Art Calls ARC Gallery Fully Funded Solo Exhibition Opportunities
Opportunity Description
International Deadline: June 14, 2025 – A.R.C. Gallery is pleased to announce a *fully funded Open Call for three Solo Exhibitions for August 2025. This specific call is for emerging artists. A.R.C. defines “emerging” in regard to this call, as an artist who has not yet had a solo exhibition in a major US city, such as our hometown of Chicago.
(* We are offering an opportunity to feature work in the gallery with zero commission on sales, and no cost to the artist. There are no additional stipends for any other purposes such as travel. See FAQs for more info.)
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.
EXHIBITION
Exhibitions for the three selected artists will take place in August 2025. Work will be installed on July 27, and the deinstallation will occur on August 30th. The Opening Reception will be August 1st, 5-8pm. Selected artists will be expected to be present for all three dates, and to work with A.R.C. members to install and deinstall their work. A.R.C. will work with selected artists leading up to the installation and opening of the exhibitions.
ELIGIBILITY
Visual artists of all disciplines, ages and geographic locations are encouraged to apply. The artists will be selected by the A.R.C. cooperative based on the quality of their work and commitment to their practice. All work submitted should have been completed within the last 5 years.
This specific call is for emerging artists. A.R.C. defines “emerging” in regard to this call, as an artist who has not yet had a solo exhibition in a major US city.
APPLY ONLINE – Application Fee: $25**
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. A.R.C. will make the final decision on which space the selected proposals will be installed.
DATES
- 1st Round of Finalists Notification: Tuesday, June 24, 2025
- Solo Show Notification: Friday, June 27, 2025
- Exhibition Installation Day: Sunday, July 27, 2025
- Opening Reception: Friday, August 1, 2025, 5-8pm.
- Pick-Up Work at Gallery: Saturday, August 30, 2025
** The application fee helps to support ARC’s 2025-26 programming and make opportunities like these possible. If you’re experiencing significant hardship and cannot pay the application fee, please email us at info@arcgallery.org
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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