Call for Submissions
The Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition is organized by The Gallery at the Kenneth J Minnaert Center for the Arts on the campus of South Puget Sound Community College. Artists working in all media and residing in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, or Wahkiakum counties are invited to submit an entry for consideration.
Prizes
- SPSCC purchase award (up to $1500)
- Merit Awards ($100/each and inclusion in the Merit Award Group Show during the upcoming exhibition season)
- Viewer’s Choice (winning artwork will be used for publicity the following season)
- All submitting artists will receive an exhibition catalogue.
Submission Rules
- Submit a completed entry form with images of up to 3 artworks. Images must be in JPEG format and not exceed 1920 pixels at the widest dimension. (Entry materials will not be returned).
- Artwork must have been created within the last 3 years, must not exceed 72” in the longest dimension, and must weigh less than 150lbs.
- Artists must live in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, or Wahkiakum counties.
- Artists must be 18 years of age or older to submit.
- Entry fee is $25 per artist.
- Artists have the option of selling their artwork. The Gallery retains a 25% commission on all sales.
Important Dates
May 21: Entries due
June 8: Notification of accepted artwork
June 28-29: Delivery of accepted artwork to The Gallery between noon-6 p.m.
July 9: Exhibition opens
July 12: Opening reception and awards presentation
Aug. 30: Exhibition closes
Aug. 31-Sept. 3: Pick up of artwork between noon-6 p.m.
Juror: Asia Tail
Asia curates special projects and art exhibitions, with an emphasis on empowering Indigenous artists. Some of these projects include creating the Contemporary Native Voices project for Tacoma Art Museum, Protect the Sacred at Spaceworks Gallery in Tacoma, which brought together work from 26 Native American artists and raised funds to fight the Dakota Access Pipeline construction in North Dakota. Her latest project, yəhaw̓, co-curated by Tracy Rector and Satpreet Kahlon, will open in November 2018 at King Street Station in Seattle.
Asia currently works part time as the Arts Program Coordinator for the City of Tacoma's Office of Arts & Cultural Vitality, and as a freelance consultant on advisory committees and selection panels for local arts organizations, including Seattle Art Museum, Artist Trust, Pratt Fine Arts, 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture, Spaceworks Tacoma, and others.
Asia is from Tacoma, Washington, where she is currently based, and is an enrolled citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
The Gallery Committee is seeking proposals from independent Native curators living in the Pacific Northwest for the annual Native American Art Exhibition to be held February 2019.
About the Exhibition
For the past ten years, The Gallery has been host to an annual exhibition featuring works by local indigenous artists, including youth. Opening receptions have included cultural performances and the spoken word. Exhibitions are well attended, most recently drawing more than 800 individuals from campus and surrounding communities.
About the Gallery
The Gallery is 1200 square feet. The walls are made of drywall backed with ¾" plywood. There is an 11' ½" high Unistrut grid system with track lighting throughout, four 4' x 6' movable hanging walls, and approximately twenty pedestals of various dimensions.
Guidelines
The guest curator will:
- Be involved in all aspects of exhibition planning and execution including contacting artists and selecting work, inviting performers, creation of didactics and labels, artwork handling/installation and take-down.
- Draw upon their scholarship and knowledge of regional Native art to create and present a rigorous, professional, informative, and unique exhibition that is respectful of Native tradition.
- Arrange for complementary performances or events (music, dance, spoken word, etc.). See exhibition support below.
The exhibit will:
- Highlight work by Native artists, adult and youth, from local and regional tribes, and/or Native artists from other locations who now live in the area.
- Engage viewers and the community and celebrate the art and culture of Native community members.
- Include artwork created by local Native youth during the annual FIRE Summit.
The curator may not include their own work in the exhibition.
Gallery Exhibit Support
- $2500 curatorial honorarium for contacting artists, selecting work, inviting performers, creation of didactics and labels, artwork handling/installation and take-down.
- $1000 budget towards complementary performances or events (music, dance, spoken word, etc.).
- Installation assistance, including space preparation and lighting.
- Design, produce, and mail posters and postcards.
