Art Calls ARC Gallery Fully Funded Solo Exhibition Opportunities
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: May 18, 2024 – ARC Gallery is pleased to announce an Open Call for three fully funded Solo Exhibitions in August 2024. This Exhibition Award is made possible by a generous grant from the Athena Foundation in support of making solo show opportunities accessible to a broader audience.
Visual artists of all disciplines, ages and geographic locations are encouraged to apply. The artists will be selected by the ARC cooperative based on the quality of their work and commitment to their practice.
Exhibition dates: August 2 – 31, 2024.
ELIGIBILITY
This call is open to non-members, and non-affiliates with the purpose of bringing in innovative new work. All work submitted should have been completed within the last 5 years. ARC will favor artists who have a strong, cohesive body of work, a clearly communicated vision of their show, and a comprehensible and thoughtful artist statement. Artists with incomplete submissions will be automatically eliminated. Artists whose work is deemed excellent, but is not selected, will be added to a roster from which ARC can draw for future opportunities and curated exhibitions.
APPLY ONLINE – $20 Application Fee
Due to that nature of this call, examples of work submitted must be of the actual work to be exhibited, and include a clear plan of display within the gallery space. Work must be completed, available, and ready to display as of the date of submission. The ARC Exhibition Committee will make the final decision on which space the selected proposals will be installed.
SALES
Works will be for sale unless noted as NFS (not for sale) on the entry form. ARC will act as a liaison for buyer to artist sales of the artists’ work during solo shows. Any work sold and paid for via Square will have the small fee deducted from the sale amount.
DATES
- Deadline for Submission of Applications: Saturday, May 18 at 11:59pm CST
- 1st Round of Finalists Notification: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Solo Show Notification: Friday, May 31, 2024
- Exhibition Installation Day: Sunday, July 28, 2024
- Opening Reception: Friday, August 2nd, 2024
- Pick-Up Work at Gallery: Sat, August 31, 2024
About:
ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation is a non-profit, woman-run cooperative gallery dedicated to providing alternative space exhibition opportunities for innovative artists outside the commercial gallery system. Since 1973 ARC has given exposure and support to artists, providing an atmosphere for the continued development of artistic potential and experimentation.
ARC is run entirely by its women artist members; as a non-profit exhibition space. ARC receives some support from outside funding sources but not enough to cover our operating expenses. Thus, to provide the space and services we offer to exhibiting artists, we defray our expenses by charging exhibition fees. Each of the rental spaces in the gallery actually costs twice as much as we charge the artists.
ARC Gallery & Educational Foundation
1463 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60642
(773) 252-2232
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