State Arts Council Announces Call for Artists: GREEN SPACE Gallery at TF Green Airport
State Arts Council Announces Call for Artists: GREEN SPACE Gallery at T.F. Green Airport
Providence, RI – July 25, 2018
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts has announced that it is accepting art submissions for the 2019 exhibition season of the GREEN SPACE Gallery, located at T.F. Green Airport in Warwick. The gallery program is a partnership between RISCA and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation that promotes outstanding work by artists living and working in Rhode Island. The spaces will present art to an ever-changing audience of local, national and international travelers.
Works in all media will be considered. Note that GREEN SPACE includes several large walls and open spaces that are particularly suitable for large-scale works.
Eligibility: All participating artists must be RI residents. No students please.
Entry Deadline: October 1, 2018
Selection: Artists will be selected for the 2019 exhibitions by a review panel that will include practicing artists, arts professionals and community members. Artists included in the 2019 exhibitions will receive a $300 stipend for participating in the program.
Apply: Please submit your application through Google Forms: https://goo.gl/forms/8Iypg0mlF72sJnYl1or visit the RISCA Blog for application information (https://risca.blog)
Artists are encouraged to apply to the gallery, even if they have applied in previous years and not been selected. Artists who have exhibited previously are ineligible for new consideration for a period of two years.
Note that GREEN SPACE selects nine artists to exhibit in three group shows per year.
If selected, artists agree to suitably frame, wire or otherwise prepare their artwork for display at their own expense. Artwork is hung at gallery coordinator’s discretion, and gallery coordinator reserves the right of final selection of artwork and approval of installation. Artwork is not insured by the galleries during exhibition; artists are encouraged to carry their own insurance. Artwork may be listed for sale if desired, and any sales are direct to the artist without commission.
To learn more about this opportunity and view photos of the exhibition space, please visit: https://risca.online/explore/airport-galleries/ or the RISCA Flickr site https://www.flickr.com/photos/risca-photos/albums.
Please address any questions regarding this call to Molly Dickinson, Coordinator, at AirportArtsRI@gmail.com or 401-845-0890.
About RISCA: The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is a state agency supported by appropriations from the Rhode Island General Assembly and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. RISCA provides grants, technical assistance and staff support to arts organizations and artists, schools, community centers, social service organizations and local governments to bring the arts into the lives of Rhode Islanders. www.arts.ri.gov.
About RIAC: The Rhode Island Airport Corporation operates T.F. Green Airport and is a supporter of the arts in Rhode Island and the five general aviation airports in Rhode Island. A long-time supporter of public art in Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation has worked with the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts on a number of public art commissions for T. F. Green Airport.
