UAC Tiny Gallery | Portfolio Submission

Deadline: Ongoing Submission Portal

Eligibility: Artists interested in the Tiny Gallery exhibition may submit copies of their work and a resume. UAC is not requesting an official proposal; you are simply submitting photos of work you would like to be considered to be displayed in our Tiny Gallery. UAC will contact you for further steps. Artists will be contacted directly if UAC is interested in scheduling an artist for the tiny gallery. Not every artist will be selected, however every artist will be considered for this opportunity. 

BACKGROUND
 

About UAC:

The UrbanArt Commission (UAC) works to create opportunities for artists and neighborhoods to connect and shape spaces through public art. Since 2002, UAC has managed the City of Memphis’s Percent-For-Art Program, which allocates funds annually to develop public art in connection to capital improvement projects. UAC also facilitates public art projects throughout the city working with various partners and clients to support artists and new experiences with art.

SITE SPECIFICS

UAC is seeking artists and/or artists teams to exhibit their work in our Tiny Gallery at 422 N Cleveland St, Memphis, TN 38104. This is an opportunity for local artists. This initiative is designed to support and showcase the creativity of our artistic community. 

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
 

Please submit the following materials online by following the link at uacmem.org/calls-to-artists:

• Completed application form
• A typed letter explaining your interest in the call and your general approach/concept for the exhibition. (2-6 sentences)
• More than 3 but limited to 20 images of exhibition-ready work, including title of work, date, medium, budget, and dimensions.
• Résumé or CV, not to exceed 2 pages.

DISCLAIMERS

THIS IS NOT AN APPLICATION.

UAC is committed to equity and inclusion in our work. People of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, differently-abled and neurodiverse persons, indigenous peoples, youth, seniors, and women are strongly encouraged to apply. 

Applicants will be notified as to the status of their application. Commissioning of artists by UAC and the pursuit of all UAC activities are implemented without preference to racial or ethnic origins, gender, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, disability, or age.

UAC reserves the right to modify this solicitation and to request additional information from participating artists.

UAC reserves the right to accept or reject, at any time prior to the commissioning of a work, any or all proposals when the acceptance, rejection, waiver or advertisement would be in the best interest of the project. 

The UAC team will be responsible for all correspondence and communication by and between applicants and members of selection panels. Discussion regarding these projects by and between any applicant and any member of a selection panel outside of regularly scheduled meetings during the selection process may be grounds for the disqualification of the applicant. Such determination shall be at the discretion of UAC.