Open Call for March 2025 Solo Exhibition
OPEN CALL FOR March 2025 SOLO EXHIBITION
ARC Gallery is pleased to announce a *fully funded Open Call for three Solo Exhibitions for March 2025.
(* We are offering an opportunity to feature work in the gallery with zero commission on sales, and no costs to the artist. There are no additional stipends for any other purposes such as travel. See FAQs for more info.)
Application Deadline: January 4, 2025
Application Fee: $25
Opening Reception: March 7, 2025
Exhibition Dates: March 6 - 29, 2025
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ARC Gallery is pleased to announce an Open Call for three fully funded Solo Exhibitions in March 2025. This Exhibition Award is made possible by a generous grant from the Athena Foundation in support of making solo show opportunities accessible to a broader audience. Visual artists of all disciplines, ages and geographic locations are encouraged to apply. The artists will be selected by the ARC cooperative based on the quality of their work and commitment to their practice.
Due to the nature of this call, examples of work submitted must be of the actual work to be exhibited, and include a clear plan of display within the gallery space. Work must be completed, available, and ready to display as of the date of submission. The ARC Exhibition Committee will make the final decision on which space the selected proposals will be installed.
Exhibitions for the three selected artists will take place in March 2025. Work will be installed on March 2nd, and the deinstall will occur on March 30th. The Opening Reception will be March 7, 5-8pm. Selected artists will be expected to be present for all three dates, and to work with ARC members to install and deinstall their work. ARC will work with selected artists leading up to the installation and opening of the exhibitions. These exhibitions will be promoted on all ARC social media outlets.
Eligibility
This call is open to non-members, and non-affiliates with the purpose of bringing in innovative new work. All work submitted should have been completed within the last 5 years. ARC will favor artists who have a strong, cohesive body of work, a clearly communicated vision of their show, and a comprehensible and thoughtful artist statement. Artists with incomplete submissions will be automatically eliminated. Artists whose work is deemed excellent, but is not selected, will be added to a roster from which ARC can draw for future opportunities and curated exhibitions.
Deadline for Submission of Applications: Saturday, January 4 at 11:59 pm CST
Application Fee: $25*
1st Round of Finalists Notification: Sunday, January 12, 2025
Solo Show Notification: Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Exhibition Installation Day: Sunday, March 2, 2025
Opening Reception: Friday, March 7, 2025
Pick-Up Work at Gallery: Saturday, March 30, 2025
An alternate list of candidates/runners-up will be posted on our website and considered for future programming at the gallery.
*The application fee helps to support ARC's 2025-26 programming and make opportunities like this possible. If you're experiencing hardship and cannot pay the application fee, please email us at info@arcgallery.org
Opening Reception, Friday, March 7, 5:00-8:00pm
Exhibition dates: March 6 - 29, 2025
Gallery hours: Thurs – Fri 2-6pm, Sat – Sun 12-4 pm
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Submission Instructions
Please note that images of accepted work will become the property of ARC Gallery and may be used for publicity.