Deadline July 15, 2024

The Westbeth Gallery is a nonprofit fine arts gallery located within Westbeth Artist Housing in
the West Village in Manhattan. The gallery is operated by the Westbeth Artists Residents
Council which is a volunteer organization elected by the residents of Westbeth.

The gallery is seeking diverse proposals from institutions, curators or individual artists for
exhibitions in 2025. Each exhibition is approximately three weeks in length and must use all
four rooms of our 2900 square foot gallery.

Proposed exhibitions should be composed of artwork that is the product of professional artists and executed in the last five years. are given latitude in the content and arrangement of their work. Exhibitors are expected to work independently to curate, promote and install their exhibition professionally.

Proposal Requirements
All proposals are due by July 15th, 2024. Proposals submitted after July 15th will be ineligible
for review. We only accept digital proposals.

Please Note – Non-refundable exhibition fee:
If your proposal has been accepted, you will be notified and receive a contract to sign along with a request for a non-refundable exhibition fee to go toward the maintenance of the gallery.
Exhibition Fees (non-refundable) are split into three categories:
1) If the show is curated from within Westbeth: $400 fee
2) If the show is curated by an individual or group from outside Westbeth: $800 fee
3) If the show is curated by an Institution (i.e. The Whitney): amount may vary.

Email your proposal to: submissionswg@gmail.com

DOWNLOAD SUBMISSION FORMS WG Call form Proposals 2025

SUBMIT:
• 200 word statement of your proposed exhibition including title see attached form below.
• A Resume in pdf form of the curator and/or featured artist(s).
Visual Support:
• 6 digital images from an individual artist or a selection of 2 images per artist from a group or
institution.
Please format your images in the following:
File name: labeled with your last name and order number
EXAMPLE: Smith01.jpg, Smith02.jpg, Smith03.jpg
Dimensions: the largest size should be no more than 2000p pixels, no wider than 10″.
Resolution: 72dpi (do not send Tiff files)
Image List: provide: title of piece, materials and dimensions, date the work was produced

The Review Committee will not look at websites of any kind.
Gallery Information
Guidelines for the gallery and floor plans can be found at www.westbeth.org under About/Westbeth Gallery.
Selection Process
All proposals will be reviewed by members of the Visual Arts Selection Sub-Committee.
Proposals that are accepted will be notified by September 2024.
EXHIBITION PROPOSAL COVER SHEET
Name of Featured Artist(s) and/or Institution: ___________________________________
From Westbeth (circle one): Yes – No
Contact Name: ____________________________________________________________
Contact Email Address: _____________________________________________________
Contact Phone Number: ____________________________________________________
Proposed Title: ___________________________________________________________
Medium(s) (sculpture, mixed media, painting, video, etc): ___________________________
Expected total number of works: __________
Size of works (range): ________________
Special Requirements for the Exhibition: __________________________________
Number of Participating Artists: ___________
Are your artists from New York City? Tri-State Area? International? ___________
Do you plan on hosting artist talks or other special events during your exhibit? Please describe:
___________________________________________________________________________