Deadline for Submissions
November 15, 2024
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Dates of Exhibition
March 17 - April 25, 2025
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Venue
Mason Exhibitions, Gillespie Gallery
GMU Art & Design Building, Fairfax, Virginia
The George Mason University School of Art and Mason Exhibitions invites current FATE members to submit artworks for a juried exhibition opportunity to coincide with the upcoming NEXT/NOW Conference 2025.
NEXT/NOW will challenge the established structures and assumptions that form our current understanding of what a foundational education in the arts is supposed to be.
In keeping with the spirit of the conference, the exhibition seeks examples of recent artworks that are motivated by a desire to question the status quo, promote change, and advocate for new directions and interdisciplinary approaches to visual art and creative research. Artists working in all media and subject matter are invited to apply.
The exhibition will be presented in Mason Exhibtion’s Gillespie Gallery at George Mason University’s Art & Design Building from March 17 - April 25, 2025. During its 6 week run, Mason Exhibitions curators and staff will partner with School of Art faculty to actively integrate the exhibition into curricular and public programming, providing wide exposure and educational opportunities for university students and the community.
Eligibility
FATE Members
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Entry Fee
Only FATE members are eligible for consideration. There is no additional entry fee for this exhibit. To become a FATE member visit:
www.foundationsart.org/join-fate
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Portfolios are preferred in PDF or Powerpoint format and should include:
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Artist name and contact information
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Artist statement overview (max 400 words).
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Optional Statement of Intent (max 200 words)
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Artist Biography (max 400 words)
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10 images maximum
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Video or media projects should be embedded or links provided to a hosting site.
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For full information about the Next Now Juried Exhibition, review the prospectus.
Juror: Sheldon Scott
Artist Sheldon Scott mines his experiences growing up in the Gullah/Geechee South and professional background in storytelling to examine the Black male form with particular emphasis on biases of usability and expendability in relation to constructs of race, economics, and sexuality.
Scott’s works have been presented at the National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC; American University Art Museum, Washington, DC; and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA, Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC, Perez Art Museum Miami, and the Aspen Institute.
The artist’s work is featured in museum collections including: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC; Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC; Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA.