hopkins center for the arts • how to exhibit

Send proposals to:

Visual Arts Selection Committee
Hopkins Center for the Arts, Inc.
1111 Mainstreet
Hopkins, MN 55343

Questions? Call 952-979-1105.

Member Group Exhibitions

Each fall members of HCA, Inc. are invited to submit work for a select, juried exhibition and each spring members are invited to participate in a nonjuried show. (Entry forms are mailed to members.)

Member Spotlights

HCA, Inc. members are also eligible to apply for a spotlight exhibition which features the work of 1-4 member artists.

Special Exhibitions

These shows explore an artistic medium, form, genre, culture or theme and often include an educational or outreach component. We accept proposals from members or nonmembers, from individuals or organizations, from artists or curators.

HCA, Inc. does not pay artists to exhibit or to develop exhibition ideas.

HCA, Inc. receives a 25% commission on exhibited work. HCA, Inc. handles all sales and requires sold work to remain in the show until it closes.
HCA, Inc. has the right to promote the exhibition, including using artists' names and reproducing images of their work. HCA, Inc. must approve all promotion done by an exhibiting artist.
Artwork must arrive ready for installation and labeled with the artist's name and title of the piece. Artists are responsible for installing their own exhibitions.
HCA, Inc. reserves the right to:
1. refuse or remove work that it deems a hazard to the facility or its guests.
2. reject work at installation if that work is markedly different from that proposed.
3. refuse or restrict placement of work that it deems inappropriate for family audiences.

You may submit a proposal based on your own original work, as a representative of a group of artists or as a curator.

Submit:

10-20 images on a CD (as of 2007, we are no longer accepting for review original artworks, e-mailed images or images as slides, photographic prints or digital printouts)
a typed or printed list of the submitted images with artist's name, date, title, medium and dimensions of each piece
resumes or bios of key artists and of curator if applicable
narrative describing the proposed exhibition project (maximum 2 pages) including the thread that ties the exhibition together
if applicable, include information on a proposed educational/outreach component
stamped and self-addressed envelope if you wish your CD returned

You must be a current member of Hopkins Center for the Arts, Inc. when you apply and maintain your membership at least through your scheduled exhibition. Preference is given to artists who have not had a spotlight show at the Center within 3 years.

Submit:

5-10 images on a CD (as of 2007 we are no longer accepting for review original artworks, e-mailed images or images as slides, photographic prints or digital printouts)
a typed or printed list of the submitted images with your name, date, title, medium and dimensions of each piece
a typed or printed resume or artist profile
an artist statement about the work
stamped and self-addressed envelope if you wish your CD returned

Proposals are reviewed by a committee of artists and community members in February of each year. Proposals may be submitted at any time but must be postmarked no later than February 1 to be reviewed that same year. You are notified of results in March. Exhibitions are generally scheduled 1-2 years out.

Selection criteria include the quality of the work to be exhibited and how the work will aid in providing a diverse and exciting exhibition schedule. For special exhibitions, the potential for community involvement and educational and interpretive content are also considered.

HCA, Inc. is not responsible for loss or damage of submitted proposal items.