Opportunities/Artists/Ongoing Call
Calls to Artists
2012 Biennial Exhibition. Entry information to the right.
Artist Submission Policy and Guidelines
While exhibitions are determined solely by the director or visiting curator, CMCA welcomes materials from artists for review.
Submissions, which should fit into an envelope no larger than 9" x 12", should include the following materials:- --Cover letter
- --CV or resume
- --Images of your work. If you send a CD, please include a printout with thumbnails of the images as well as a few larger printouts. Please do not send slides.
- --Artist's statement
- --Supporting materials, if you have them, such as reviews of your work or articles about you or your work
Please mail your materials to:
Artist Submissions
CMCA
PO Box 147
Rockport, ME 04856
Unfortunately, we are not able to return materials because of the large number of submissions we receive, nor can we be responsible for materials we receive. We will contact you if your work meets the needs of our exhibition scheduling. Thank you for not contacting us regarding the status of your submission.
- 2012 Biennial Exhibition--Call to Artists
- The 2012 CMCA Biennial Exhibition will be held at CMCA from September 22 through November 4, 2012, co-curated by CMCA director Suzette McAvoy and independent curator Daphne Anderson Deeds.
This year, the CMCA Biennial will take the form of a tightly selected exhibition with a maximum number of fifteen artists represented. There will be five artists invited to participate and up to ten open submission slots. The selection process will not be anonymous. Submissions are open to artists with strong ties to Maine, either as permanent or seasonal residents of the state.
Up to eight works, created in the past three years, may be submitted. Entries must include:
--One 8x10-inch color printout per piece*, for a maximum of eight images in total. Artist members of CMCA may submit up to four additional images (either details or other works), for a maximum of twelve images. Images on CDs or in any other format will not be accepted, with the exception of sound or video work, which may be submitted in the form of an online link.
--A current resume with mailing address, phone number, and email address.
--An artist statement (up to 300 words)
--A brief description of the recent work with title, date, medium, and dimensions
Submission materials should be addressed to: CMCA Biennial, PO Box 147, Rockport, ME 04856. No emails or phone calls please. If you would like notice of receipt of your submitted materials, please include a self-addressed, stamped postcard; submission materials will not be returned.
The deadline for submission is March 1, 2012. Notification of the final selection will be made by email to all applicants by 5:00 pm on April 2, 2012.
*Please note: Your art will not be judged on the quality of the printouts, these may be laser or inkjet prints on 8 ½ x 11 paper. If we are interested in your submissions, we will seek additional information and follow up with artists individually. We are interested in seeing a body of work. The printouts allow us to lay out images in relation to one another and begin to think of the exhibition as whole.
The 2012 CMCA Biennial is not conceived as a survey exhibition, but rather a focused look at work that we think reflects CMCA’s mission of “advancing contemporary art in Maine.” It is by nature a subjective selection. The open submission process is intended to introduce us to work we may not be familiar with and which we may consider for future shows, even if not selected for the Biennial. The maximum number of fifteen artists was determined by CMCA’s physical limitations and our desire to show multiple works by the selected artists.
