Emerging Artist Program
Gallery 110 Emerging Artist Scholarship Competition
Exhibition: June 2022
Deadline: February 28, 2022
JURORS
Elisheba Johnson, co-founder of Wa Na Wari, a center for Black art & culture in Seattle’s Central District
George Brandt, Gallery 110 artist, curator, and founder
JoEllen Wang, co-winner Gallery 110 Emerging Artist competition (2019)
Talent is everywhere, opportunity is not. To address this, Gallery 110 welcomes Black, Indigenous and other Artists-of-Color (BIPOC)* to apply to become members of Gallery 110, a Pioneer Square artist collective with a 20-year history of exhibiting Emerging Artists.
*BIPOC (Alaskan Native, Asian/Asian-American/Pacific Islander or Hawaiian, Black/African/African-American, Latinx, Middle Eastern, Native American or Indigenous, or South Asian)
BIPOC Emerging Artists who find our gallery membership dues a barrier are invited to submit their work to the Gallery 110 Emerging Artist Scholarship Competition – June 2022. See overview below. Founded in 2018, Gallery 110’s Emerging Artist Program provides King County emerging artists an opportunity to compete for scholarship awards, providing mentorship, subsidized member dues, and other resources to help grow their art career. Our jurors will award up to seven fully funded 2-year memberships in Gallery 110, which include gallery representation, a website artist page, a solo exhibition within the following 24 months, mentoring as a professional fine artist, and participating in gallery decision-making and operations as a full member-owner.
Emerging artists for whom membership dues would not be a significant hurdle are encouraged to apply for membership directly. Gallery 110 welcomes artists of all races, beliefs and cultures as members.
OVERVIEW
King County residents who self-identify as BIPOC, who are early-to-emerging artists, and for whom gallery membership dues are a barrier, are invited to submit applications. The scholarship awards include:
A group exhibition at Gallery 110 (June 2022) with other finalists
2-year fully-paid Gallery 110 memberships for up to seven (7) artists
Gallery representation (physical and virtual)
A solo exhibition within 24-months membership period
Additional opportunities to exhibit work in the gallery
1-on-1 mentorship with a gallery artist
Participation in gallery operations and decision-making
ELIGIBILITY
Must self-identify as BIPOC*
*Alaskan Native, Asian/Asian-American/Pacific Islander or Hawaiian, Black/African/African-American, Latinx, Middle Eastern, Native American or Indigenous, or South Asian
2D and 3D visual artists
Minimum 18 years old
Resident of King County
No prior solo exhibitions in commercial or public galleries except for student exhibitions at matriculating institutions
Communicate serious long-term art goals, desire to be an active member of Gallery 110, and agree to contract terms
