CALL FOR ARTISTS OPEN NOW THROUGH JANUARY 9th, 2018 at 11:59pm.

MINT is proud to announce an all-media call to artists for M5: MINT's 5th Annual Juried Exhibition for emerging artists.

Juried by artist Jiha Moon, MINT's annual juried exhibition seeks to showcase the work of some of the most dynamic and innovative emerging cultural producers currently working in the United States. In our fifth iteration, the exhibition will feature multiple works from the practice of every selected national, regional, and local contemporary artist. Each artist selected for inclusion in the exhibition will also be awarded an artist fee/cash honorarium from MINT.

HISTORY:

MINT was founded in 2006 as a space for emerging artists and emerging patrons to find their voices. Over the past 10 years, via our projects, programs, and exhibitions, we have presented 1,000+ new contemporary and experimental artists. MINT has exhibited an annual juried selection of emerging works for the past three years, with the goal of expanding our artist support, and facilitating artistic discourse between artists nationally. In our fifth iteration, the exhibition will feature multiple works from the practice of every selected national, regional, and local contemporary artist.

JUROR:

JIHA MOON (b. 1973) is from DaeGu, Korea and lives and works in Atlanta, GA. She received her MFA from the University of Iowa, Iowa City. Her works have been acquired by Asia Society, New York, NY, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, The Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC, Smithsonian Institute, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC, Weatherspoon Museum of Art, Greensboro, NC and The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA.  She has had solo exhibitions at Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, GA, Taubman Museum, Roanoke, VA, the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC, The Cheekwood Museum of Art, Nashville, TN and Rhodes College, Clough-Hanson Gallery, Memphis, TN and James Gallery of CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY. She has been included in group shows at Kemper Museum, Kansas City, MI, the Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA,  the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA, Asia Society, New York, NY, The Drawing Center, New York, NY, White Columns, New York, NY, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, and the Weatherspoon Museum of Art, Greensboro, NC. Her mid-career survey exhibition, “Double Welcome: Most everyone’s mad here” organized by Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and Taubman Museum is touring more than 10 museum venues around the country until 2018.

The Atlanta exhibition location will be announced in early 2018.

REQUIREMENTS:

Eligible artists must over the age of 18 and currently reside in the United States.

Eligible artists must fit in the parameters of an emerging artist:

1. Have minimal solo exhibition experience

2. Have minimal published arts criticism

3. Have received minimal grant/private funding

All media are welcome including, but not limited to, drawing, painting, sculpture, design, glass, metalwork, photography, video, audio, mixed media, installation, and performance art. There are no limitations on content, please see included floorplan for space constraints.

Entry Deadline: 01/09/18

Artists may submit up to 5 files for the $25 entry fee. Additional works are accepted for $5 each. Applicants are asked to submit works created within last three years. All works must be created prior to submission. All works must be framed/mounted/displayed according to professional gallery standards.

The application will open on Monday, November 6, 2017 and close on Monday, January 9, 2018 at 11:59pm. All interested artists must apply through CaFÉ.

The call can also be found by searching the keyword: M5

Selected participants will be notified of acceptance through CaFE by February 12, 2018.

All works must be delivered/received at the exhibition location in March 2018, exact dates will be sent to accepted applicants. All artists are responsible for shipment of the work to and from the exhibition location.

MINT is a non-profit 501(c)3, located in Atlanta, GA. We offer and support emerging art, artists, and arts lovers through our exhibitions, programming, and outreach. Your application fee is considered a much-needed and appreciated donation to our organization, and supports our programming, specifically going towards supporting this exhibition.

www.mintatl.org
www.jihamoon.com

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria