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Call for Submissions: BIPOC Curatorial Fellow @Evanston Art Center
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Program Overview:
The Evanston Art Center (EAC), an artistic hub on the North Shore for over ninety years, believes that some
communities are all too rarely represented in the curatorial world. To address this situation, the EAC is building a
recurrent, project-based position for a curator who will work with the EAC to develop an exhibition of their
choosing. The EAC is specifically seeking a Black, Indigenous or Person of Color (BIPOC) curator with ties to
communities of color in Evanston and the Chicago Metro-area to create an exhibition, along with related materials.
The curator will choose the subject, theme and content of the exhibition with the EAC acting as a facilitator. It is the
EAC’s intent that such an exhibit will both build new ties to historically underrepresented groups as well as
introduce Evanston and the greater Chicago area to new curatorial and artistic perspectives.
Evaluation Criteria:
Selection criteria follow, in order of priority. The number beside each criterion represents its weight in the
Exhibition Committee’s evaluation process, with 5 being the most important.
• The Curator Identifies as BIPOC (5)
• The Curator has a Strong Connection to Evanston and Network Within BIPOC Communities in Evanston
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• The Project Plans to Connect the EAC to Underserved Communities in Evanston and the Chicago metro
area and Specifically BIPOC Communities (5)
• The Project is Articulated Coherently and Clearly (5)
• The Project Presents New Perspectives (5)
• The Curator has, Interesting and Recent Experience Presenting Contemporary Art (5)
• Personal Interview (5)
• Communication Skills (5)
• Resume and references (2)
Curatorial Fee: $2,500 payable in full to the curator over 4 installments after quarterly updates to the Exhibition
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• 1st Installment: July 15, 2021
• 2nd Installment: October 15, 2021
• 3rd Installment: January 15, 2022
• 4th Installment: April 15, 2022
Exhibition Expenses: not more than $2,500 payable as reimbursements to the curator for documented expenses.
Entry Fee:
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Call for Illustrators
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New online interiors showroom that connects collectors and interior design professionals with original art is looking for US-based artists skilled in pen, pencil, charcoal, etc. Our buyers are consumers, commercial buyers, interior designers, and architects sourcing original art for homes, offices and commercial properties. Strong connections in metro Detroit but happy to review applications from non-Michigan artists as well.
Apply if you're highly skilled with strong professional documents, ie: artist statement, bio, CV and list of exhibits/corporate commissions. Our buyers are picky so we are too.
No fee to apply. US artists and designers, only.
Rolling application.
Entry Fee:
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Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Call for Artists for New 2021 Exhibition on Art in Lockdown
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The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum located at 295 West Ave., Norwalk, CT is calling for artists for a juried exhibition titled, Socially Distant Art: Creativity in Lockdown. The submission deadline is February 15, 12 p.m. The exhibition will open on April 8 and run through Aug. 29, 2021. Artist and Trustee Gail Ingis together with Trustee Julyen Norman will select approximately 30 works from digital submissions. Works should be no more than five feet (sixty inches) on all sides.
This exhibition will be an interpretation on the pandemic experience filtered through the eye, mind, and creativity of the artist, who will be asked to submit works that relate to social distancing, isolation, the erosion and transformation of social interactions, and the multi-faceted challenges to themselves and/or the people around them caused by or in reaction to the pandemic.
Whether it is a reflection on the yearning for a Covid-free life, or an interpretation on the adversities the world has experienced and continues to endure, the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum will welcome entries in the following categories: all fine arts media, watercolor, oil, acrylic, drawing, pastel, small sculpture, mixed media, photography, monotype, monoprint, and fiber art. A fee of $35 for four images inclusive of a one-year membership will be required to enter.
The Museum’s 2020 cultural and educational programs are made possible in part by generous funding from LMMM’s Founding Patrons: The Estate of Mrs. Cynthia Clark Brown; LMMM’s Leadership Patrons: The Sealark Foundation; LMMM’s 2020 Season Distinguished Benefactors: The City of Norwalk and The Maurice Goodman Foundation; and LMMM’s 2020 Distinguished Benefactors for Education: The Daphne Seybolt Culpeper Memorial Foundation, Inc. For more information, please visit www.lockwoodmathewsmansion.com.
