The Dairy Arts Center is excited to announce an open call for submissions to our spring 2025 exhibition, Go West! This group exhibition will center the experiences of artists with ties to Colorado who self-identify as a member of the AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander) community, exploring how their stories of migration, settlement, and identity from the global “East” to the global “West” have both embraced and challenged the legacy of the American West. Artists are encouraged to submit works of any medium for consideration for exhibition within the McMahon Gallery housed at The Dairy Arts Center, Boulder, CO. This exhibition will be juried by Rajiv Menon, founder of Rajiv Menon Contemporary in Los Angeles, and Roseline Michael Neveling, founder of Neveling Arts+Culture in New York City. Working together with the Curator of Visual Arts at The Dairy, this exhibition will be on view in May through June 2025.
Location: Boulder, Colorado, USA
Category: Visual Arts
Eligibility: AAPI artists, US-based only
Deadline: 6 Dec, 2024
Application fee: $40
Organisation: The Dairy Arts Center is a multidisciplinary contemporary arts center in Boulder, Colorado. Dairy Arts Center was founded in 1992 to provide cooperative workspaces for local artists and venues for live performance in Boulder County. The Dairy’s 42,000 square foot facility houses disciplines ranging from visual arts, theater, and film to dance and music. A professional environment complete with art galleries, performance venues, teaching studios, offices, rehearsal spaces, dance studios, and a 60-seat art-house cinema, it is Boulder’s largest multi-disciplinary arts center.
Award offered: Artist Stipend Participation in Go West Exhibition
Contact info: Stella Witcher, stella@thedairy.org
Submission Details:
The Go West exhibition will be a group show. The Dairy’s Visual Arts Curator, Stella Witcher, and the guest jurors will select artworks based on their relationship to the exhibition theme and represented communities. They will also determine the layout and installation of the works within the gallery space.
Selected applicants will collaborate with Curator of Visual Arts, Stella Witcher, the jurors, and The Dairy Arts Center’s team to refine or create original works for the exhibition.
- Exhibition Space: McMahon Gallery at The Dairy Arts Center. Please take a look over the gallery space for consideration when you apply: Gallery Information.
- Art Mediums: All visual art mediums are welcome.
- Application Type:
- Applications may be submitted for an individual artist or a group of artists/collective.
- If applying as a collective, submit one consolidated application
- Each artist or group may submit one application.
- Applications may include up to 10 images for consideration (any media accepted) and must submit a minimum of 2 work samples.
- Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a cohesive body of work that best represents their artistic vision.
Eligibility Criteria
- All mediums are welcome, and artists at all career stages are encouraged to apply.
- Priority will be given to artists who identify as part of the AAPI community and submissions with ties to or reflections on Colorado, and historically under-represented communities in the arts, including BIPOC, neurodivergent individuals, disabled people, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
- Artists over 18 years of age are eligible to apply (younger artists may apply with parental permission, please reach out to stella@thedairy.org for more details)
- Works must be original, no prints or recreations will be considered (unless conceptually grounded within exhibition)
- Incomplete applications will not be considered
- Applications received after the due date will not be considered
If the required application fee is a financial barrier for your application being submitted, please reach out for assistance to stella@thedairy.org
Application Requirements
- Artist Biography: A brief bio about yourself.
- Artist Statement: A short statement describing your connection to the theme of “Go West”, the AAPI community, and the works you are submitting.
- Work Samples: Submit at least 2 and up to 10 work samples (any media accepted, including video, audio, and images).
Application Fees: $40 per application, non-refundable. We encourage artists from all socioeconomic status to apply. If the required application fee is a financial barrier for your application being submitted, please reach out for assistance to stella@thedairy.org
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