Open Call

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*The Open Call is now closed*

Gallery 44 is seeking exhibition proposals from lens-based artists and curators for the 2023/2024 programming year. We are looking for submissions that are timely, unique, and that align with Gallery 44’s mandate and past programming initiatives.
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Review Process

Gallery 44 accepts submissions once a year. Submissions are considered for either the Main Gallery or Vitrines. Usually there is room for less than three Open Call submissions to be included within the gallery’s following programming year. The remaining exhibitions are selected through ongoing partnerships and through proposals put forward by the Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs. There are usually five exhibition periods throughout Gallery 44’s programming year which runs from September to July (this does not include the annual Proof exhibition or the Verant Richards Award Vitrines exhibition), which totals ten exhibitions (five in the Main gallery and five in the Vitrines) per year. Below is a list of recent Main Gallery and Vitrine exhibitions that were selected through the submissions process. 

The submissions received through the Open Call are juried by Gallery 44’s Exhibitions Programming Committee (EPC). The committee is composed of the Executive Director, the Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs, two community members, two Gallery 44 members, and one Gallery 44 Board member. Every submission is considered. Together, the EPC creates a shortlist and then decides on the successful applications.
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Application Info

To apply, please send the required materials through the submissions template. Submissions must be received before 5pm EST on Sunday April 3 2022. Late applications will not be considered. All applicants will hear back within 4 months of the deadline. Unfortunately, due to a high volume of applicants, Gallery 44 is unable to provide feedback on submissions.

If you have issues with the submission template, please contact the Curator of Exhibitions and Public Programs.

If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact the Gallery.

Gallery 44's floor plan, including vitrine dimensions, can be found here.

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Required Submission Materials

• Artist or Curatorial statement*
• Exhibition proposal
• Images (10-20 jpegs)
• Video links if applicable (maximum of 3)
• CV 
  

*If you are an artist submitting your work for an exhibition, your artist statement should outline how the body of work relates to your practice as a whole, and how and why the materials you chose to work with relate to your conceptual premise. If you are a curator or collective submitting an exhibition proposal, your curatorial statement should outline the conceptual thesis of your exhibition, including specifics on each work and the dialogue they create with one another. A floor plan/layout is not necessary to include with a submission. Gallery 44 will provide curatorial and installation support for selected submissions. 

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Image: Installation view of Elise Rasmussen's exhibition The Year Without a Summer, July 21 - Aug 21, 2021. Photo credit: Darren Rigo.