Exhibitions at the Miami-Dade Public Library System

Deadline: March 10, 2010 (RECEIVE) or (EMAIL)

Exhibitions at the Miami-Dade Public Library System
Miami Dade Public Library System
Miami, FL
2011 Exhibition Season


The Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Art Services and Exhibitions Department curates a year-round program of exhibitions, performances, lectures, panel discussions, and community art projects. All of these are free and open to the public.

We accept proposals for exhibitions, performance art, and site-specific installations in all media. The deadline for receipt of proposals is March 10, 2010 for exhibitions and performances to take place in 2011.

The Library system’s exhibition program includes contemporary art, material culture, folk art, and art education (for example, exhibitions of student work organized by teachers or other educators), as well as exhibitions in the humanities about literary, historical, cultural, and interdisciplinary topics. We welcome a diverse variety of proposals in all media. We are looking for proposals of high quality that demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the library environment as a public space. Adaptability and flexibility are great qualities for any artist, curator, or group exhibiting at the Library.

The Library also evaluates proposals with an eye for projects/exhibitions that
 get viewers to see things in new ways
 address themes that are relevant to a specific local community in an innovative way
 present traditional art forms that are rooted in a particular culture, place, or history
 experiment with new forms, and/or
 relate to language and literary themes, library collections, or the library as a site.

Proposals that include supplementary programs (lectures, film screenings, musical performances, panel discussions, artist’s talks, etc.) are encouraged. If you have previously exhibited at the Library, you must wait until two years have passed since your last exhibition before submitting another proposal.

We accept proposals for exhibitions, performance art, and site-specific installations in all media. The deadline for receipt of proposals is March 10, 2010 for exhibitions and performances to take place in 2011.

For information on how to submit a proposal as well as the exhibition process, download: How to Propose a Show at the Library: A Guide [pdf]

Mail proposals to:
Exhibition Proposals Art Services and
Exhibitions Miami Dade Public Library System
101 W. Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130

Or email to artservicesmdpls@gmail.com with Exhibition Proposal in the subject heading.

For more information visit website www.mdpls.org/exhibitions

Call 305.375.5048 or email art@mdpls.org if you have any questions.

The Miami-Dade Public Library System’s Art Services and Exhibitions Department maintains a special collection of over 2,200 works of art. The collection includes works on paper, photographs, artists’ books, and small sculptures, with a focus on African American, Latino, and Miami artists. Additionally, the Vasari Project is an archive that documents the development of the visual arts in Miami-Dade County since 1945. It contains correspondence, press clippings, photographs, oral histories and other materials. The public may access both of these collections for research and reference.