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Hear and Now
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Hear and Now is a drive-through exhibition in the San Antonio Parking Garage on the UT campus that will be on view from March 5 - 7 2021, coinciding with the 2021 TEDxUTAustin conference: Unmute. This project is inspired by Aurora's Area 3 and other innovative projects that offer art experiences outside of traditional spaces. We welcome applications that speak to the expression of thoughts and ideas in our increasingly digital and behind-the-screen world. Hear and Now offers artists, critics, and activists an open framework to articulate artistic perspectives regarding the experience of consciously taking the actions needed to become heard, whether that be literally or figuratively, and unapologetically letting yourself and your intentions be represented without regret or reconsideration plagued by social constructs.
Curated by TEDxUTAustin and the College of Fine Arts at UT Austin, the exhibition addresses the social issues and changes we have recently experienced. We seek to unmute the voices of those silenced in our communities; unmute to speak up about change; unmute who we are as individuals.
TEDxUTAustin is a student-run organization at UT Austin, focused on bringing together creative and critical thinkers of the Austin community through discussions on innovations in technology, entertainment, and design.
Contributions may reflect on:
● Reflections on communication and communication blockage with an eye towards innovation, forward thinking, and perceptiveness.
● Comprehending the past, conceptualizing the future, and making the effort in the present to be the voice of change.
Submission guidelines:
● Deadline: December 31th, 2020, 11:59PM CST.
● Artists must be based in Austin, Texas
● Artists working in all media are encouraged to apply.
● Since this exhibition will be taking place in a parking garage with moving vehicles,
exhibition dimensions will be discussed individually with each artist.
Entry Fee:
- No
The Body Eclectic '21
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Since our Call-for-Entry process has moved entirely on-line, we have to change the timeline as well and begin the call process in December for our annual February exhibit. So welcome to our CALL for ENTRY for the Body Eclectic '21.
Key Dates:
January 3, 2021: Entry Deadline
~But the Early Bird Discount* on entry fee ends December 19th~
January 11, 2021: Notification of acceptance/decline
January 28 - 30: Drop off accepted artwork (during gallery hours)
February 4 - 26: Exhibition Dates
February 5th, 1-9 pm: Reception Day
February 14th, 2-5 pm: Mid-Month Reception
February 27, 28th: Pick-up all unsold work
Note: Due to Covid-19 concerns, we will provide bottled water and packaged "treats" at the receptions, and have extended the reception time-frame to allow viewers to attend with no more than 10 people in the gallery at one time. MASKS ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER THE GALLERY AT ALL TIMEs.
• This competition is open to artists over 18 years of age, and within 50 miles of Detroit.
Each entry may include up to two pieces of art for $35. *Artists who enter before December 19th get a $5 discount!
Awards will include BEST OF SHOW ($150), 2nd Place ($75) and Honorable Mentions. More awards may be possible if we get a high number of entries.
All entries must be for sale and not have been exhibited at Lawrence Street Gallery before. Art can be no larger than 40" wide or weigh more than 50 lbs.
Lawrence Street Gallery will retain 30% of the sale price on all pieces sold at the gallery.
Artwork may not be removed prior to the end of the exhibit (by artists or buyers) and will be available for sale on our website.
Artwork must be ready for exhibit (framed & wired properly).
Labels for the back of the artwork will be provided via email after your entry has been received. Please print the label and attach to back of artwork after acceptance information is emailed to you.
Images submitted for entry must be no larger than 2Mb. If you need assistance sizing your files, or uploading them to us, please call Cindy Parsons at 248-656-2291 or make an appointment to meet someone who can help at the gallery to process the entry.
Lawrence Street Gallery will exercise professional care in the handling of all entries, but cannot assume liability for loss or damage while works are in our possession.
All unsold work must be picked up February 27th. Alternative arrangements can be made by notifying the gallery (phone or email).
Artists whose work is exhibited in this show give Lawrence Street Gallery permission to use submitted images for promotion and display for sale on our website.
In the event an unavoidable event, including Covid-19 restrictions, should prevent the show from taking place, the event will be cancelled and entry fees will be refunded.
Remember: ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JANUARY 3RD!
Thanks for your continued support!
Best of Show $150, 2nd Place $100, 3rd Place $50, plus Honable Mentions Certificates
Entry Fee:
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Call for Art - Transition of Power: 2021
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13FOREST Gallery has marked the past two presidential inaugurations with an exhibition titled Transition of Power. The goal of the exhibition is to highlight a diversity of artistic responses to the turnover of political power in the American government. Following the most contentious presidential election in recent history, we are once again turning to artists to provide perspective on the transition from the Trump administration to the Biden administration. We are looking for work that addresses the breadth of political issues that arose during the Trump presidency, and especially the historic events of 2020, from the Black Lives Matter movement to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Entry Fee:
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