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Solo Exhibition

Do you have an extensive body of work? A theme that led to a restless obsession of artistic expression? We are looking a series of paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs that come from a single artist. 

Themes, Concepts, Processes

This is an Open Call for art. The themes are completely up to you! Perhaps you have already been working on a series of portraits of your family members you found on ancestry.com. Maybe you just love the color blue and want to paint everything in its many hues and tints. OR if you cant stop thinking about the mountain you live on and have to document it in pencil, paint, sculpture, and photography. 

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We are not picky, maybe a little prude ( we get a lot of kids ); however, you will never know until you try so please send in your work! 

How Much Space?

The body of work must be able to span at least 612" or 51 linear feet of space and go no further than 850" or 70.833'. Every artist that submits is encouraged to stop by the gallery to take a look at the available wall space and assess the cohesion of space with their work. It may be that we can only work with a mix of sizes.

Submission guidelines

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Origin of Work

  1. All artwork must be original in design and personal execution.

  2. Prints must be original and hand-pulled.

  3. No digital prints of traditional works will be accepted.

  4. All pieces must be unpublished commercially. This does not prohibit artists from sharing images of their pieces on their personal social media accounts.
     

Theme & Color

  1. The artwork should reflect the theme that you are pitching. Cohesive works that all fit your vision are much easier to pitch! 
     

  2. Imagery to avoid include specific religious symbols, symbols or imagery strongly or uniquely associated with one particular faith, heavy gore, heavy handed sexual themes ( subtlety is key here ) 
     

  3. The work should be able to be reproduced in black and white.
     

Media, Size and Orientation​

  1. All two-dimensional works in any non-digital media (paintings, drawings, hand-pulled prints, etchings, collage, photography) are acceptable.

  2. The piece must be no larger than 36” x 48”.

  3. All Three-Dimensional Works in any non digital media are acceptable

  4. The piece must not exceed 25 cubic feet
     

Entry Submission

  1. All accepted work must be DRY and finished at time of delivery.

    • Accepted work may be refused because it is wet. Unexpectedly wet paintings can be damaged during handling. Allow sufficient drying time for oil paints before the submission deadline.
       

  2. All accepted work must be framed and wired to a professional standard, delivered ready to hang. Wire should be affixed to the frame using D-ring or strap hangers in one smooth line. Please make sure that the picture hanging wire used is an appropriate strength for the weight of your work. Framed work should be secured using offset clips and screws (works on canvas) or using points (flat works with backing board). ABSOLUTELY NO TAPE, DUCT TAPE, MASKING TAPE, OR OTHER UNSTABLE METHODS FOR SECURING WORK TO ITS FRAME.

    • Accepted work may be refused because of framing.

    • Unframed accepted work may be presented with finished, painted gallery-wrapped edges and wired for hanging.
       

  3. LABEL EACH WORK on the back in the top right-hand corner with the following information:

    • Artist name

    • Title

    • Medium

    • Sale price or not for sale (NFS) indication with insurance value

    • Preferred phone number

    • Email address

To submit your work for the Solo Exhibition, please send additional samples of all of your work you wish to exhibit to Curator@niseigallery.com or click the button below.

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