Call for Emerging Artists - Strata Gallery - Santa Fe, NM

IMPORTANT DATES:
- Submission deadline: May 1, 2022
- Notification of accepted applicants: June 5, 2022

ENTRY FEE:
Submission fee is $35 for 10-15 images. All submissions will be handled through CaFÉ.

CALL FOR NEW ARTIST MEMBERS:
Application Deadline: May 1, 2022
Strata Gallery is now accepting applications for new Emerging Artist Members for a free 1-year membership. We are looking for innovative artist who are actively working and who are interested in being part of an Emerging Artist cohort. Membership is open to artist who work in all media. Current Emerging Membership is comprised of artists who work in painting, sculpture, photography, installation, textiles, and mixed media.

ABOUT STRATA GALLERY:
Strata Gallery was founded in 2021 as a non-profit membership gallery that seeks to showcase the work of internationally established artist whose development has typically followed trajectories tangential to prevalent avant-garde trends. It also showcases the work of promising Emerging Artists who otherwise struggle for gallery exposure, as their work is also at variance with those same trends. To some degree the example of these Established Artists validates the promise of those who are still emergent, and the gallery encourages loose creative partnerships between these two groups. Strata Gallery avoids favoring any distinct style and promotes a range of authentic individual expression embodying diverse material practices, imagery, style, and ethos. Strata Gallery is located in Santa Fe’s Design Center – just a seven-minute walk from the center of the exciting Railyard District. Strata Gallery is located at 418 Cerrillos Road, 1C, Santa Fe, NM 87501.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
Strata Gallery was established as a membership gallery with the primary goal of creating a space for our artists to showcase their work, as well as to create a dialogue between our Established and Emerging artists. Strata Gallery strives to cultivate a membership that reflects the diversity of the community we live in. We encourage applications from candidates of all underrepresented groups, such those who identify as BIPOC artists, as well as artists identifying as LGBTQ+. We seek to attract membership from a diverse group of artists. 

EMERGING ARTIST MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:
- One-year Emerging Artist Membership
- One Solo Exhibition – Approx. two weeks
- Annual Group Exhibition
- Artist page on website (statement/bio, selected images, link to artist’s website and social media)
- Promotion on social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram)
- Monthly opportunities email list
- Artist’s net 80% of all works sold, Strata Gallery commission 20%
- Professional networking with members
- Opportunity to have direct mentorship from Established Artists
- Two Emerging Artist group meetings via online to discuss work for solo show

EMERGING ARTIST MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:
- Every other month video conference meetings
- Attend both Emerging Artist meetings via online
- In the case of an interested buyer, Strata Gallery puts artist in touch with client to execute the sale. Upon completion of sale, the artist returns 20% commission to Strata Gallery.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Submit the following via CaFé
- Cover Letter
- Bio (PDF format preferred)
- Curriculum Vitae (PDF format preferred)
- Artist Statement (PDF format preferred)
- 10-15 images (JPGs 72 dpi, approx. file size 1 MB) in single PDF
- Artist Membership Application Form (competed upon selection)

ELIGIBILITY:
Strata Gallery is now accepting applications for new Emerging Members for a 1-year contract period. We are looking for innovative artist who are actively working and who are interested in being part of an Emerging Artist cohort. Membership is open to artist who work in all media. Current Emerging Membership is comprised of artists who work in painting, sculpture, photography, installation, textiles, and mixed media.

- Must not be represented by a commercial gallery
- Must not be in a Tenured/Tenure Track teaching position, or retired from one

Note: There are no dues for the emerging members, however, Strata Gallery encourages contributes of time or resources where possible. Members are also responsible for cost of shipping their artwork to and from the gallery for their solo-show and group-shows.