Call Detail
Art from the Heartland 2022
Entry Deadline: 5/25/22
Application Closed

Entry Fee (Art from the Heartland 2022): $35.00
Media Fee(Additional Media Fee): $5.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 3, Maximum:Max. 6
Audio | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 2
Video | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 2
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 3, Maximum:Max. 10
Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: Regional
State: Indiana

The Indianapolis Art Center is calling for entries for artists in any medium 18 or older living in the Midwest for a Juried Exhibition. Cash awards total $4,000.00. 2 Curator’s Choice Awards will be awarded a Solo Show each at the Indianapolis Art Center.  The juror for the 2022 exhibition will be announced prior to the jury process. 
 

ABOUT THE JUROR:
Jean Robertson is IUPUI Chancellor’s Professor Emerita at Herron School of Art and Design, where she taught art history for almost 25 years. Previously she served as founding co-director of the Southern Ohio Museum in Portsmouth, and associate curator of the Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art. She earned the MA and PhD degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

 

Dr. Robertson specializes in art history, theory, and criticism of the late 20th and 21st centuries, viewed in a global context. Her recent books include Themes of Contemporary Art: Visual Art after 1980, 5th Edition, co-authored with Craig McDaniel (Oxford University Press, 2021), and The History of Art: A Global View (Jean Robertson, Deborah Hutton, et al, Thames & Hudson, 2021). Her scholarship and curatorial activities have been supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Ohio Arts Council, Indiana University New Frontiers in the Arts and Humanities, Indiana University Office of International Programs, and IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute. Other awards include four Indiana University awards for teaching excellence, an award for art critical writing from the Surface Design Association, and a Creative Renewal Fellowship for writing from the Arts Council of Indianapolis.


Entry Fee/Images:

-$35 non-refundable entry fee for the submission of three pieces. Each additional entry beyond three has a fee of $5.

 

Eligibility:

-This exhibit is open to all artists over the age of 18 residing in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Minnesota, Iowa, or Missouri.

-Work must be made within the last two years and cannot have been previously shown at the Art Center.

-All work must be original and made by the artist or artist team. Collaborative works made between artists are eligible for inclusion.

 

Media:

-All media eligible. Installation artists should contact us before applying to ensure compatibility of space.

-2D artwork must not weigh more than 250 pounds or be bigger than 10’ x 10’.

 

Awards:

-Chosen by the juror:

Best in Show - $1,500.00

Best in 2D (includes video) - $500.00

Best in 3D (includes installation) - $500.00

5 Honorable Mentions - $200.00 each

-Chosen by the Indianapolis Art Center’s Exhibitions team:

2 Curator's Choice Awards – $250 and a Solo Exhibition Each

Awards will be announced at the Opening Reception in a public ceremony.

 

Accepted Work:

-The Indianapolis Art Center exhibitions staff reserves the right to remove any works from the exhibition based on special installation circumstances or discrepancies between the juried images and actual work.

-All accepted work must remain on display until the end of the exhibition, August 8, 2022.

-All work must come ready to install/hang. For multi-media and other installations artist should be available to assist with installation (to take place June 13-17, 2022).

-All work may be offered for sale, but is not required to be. The Art Center retains a 35% commission on all sales.

 

Delivery:

-All artwork must arrive by Friday, June 10, 2022. Artist is responsible for the shipping cost and insurance of the work while in transit. Work must be shipped in a reusable container and return shipping is also to be paid by the artist. Hand-delivered work may be dropped off beginning Monday, June 6 through Wednesday, June 15, 2022.

-The Art Center is open: Monday – Friday 9a.m. – 10p.m. Saturday 9a.m. – 6p.m. Sunday Noon – 6p.m.

 

Liability:

-The Art Center will be responsible for insuring the exhibition while on view, and upon request will furnish a certificate of insurance indicating that the works are so insured prior to transportation. The Artist is responsible for providing an itemized insurance list on the Art Center’s form. This form will be emailed to the artists once accepted into the exhibition.

 

 

Calendar of Events:

- Wednesday, May 25, 2022 – Submissions due

May 26 – 27, 2022– Artwork Juried

-Friday, May 27, 2022 – Notifications sent out (via email through Café)

-Friday, June 20, 2022 – exhibition opens 

-Thursday, July 7, 2022 - free public reception, public announcement of award winners 5-8 p.m.

-August 8, 2022 – last day of exhibition

 

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility:

-This exhibit is open to all artists over the age of 18 residing in Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Minnesota, Iowa, or Missouri.

-Work must be made within the last two years and cannot have been previously shown at the Art Center.

-All work must be original and made by the artist or artist team. Collaborative works made between artists are eligible for inclusion.