Art Calls ARC Gallery Fully Funded Solo Exhibition Opportunities
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: January 4, 2025 – ARC Gallery and Educational Foundation is a non-profit, artist-run cooperative gallery dedicated to providing alternative 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 Gallery is pleased to announce an Open Call for three fully-funded Solo Exhibitions in March 2025. 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. The artists will be selected by the ARC cooperative based on the quality of their work and commitment to their practice.
EXHIBITION
Exhibitions for the three selected artists will take place in March 2025. Work will be installed on March 2nd, and the deinstall will occur on March 29th. The Opening Reception will be March 7, 5-8pm. Selected artists will be expected to be present for all three dates, and to work with ARC members to install and deinstall their work. ARC will work with selected artists leading up to the installation and opening of the exhibitions. These exhibitions will be promoted on all ARC social media outlets.
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 – $25 Application Fee
Due to the 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.
DATES
- 1st Round of Finalists Notification: Sunday, January 12, 2025
- Solo Show Notification: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Exhibition Installation Day: Sunday, March 2, 2025
- Opening Reception: Friday, March 7, 2025
- Pick-Up Work at Gallery: Saturday, March 29, 2025
About:
ARC Gallery is an internationally recognized exhibition space that has been an integral part of the Chicago art scene since its inception in 1973. Founded during the women’s movement as an alternative to the mainstream gallery system, ARC is one of the longest running art spaces of its kind in the country. As a non-profit, woman artist-run cooperative, ARC continues its feminist tradition by providing exhibition opportunities for professional and emerging artists working in all media based on excellence of artwork, without discrimination toward ethnicity, race, gender, age, class, religious, sexual or political orientation.
ARC Gallery & Educational Foundation
1463 W. Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60642
(773) 252-2232
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