- Provide catering for the opening reception.
- Manage daily operation of gallery space for the duration of the exhibition.
Important Dates
Review of applications begins immediately.
Exhibition installation: February 4-7, 2019
Opening reception: February 8, 2019
Closes: March 8, 2019
Take-down: March 9-12, 2019
Submission Requirements
Please submit a PDF including the following to sbarnes2@spscc.edu:
- Curatorial CV.
- Exhibition narrative (max. 500 words) describing show concept and rationale for suggested artists/artworks and performers.
- Representative images and brief bios for at least 3 prospective artists. Please caption each image with title, artist, medium and date of completion.
- Contact information for two professional references. References may be contacted if your proposal is selected.
- Technical requirements.
Contact
For additional information, contact Sean Barnes, 360-596-5527.
Current Exhibitions
SPSCC Art Faculty and Staff Exhibition
Sep 11–Oct 20, 2017
Opening reception:
Fri, Sep 22, 6-8 pm
New work by South Puget Sound Community College art faculty and staff, including Colleen Gallagher, Sean Barnes, Lisa Mellinger, Liza Brenner, Dan Meuse, Nicole Gugliotti, Nathan Barnes, Jane Stone, and Joe Batt. [Image courtesy Colleen Gallagher]
A History of Violence
Oct 30–Dec 8, 2017
Opening reception:
Mon, Nov 6, 6-8 pm
This exhibition asks difficult questions surrounding the nature of technology and innovation. The figurative works of John Adkins, Associate Dean and Professor of Art at Miami Dade College, and Kristen Woodward, Professor of Art at Albright College, are created on and in the context of gun targets, and speak to our society’s ongoing struggle with gun violence and the heightened debate surrounding the nature of personal protection and social responsibility. The artwork of David Cordes, Professor of Chemistry at Pacific University, approaches the field of chemistry with a vulnerability reminiscent of J. Robert Oppenheimer. [Image courtesy John Adkins]
"The Personal is Political" Fine Art Postcard Exhibition
Jan 2–Feb 2, 2018
Opening reception:
Fri, Jan 5, 6-8 pm
Closing reception:
Fri, Feb 2, 6-8 pm
The Fine Art Postcard Exhibition is an annual event that brings the local creative community together under one theme. The 2018 theme is “The Personal is Political”. Postcard sized original artworks, created by artists of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, will be sold through silent auction. All are invited to join the creative celebration! Proceeds from this fundraiser benefit The Gallery. [Image courtesy Jeanne Hamilton]
Native American Art Exhibition
Feb 9–Mar 9, 2018
Opening reception:
Fri, Feb 9, 6-8 pm
A themed exhibition, shaped and selected by Native guest curators, which will engage viewers and the community and celebrate the art and culture of our Native community members. The exhibition will highlight work by Native artists, adult and youth, from local and regional tribes, and Native artists from other locations who now live in the area. [Image courtesy Puyallup Canoe Family]
Juror's Invitational
Mar 19–Apr 20, 2018
Opening reception:
Fri, Mar 23, 6-8 pm
Award winning artists from the 2017 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition, selected by juror Amy McBride, are invited back to show new work in this group exhibition. Participating artists include Melissa Barnes, Bernie Bleha, Charles Eklund, Doyle Fanning, Evan Clayton Horback, Hart James, Neil Peck, ReBecca Smurr, Jason Sobottka, and CJ Swanson. [Image courtesy Hart James]
Collaboration Installation
Apr 30–May 4, 2018
Closing reception:
Fri, May 4, 6-8 pm
SPSCC art students, led by a visiting artist, will participate in a multi-session workshop that culminates in an exhibition of the work in The Gallery. Students will experience all aspects of a collaborative project, including planning, production, installation, and presentation. [Image: Indigenous Land, Collaboration Installation]
13th Annual SPSCC Student Art Exhibition
May 14–June 14, 2018
Opening reception:
Fri, May 18, 6-8 pm
South Puget Sound Community College’s art faculty selects outstanding work created by students in studio art classes during the 2015-16 year. Works include ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, digital photography, mixed-media, 2D and 3D design exercises, and sculpture. A continuous slide show of student work is also included in the exhibition. [Image courtesy Doreen McAvity]
2018 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition
July 9–Aug 23, 2018
Opening reception:
Thu, July 12, 6-9 pm
Artists residing in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties are invited to submit work in any media for review by a guest juror and possible inclusion in the exhibition. Up to $1500 in purchase prizes along with $400 in honorable mention prizes will be awarded. Award winners will be invited to exhibit together during the next exhibition season. [Image: Hall of Mosses, Lou MacMillan]
Past Exhibitions
Margaret Noble: Resonating Objects
Sep 12–Oct 21, 2016
Margaret Noble holds a MFA in Sound Art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her experimental artworks have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Her interdisciplinary work resides at the intersection of sound, sculpture, installation and performance. ‘Resonating Objects’ is a series of sculptural sound experiences designed to immerse audiences in artifacts of identity and memory through tactile gestures and ephemeral sonic experiences.
