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The Spartanburg Art Museum seeking proposals for solo and group exhibitions for 2018 and 2019!

​We’re interested in all types of work that address contemporary issues and concerns, use traditional materials in unusual ways, and elevate our visitors’ experiences to new levels of participation and engagement.

​Any individual, collective, or group of artists located regionally, nationally, or internationally (ages 18+) may apply. All mediums and themes will be considered for exhibition.

​APPLICATION FEE: $35 US

​APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30 2017

Click the link below to pay the application fee. Once your payment has been processed, a download link will appear on the “Thank You” page. You will also receive a confirmation email with a download link to access the application form. This download link will be valid for 30 days or until September 30, 2017 (whichever comes first.)

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

• 8-10 digital images or CD of artwork

• artist statement

• short biography

• resume and/or CV

• official application form (located in the document below)

• $35 USD application fee

For more information, contact our Exhibitions Coordinator + Designer, Ashleigh Shuler at 864.582.7616 x 254 or email apayne@spartanarts.org.

WHAT: Now Be Here #4, DMV (DC/MD/VA)
Female and female-identifying artists are frequently overlooked in the art world—just 30% of artists represented by commercial galleries are women, and women artists only have about 25% of the solo shows at major museums. In partnership with Los Angeles-based artist Kim Schoenstadt, the Now Be Here project comes to the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, D.C., for its fourth and final U.S. iteration.

Now Be Here #4, DMV will gather female and female-identifying visual artists for a group photograph of historic proportions. Previous Now Be Here gatherings have taken place in Los Angeles, New York City and Miami where, collectively, more than 2,000 women artists participated. Co-organized by D.C.-based artist Linn Meyers, this version will also feature a cocktail hour and an artist resource fair with representatives from numerous arts organizations in the DMV. In addition, Now Let’s Talk, a dynamic schedule of talks, lectures and panel discussions, will bring museums and organizations across the region together to highlight female artists and discuss issues of women in the arts.

The project website will list the artists in attendance so every artist is identified.

Invitations to local artists will be sent out in September. If you are with the media and interested in covering the event, please contact smeteer@nmwa.org to be added to the press list.

WHEN:
Wed., October 25, 2017, 6:30 p.m.

PRICE:
Free. Pre-registration for artists is required. Invitations will be sent in September.

Now Be Here #4, DMV is a free, event for female and female-identifying artists. If you would like an invitation please e-mail: freshtalk@nmwa.org.

Tectonic Space is accepting submissions for their upcoming show, What May Be, focusing on futuristic visions.

One of the most powerful elements of science fiction and fantasy mediums is their ability to depict worlds that challenge our views and what we are familiar with. They can depict worlds not bound to our norms or expectations. These genres can offer warnings or promises, predicting possible darker or brighter futures, and imagine the societal, environmental, and political impacts of our current actions.

This show is open to all mediums reflecting the above theme.

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The removal of Baltimore’s Confederate monuments has captured the attention of the public and inspired artists and others to propose ideas for what might happen next at the four sites left behind. In response, the Baltimore Office of Promotion & The Arts has created an online portal, “Monumental Sites,” to serve as a central repository for the public’s suggestions and ideas. Take a look at the Monumental Sites section on our Public Art page for more information: http://bit.ly/BOPAPublicArt

The Gutierrez Memorial Fund is pleased to present its 2017 Legacy Grant. The project-based arts grant calls for proposals from arts organizations, individual artists, artisans and educators who are residents of Maryland and whose programs or projects serve Maryland communities. Special consideration is given to projects that build skills, engage community and transform the built environment.

For more information on eligibility and to download an application please visit http://gutierrezmemorialfund.com/grant-info/.  

The deadline for submissions is September 30th.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS! 
Deadline: September 1st 2017 (MIDNIGHT ET)

free·dom
ˈfrēdəm/
noun: freedom
the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
“do we have freedom of choice?”

absence of subjection to foreign domination or despotic government.
“he was a champion of freedom”

 synonyms:
independence, self-government, self-determination, self-rule, home rule, sovereignty, nonalignment, autonomy; democracy
“revolution is the only path to freedom”
the state of not being imprisoned or enslaved “the shark thrashed its way to freedom”

Synonyms:   liberty, liberation, release, deliverance, delivery, discharge; literary disenthrallment; Historical manumission -“a desperate bid for freedom”

lib·er·a·tion
libəˈrāSH(ə)n/
noun: liberation; plural noun: liberations
the act of setting someone free from imprisonment, slavery, or oppression; release. 
“the liberation of all political prisoners”

freedom from limits on thought or behavior.
“the struggle for women’s liberation”

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