ARTIST OPPORTUNITIES

Stay informed & take full advantage of upcoming opportunities:

JOIN THE ANNUAL MEMBER SHOW

Become a DAI member to participate in the DAI Annual Member Show each year.

STAY CONNECTED

• Watch for OPEN CALLS FOR ART on our website and social media: facebook.com/duluthartinstitute and instagram.com/duluthart
• Join our mailing list to receive monthly newsletters, including open call reminders (details below), grant opportunities, and more
  
• Check this page regularly for updates
  
• Email a one-page Artist Info Sheet to avarsek@duluthartinstitute.org (details below)
  

PREPARE TO APPLY

• Create a free account on Submittable.com to be ready for DAI open calls for art
  
• Update artist statement, bio, CV, and work images 
  

GET INVOLVED

• Have a proposal for a class? Check our opportunities for teachers
  
• Attend an event, workshop, or open studio at the DAI. Check the calendar for opportunities
  

SELECTION PROCESS

Exhibitions are selected by a panel of local and regional art professionals. Panel jurors are announced in conjunction with open calls.

2023/2024 Exhibition Panelists: These selection have been completed. 

Sam Zimmerman focuses on exploring his Ojibwe heritage, primarily preserving shared oral histories and reimagining the symbolism of the clan animals while incorporating the natural landscape of Lake Superior's North Shore. His work, infused with the color theories of the abstract and expressionism movements, is currently in private collections both in the United States and abroad. Locally, his work can be viewed at Lizzard’s and AICHO - Indigenous First galleries in Duluth, MN, Superior Finds in Two Harbors, and Joy and Co. in Grand Marais, MN.

Blair Treuer is an award-winning Minnesota fiber artist that has exhibited regionally, nationally, and worldwide. Working with colorful and patterned fabric, Treuer builds stories that are deeply personal, yet universal. “My portraits explore intimate parts of my life and center on the juxtaposition between my white culture and my husband’s traditional Indigenous culture. [I continue] to express a range of challenging topics concerning today’s society, with spirituality deeply woven into their narratives.”

Exhibitions Director Amy Varsek joined the Duluth Art Institute in 2014, after nearly 10 years of experience installing artwork in small galleries. She aims to align each artist's vision with the strengths and challenges in an exhibition space and looks for artists that evoke emotion through their work. As an artist, Varsek prefers drawing with a no.2 pencil and building sculptures with found objects. With a degree in biology, her work often represents the living world with a special interest in mammals and anatomy.

SUBMITTABLE

The DAI hosts OPEN CALL FOR ART applications on Submittable. Creating a free account on their platform also gives you access to opportunities regionally, nationally, and worldwide. 

ARTIST INFO SHEETS

Artist Info Sheets can be emailed to the DAI Exhibitions Director, avarsek@duluthartinstitute.org. These one-page PDFs should include images of your current work, your contact information, and an artist statement. You may also include education, work history, fellowships and grant awards or other interesting facts about you and your work. Artist Info Sheets will be kept on file for future reference and are not considered official applications for an exhibition.
Prior to sending, please save artist info sheets as: artistname_medium_year.pdf