Bear Gallery 2024 Exhibition

Artists and creatives residing in Alaska are invited to submit digital images and/or videos of artwork for possible solo, group, or curated exhibitions in the Bear Gallery for the year 2024. Every month, the Bear Gallery shows two exhibitions by Alaskan artists/artist groups working in a variety of media to local and out-of-town visitors of Fairbanks. Applications are selected on the merit of the work samples and artist statement.

Exhibition types include: Solo Exhibition (one artist), Group Exhibition (separate works of two or more artists), and Curated Exhibition (curator selects theme, conceptual focus, and included artwork). Submitted applications are reviewed by a panel of professional Alaskan artists through a blind jury process. Work samples should be cohesive and illustrate the artist's ability to create a strong body of work. If selected, artwork must be completed within the last 2 years.

Applicants must submit 5-10 work samples (up to 3 may be video files) completed within the last 5 years, an artist statement (blind jury review; names or studio names will result in discard), and a resume not exceeding two pages as a PDF. Entry fee is $35.00 for non-members or $30.00 for current Fairbanks Arts Association Members (contact [email protected] for coupon code). Deadline: October 31, 2022 at 9:59 p.m. AKDT. This call is open to Alaska residents ages 18 or older (must reside in Alaska six months out of the year). An individual artist or group may have an exhibition in the Bear Gallery once every four years. Artists and/or groups who have had an exhibition prior to 2020 are eligible for consideration. Artists may submit only one solo application. Group or curated applications consisting of a juried component or a call for entry that would take place in the gallery, or that ask for an exhibition-specific entry fee cannot be submitted for portfolio review. Curated and group exhibitions must have an organizing representative.