School of Art Galleries ProGRAM
Applications are currently being accepted for the School of Art Gallery 2010 July to December Program.
Applications for the Project Space / Spare Room 2010 Program and the School of Art Gallery 2010 January to June Program have closed.
Deadlines for endorsed proposals are:
- 9 March 2010 - School of Art Gallery Proposals 2010 (July - December)
- 2 August 2010 - Project Space Proposals 2011
- 6 September 2010 - School of Art Gallery Proposals 2011 (February - June)
If you have an out-of-time proposal you wish to discuss, please contact Stephen Gallagher - Curator/Coordinator.
Please read the proposal information outlined below.
School of Art Galleries Proposals
STEP 1: EXHIBITION AND PROPOSAL CRITERIA
If you are interested in exhibiting at the School of Art Gallery, please read the policies guidelines for exhibiting. These can be found at schoolofartgalleries.dsc.rmit.edu.au/SOAG/info/policies.html
The School of Art Gallery and Project Space / Spare Room are managed by the School of Art of RMIT University. The galleries' mission is to -
- Provide a venue for school exhibition and publication projects
- Support school research
- Provide a public forum for dissemination of visual/theoretical research
- Promote the work of the schools in the public sphere
- Showcase postgraduate research from the schools
- Host exhibitions by artists associated with Artist in Residence Program
- Develop linkages to national and international cultural organizations
- Higher Degrees Examinations (automatic programming)
- Exhibitions from the School of Art Artist in Residence Program and/or in partnership with other cultural organizations (automatic programming)
- Exhibitions associated with a DEST countable publication
- Exhibitions aligned with a School of Art Research Clusters
- Exhibitions from staff and students from the School of Art
- Exhibitions from local, national, international community considered of high standing by the School of Art Galleries Advisory Committee (please note that external exhibitions in the School of Art Gallery will be charged an exhibition fee)
Proposals for exhibitions at the School of Art Galleries may include those -
- Curated by School of Art staff members
- Where School of Art staff are exhibitors
- Where scholarly writing pertaining to the exhibition will be produced by a School of Art staff member
- Where the exhibition is part of a School of Art conference/symposium/event
- Where the exhibition is linked to a School of Art publication
- Supported by School of Art staff
STEP 2: COMPLETE PROPOSAL PROFORMA
Proposals are to be presented on a CD or DVD and must include a completed proposal proforma alongside the additional material requested in the proforma.
Please note that Masters and Ph.D. students at the School of Art need not apply for an examination exhibition. Supervisors will contact the Coordinator/Curator directly and inform students of the dates of their examination exhibition.
For further information and/or support in preparing and presenting an exhibition proposal please contact the School of Art Galleries on 9925 4971.
STEP 3: PRESENT PROPOSAL TO A RELEVANT SCHOOL OF ART RESEARCH CLUSTER
The School of Art Galleries has a pivotal role in supporting research in the School of Art and, as such, proposals for exhibitions at the School of Art Galleries (Project Space/Spare Room and the School of Art Gallery) are sought directly through the School of Art Research Clusters.
Proposals are firstly to be presented to a School of Art Research Cluster for endorsement and then, through the Research Cluster Leader or his/her representative, to the School of Art Galleries Advisory Committee for consideration. Cluster Research Leaders may propose a maximum of 4 exhibitions for consideration by the School of Art Gallery Advisory Commitee at each call. Research Clusters may present individual exhibition projects or a suite of exhibitions that explores a particular idea or ideas.
Please note that external exhibition proposals sent directly to the School of Art Galleries from the non-RMIT art community will be forwarded to the most relevant School of Art Research Cluster Leader for consideration by their Research Cluster.
Please consult the Research Cluster Leader's schedule so as to allow enough time between the proposal deadline (listed below) and its planning and consideration.
(STEP 4: PRESENTATION OF PROPOSALS TO THE SCHOOL OF ART GALLERY ADVISORY COMMITTEE)
Proposals will be sent on your behalf (by the Research Cluster Leaders) to the School of Art Galleries Coordinator for compilation and distribution to the School of Art Gallery Advisory Commitee. (Deadlines for endorsed proposals are listed above.)
The School of Art Galleries Curator/Coordinator will present the proposal to the School of Art Galleries Advisory Committee for discussion, evaluation and selection. All decisions made by the School of Art Galleries Advisory Committee are final. Once a decision has been reached, applicants will receive a written response to their application. Approved proposals will be supplied with a copy of the policy and guidelines for exhibiting. The policy and guidelines must be adhered to; any changes to proposals must be discussed and approved by the School of Art Galleries Curator/Coordinator. School of Art Galleries reserves the right to cancel any exhibition that does not adhere to the policy and guidelines
School of Art Galleries Proposal Proforma
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