call for artists

Helen S. Smith Gallery on the Green River College Campus is currently requesting exhibition proposals for our 2023-2024 exhibition cycle. Artists will be selected by invitation and from submissions. Emerging and established Northwest artists are encouraged to apply. Deadline to apply is January 16, 2023.

What we are looking for: As a gallery on an academic campus, we are interested in hosting solo and group curated exhibitions that contribute to or engage social, cultural or conceptual dialogue in line with the college mission, vision and values. Helen S. Smith Gallery accepts only work by artists local to the Northwest. The Visual Arts Program at the college features painting, drawing, ceramics, photography and design. Though we favor exhibitions which highlight media being taught on campus, we are open to proposals that employ wider experimentation which thematically connects with the college mission.

Project Description: In a cover letter, please introduce yourself and your artistic background. Please include a brief artist’s statement. Address content as well as media. Further, please also indicate if the work samples submitted are new work being created for the exhibition or if they are past work examples of your direction. Name your cover letter Last Name, Cover Letter.pdf. Work Samples: Please submit up to 10 high quality JPGs (no larger than 2MB). Label files as 01, Last Name, title.jpg, 02, Last Name, title.jpg, etc. Image List: Upload one Image List as a pdf. (Please label the file: Last Name, Image List.pdf.) Include artist name, title, media, size and year for each image. List the images in order according to the corresponding image file numbers as outlined in the file naming process above. CV: Please include a CV/resume as a pdf labeled Last Name, CV.pdf.