Opening reception: Fri, Sept 23, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Margaret Noble
Native American Art Exhibition
Nov 1–Dec 9, 2016
The Native American Art Exhibition features a wide variety of works by local and regional Native American artists of all ages. Works include paintings, basketry, carved wood pieces, textiles, and mixed media.
Opening reception: Fri, Nov 4, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Heather Genia
Fine Art Postcard Exhibition
Jan 3–Feb 3, 2017
The Fine Art Postcard Exhibition is an annual event that brings the local creative community together under one theme. The 2017 theme is “Wild Thing.” Postcard sized original artworks, created by artists of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, will be sold through silent auction. All proceeds for this fundraiser benefit The Gallery.
Opening reception: Fri, Jan 6, 6-8 pm
Closing reception: Fri, Feb 3, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Deborah Henderson, 2016 "Solving for X" people's choice winner
Gallery sponsors:
Project 562: In>digenous Land
Feb 21–24, 2017
Matika Wilbur, acclaimed photographer and creator of Project 562, from the Swinomish and Tulalip Tribes, will exhibit a selection of images from her multi-year national photo initiative. Project 562 will reveal rich indigenous reality, history and identity of Native Americans through photography, film and oral narrative. Alongside Matika Wilbur, students will create a large-scale photo mural that will tell the indigenous story of this community. The mural will be installed on the outside of a campus building.
Keynote lecture: Tues., Feb 21, 7pm; Reception: Fri, Feb 24, 6-8 pm; Image courtesy 2016 guest artist: Arrington de Dionyso
Wooden Sacred Architecture in the Republic of Poland (1918-45)
Mar 6–Apr 7, 2017
The Gallery, in conjunction with the City of Lacey and its sister city, Minsk Mazowiecki, presents a selection of drawings, by Polish artist Marek Chabrowski, that document sacred wooden structures from the Republic of Poland.
Opening reception: Sat, Mar 25, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Marek Chabrowski
Joe Hedges: Empirical Evidence
Apr 17–May 12, 2017
This exhibition will feature a grouping of digital prints, sculptural objects, paintings, and installations with sound components. For example, the work Connect Electrodes, emits a robotic voice repeating “connect electrodes” as a defibrillator refuses to accept tree bark as human flesh.
Opening reception: Mon, Apr 17, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Joe Hedges
12th Annual SPSCC Student Art Exhibition
May 22–June 16, 2017
South Puget Sound Community College’s art faculty selects outstanding work created by students in studio art classes during the 2015-16 year. Works include: ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, digital photography, mixed-media, 2D and 3D design exercises, and sculpture. A continuous slide show of student work is also included in the exhibition.
Opening reception: Thu, May 25, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Tanner Jenkins
Gallery sponsors:
2017 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition
July 3–Aug 25, 2017
Artists residing in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, and Wahkiakum counties are invited to submit work in any media for review by a guest juror and possible inclusion in the exhibition. Selected artwork will be exhibited by The Gallery and The Washington Center for the Performing Arts. Up to $1500 in purchase prizes along with $400 in honorable mention prizes will be awarded.
