Exhibitions
Apply for an Exhibition
We welcome proposals from local, national, and international artists and curators for exhibition in UIMA's West Gallery.
How to Apply
Please read through the Artist Agreement and review the West Gallery floor plan before applying.
UIMA's art committee reviews all proposals on a quarterly basis. UIMA is no longer accepting hard copy applications and will not consider any application that is not submitted in the format described here.
To propose an exhibition, compile your documents into one PDF file (attach the signed Artist Agreement as a separate file) and email the PDFs as attachments to proposal@uima-chicago.org. After the art committee has reviewed submitted proposals, you will be contacted by email about whether your proposal has been accepted.
Send proposal PDFs to proposal@uima-chicago.org.
In Your Proposal PDF
What to include
1. Resume/CV. For curators proposing group exhibitions, include the curator's CV and short bios for each artist included in the exhibition.
2. Artist/Curatorial Statement. Be specific and descriptive about what will be created, how it will be achieved, and what larger implications you expect of the work — what, how, and why. In other words, what is the focus of the exhibition? Please integrate image captions that include title, date, media, dimensions, and any other clarifying information for each work.
3. Portfolio. For visual arts, design, or architecture, include a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15 images of your work, one image per page, with descriptions (title, year, medium, size). If the proposal is for new work, include documentation demonstrating your ability to complete the proposed project, possibly including mock-ups. Website links are not accepted for images. For film, video, digital art, sound, or performance, include a link to the file, website, YouTube, etc.
In a separate PDF: the signed UIMA Artist Agreement (linked above).
Please reduce image size so the total file does not exceed 10MB — proposals over 10MB will be automatically rejected. Artists are responsible for transportation of artwork to and from UIMA; if proposing an exhibition from abroad, special grant funding for shipping costs may be available.
West Gallery
Floor Plan
Visit
2320 W Chicago Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
Hours
Wednesday – Sunday
12:00 – 4:00 PM
Admission
Donation-based
Not ticketed
Contact
773-227-5522