New York City Late 2021 Curatorial Application

APPLICATION GUIDELINES + CURATORIAL REQUIREMENTS

DEADLINES

Regular Applications will be accepted by independent curators, galleries and non-profit organizations during the application period between May 10 - July 1, 2021. Late Applications will be accepted between July 2 - July 15, 2021. Both Regular and Late Applications are reviewed with the same consideration.

No applications will be accepted after the late deadline.  

No proposals nor applications will be accepted via email.

We recommend that you save your application information in a separate document in the event that you lose some information while completing your form...you know, because robots.

Also, as the deadline approaches and many applicants are using the system, the server can sometimes be overwhelmed, which can slow down the submission process, or unfortunately, at times, some applications receive an error and you may have to start over. Please take that into consideration when applying, save your information elsewhere, as you'll be safe if you get your application in before the final due date.

 

APPLICATION FEE

There is a non-refundable application fee of $150.00 per Late Application. 

No refunds for the application fee shall be granted for any reason, including force majure and/or related to the Covid-19 pandemic. Only in the event that your application is accepted for the 2021 show, and if the show is impacted due to government emergency measures and protocols, your application fee shall be applied to the next application period and applications that are not accepted to the upcoming show shall not be considered for the next application period and shall receive no refund.

SPRING/BREAK Alumni (CURATORS ONLY) will be offered a discounted non-refundable application fee of $125.00 per late application. Only those alumni curators who were participants in previous SPRING/BREAK Art Show exhibitions shall be permitted to use the discount.

Our mission is to create an unique environment for showcasing independent curators by providing free exhibition space to each selected curator and low cost exhibition space for non-profits and galleries, and therefore, require an application fee to cover our administrative fees for processing the applications.

 

WHO MAY APPLY 

1) INDEPENDENT CURATORS: Independent Curators (only 3 curators per proposal permitted) may submit an application for the 2021 SPRING/BREAK Art Show, including a curatorial proposal related to the theme of HEARSAY:HERESY, sample images of art work, a curatorial statement and additional information necessary to complete the application. 

Please note that artists may apply as an Independent Curator only if they are applying with a group show or a solo show of another artist's work. An artist may not apply with their own art work in a solo show, but must have a curator who applies on behalf of her/him/them.

Independent Curators should only apply with their individual names and not an entity name. If applying as an entity, please see SPECIAL PROJECTS section below.

There is NO FEE for the exhibition space if you are selected as an independent curator.

 

2) GALLERIES, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS and PROJECT SPACES may submit a curatorial proposal related to the theme HEARSAY:HERESY, comprised of artists from the gallery's roster. This curatorial proposal will fall into our SPECIAL PROJECTS section. If you have an affiliation with a gallery, project space or non-profit organization, please define your affiliation/title and include the full roster of artists in the Special Projects Application for our reference. 

The Special Project section was initated in 2015 as a way to invite established, new and recently closed galleries to participate in the show. We encourage participants in the Special Project section to explore the theme in full and to go beyond what they typically would do in a traditional art fair environment. In 2020, there were 30 Special Projects as part of the program.

Each Special Project contributes an exhibitor fee to participate, which helps to cover the production costs of the event. There is no consignment required for participating Special Projects. Please contact us for details on the participation terms and fees. 

 

SELECTED CURATORIAL APPLICATIONS

Submission of an application does not guarantee participation. We will review applications in July and notify selected curators by the beginning of August, if not before. If we have any questions about your proposal, we will contact the primary curator listed on the application. 

Each curatorial proposal will be given one (1) room/booth for exhibiting artworks. Special Projects will be given priority placement of room/booth and a larger sized exhibition area, if available. Placements are determined by the show's Directors based on their curatorial vision.

Selected independent curators will receive a consignment agreement to review and complete. All artworks included in the show must be included in and subject to the terms of the consignment agreement. Artworks that are not listed on the consignment agreement will not be permitted on the show premises. If you have any questions about the consignment terms, please contact us for details.

