fifteen minutes or less. Most of our illustration work and techniques are particularly well suited to this format. However, it's very important to spend time editing and reducing text so it is concise and clear. A text-wallpapered poster goes unread! Posters can be designed using small units of information pasted on mat board or railroad board backing; larger pieces, hinged to collapse down to a smaller size; or as a one-piece electronic output poster that can be rolled, unfurled, and very easily put up.

The Guild has two video tapes that may help you. The first is an overview of posters as a communication tool and provides tips for preparing a poster. The second is a assembly method demonstration (hinged-pieces technique). The tapes may be checked out from our Video Library, GNSI, Inc. DC office for the price of shipping.

Your first step is to write an Abstract which is a condensed summary of the poster information. This abstract must be 300 words or less. We will have a abstract booklet available at the meeting.

The following information is very important. Our format size limitation this year is the same as last year.

POSTER SIZE: Design for a 32 x 40 inches space or approx. 0.9 x 1.2 meters. Suggestions for font and lettering sizes - these sizes make reading easier for your viewer: Use a Sans Serif font style (such as Helvetica) which is easier read from a distance. All written text on the poster should be in Bold. Use space-and-a-half leading or double spacing.

TITLE: List the title of the poster, your name, specialty (botanical illustrator, etc.) when applicable, and affiliation (museum, university, or freelance illustrator, etc.), your city/town, and country. It should be in 72 point but your name etc. can come down to 60 or 48 point.

SUBTITLES: Help partition information: Abstract, Methods, Discussion, Results or Summary. Use 36 point lettering.

REMAINING BODY TEXT: Should be in 18 point.

Presenters are responsible for assembling the poster unless you are not attending the meeting and you send it to the Maine committee. If you are flying to the meeting hand-carry your poster on the plane, don't check them! You will be put up the posters on the afternoon of the Portfolio Showing (see deadline dates below) and they'll be shown in the same area. You must come with a completed poster, time will be given to putting up the poster but not for composing it. Organizers will provide pins, scissors, Velcro, double-sided tape, and spray adhesive glue, etc. for attaching it to the board.

DEADLINES:
1. Abstracts: Abstracts are due (to Kris Kirkeby) by June 16, 2001. I would prefer e-mailed abstracts at: kirke002@continet.com but you may send them tome at 2080 Shields Ave., Eugene, OR 97405.

2. Mailed Poster Arrivals: Mailed posters must arrive in Bar Harbor by August 4, 2001.
Please mail them to this address:
Attention: Jean Boddy/GNSI
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609

3. Poster Presentation: The poster will be shown during the portfolio sharing, Sunday evening, August 12, 2001. Put them up starting at noon, completed no later than 4:30 p.m.

If you are not able to attend the Maine Conference, this is a great way to be represented! If I can help in any way or if you have questions, please contact me at 541-349-2439. See you there!!

~ Kris Kirkeby