19 Feb 2014

Open call for visual artists - Villa del Arte

Villa del Arte Galleries (Barcelona and Amsterdam) announces an Open Call to visual artists.

The gallery, founded in 1996, represents more than 30 national and international artists, both established and emerging, working in painting, photography and sculpture. Villa del Arte promotes the artists' works locally and internationally through exhibitions held in the gallery and our participation in numerous well-known art fairs around the world.

This call for proposals aims to offer a platform to professional visual artists for exhibiting and selling work of promising quality and recognizable merit. This opportunity, open to all artists worldwide, contributes to advance their career on the international art scene. We welcome entries from all ranges of age and experience, from upcoming to established talents.

Application guidelines:

Artists can apply by sending a single PDF document containing:

- A short artist's statement (500 words maximum). The statement should reflect your general inspiration as an artist and speak to the work you have submitted.
- Artistic resume (studies, residencies, prizes, exhibitions…)
- At least 10 artworks images indicating: title, year, sizes and technique.
- Contact information: postal address, email address, telephone number, website (if applicable), year and place of birth.

Maximum file size: 5 MB

File title: your surname_your name

Submissions should be written in English or Spanish.

Email all submissions to: artists@villadelarte.com

NOTE: we kindly ask you to submit your application in the fore-mentioned format.

The selected artists will be contacted directly by the curators of the gallery.

Deadline of applications: not later than 10th March 2014.

For more information about the history of Villa del Arte, please visit our website: www.villadelarte.com