creative research gallery and drawing center
a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization

 



Calls for Entry Artist Residency  |  Internships  Paid Positions |  Download the Full Season Opportunities Poster 

Manifest's nonprofit projects are open to all artists, ages, backgrounds, and levels of achievement, unless noted otherwise. Artists of diverse backgrounds and geographic regions are encouraged to apply. (see the reach and inclusion of Manifest's projects here)

  EXHIBITION INFO FOR ARTISTS

NEW EXHIBITING ARTIST HONORARIA
Expanding support for exhibiting artists

For Manifest's 20th season, every participating exhibitor will receive a $50 honorarium.

THE GRAND JURY AWARDS

All exhibitors during each of nine exhibition periods across the season are automatically eligible to be considered for this award. Since Manifest's 13th season the annual Grand Jury Award has recognized one exhibited work each year with a significant jury-determined cash prize, representing the 'best of the best' shown in Manifest's many exhibits that year. To mark our transition into Manifest's 20th season as an arts organization by artists, for artists, we are making a change. For season 20 the new Grand Jury Award format will result in the awarding of $1,000 to one work during each of our nine exhibition periods. This expands our support from one to up to nine artists each year, and allocates 80% more funding to recognize the merits of exhibited works. 

 

 




Manifest is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit founded and operated by artists for artists, by professors and students for professors and students, now heading into its 20th season. Since its launch in 2004 Manifest's exhibits and publications have featured nearly 10,000 works by 4,000 artists. Our organization has provided considerable support to working artists through all four aspects of its programming, and this continues to evolve every year. This is supported largely by individual donations small and large from across the country and beyond to our Annual Fund.

  Exhibition Calls   |  Season 20 - Gallery Exhibits running Sept. 2023 – August 2024

Show Period 8 (July 12 - August 9, 2024)

MASTER PIECES
18th Annual Current or Recent MFA/MA Exhibition
Deadline: March 29, 2024

An international OPEN CALL competitive survey of works by current or recent MFA/MA/PhD graduate students.

ENTRY INFO


KINGDOM
The Animal in Contemporary Art
Deadline: March 30, 2024

An international call for works exploring the animal in current art. Open to all media.

ENTRY INFO

 

Residencies

Manifest Artist Residency (MAR) and Scholar in Residence (SIR) 2024/2025
Deadline to Apply EXTENDED: April 1, 2024

A year-long free studio residency to support creative research.

Two programs representing up to three spots are open for application by any serious emerging or established artist, including recent graduates from college art programs. The MAR will include 24/7 use of up to a 500 sq.ft. north lit studio adjacent to Manifest Gallery, and more, for one year. The SIR will include immersion in the Manifest Drawing Center study culture, including free enrollment in all regular programming, a dedicated work space, mentoring, and daily access to and use of the Drawing Center facility, and more, for one year.

APPLICATION
FOR 2024/25

 

  APPLICATIONS OPEN! Upcoming Season Solo Gallery Exhibits running Sept. 2024 – August 2025)

SOLO PROPOSALS
FULL SEASON 21 (all media)
Application Deadline: June 1, 2024

A Call for Solo Proposals in All Media for Season 21
(September 2024 - August, 2025)

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!


PHOTO-SOLO PROPOSALS
SEASON 21 Opening Exhibitions
Application Deadline: June 1, 2024

A Call for Photography-related Solo Proposals to be held during the 2024 FotoFocus Biennial, to complement Manifest's Participating Venue Exhibition.

Exhibition dates: September 27 - October 25, 2024.

Application process is now open here!

 

 

 


PROJECT JURIES UNDERWAY

  • GRAND JURY AWARD for Season 18
  • GRAND JURY AWARD for Season 19
  • GRAND JURY AWARD for Season 20 show period 5
  • 20th ANNUAL RITES OF PASSAGE
  • 20th ANNUAL MAGNITUDE SEVEN (small works)


RECENTLY NOTIFIED OF RESULTS

  • GRAND JURY AWARD for Season 20 show period 4
  • OHIO, KENTUCKY, INDIANA Regional Showcase
  • IN SEARCH OF BLUE
  • DRAWN 2024
  • SOFT
  • MODULAR

 


About the Manifest Jury Process

The Manifest jury process is conducted by a rotating peer group panel of volunteers who are artists, arts professionals, Manifest alumni, and previous award recipients 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...
About the Manifest Peer Jury and Curatorial Process


Manifest is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit founded and operated by artists for artists, now in its 18th season. Since its launch in 2004 Manifest's exhibits and publications have featured over 10,000 works by more than 3,500 artists. Our organization has provided considerable support to working artists through all four aspects of its programming, and this continues to evolve every year.



ALL SEASON 20 OPPORTUNITIES

(Season 20 poster shown at left)

Each season Manifest sends an opportunities poster like this one to over 400 academic institutions across the U.S. Our new Season 20 poster is linked for download at left. It includes all Manifest artist opportunities for the season through August 2024.

This poster gets pinned on information boards, studio walls, art center 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, awards, 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 and would like one or more, 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.

Please also consider sharing the link to our poster by email and social media. Manifest is an organization by artists, for artists. We can only do what we do by virtue of good word of mouth and broad artist-involvement.


  Gallery Internships & Volunteer Opportunities for Community Service



Manifest is now seeking interns and volunteers for the current season and beyond.


Ideal applicants will be quality-minded, responsible, and outgoing individuals. Students in any field of study are qualified, however successful applicants should have a reasonable interest in the art and design fields, art history, business, statistics, philosophy, sociology, etc. Internships at Manifest provide valuable hands-on experience with the operations of a small non-profit organization functioning at a level equivalent to most commercial or university galleries and many museums. Our interns often use their tenure at Manifest as a springboard to graduate school or full-time employment at museums and organizations around the country.

Manifest will work with college programs to coordinate the awarding of college credit. Non-students are eligible to apply for volunteer internship positions as well.




  Paid Positions - Staff & Studio Instructors


Manifest is always looking for kindred creative spirits devoted to excellence in the visual arts for teaching opportunities in our educational studio curriculum. Our studios are a great landing spot for recent MFAs to hone their skill in the classroom for those who desire a future in education.

 

INFO

 






 Josephine S. Russell
Charitable Trust

Manifest is supported by sustainability funding from the Ohio Arts Council, and through the generous direct contributions of individual supporters and private foundations who care deeply about Manifest's mission for the visual arts.


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