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GENERAL EXHIBITION INFO FOR ARTISTS
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Manifest Grand Jury Prize A $2500 cash prize awarded to one work as a 'best of the season' from among all exhibits at Manifest. All current season exhibitors are potentially eligible for this prize.* Candidates will be announced after the close of each season. |
The Manifest Jury Process The Manifest jury process is conducted by a rotating peer group panel of volunteers who are artists and arts professionals from around the country. Panel makeup changes from exhibit to exhibit in order to promote diversity in the types of work shown in the gallery. The process is always conducted as a blind jury where only the work in question is judged, not individuals. LEARN MORE...
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Manifest is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit founded by artists for artists, now in its 17th season. Since its launch in 2004 Manifest's exhibits and publications have featured nearly 7500 works by over 3000 artists. Our organization has provided considerable support to working artists through all four aspects of its programming, and this continues to evolve every year. |
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As a small artist-run nonprofit, we are keenly aware of public wellbeing and of the potential impact of the current pandemic on our friends, colleagues, students, and neighbors. Manifest believes in creativity, discipline, and optimism, and that these are essential especially in challenging times. With this we have found ways to serve the artists, students, and community members who rely on our programming as a source of inspiration and aspiration, even in a crisis like the one we now all face together. The Gallery has continued to operate, and current and future exhibition and publication processes will continue with a few modifications.** Submissions to our projects will continue to be accepted. All exhibits are currently planned to be produced on schedule**. We will continue to make additional efforts to share images of exhibited works, installation views, and VR Tours via social media during the foreseeable future to provide 'virtual access'. March 25, 2021 *Artists are reminded that all exhibited works (whether virtual or physical) will be featured in our large season-documenting retrospective publication, the Manifest Exhibition Annual once it is produced after the season ends. However only physically exhibited works will be eligible to contend for the end-of-season $2,500 Manifest Grand Jury Prize. These adjustments have been very successful over recent months in allowing artists and Manifest to continue producing exceptional exhibitions and reaching a broad audience during this unprecedented time.
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MASTER PIECES A competitive survey of works by current or recent |
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PATTERN A call to artists for works that address or feature pattern as a primary but not necessarily exclusive element. |
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CHERISHED Whether it is to protect or care for someone lovingly, to hold something dear, or to keep a hope or ambition in one's mind, the process of cherishing is something all people have experienced. |
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SEMBLANCE Throughout art history the ability of the artist to not only capture a likeness but also the character and spirit of the subject has defined whole careers. |
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Manifest Artist Residency (MAR) and Scholar in Residence (SIR) 2021/2022 A year-long free studio residency to support creative research. |
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Upcoming Season 18 - Solo Gallery Exhibits running Sept. 2021 – August 2022)
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SOLO PROPOSALS A Call for Solo Proposals for Season 18 It is important to our non-profit mission that each of our seasons of free public exhibits consist of a balanced mix of solo and group thematic projects. The group shows provide diversity of approach, media, style, and geographic origin, while the solo exhibits provide a deeper insight into individual artists' vision. Application process is now open here! |
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EXHIBITS-IN-PRINT
Competitive Book Projects Surveying Painting, Drawing, or Photography on a Rotating Annual Basis |
INDA 15 $2000 in prizes, with $1200 first prize. A competitive peer-juried award-winning publication of works of drawing of all types made since January 1, 2019. This will be the last opportunity to participate in this publication and award until 2025! Find submission details and info here. |
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Critical, Philosophical, Creative, or other works related to practices of DRAWING, PAINTING, PHOTOGRAPHY, or the subject of LIGHT. Details on submitting written works to be considered for inclusion in our publications are available here. Writing is featured to supplement the INDA, INPHA, and INPA publications which focus primarily on visual art. |
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Each season Manifest sends an opportunities poster like this one to over 400 academic institutions across the U.S. Our new Season 17 poster is linked at left. It includes all Manifest artist opportunities for the coming season through August 2021. This poster gets pinned on information boards, studio walls, art centers' info boards, and professors' office doors. It lists a full season of opportunities for professional, developing, academic, and student artists to participate in Manifest's peer-juried exhibits, publications, and artist residency programs. If you are an instructor or administrator at an academic institution with an art program, and do not usually see our posters at your institution, please email us at info@manifestgallery.org with your name, school mailing address, and the name of the institution you represent. We'll add you to our list if your school is not already on it. During this time of COVID new-normal, please consider sharing the link to our poster by email and social media. |
Manifest is not currently hiring for any paid positions. But we are always considering new volunteers passionate about our programming and mission. |
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Manifest's 17th season is funded in
part by a grant from the Charles Moerlein Foundation, Fifth Third Bank, Trustee. This season's programming is also supported by an impact grant
from ArtsWave, by a sustainability grant from
the Ohio Arts Council, and through the generous contributions of individual supporters and private foundations who care deeply about the visual arts. |
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