*Please note that at this time we are only accepting proposals for curatorial projects or group shows. Individual artist proposals will resume at a later date.
Apply for an Exhibition
We welcome proposals from local, national, and international artists and curators for exhibition in UIMA’s West Gallery (see floor plan below).
Please read through the artist contract and review our West Gallery floor plan (below) before applying for an exhibition. The Artist Agreement form is available below.
UIMA art committee reviews all proposals on a quarterly basis.
UIMA is no longer accepting hard copy applications and will not consider any application that is not submitted in the format described below.
To propose an exhibition, please compile your documents in one PDF file (attach the signed artist agreement in a separate File) and email THE PDF files as attachmentS to: proposal@uima-chicago.org
After the art committee has reviewed the submitted proposals, you will be contacted via email informing you whether your proposal has been accepted.
In your proposal PDF, please include:
1. Resume/CV For curators proposing group exhibitions, include curator’s CV and short bios for each of the artists included in the exhibition.
2. Artist/Curatorial Statement Please be specific and descriptive about what it is that will be created, how it will be achieved, and what larger implications you expect of the work—"what, how, and why." In other words, what is the focus of the exhibition?
Please integrate image captions that include title, date, media, dimensions and any other descriptive clarifying information for each work
3. Portfolio For Visual Arts, Design or Architecture, please include a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15 images of your work, one image per page of the PDF, and include descriptions of the images: title, year, medium, size. If the proposal is for new work, please include documentation that demonstrates your ability to complete the proposed project, possibly including mock-ups for the new work. Website links are not accepted for images.
In a separate PDF, please include:
4. UIMA Artist Agreement. Please review and sign the artist agreement along with your proposal PDF.
To propose an exhibition, please compile your documents in one PDF file (attach the signed artist agreement in a separate File) and email THE PDF files as attachmentS to: proposal@uima-chicago.org
For Film, Video, Digital Art, Sound or Performance, please include link to the file, website, YouTube...etc.
Please reduce image size so that the total file size does not exceed 10MB. Proposals will be automatically rejected if they exceed over 10MB.
*Note: artists are responsible for transportation of artwork to and from UIMA. If you are proposing an exhibition from abroad, special grant funding for shipping costs may be available.
