Blog Post #5

Fall 2017 Exhibition Call

The Northcutt Steele Gallery exhibits work of national and international professional artists. These exhibitions are open to the public without charge. The gallery offers professional exhibitions during the academic school year; including work from faculty and students. The gallery is located on the first floor of the Liberal Arts building.

The Northcutt Steele Gallery is now accepting submissions for the Fall 2017 Gallery Exhibition. Exhibition proposals are due by June 19, 2017; artists will be notified by July 4, 2017.


Deadline: June 19, 2017 at 11:59pm MST. (Late submissions will not be accepted.)


Guidelines:
Proposals can come from a single artist, collective, or collaboration amongst a group of artists.

Submission Criteria:
1) Artist Statement in a Word document or PDF file (500 words or less).
2) Exhibition Proposal in a Word document or PDF file (500 words or less).
3) Resume or CV for all proposed participating artists, each as a separate document.
4) No more than 10 digital images in .jpg format or

          -Images should be named: lastname_01; lastname_02; etc.

          -Images should not be larger than 2MB.

          -Videos no longer than 2 minutes; upload file to YouTube or Vimeo and post link.

5) Corresponding numbered image list of submitted images in a Word document or PDF.

6) Optional: link to your website.

To apply for the exhibition call, please click HERE.

Dimensions for Northcutt Steele Gallery: LINK

Deadline: June 19, 2017 at 11:59pm.

For more information or to make an appointment to view the galleries, please feel free to contact:

Leanne Gilbertson

Director of Northcutt Steele Gallery

Phone: (406) 657-2903

Email: leanne.gilbertson@msubillings.edu

Answer the following questions:

What information is found in each of these calls? How is that information organized? Consider the design choices in each call. Name one positive aspect of each of the call’s organization of information and one negative aspect.

Akimbo: The following information can be found in this exhibition call: deadline, information about the specific exhibition call, specifications for the call, what should be included in the proposal, email that the proposals need to be submitted to, and contact information. The information is all listed in paragraph form with the proposal details in bullet points. The title of each category is bold to stand out against the other text in the exhibition call. I like how specific this exhibition call was all the way down to showing an example of how they want the images named. I was a little disappointed that there were not any examples of the kind of work they are expecting since they are asking for pretty specific artwork (flipbooks). I also like that they gave a date of when they would be responding by.

Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program: The following information can be found in this exhibition call: deadline (with specific time), information about MAEP, guidelines, what should be included in the proposal, tips for a successful application, and contact information. The information is all listed in paragraph form with the proposal details in bullet points. Important information is either in all uppercase letters or bold to stand out against the rest of the text. I like that you can work on your application, save your progress and exit the application, and return to it later. I did not like that the deadline is specifically 4pm; I just feel that it would be more beneficial to have the deadline at midnight to give people the chance to submit their stuff before the end of the day. I also like that they provide tips for a successful application and the following work samples.

BOX 13 ArtSpace: The following information can be found in this exhibition call: information about BOX 13 ArtSpace, deadline, submission criteria, gallery dimensions, and contact information. The information listed is in paragraphs, other than the exhibition proposal requirements which are listed as bullet points. Important information is bold. I like that they have a date listed for when they will inform the artists of their decision. I feel like everything is kind of jumbled together; maybe there should be more spacing between the paragraphs. I also like that they are willing to help artists figure out alternative funding and/or installation methods.