South Bend Museum of Art

Exhibition Opportunities

Call for Outdoor Sculpture | Deadline April 1, 2010

Due to a change in funding for this program, the Call for Entries for 2010 is canceled. Sorry for any inconvenience.

Submission Policy
The South Bend Museum of Art accepts submission materials from artists, art organizations and curators on a rolling basis. All submissions are reviewed by curatorial staff throughout the year, and are considered for all available opportunities.

Submission packets should include:
-20 slides or digital images (images must be in .jpg form and readable by Macintosh computers, if sending a PowerPoint Presentation do not set it to auto-play)
-artist statement
-curriculum vita/resume
-Self-addressed stamped envelope for reply and/or return of materials. Please make certain that your return packet has sufficient return postage. Submissions without an SASE will not receive a reply.

Exhibitions are planned a year or more in advance. All submissions are reviewed, however it may take 12-18 months for a response. No phone calls please.

General Exhibition Opportunities
Art League Gallery ( approx 1200 sq. ft.): solo and two person (all media)
Warner Gallery (approx. 5000 sq. ft.): thematic group exhibitions organized by curatorial staff (all media)
Community Gallery (approx. 600 sq. ft.): 1 slot per year for an area community art organization (all media)

Specific Exhibition Opportunities
In addition to the general opportunities outlined above, the SBMA also has regularly occurring specific opportunities available to artists -
Juried exhibitions: all media Biennial competition (occuring in odd years, 2009, 2011, etc...)
Sculpture at the Airport: group exhibition, every 2 years (next call for entries will be in 2010)
Perform/Install: Invitational installation and performance exhibition (occurring in even years, 2010, 2012, etc...)

Finally, the SBMA welcomes artists to participate in Off the Wall, the museum’s annual benefit auction as well as Art Beat.

Group Exhibition Submission Policies | Community Gallery
All artwork coming into the South Bend Museum of Art will be chosen by a jury process or curatorial selection. Any exception to this must be approved by both the curatorial staff and the Program Committee. In no case will any entrant to any exhibition be guaranteed acceptance of one or more pieces.

All juried shows will have a juror who is a non-member and non-affiliated of the exhibiting group. In the case that a local organization is part of a national affiliate, a national member may be a juror. The South Bend Museum of Art reserves the right to have final approval of the juror and must be informed of the juror before an agreement with the juror is formed.

The date for jurying should be set in accordance with installation time-lines. The site of the jurying will be determined by Museum staff and will take place within one or two days following the close of the previous show. Only the juror, a group representative assisting in the jurying process, and Museum staff will be present during the jurying process. All handling of artwork will be the responsibility of the Museum staff.

Entry Criteria and Prospectus
1. Work previously shown in the South Bend Museum of Art is not eligible for exhibition
2. Work must have been completed within three (3) years prior to the date of the exhibition.
3. All work must be framed, wired and ready to hang. Works on paper must be covered by glass or Plexiglas. All hanging hardware must be appropriate to the size and weight of the work.
The Museum reserves the right to refuse any work that does not meet the criteria.

Group Exhibition Submission Proposals | Community Gallery
Our Exhibition Committee reviews submitted proposals from area art organizations in consideration for an exhibition in June-Sept. of each year.

A proposal must include the following:
1. Slides or photos (18-20) of current work by a representative sample of the organization’s membership (images must be accompanied by an information sheet that corresponds to the submitted images and includes name, titles, dates, sizes, and media).
2. A written history of the group.
3. Information on the theme (if appropriate) of the proposed show
4. The exhibition history of the group.
5. A list of current members of the group.
6. An SASE for return of materials.

Additionally, groups submitting a proposal should be familiar with the SBMA’s group exhibition policies and procedures.

Questions?
Contact Jason Lahr, Curator of Exhibitions
South Bend Museum of Art
120 S. St. Joseph Street
South Bend, IN 46601
phone: 574.235.9102
fax: 574.235.5782
e-mail: SBMAcurator@gmail.com