NOTE: Current exhibit deadlines do not apply to the curator program.

chashama's Visual Arts Program: Curators
To support the independent curator, chashama will be offering its exhibition spaces to individuals wishing to present works of artists. Emerging and established curators (and artists who wish to curate) are welcome to apply. As chashama is interested in supporting the independent curator, curators with gallery affiliations will not be accepted. Affiliations with other non-profit arts organizations are acceptable.

• chashama will provide the venue change over, repairing & refreshing the space, repainting the gallery and mopping the floor between shows.
• chashama will provide publicity for the exhibit through snail mail, email and faxing press releases and postcards to our extensive list of art critics, publications and art press.
• Curators will be responsible for hanging and removing the exhibit from the space.
• Curators will be responsible for staffing the locations during the exhibit’s open hours (a minimum of 30 hours per week).
• chashama receives a 15% donation of the purchase price for any works sold in exhibit at a chashama location.

You may apply for up to two exhibitions at a time.

Please clearly mark your proposal materials with the Project Title and numeral if submitting more than one.

Proposal materials required:

• DIGITAL IMAGES ON CD (JPEG ONLY)
  • Images should not exceed 8"x10" 150 ppi or be below 5"x7" 150 ppi
  • Include prints as visual reference. (digital file image quality will be considered, not prints)
  • Prints should not exceed 8"x10"
• NUMBERED IMAGE LIST
  • List: Artist, Title, Size, Media, Year and any other relevant notes about the work.

Traditional exhibits (works hung on the walls, sitting on the floor, or both)
Include the following:

• At least 10 images of work that you wish to exhibit.

Installations (created off-site and re-assembled or installed in the space)
Include the following:

• At least 3 sketches of the proposed site-specific installation
  (this does not include the floor plan)
• At least 5 images of previous work. Do not include more than two slides from the same installation. A detailed description of your installation, typed.
• A list of materials you would use to create your installation
  (what it is made of, and any power tools or machinery used to construct it).

Site Specific Installations (for installations that could not exist in another space, and use the space itself as part of the work). Include the following along with the above proposal materials:

• A typed (no more than one page) description of what makes the proposed work site-specific. Please include specific references to the structural or spatial elements of the site and how they have influenced your planning.
• A floor plan of the installation (you may submit more than one proposed floor plan if you wish).

*Remember that curators selected for exhibits are responsible for programming. Finding and managing gallery sitters and/or other staffing for the exhibits during the gallery’s hours will be the responsibility of each curator.

Mail or bring your application to
chashama , attn: Curator Submissions
201 E 42nd Street, 32nd Floor, New York, NY 10017

If you are planning a site-specific installation, it is recommended that you make a site visit to the location before submitting an application.