Artist Resources for Open Call 2025
Submission requirements for our Open Call are listed below.
All applications must include:
- Artist Statement
- Short Artist Bio
- Clear, high quality images of the 5 works you are submitting
- Details on the 5 artworks you are submitting, including: titles, materials, dimensions, year, and price.
Optional information to include:
- Any additional information you would like to share about the 5 artworks you are submitting.
Short Artist Bio
Prompts: We’d love to know more about your journey to becoming an artist. Do you have art training or art education? Are you self taught? Where have you lived and worked, and where have you found your inspiration? Do you have any art-related exhibition or professional experience that you would like to share? The artist bio should be a brief history of your artistic journey, written in the third person.
Helpful Articles:
"How To Write An Artist Bio With Tips and Lots of Examples" Article
Mid-America Arts Alliance: "Writing Your Artist's Bio"
Examples of current Cura artists:
Represented artist Haoyun Erin Zhao artist bio, Website
Represented artist Laura Crehuet Berman artist bio, Website
Artist statement
Prompts: We’re looking for your distinct artistic voice. What inspires your artwork?What do you want viewers to take away from your pieces? What themes and ideas are you exploring? What materials or techniques do you use? Should be a general statement about what motivates you to create as an artist, written in first person.
Helpful articles:
New York Foundation for the Arts: "The Artist Statement: 5 Do’s and Don’ts"
The Creative Independent: "How to Write an Artist Statement"
Examples of current Cura artists:
Represented artist Alexandra Cicorschi
Exhibited artist Deborah Weiss
High Quality Images
All images must be clear, high quality, with good lighting and no distracting backgrounds. Images must properly represent what the work looks like in person. The submission of your 5 artworks must also include the title, materials, dimensions, year, and price of each piece.
Helpful articles:
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh: "Tips on Photographing Your Artwork"
Format Magazine: "How to Photograph Artwork"
Examples of current Cura artists:
Represented artist Haoyun Erin Zhao works, Website
Represented artist Ellen Heck works, Website
Exhibited artist Nathanael Gray works, Website
How can we best support you as an artist? Please email any questions to nicole@curacontemporary.com.
