Interested in applying for Exhibiting Member status?
Next drop-off date for Artist Selection is in May 2024, date TBD.
EXHIBITING ARTIST MEMBER PROSPECTUS
Artists may become full exhibiting members in one of two ways:
Multiple Juried Exhibition Acceptances: An artist who has been juried into any three open Juried Exhibitions held at the Rowayton Arts Center during a two-year period is invited to become an exhibiting artist member. Visit rowaytonarts.og/exhibition-calendar for the yearly exhibitions calendar.
By Exhibiting Artist Selection Committee: Usually in winter, spring and fall. Below are steps to follow if interested in submitting work to the Artist Selection Committee:
Timing for Exhibiting Artist Selection Process
Please fill out a form before arriving at RAC – Link to form will be live approximately three weeks before the date.
This is a two day process.
Drop off your work to the RAC gallery on Thursday between 12-5pm.
Acceptance: Artist selection will take place on Friday in the morning with letter notifications sent to all artists by mail the following week.
Artists must pick up their artwork on Friday afternoon (12-5pm) or Saturday morning (10am-1pm). If not accepted, we encourage you to reapply to another artist selection date or to enter one of our upcoming open juried shows.
Submission guidelines for Exhibiting Artist Selection Process:
No Submission Fee. If selected, annual dues: $55. Additional $30 to have an online gallery link.
THREE TO FIVE WORKS: Gallery-ready and 40″ and under in each direction in the following categories: Painting, Printmaking, Drawing, Photography, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Textiles.
ONE WORK: Sculpture along with photos of other sculptures. If sculptures are small, you can submit up to three.
A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY AND/OR ARTIST STATEMENT must accompany the work (see form at link above). Please let us see three to five pieces you feel represent your best work – they are the basis for our decision. Gallery-ready means matting and framing for 2-D works. Canvases (1 1/2”) can be gallery wrapped. Frames must be clean, consistent, and enhance the work presented. Biographies and artist statements are always read and can help the jurors to make connections to the work. Make sure that the statement is about the work submitted and also include a biography.
Standards for Selecting artists through the Artist Selection Process:
Skill: A level of competence and confidence evident in the chosen medium. For example, for drawing, painting, photography, a good understanding of design, values, composition, color harmony.
Originality: This can be in reference to subject matter or to the use of materials in an unexpected way. We want to feel as excited as you are about your vision. What makes yours original?
Vision: An artwork resonates with the viewer when the artist has visually communicated with his or her voice clearly and honestly. We want to experience the personality or feeling of the artist present in the work.
About the EXHIBITING ARTIST SELECTION COMMITTEE
The Artist Selection Committee is a carefully selected volunteer group of artists and teaching artists committed to accepting artists, emerging or otherwise, who have submitted a body of work that captures and holds our attention with a unique viewpoint, a feeling, or an original handling of materials. The artists must demonstrate a level of skill in the medium in which they are applying, as well as professionalism in the presentation of the work. We look for a cohesive group of works that have a clear thematically or stylistically concise presence.