Sculpture Center - OPEN CALL FOR ARTIST PROPOSALS
SculptureCenter's In Practice program offers artists curatorial and financial support to create new work for exhibition at SculptureCenter. We invite artists to submit proposals for new projects to be presented in early 2019. Artists selected for the In Practice exhibition will receive a $250 honorarium and up to $2,000 in production support. The level of production support will depend on the scope of accepted works and available funding.
SculptureCenter is a not-for-profit museum that takes the history and legacy of sculpture as a framework from which to consider the diverse activity taking place in the field of contemporary art. SculptureCenter's program encourages artists and audiences to explore the possibilities of sculpture and the multifarious ways in which sculpture is developing and connecting to other forms of expression.
Proposal Instructions
The In Practice program seeks proposals for new work that offers new ways of considering sculpture or further the understanding of the discipline and how it can intersect with installation, architecture, performance, and other media. Proposals should reflect new work to be realized between fall 2018 and early 2019. Artist proposals will be reviewed relative to the following criteria:
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- Quality of the proposal and prior work
- Responsiveness in regards to the site and context of SculptureCenter
- Feasibility of the project
Proposal drawings/renderings are encouraged.
All lower-level exhibition spaces, the building exterior, the courtyard, the website, and projects outside of the confines of the building are available for In Practice proposals. Artists are encouraged to experiment with unconventional display and exhibition formats. Past In Practice projects have included objects, installations, performance, web-based works, institutional interventions, mobile apps, multiples, and publications.
Floorplans and images of spaces available for proposals are available for download here.
There are no geographic eligibility requirements, but the exhibition budget does not provide for travel or accommodation costs.
Selection Process
SculptureCenter curatorial staff and a select advisory committee of artists, curators, and critics will conduct a preliminary review of proposals. A limited number of artists will be contacted for further information and/or studio visits during the fall. Submitting artists will be notified by email by Fall 2018. The final exhibition is curated by a Curatorial Fellow who is selected via a separate open call that opens each spring and closes in May.