OPEN CALLS FOR ARTISTS AND CURATORS

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OPEN CALLS FOR ARTISTS AND CURATORS

CUE’s Open Calls provide artists and emerging curators the opportunity and necessary resources to realize an exhibition at CUE’s storefront gallery in East Chelsea, New York.

Each year, a panel of established artists and curators select three solo exhibitions and one curatorial project to be realized at CUE. Finalists are paired with a member of the selection panel, who works with them as a mentor throughout the process of planning and mounting the exhibition. CUE provides institutional guidance, generous honoraria, a shipping budget, and an accompanying exhibition catalogue with a critical essay by a participant in CUE’s Art Critic Mentoring Program.

**The $10 application fee helps support CUE’s programs and operating expenses. We do not want this fee to be a barrier or burden to applicants. Please contact opencall@cueartfoundation.org to request a fee waiver if needed.

ELIGIBILITY FOR UNDER-RECOGNIZED ARTISTS
CUE’s Solo Exhibition Open Call is for artists who:

• Have not had a solo show in a commercial NYC gallery within the last five years

• Do not have current, consistent commercial gallery representation in the United States

• Are not currently enrolled in a degree program

• Have a demonstrated, consistent studio practice outside an academic setting for three or more years

  • Please note that advanced degrees or degrees of any sort are not required for this exhibition opportunity

• Must currently live and work in the United States

GUIDELINES

• The exhibition program is open to artists working in all disciplines.

• Special consideration will be given to proposals that reflect a commitment to our values of access, diversity, equity, and inclusion and that bring a perspective that will contribute to the achievement of our mission, as well as those that present ideas or topics that are not well-represented in the commercial sector.

WHAT FINALISTS RECEIVE

• Five-week solo exhibition at CUE Art Foundation in 2023

• Curatorial support/mentoring from an established artist or curator on the selection panel

• Opportunities to develop related public programming

• 32-page full color catalogue with essay produced through the Art Critic Mentoring Program and a statement by the curator

• $5,000 unrestricted honorarium

  • This year, we will not be requiring solo exhibition applicants to include a budget with their application materials. Please note that any exhibition expenses beyond those covered by CUE will need to be deducted from the artist’s honorarium. For more information about expenses, a comprehensive breakdown can be downloaded here.

• An art shipping and art handling budget

• Opening reception

• Press materials and PR support

THE SELECTION PROCESS

The Open Call is judged in two stages. After applications are screened for eligibility, an initial jury reviews applications online to select a shortlist of applicants to proceed to the next stage. The initial jury remains anonymous and includes representatives from CUE’s network of alumni and advisors.

The finalists are decided by a separate jury comprised of four established curators and artists that will convene in New York City in late spring 2022. Each panelist then selects a finalist to work with as a Curator-Mentor throughout the planning stages of the exhibition.

All applicants will be notified of results by the end of June 2022.

How to apply

Apply Here