MRAG Maitland Regional Art Gallery

Submitting an exhibition proposal to Maitland Regional Art Gallery

Would you like to exhibit at Maitland Regional Art Gallery?
Find out what you need to do to apply here.

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The MRAG artistic program is planned and curated by the Cultural Director and Curatorial staff. However, MRAG will consider exhibition proposals submitted by artists, external curators, other galleries and other interested groups or individuals.

Things to be aware of when submitting an exhibition proposal to MRAG

• The MRAG exhibition program operates with a two to three year lead time
• The exhibition programing is guided by a committee of MRAG staff which meets twice a year to discuss exhibition proposals submitted over the previous 6 month period.
• The exhibition committee aims to meet in April and October of each year
• The exhibition committee is guided in the their decisions by a matrix of; MRAG collection focus, current and future exhibition planning already in place, education and public programming capacity as well as artistic excellence

What should an exhibition proposal include?

An outline for the exhibition which includes the following criteria.
You should address all of the criteria for your proposal to be considered.

• Contact details including name, phone, postal and email addresses.
• Maximum 2 page CV outlining previous exhibitions and education.
• Maximum 200 word artist statement on the concepts behind your work.
• Relevance maximum 200 words on why you would like to exhibit at MRAG and the benefits or relevance to the local community.
• Logistics details such as number of works, dimensions and preferred dates.
• Budget outline including any costs involved and details of how you will cover them.
• 5 – 10 high quality digital images of recent work on a CD, and / or digital images of work which you are proposing to exhibit if available. Number each image and put your name on the CD.
• Public program would you be willing to deliver a floor talk, workshop or studio tour? Include a description of how you would like to present your work to the public.

Please forward completed proposals to:
The Cultural Director
Maitland Regional Art Gallery
PO Box 220 Maitland NSW 2320
or email artgallery@maitland.nsw.gov.au