Call for proposals- Indiana University Northwest Galleries

The mission of the School of the Arts galleries is to present innovative exhibitions programming that complements and enhances the University's academic offerings; to exhibit art collections for study and research; to educate the university community as well as the general public from Northwest Indiana about the forms and issues of contemporary and historical art from all cultures; to fill a unique niche in the region as a venue for rigorous and engaging cultural programming.

Our annual exhibitions programming series also includes artist/curator talks and lectures, documentary screenings, workshops, and other events hosted in our galleries, studios, lecture halls, or theatres.

We welcome submissions of artists' work or curatorial proposals for either solo or group exhibitions that activate traditional and non-traditional exhibition and performance spaces on campus. Much of our programming and presentations are focused on contemporary work with bold points of view. We are interested in highlighting work that empowers and informs by engaging and fostering exploration and curiosity, as well as work that elevates voices and perspectives. We encourage submissions to propose risk-taking, experimental, or boundary-crossing work that extends the concept, scale, or scope of your practice.

Any artist, curator, current student, faculty member, staff, or community member can submit work or ideas for an exhibition; however, submission does not constitute acceptance. 

Submissions are received on a rolling basis and reviewed by the School of the Arts Exhibitions Committee, consisting of Fine Arts Department faculty and the Dean of the School of the Arts.