Opening reception: Thu, July 6, 6-8 pm
Image courtesy Charles Eklund, 2016 Viewer's Choice winner
Gallery sponsor: Camille Kettel
Faculty Art Exhibition
Sep 14–Oct 30, 2015
New work by South Puget Sound Community College art faculty and staff, including Colleen Gallagher, Lisa Mellinger, Liza Brenner, Dan Meuse, Nicole Guliotti, Nathan Barnes, Joe Batt, and Jane Stone.
Opening reception: Fri, Sep 25, 6-8 pm.
Image courtesy of Lisa Mellinger
Native American Art Exhibition
Nov 7–Dec 11, 2015
The Native American Art Exhibition features a wide variety of works by local and regional Native American artists of all ages. Works include paintings, basketry, carved wood pieces, textiles, and mixed media.
Opening reception: Fri, Nov 13, 6-8 pm.
Call for Entries: Native American Art Exhibition
Image courtesy of David Wilson
Fine Art Postcard Exhibition
Jan 4–Feb 12, 2016
The Fine Art Postcard Exhibition is an annual event that brings the local creative community together under one theme. The 2016 theme is “Solving for X.” Postcard sized original artworks, created by artists of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds, will be sold through silent auction. All proceeds for this fundraiser benefit The Gallery.
Opening/closing reception: Fri, Jan 8, 6-8 pm / Fri, Feb 12, 6-8 pm.
Call for Entries: Fine Art Postcard Exhibition
Image courtesy of Brittania Joy, 2015, "Out of Sight" Fine Art Postcard Exhibition people's choice winner.
Collaboration Installation: ANCESTRAL TUNNEL
Feb 17–Feb 19, 2016
SPSCC art students led by visiting artist, Arrington de Dionyso, contribute to this one week exhibition. Two long strips of painted paper, suspended in midair, create the experience of walking through a painted cave.
Opening reception: Fri, Feb 19, 6-8 pm.
Image courtesy of Arrington de Dionyso and SPSCC art students
Systems of Place
Feb 29–Mar 25, 2016
Featuring the work of Chad Erpelding and Florin Hategan, this exhibition considers the complexities of visualizing place and the impact it has on our ability to locate ourselves within it.
Opening reception: Fri, Mar 4, 6-8 pm.
Image courtesy of Chad Erpelding
Embroidered Spaces
Apr 4–May 6, 2016
The ethereal hanging installations of Amanda McCavour employ the material of thread as metaphor for memory and how we remember the spaces we call home.
Opening reception: Mon, Apr 4, 6-8 pm.
Image courtesy of Amanda McCavour
11th Annual SPSCC Student Art Exhibition
May 16–Jun 10, 2016
SPSCC’s art faculty selects outstanding work created by students in studio art classes during the 2015-16 year. Works include: ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking, digital photography, mixed-media, 2D and 3D design exercises, and sculpture. A continuous slide show of student work is also included in the exhibition.
Opening reception: Fri, May 20, 6-8 pm.
Image courtesy of Fern Sullivan
Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition
Jul 5–Aug 25, 2016
Artists residing in Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, or Wahkiakum counties are invited to submit work in any media for review by a guest juror and possible inclusion in the exhibition.
Opening reception: Thu, Jul 7, 6-8 pm.
Full Prospectus (pdf)
Entry Form (pdf)
Image of Nature's Plaid courtesy Ruth Bravetti, 2015 Southwest Washington Juried Exhibition people's choice winner.
About the Gallery
The Gallery at the The Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts offers a diverse range of visual arts exhibitions and programs to enrich the educational experiences of students and the community. The Gallery is 1200 square feet. The walls are white and made of drywall backed with 3/4-inch plywood. There is an 11-1/2 foot high Unistrut grid system with track lighting throughout, and the gallery is wired for media art.
Gallery Hours: Regular Gallery hours are Monday-Friday noon-4:00 pm and summer hours are Monday-Thursday noon-4:00 pm and by appointment. To schedule an appointment, contact the gallery, artgallery@spscc.edu, 360-596-5527.
