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Artist Opportunities

Opportunities for artists

The McDonough Museum of Art offers opportunities to both emerging and established artists. Made up of five exhibition spaces, the museum has changing exhibitions over the course of the year. The McDonough strives to display works that reflect the contemporary culture of the day with diverse exhibitions that appeal to the local and campus community and also support the educational goals of the university.
 

 

Emerging Artist Exhibition proposal

The McDonough Museum of Art, YSU's Center for Contemporary Art, is excited to announce a call for submissions by new and emerging visual and performing/performance artists. We encourage entries by artists who represent a wide range of perspectives. You must be 18 years of age or older and live within a 250-mile radius of Youngstown, OH. We ask that you are not enrolled as an undergraduate student at the time of exhibition, and that you are not an alumnus of Youngstown State University.   
 

 

General information

Completed exhibition proposals should be submitted via email to the McDonough Museum of Art at mcdonoughmuseumofart@ysu.edu with the following information:

  • Name of artist(s)
  • Media of artist(s)
  • Phone #
  • E-mail address
  • Artist(s) resume or CV
  • Artist statement (no more than one page)
  • Exhibition description (no more than one page)
  • Images via artist website, or link to Dropbox or WeTransfer to view images/videos
  • For solo proposals, include either 8-10 images of works you plan to exhibit or images of past bodies of work if you intend to create new works. Also include an image list (including artist, title, medium, size, and price)
  • For group and curated proposals, each artist should include either 3-5 images of works they plan to exhibit or images if past bodies of work if the artists intend to create new works. Also include image lists (including artist, title, medium, and size)
 

General Exhibition proposal

Artists must be 18 years of age or older and have a demonstrated record of exhibitions. All concepts selected for exhibition should be aligned with the mission and goals of the McDonough Museum of Art as found on our website. The following criteria shall be used in evaluating them for selection:

  • Does the exhibition enhance further understanding of the arts?
  • Is the content compelling, intellectually stimulating, and relevant to a diverse audience? We strive for diverse art styles, representations of various cultures and media, as well as relevant, and challenging ideas.
  • Will this exhibition provide educational programming opportunities for many of our constituents? (i.e. students, faculty, staff of the university and community)
  • Can the demands of the exhibition be met by the museum’s resources and available staff?
     
 

General information

Completed exhibition proposals should be submitted via email to the McDonough Museum of Art at mcdonoughmuseumofart@ysu.edu with the following information:

  • Name of artist(s)
  • Media of artist(s)
  • Phone #
  • E-mail address
  • Artist(s) resume or CV
  • Artist statement (no more than one page)
  • Exhibition description (no more than one page)
  • Images via artist website, or link to Dropbox or WeTransfer to view images/videos
  • For solo proposals, include either 8-10 images of works you plan to exhibit or images of past bodies of work if you intend to create new works. Also include an image list (including artist, title, medium, size, and price)
  • For group and curated proposals, each artist should include either 3-5 images of works they plan to exhibit or images if past bodies of work if the artists intend to create new works. Also include image lists (including artist, title, medium, and size)

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