ART DEPARTMENT GALLERY

Dear Potential Exhibitor,

The Monterey Peninsula College Art Department is accepting proposals for exhibitions to be shown in the Art Gallery. Please read our mission statement and submit the required materials by mail to the address below.

Mission Statement

The Monterey Peninsula Art Gallery exists as a resource for Monterey Peninsula College and the surrounding community, and in this role will strive to fulfill the following mandate: The MPC Art Gallery shall educate and inspire students in the methods, materials and issues of contemporary art. It shall initiate art exhibits that foster critical discussion of contemporary issues and exhibit the best student, faculty, regional and national art. The gallery will be an art environment conducive to discussion and examination of art in the twenty -first century, as well as a venue for art-related activities.

 MPC staff and volunteers operate the Gallery under the advisement of the MPC Art Department faculty. The gallery staff and the Art Department faculty make curatorial and logistic decisions and are represented by a Selection Committee. This Selection Committee will make curatorial decisions based on the quality of the artwork, artistic merit and relationship to the gallery mission.

 ANNUAL DEADLINE IS OCTOBER 15TH!

Please submit the following information for consideration:

A.                 A cover letter (stating your proposal for an exhibition)

B.                 Artist's Resume (typed, not more than 3 pages)

C.                 Artist’s Statement (your philosophy)

D.                 10 labeled slides or CDs, to include examples of work to be exhibited

E.                  An annotated slide description sheet, with titles of each work, medium, materials used, date completed, collaborators involved, location of piece, and complete description of the work including size.

F.        A self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of your slides.

G.        A check made out to the MPC Art Gallery Trust Fund for handling/review fee of $15.00.

Thank you for your interest in the MPC Art Gallery.

Send the above to:  Monterey Peninsula College
                  Art Department Gallery
                  980 Fremont Street
                  Monterey, CA 93940
                  Attention: Melissa Pickford, Gallery Director    email: mpickford@mpc.edu

 

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