SOMArts Cultural Center invites you to deepen your relationship with us and expand your creative practice by submitting a proposal to The Commons Curatorial Residency Program. If you are not personally interested in applying, please assist SOMArts in garnering a robust set of proposals by forwarding this notice to your respective communities.
Artists, independent curators and arts organizations presenting contemporary work in any medium may apply. Full information about the submission process can be found here: http://www.somarts.org/exhibitions/submissions
The proposal period for 2014 exhibitions is open Monday, October 1st through Tuesday, October 30th, 2012 at 11:59pm. Applicants invited to submit a full application will be notified in mid-November.
Financial support provided by The Commons Curatorial Residency enables artists to continue their professional development, form new collaborative partnerships, and engage community residents through programming that serves the mission of SOMArts: to promote and nurture art on the community level and foster an appreciation of and respect for all cultures.
Artists/curators
selected
for
exhibition
funding
receive project grants up to $3,000,
exhibition
space
in
the
SOMArts
Main
Gallery,
installation,
technical
and
event
production
support,
and
community
engagement/public
relations
support
valued
at
$23,000.
Four
residencies
are
awarded
each
season
and
are
designed
to
support
emerging
and
mid‐career
artists,
as
well
as
artists
exploring
new
and
challenging
ideas.
There are multiple opportunities to learn about The Commons Curatorial Residency and to tour the gallery space before the Letter of Intent is due (see below). We look forward to receiving your proposal!
For more information, please visit http://www.somarts.org/exhibitions/submissions. Reach our Main Gallery by email at [email protected] or by phone at (415) 863-1414 xt. 110.
And to learn more, attend one of the information sessions below:
IN-PERSON GALLERY TOUR WITH Q&A SESSION
Monday, October 15, 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Visit the facilities at SOMArts, gain a sense of the gallery space, meet the program staff, and ask questions about the application process. Online RSVP required: http://commonsquestions.eventbrite.com/
ONLINE Q&A SESSIONS
Wednesday, October 17, 12PM to 1PM
Tuesday, October 23, 7PM to 8PM
Two virtual opportunities to talk directly to The Commons program organizers and ask any questions you might have about the application process. Regsitrants for the online sessions will receive instructions for joining the chat by email at least 48 hours before event. Online RSVP required:
http://commonsquestions.eventbrite.com/
Propose an Exhibition to The Commons Curatorial Residency at SOMArts
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Type: opportunity
- Location: SOMArts Cultural Center, 934 Brannan Street, San Francisco, California, 94103, US
- Deadline: Oct 30 2012 at 11:59PM
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