CALL FOR ENTRY Louisiana Purchase: 2nd National Biennial Juried Exhibition hosted by Louisiana Tech University. Exhibition Dates: January 15 – February 19, 2013

Louisiana Tech University (LA Tech) is accepting submissions for its 2nd national juried competition, Louisiana Purchase: 2nd National Biennial Juried Exhibition. This is a multi-media show for 2 and 3 dimensional works (including video) exploring any theme.

Juror: Dr. Paul Manoguerra

Dr. Paul Manoguerra is the chief curator and curator of American art at the Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia. During his decade of service to the museum, he has worked as curator on several award-winning exhibitions, including Classic Ground: Mid-Nineteenth-Century American Painting and the Italian Encounter, The American Scene on Paper: Prints and Drawings from the Schoen Collection and Amazing Grace: Self-Taught Artists from the Mullis Collection. Before coming to the University of Georgia, he previously worked in curatorial roles at the Kresge Art Museum, the Paine Art Center & Gardens, and the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and taught arts appreciation, art history, and humanities courses at Kalamazoo College, Western Michigan University, and Lansing Community College. The author of the Georgia Museum of Art’s catalogue, One Hundred American Paintings, Dr. Manoguerra earned his PhD in American Studies from Michigan State University in 2002.