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PHOTO-SOLO EXHIBIT PROPOSALS

Photo-Based Solo Exhibitions

Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center   /   Deadline: 04/15/18

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On average, one-third of Manifest's exhibits are dedicated to solo exhibits. Solo exhibitors have included local, regional, and national artists from as far away as New York City, San Francisco, Canada, and Hong Kong. It is important to our non-profit mission that each of our seasons of free public exhibits consist of a balanced mix of solo and group thematic projects. The group shows provide diversity of approach, media, style, and geographic origin, while the solo exhibits provide a deeper insight into an artist's vision.

Well over 250 artists exhibit (through group and solo shows combined) and over 4000 patrons visit the gallery each year; thousands of artists submit works to thematic projects produced at the gallery. Our exhibits are routinely reviewed in local and sometimes national news and art publications (including Sculpture Magazine, Drawing Magazine, and Art Papers among others). And while our focus is on providing a museum-like experience of visual art, patrons and collectors, including museums, watch Manifest and our publications for future acquisitions and exhibitors. We believe this makes the spots in our schedule reserved for solo or proposed exhibits highly valuable. Manifest's role as participating venue in every FotoFocus Biennial to-date further adds value to exhibiting at the gallery during this specific timeframe.

Manifest is eager to receive proposals for solo exhibitions of various types of photo-based visual art for this season-launching exhibition. We will review them starting in mid-April in consideration for the September 28-October 26, 2018 exhibition period. No notifications are made until the final selection is decided (anticipated by June 1st). Our goal is to select from one to three solo exhibitions for this timeframe. These will be concurrent with two competitive FotoFocus- sponsored group exhibitions at Manifest.

Location

Manifest Gallery2727 Woodburn AvenueCincinnati, OH 45206

Fees

50.00

Eligibility

Anyone can submit a proposal. Artists should bear in mind the need for a consistent and very strong body of work when submitting.

Requirements

We are requesting only solo exhibition proposals for this Photo-based exhibition opportunity.

Open to all traditional and non-traditional genre and media qualified in some way as 'photographic'. Manifest sets out to survey, exhibit, and document excellent quality amongst all types of art. Our record of showing a broad mix speaks for itself. Experimental and non-traditional approaches to photo-based artwork, including mixed-media, collage, etc. are all welcome.

Awards

CASH AWARD POTENTIAL
The annual Manifest Grand Jury Prize will result in the awarding of one cash prize ($2500) to a single work selected as the 'best of the entire season'. Winner will be determined by a final end-of-year jury from among a pool of all top-scoring works from each exhibit's jury process across the current exhibition season. Details on the Manifest Grand Jury Prize can be found at http://www.manifestgallery.org/about/awards/grand_jury_prize/index.html.

Considerations

NOTE that our curatorial process also considers the possible combination of solo proposals into small selective group shows when possible, and agreeable to the artists.

Evaluation Criteria

Manifest's main selection process involves a complex two-part system. Most group exhibits are juried by an anonymous panel of professional and academic advisors with a broad range of expertise. The jury then passes along their recommendations to the exhibit curator who makes the final selections from the jury-approved pool. Solo proposals are handled in a similar way. While artists may provide a specific goal for an exhibit, the final selection and layout of works will be determined by a Manifest curator (usually the Executive Director) in consultation with the artist.

Contact Information

Erin Corley
2727 Woodburn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45206

P: 513-861-3638
W: https://www.manifestgallery.org/proposals_photo/index.html
E: erin@manifestgallery.org