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About the Gallery:

Baton Rouge Gallery is a professional, non-profit, contemporary art gallery, founded in 1966.  The Gallery is seriously dedicated to the purposes of community cultural education, audience development and promotion of individual artists.

Artistic decisions, such as exhibit installations and artist membership are made by the existing artist membership.  The administrative decisions are made by the Gallery’s director and board of directors.  The Gallery staff is responsible for all publicity (press releases, exhibition announcements, etc.) regarding Gallery activities and programs.  The Gallery director also acts as a liaison between the general public and the artists, making available information and opportunities to interested artists.

Baton Rouge Gallery receives funding from three main sources: Community and artist memberships; Baton Rouge Recreation and Parks Commission (BREC); Decentralized Arts Funding; and, the Community Fund for the Arts.  BREC has made a commitment to the welfare of the arts in Baton Rouge and houses the Gallery in the City Park Pavilion.  BREC funds a part of the Gallery’s operational expenses.  In return, the Gallery dedicates a percentage of the commission (20% of the purchase price) of all on-site art sales to BREC.  BREC then pays the artist’ their share (60% of the purchase price) with the remaining 20% donated back to BRG.

Artist Member Annual Requirements

• Artists must pay annual dues of $80.  Artists that perform cooperative volunteer service (serving on committees, etc.) will receive a $1 per hour credit towards the next years’ dues.  Attendance at artist meetings will not be considered volunteer work.
• Artists must update their resumes, digital images and biographical sheet every year (by October 1st) in order to be eligible to exhibit during the year.
• Artists must participate in at least one group exhibition per year and exhibit in a two, three, four or five person show every three years.  The Group show traditionally occurs in November, but other exhibition opportunities are available throughout the year.
• Artists must submit to a review by the Artists’ Screening Committee every five (5) years in order to retain membership.

Application Procedure

• Applications for artist membership are reviewed once a year in October (call 225/383-1470 for specific dates).  Applications are received between noon and 6:00 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday at the Gallery offices (1442 City Park Avenue).  Applicants will be notified of the Artists’ Screening Committee’s decision approximately three (3) weeks after submission of application.

 

Applicant Eligibility

• Applicants who meet the following requirements will be considered eligible to compete for membership in Baton Rouge Gallery
• No student work or work executed under other supervision will be considered.
• Professional experience must reflect evidence of participation in professional juried exhibitions, awards, commissions, grants, fellowships, etc.

 

Application

• A completed application must include:
• A current resume (two copies)
• 10 to 20 digital images of current work on one CD (No Slides)
• An accompanying image identification page
• Two actual pieces of completed art work
• Completed biographical overview sheet
• Artist statement
• A self-addressed, stamped envelop for the return of CDs (see specifics on Applications Materials List attached

 

Evaluation

• Applicants will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
• Quality and consistency of craftsmanship
• Ability to maintain a consistent conceptual focus within a body of work
• Quality of presentation regarding resume, digital images and actual work
• Professional experience

Standards for Application Materials

Image CD

Applicants should submit a CD of 10 to 20 professional-quality digital images that represent the last three years of work. (Baton Rouge Gallery no longer accepts slides). Digital images should accurately depict the work and should be numbered in the order the applicant wishes them to be viewed.

Digital image requirements

JPEGs only, 3”x3” (minimum) at 300dpi, 2.3MB or 1024x768 at 2.2MB.

Resume

An applicant’s resume should include education, professional activity (i.e., exhibition record, history of participation in juried or invitation exhibitions, etc.), awards, employment, etc.  A resume should focus on the last five (5) years of the applicant’s career.  Dates of exhibitions, awards, professional accomplishments, etc. must be included with all resume information.  Baton Rouge Gallery is a contemporary arts facility; and as such, the committee will focus on an applicant’s most recent work and accomplishments.  It is in the applicant’s best interest to catalogue the most recent accomplishments in the resume.  Applicants should include two copies of the resume.

Image Description Sheet

Applicants should submit an image sheet reflecting the 10 to 20 professional-quality digital images included on the Image CD. This sheet should include the following information for each image included on the CD: title of piece, dimensions, medium and year completed. The sheet must correspond accurately to the Image CD in a clear way. Example: “Image 1” on the Image CD must correspond to “Image 1” on the Image Description Sheet.

Actual Work

Applicants should submit two actual works not included in the Image CD. These pieces must be included in the Image Description Sheet. Works should be presented in the manner they would be for exhibition (framed, matted, etc.).  If the works are three dimensional, please attach a written explanation of how you would present these works in an exhibition. These works must be delivered to Baton Rouge Gallery with the applicant’s application.

Biographical Information Sheet

Completed in full (see attached).  This is in addition to the applicant’s resume and does not substitute for the resume.

Applicant’s Artist Statement

Should refer to the submitted work and must be typed, single-spaced, 12-point type or larger, one-inch margins all around.

Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope

Baton Rouge Gallery

center for contemporary art

1442 City Park Avenue

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

For the return of applicants’ Image CDs not granted Baton Rouge Gallery membership, applicants must submit a self-addressed envelop with appropriate postage affixed.  Baton Rouge Gallery will retain the application materials of those applicants accepted for artist membership.  Applicants will be notified of the Artists’ Screening Committee’s decisions approximately three weeks after submission of application.

Contact Baton Rouge Gallery

1442 City Park Avenue

Baton Rouge, LA 70808

tel: 225.383.1470

fax: 225.336.0943

brgallery@brec.org

batonrougegallery.org

 

BIOGRAPHICAL OVERVIEW FOR ARTISTS

Applicants must complete this form in its entirity.
This page does not substitute for a complete resume.