Submissions:

What the flux? I have this totally rad idea, and no one will give me the opportunity or space to accommodate my passions for creativity!

Once a year Fluxspace reviews its unsolicited proposals in order to prepare for its next year’s exhibitions. Flux loves to give emerging, ambitious and skilled creative individuals the opportunity to exhibit their ideas in the form of solo, group and ‘experimental’ exhibitions of all types.

Our Exhibition Advisory Committee (E.A.C.) meets annually with a staff and board member to review all the submitted material (proposals from those emerging, ambitious, and skilled individuals such as yourself!). The E.A.C. first hacks through the daunting stack of proposals once with a machete, then with a cleaver, then with a razor blade, next down to an exacto-knife and finally a laser cutter: all this in order to suggest the brightest, most ambitious and most skilled creative minds/makers to complete fluxspace’s exhibition schedule for the following year. Just think, yours could be one of those brilliant ideas to make it past even the laser cutter!

Fluxspace will provide the space and facilities necessary to complete ambitious projects that require more than showing up with a box truck and being ready to install. This mini-residency opportunity, while available, is idiosyncratic and must be determined with applicant(s) after project approval.

Fluxspace has a limited budget; all applicants must be prepared to fund the majority of their exhibitions. Although in the past we have been able to obtain project-based grants, they cannot be guaranteed. Flux funds promotional material, the opening reception, and has a skilled staff available for late night phone calls AND to help facilitate installation needs!

Fluxspace is not a dealer or commercial gallery; we have never sold works from any exhibition. If you are looking to exhibit your work commercially in Philadelphia, contact us and maybe, just maybe, we could recommend some galleries to you. However the bright side of a non-commercial gallery is that if a sale does occur all proceeds would go directly to you, the Artist. Now, we would like to mention; Fluxspace does accept all in-kind donations to help support its programming and exhibitions!

Submission Guidelines:

Click here to download a .pdf version of our guideline pamphlet.

Send your complete proposal packet to:

thefluxspace: Fancy Artist Proposals
3000 N Hope Street Philadelphia, PA 19133

Artist Statement: (Include 10 copies)

• One page maximum.

Proposal: (include 10 copies)

Explain your Flux-specific project:
• Is it an artistic endeavor, curatorial project, internet-based, performative or other projects?
• Please include a coherent, literal narrative explaining your project.
• Please include a physical description of your project: Please include what and how.
• Feel free to include why your project and Fluxspace are a good match. Take a look at our mission statement.
• 3 page maximum with 10pt font and 1.5 line spacing.

Image list: (Include 10 copies)

• You must include a description that correlates with each image or video clip.
• Please include: image file #, title of work, date executed, media and dimensions.
• Add any brief narrative necessary to inform the jury about each individual work.

Support Material:

Images: Must be JPEG format.
• Up to 20 images of your work created in the last two years. Do not send more than 20 images of work. In the event that we receive more than 20 images only the first 20 will be submitted to the Exhibition Advisory Committee.
• RGB format no larger than 72 dpi, 8x10 inches image size (576 x 720 pixels) and should not exceed 1 MB.
• Please label images LastName.FirstName_01.jpg, LastName.FirstName_02… Numbering should coincide with your Image List.
• Files must be Mac compatible. Files not sized properly will not be viewed.
Video: (Include 8 copies)
• Must be submitted in DVD format.
• Submit up to 5 minutes of video excerpts.
• Anything beyond 5 minutes may not be viewed.
• Please include a chapter menu on DVD separating video projects.
• Do not include a play all function.

Resume and/or CV:

•Collaborative teams must submit individual resumes/CV.

IMPORTANT!

• Deadline: Postmarked by November 1st 2009!
• Please be sure to include 10 copies of all supporting text documents.
• Please place a digital copy of all text as a word or PDF document on a data CD.
• Electronic materials that are not Mac compatible will not be viewed. • Do not send images and text on DVD data disks.
• Materials sent via email will not be accepted.
• Do not submit original copies of DVD, videos, films, etc. Do not include slides, copies of reviews, catalogues or other support materials, these will not be reviewed or returned to you.
• FLUXspace will not return any of the application materials. Applications will either be either archived or disposed of.