The theme of this year's exhibition is Climate / Change and is juried by Mia Laufer, curator at the Des Moines Art Center. She has offered the following prompt for artists to consider when submitting their work:

“Few issues today pose as much of an existential threat as global climate change and the arts play a crucial role in helping us understand and navigate the ongoing transformation of our world, country, and region. But both terms, climate and change, can be applied to a wide range of topics. The Sioux City Art Center's 2024 Biennial Climate / Change welcomes submissions that investigate these terms from a range of perspectives. Artists are asked to submit work that address: changes to the environment; landscape; changes to the cultural or political climate, particularly considering the 2024 election; changes to individual or collective identities; material or personal transformation; and more."

Mia Laufer is curator at the Des Moines Art Center. Her upcoming exhibition projects include Samantha Box: Caribbean Dreams and Manuel Álvarez Bravo: Collaborations. She holds a B.A. in Art History from New York University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Art History and Archaeology from Washington University in St. Louis.

EXHIBITION CALENDAR

• Submission Deadline: June 1, 2024, 11:59pm
• Acceptance Notification: June 15
• Delivery/Receipt of Accepted Artworks: July 15
• Exhibition Opening + Public Reception: August 1, 5 – 7pm
• Exhibition Closes: January 5, 2025
• Pick Up/Return Artworks: February 1

Application Requirements

Entires must be submitted via the CaFÉ online form before June 1, 2024, 11:59pm.

Artists may submit up to 5 artworks in any combination of 2D or 3D artworks. 

Images should be .jpg files no larger than 2MB in size. The quality and clarity of your images will help the juror make their decision. Please take the time to submit the best images possible.

Eligibility Criteria

This exhibition welcomes original work, created in 2022-2024 by artists 18 and older who currently live in Iowa or within 300 miles of Sioux City. 

Artworks in all media can be submitted. However, artists who use electronic equipment to present or display their work will be prepared to supply the necessary equipment and troubleshoot any technical problems while it is on view.