Museum of the African Diaspora 685 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105 USA
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Jul 9, 2015
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The Museum of the African Diaspora is committed to providing local artists the opportunity to exhibit work reflecting the cultural and artistic richness of the African Diaspora. The Emerging Artists Program is a call for artists to submit a solo exhibition proposal of their work.

Competitive proposals will present innovative artwork to activate the Salon space. This multipurpose space is the heart of the museum where we hold public programs, workshops and events.

Two final artists will be selected. Each artist will have a two-month solo show as part of the Emerging Artists Program to display their work. The first solo exhibition will be open from November 4 – December 27, 2015 and the second January 13 – March 6, 2016 each featuring the final selection of each artist’s work.

Selected artists will be notified on September 18, from which artists will then begin a mentorship program and have 2 months to finalize and prepare their work.

What we are looking for

We aim to foster local, Bay Area artists—although participation is open to California-based artists—both emerging and mid-career. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds that represent the Bay Area’s multifaceted communities; including but not limited to race & ethnicity, class, gender & gender identity, sexual orientation and (dis)ability. We welcome artists with any and all relationships to the African Diasporato apply.

Origins. We look at the African roots of contemporary social, artistic and cultural forms of expression and practices that define the modern Diaspora.

Movement. Our programs trace the social, cultural, and artistic threads of diaspora defining movements through various forms of art.

Adaptation. We explore the variety of ways adaptation occurs, through creative reinvention, innovation and cultural resiliency.

Transformation. We look at how people of African descent have forged new identities, defined their place, and made their mark on new societies and communities.

For the Emerging Artists Program we are looking for paintings, mixed media, photographs, and ready-to-hang sculptures along with other types of 2D and 3D visual art that will enliven our Salon space. We strongly encourage you to visit our museum, view the space, and familiarize yourself with the mission of MoAD before submitting an exhibition proposal. Our curatorial selection panel will include local arts professionals, artists and MoAD staff to select from complete applications of current or proposed work for the space.

Along with an opening reception to celebrate the exhibition, we will require the artists selected to participate in an Artist Talk about their work.

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