Call Detail
What’s So Funny?
Entry Deadline: 3/1/21
Application Closed

Entry Fee (What’s So Funny?): $20.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 6
Audio | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 6
Video | Minimum:Min. 0, Maximum:Max. 6
Total Samples | Minimum:Min. 1, Maximum:Max. 6
Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: National
State: Oregon

Accepting entries of visual art that makes use of humor/comedy. All mediums welcome. We’re in it for the laughs, and not just the kind we let out because it’s all gonna be okay. Sometimes we laugh to break the silence, to calm our anxious nerves, sometimes the Lynchian absurdity of everyday life makes us laugh until we cry. It’s all good. This is an exhibition focused around comedy. We’re looking for work that hits the funny bone, maybe a good one liner, some slapstick. It can be absurdist, cute and playful, tragic to the point of comedy, obtuse, ephemeral, performative, and everything and anything in between. It’s just got to be funny.

  • All submissions must be of actual artworks that are available from March 25 - April 25, 2021. All works must be exhibition ready. 

  • Works will be accepted based on quality of work and how they might coalesce with other works chosen for this exhibition. 

In the description for each entry please specify how the work is intended to be displayed. For 2D work please indicate if the work will be framed and/or how it will be displayed, please provide the frame dimensions and list any specific hanging requirements. Note that any special hanging requirements/materials must be supplied by the artist. For 3D/sculptural work, please provide dimensions and installation description. Well Well Projects does not supply pedestals. For video, please explain how the work will be displayed & what equipment you will provide. 

DETAILS 

  •  Open to all USA based artists. 
  •  Call for Entry $20 fee per applicant 
  •  Entry fees go to support application processing fees, materials and labor for installation, exhibition documentation and print material fees. 

One PDF which includes the following: 

  • Artist Name 
  • Artist Website 
  • Instagram handle (if applicable) 
  •  Combined Bio & Artist Statement (300 words max) 
  •  CV (1-page max) 

Max 3 entries (must be exact work that is available) 

 Images:
  • File Type: JPEG or JPG only. 
  • File Dimensions: 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side.
  • File Size: Under 5 MB. 

Video:

  • For video work, provide a link to Vimeo or YouTube. 

Shipping/delivery: Please pack work carefully and provide any unpacking instructions with the work. A prepaid return shipping label must be provided with the work or via email to ensure timely return. More detailed instructions will be provided upon acceptance.

  • Artists are responsible for all shipping costs and return shipping labels.
  • ​Well Well Projects does not handle the sale of artworks. 
 

DEADLINES / IMPORTANT DATES

  • Call closes: March 1st 11:59pm (MT)
  • Notification of works accepted/declined by March 7th
  • All works must arrive by March 25th
  • Exhibition runs April 3 - April 25, 2021

ABOUT THE CURATORS 

Katherine Spinella, John Whitten, Jeremy Le Grand and Jessie Le Grand are Co-founders of Well Well Projects and Carnation Contemporary, two artist run spaces in Portland, Oregon. All curators are practicing visual artists with a fondness for the comedic and the absurd. 

ABOUT WELL WELL PROJECTS 

Well Well Projects is an artist run space in Portland, Oregon founded in 2021. We are an artist forward gallery that holds monthly exhibitions, workshops and classes. 

Application Requirements

Eligibility Criteria