Supporting text documents

• A detailed artist statement and description of exhibition
  

  Please provide an Artist Statement and Description of your proposed exhibition. Your artist statement should convey to the reader the most important information about your work. It should address what you are making (e.g. what is your chosen medium); why you are creating it (e.g. what are the key themes); anything that’s particularly unique about your process; and anything else the viewer should know about your work that may not be clear just from looking at images of it. If you’re proposing a group exhibition, please explain how the participating artists and artwork will be selected. You can find links to more detailed guidelines on writing artist statements here.

  In this document, please describe the approximate number of pieces that will be in the show, approximate sizes, installation methods, and whether the work is completed, in progress or to be completed. These details can change later on, but approximations will help the jury better understand your proposal.

  This can be attached to your application as a Word/PDF file, or copied and pasted into the form on the following page.
  
  
• If you are applying on behalf of a collective/group/organization, please include a description of your group 
  
  
• A CV and/or artist biography for each participating artist/curator

Image files

• Please submit 8-10 images to support your application.
  • A group show proposal must include 8-10 images per participant.
    
    
  • Images can include completed works intended for exhibition, examples of work in progess, past work that is relevant to your proposal, etc.
    
    
  • Images should individual files in .jpeg or .png format. Please do not submit photos in a Word or PDF document. 
    
    
  • File size: Each file should be about 1MB to 2.5MB. If files are too large, they may fail to upload.
    
    
  • Image file names must be in this format: 01_Title_Lastname. Ex. 01_RosesintheMud_Einstein, 02_YellowThumbs_Einstein
    
    

• Download the Image Key and fill out the fields for each image you are submitting.

  For image key include: title, artist(s), medium, size, year, if intended for proposed exhibition.

Artist Statement and Description of Exhibition

Your artist statement should convey to the reader the most important information about your work. It should address what you are making (e.g. what is your chosen medium); why you are creating it (e.g. what are the key themes); anything that’s particularly unique about your process; and anything else the viewer should know about your work that may not be clear just from looking at images of it. If you’re proposing a group exhibition, please explain how the participating artists and artwork will be selected. You can find links to more detailed guidelines on writing artist statements here.

In this section, please also provide a description of the approximate number of pieces that will be in the show, approximate sizes, installation methods, and whether the work is completed, in progress or to be completed. These details can change later on, but approximations will help the jury better understand your proposal.

Copy and paste your statement into the text box below. If the statement is longer than 400 words, please upload it as its own PDF.

Please proceed to the following page to upload your files.

Please provide 8-10 good quality images for each artist participating in your proposed exhibition.

It is helpful for the jury to see images of completed works intended for your exhibition, but you may also include examples of your past work, test images, etc.

PLEASE NOTE:

• Images should individual files in .jpeg or .png format. Please do not submit photos in a Word or PDF document.
• File size: Each file should be about 1MB to 2.5MB. If files are too large, they may fail to upload.
• Image file names must be in this format: 01_Title_Lastname. Ex. 01_RosesintheMud_Einstein, 02_YellowThumbs_Einstein

1. Click the button below to browse for your files
2. Select your attachments and then click "open" to upload them
3. A dropdown list of your files will appear that looks like this: 
   
4. Continue adding files as needed. 
5. Once you have completed the rest of the submission form, click "Submit your application" and your attachments will be included. 

File name: e.g. 01_RosesintheMud_Einstein.jpg
Artwork title: the title of the piece (this can change before your exhibition)
Artist name: if there are multiple artists in your proposed exhibition, please indicate who created each piece
Medium: what materials did you use to create the piece? ex. oil on canvas, ceramic vessel with oxides, mixed media sculpture
Dimensions: How big is the piece? e.g. 8"x10"
Year: When did you create the piece
For exhibition: indicate whether the piece is going to be part of your show ("for exhibition") or if it's only an example or sketch ("example only") 

Make sure you use the Image Key template and upload it along with your other file attachments using the uploader above.

Your application documents will be reviewed by a jury after the deadline. You will be contacted via email about the results of the jury.