Open Call: Queens International 2018

Ends on September 25, 2017  

About the Queens International: 

The Queens International is an initiative committed to highlighting the diverse creative output of the Queens community. Historically the exhibition has featured many emerging artists,* but artists of all generations who can display a serious, long-term commitment to their artistic practice, and engagement with a locally and globally minded artistic community are considered.

Past Queens International participants include: Judith Barry, Matthew Buckingham, Alejandro Cesarco, Chen-Chi Cheng, Aissa Deebi, Anna K. E., Rosemarie Fiore, Flux Factory, Tommy Hartung, Leslie Hewitt, Oded Hirsch, Zhang Huan, Ryan Humphrey, Emily Jacir, China Marks, Jayson Keeling, Clifford Owens, Ian Pedigo, Alejandro Alamanza Pereda, Liz Philips, Michael Rakowitz, Javier Tellez, Teng Chao-Ming, and Allyson Vieira. See more at the Queens International 2016 exhibition page.

Eligibility and details for applying to Queens International 2018:

This is the 8th iteration of the Queens Museum's biannual exhibition of Queens-based artists and will be on view from October 7, 2018 to February 17, 2018

The Queens Museum defines a "Queens-based artist" as an individual or a collective including at least one member who: 

currently lives in Queens, and has done so for 1 year or more, and/or 

currently works in Queens (maintaining a studio or collaborative workspace to make their artwork), and has done so for 1 year or more

We welcome applications from artists who are working in all forms of visual art, including objects, media, participatory and/or performative based visual expression. We will also consider some artists working in the following disciplines: literary arts, performing arts, film, and community engagement, especially those whose work is inventive in not only its content, but also its form, and/or those whose work has a relationship to visual art.

Submissions will only be accepted through submittable.com

Deadline: September 25, 2017

Selection:  A jury will review applications and make a selection of QI participants. The jury will be made up of the QI 2018 curatorial team and other members of the Queens Museum’s curatorial staff. Selections will be announced in January 2018.

Questions: Please direct any questions about eligibility to cur_intern@queensmuseum.org with the subject line "2018 Queens International Application". We will answer your questions as soon as possible. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. 

For any technical questions about file formats, uploads, and the application itself, contact Submittable at support@submittable.com

*An emerging artist is one who is at the dawn of their public career but has not had solo exhibitions at established commercial galleries or institutions or received major grants; or one who is well beyond her/his studies, and may have participated in group exhibitions but have not received extensive press or market recognition.