Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE): Call for Exhibition Proposals

Deadline: October 16, 2011 midnight PST {Pacific Standard Time} (ONLINE)

Call for Exhibition Proposals
Greater Reston Arts Center (GRACE)
Reston, VA
2013 Season


GRACE (Greater Reston Arts Center) is a non-profit arts center in Northern Virginia dedicated to presenting visual art that illuminates new ideas and promotes dialogue between artists and audience. The exhibition program offers artists from the mid-Atlantic region opportunities to experiment and expand their work in an open, contemporary space. Artists living or working in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia are invited to submit proposals.

GRACE exhibitions are scheduled from September through July and include solo exhibitions, thematic shows, site-specific and inter-active installations, and an annual juried exhibition. The arts center also sponsors opening receptions, artist talks, workshops, readings, music, dance, and other cultural programs as part of its mission to engage the community in contemporary art.

The arts center is now accepting proposals for periods of approximately 4 – 6 weeks from November 2012 through September of 2013. Six solo artists will be grouped into two Focus Exhibitions, each featuring three artists in separate areas of the gallery. Group exhibition proposals are also welcomed.


ELIGIBILITY
Artists living in Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia who have not had a solo exhibition at GRACE within the past three years are eligible. Artists must be 18 years of age or older.

ACCEPTABLE WORKS
Artwork in all media is acceptable and must have been created within the past three years. Artwork must fit through the gallery’s double doors.

ACCESSING THE APPLICATION
All proposals for exhibitions at Greater Reston Arts Center must be submitted online through www.juriedartservices.com

Artists will be notified on December 12, 2011

FEES
• $25 ($10 for GRACE members) Become a GRACE member at GRACE Membership

EVALUATION CRITERIA
The Exhibition Committee, comprised of artists, curators, and other arts professionals, considers proposals based on artistic merit, conceptual integrity, and relationship to the arts center’s mission and its unique architectural space.

TO ENTER
Each proposal requires an online application, a non-refundable application fee, and images and/or new media.

Artists may submit multiple applications with fees and different images.

Group exhibition proposals should submit a curator’s proposal/statement, list all participating artists, and follow the guidelines regarding images. Group proposals are required to pay only one fee.

Each application requires the following:
• Images (see below for specifications)
• Resume
• Proposal for Exhibition/Artist Statement
• Non-refundable application fee
• Link to artist website (optional)


FURTHER INFORMATION
Please contact GRACE directly if you have questions.
703.471.9242 ext.113
info@restonarts.org


Download Prospectus: www.restonarts.org/2013_Prospectus.pdf

Go to website to download floor plan: www.restonarts.org/Exhibit-Opps


Greater Reston Arts Center
12001 Market Street Suite #103
Reston, VA 20190
phone: 703.471.9242
fax: 703.471.0952