For any questions about the application, please contact us at apply@springbreakartshow.com

For more information on applying at an Independent Curator, Special Project or a Non-Profit Organization, please visit our website for more details: 

http://www.springbreakartshow.com/2021application

 

2021 New York City Dates (subject to change)

The schedule for the 2021 show is listed below:

Accepted Curators Announced: End of July

Virtual Orientation for Accepted Curators: Early August (required to attend 1 session)

Final Artists and Art Work Approval: August 1, 2021

Consignment Agreements Completed: August 6, 2021

Installation Dates: September 1 - 5, 2021 (required - we will schedule your dates)

Photography, Special Program (TBD): September 6, 2021 

Show Dates: September 7 - 13, 2021 (required)

De-installation Dates: September 14 - 16, 2021 (required)

CURATORIAL STATEMENT

Please provide a curatorial statement (maximum 800 words) describing your concept and a description of each artist's work and how it responds to the theme of HEARSAY:HERESY.

CURATORIAL TAGLINE

Please provide a curatorial tagline (maximum 60 words) for your proposal. This should be one sentence that describes your selection of artist(s) and your curatorial concept. 

This tagline will be used in press and marketing materials.

CURATOR + ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Please provide curator(s) and artists bio(s) (maximum 500 words) for your proposal.

EXHIBITION LAYOUT

Please upload a sketch, rendering or diagram of your ideal exhibition layout. Layout should be based on approximately 10 x 10 sq feet (independent curators) and 12 x 12 sq feet (Special Projects). Rooms and dimensions vary from location to location and this is just an approximation of our average sized exhibition spaces.

This is for our reference only and you are not bound to execute this, if your proposal is accepted. Please submit PDF format document only.

Your PDF file should be no larger than 3Mb and the filename should end with suffix .pdf

ARTWORK IMAGES

Please provide images for each artist's work that you would like for us to consider and that relates to the theme HEARSAY:HERESY. These may be sample images of art works that represent new or unfinished art works that will actually be shown during the exhibition.

If accepted to participate, Curator must submit final art work images that will be the actual artworks for exhibition, which will be reviewed by our team for approval by August 1, 2021 (let your artists know now so that they can complete their new art works or finish works in progress). 

Images should be JPG format and no larger than 1Mb.

Image filename should be:  PRIMARYCURATORNAME_TITLE_MEDIUM_DIMENSIONS_YEAR_ARTIST NAME.jpg (if the filenames are not labeled properly, the application may be considered incomplete).

If you have video links or performance art documentation, please copy and paste the link in the video link section below. 

Please submit at least THREE IMAGES and at most TEN IMAGES of sample art work via a shared online folder (Dropbox or Google Drive preferred) with a link to the shared folder in the form below.

By submitting these images, the curator agrees that they have full permission to use the images by the artist, the artist's gallery, or the photographer, and SPRING/BREAK Art Show has the right and permission to use these images for marketing purposes.

Please note that all works submitted shall be vetted by our team and individually selected based on relevancy to the overall theme.

AVAILABILITY

Will you or a representative be onsite for the duration of the show, including Virtual Orientation, Installation Dates, VIP Previews, Special Programming, Daily Show Hours and De-Installation Dates? 

Curatorial proposals will only be considered by SPRING/BREAK if participants or a representative are available to be onsite for the duration of the show.

DEPOSIT

Deposits of $500.00 are required for each accepted curatorial project.

Certain amenities like WIFI, garbage disposal, and security are provided by the production and the costs are distributed amongst the participants, with the exception of Special Projects. A breakdown of these costs will be provided to each selected participant and deducted from the deposit. Once these fees have been deducted, any additional funds will be refunded to the participant. Any fees related to damages or other issues will also be deducted from the deposit.

An itemized damage or additional fee report will be sent to the curator(s) after the show closes and deposit refunds will be issued within thirty (30) days of the show closing.

Deposit is due in full upon acceptance and in order to confirm you as a participant.

If you receive an error message when submitting the form, please contact apply@springbreakartshow.com before re-submitting the form. We will verify if your application was processed before you need to refresh the form and re-submit.