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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series

3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series at Rochester Art Center

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28

Rochester Art Center continually strives to engage community members of all ages in the creation, contemplation, and appreciation of the visual arts. As a non-collecting institution, the Art Center focuses it efforts on presenting temporary exhibitions throughout the year featuring established local, national and international artists, as well as emerging artists from diverse backgrounds working in a variety of media.

In 2004, Rochester Art Center initiated the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series—an exhibition program dedicated to promising young artists working in the state of Minnesota. Since its inception, the series has reflected shifting trends in contemporary artistic practice and production, and has helped to facilitate the creation of new bodies of work in a variety of media including photography, installation, sound, painting, drawing, sculpture and film. Now entering our seventh year, the 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series continues to support emerging artists and to provide a dedicated forum for the exhibition of exciting new work.

Applications are accepted from September 24 – November 18, 2011 and are reviewed in early December by the Chief Curator and the review panel composed of working artists, curators, teachers, and arts professionals. From this review, a schedule is determined for the next season of four exhibitions, each approximately twelve-weeks long. Completion of the entire process can take up to two months, with artists being notified by the end of December. Rochester Art Center furnishes publicity, an opening reception, and the printing and mailing of gallery guides for each exhibition.

eligibility
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, a Minnesota resident, and cannot be currently enrolled in a degree or certificate program at the time of the application deadline.

application
Proposals should include the following materials postmarked by November 28, 2011. Written and visual documentation MUST be submitted in the following format for consideration.

Please include the following saved in either Word or PDF formats.
• A one page description of the artist’s work describing themes, concepts, and methodologies
• A statement describing the proposed exhibition
• A current résumé
• A completed applicant information form
• A image list including (for each image) the name of the artist, title, date, and media for each image

documentation
• 10 images, audio clips or videos documenting work completed within the last two years. Images must be formated digitally to the following specifications.
• JPEG format saved as RGB colorspace at 96 dpi
• The longest dimension of the image should not exceed 1024 pixels
• Label each file with only a number as title. The number signifys the order in which you want the slides presented. (For example, 01.jpg, 02.jpg, 03.jpg.). ?
• Audio files should be saved as MP3’s and not exceed 8 minutes in length
• Video files should be saved as Quicktime clips and not exceed 20 MB or 5 minutes in length

Create a folder with your full name and place digital copies of your statement, resume, proposal, images list and documention inside the folder and burn a CD. Application materials will not be returned. If you have any questions please contact chief curator Kris Douglas at 507.424.3306 or kdouglas@rochesterartcenter.org.

Download the full prospectus here.

mail proposals to
3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series
Attn: Kris Douglas
Rochester Art Center
40 Civic Center Drive SE
Rochester, MN 55904

 

The 3rd Floor Emerging Artist Series is made possible by funding from the Jerome Foundation

 

Rochester Art Center Portfolio/Slide Review General Guidelines

The majority of the Rochester Art Center’s exhibition program are organized by curatorial staff, and not developed via unsolicited submissions. Artists are welcome to submit images of their work, but note that these submissions will be reviewed on a periodic basis and are for evaluative purposes only. Artists may or may not be contacted after these portfolios are received/reviewed.

If you choose to submit images of your work at unspecified times, please include the following:

Due to the number of submissions, the Rochester Art Center may not contact all applicants. Please do not call regarding your materials. Submissions may be kept for up to 8 months from the time received.