Studio Break is now accepting from submissions from Professional Artists, Deadline: November 15th.
Eligibility: Applicants should be serious artists with a dedicated history of making and exhibiting artwork in professional settings, the competition is open to emerging, mid-career, established, and outsider artists. Artists who’ve been featured on Studio Break in 2023/24 are ineligible; students interested in applying should apply to the upcoming Student Competition in the spring of 2025.
Studio Break Winners:
5 Professional Artists will be featured on Studio Break, this includes an online gallery and participation in the Studio Break Podcast with an episode highlighting the artists studio practice and current exhibitions.
1 Artist will be selected for an upcoming Solo Exhibition at Studio Break Gallery.
2 Artists will be selected for an upcoming Two-Person Exhibition at Studio Break Gallery.
20 Artists will be selected for an upcoming Post Card Exhibition at Studio Break Gallery.
Media: the competition is open to all visual media:
2-D (drawing, painting, printmaking, photography)
3-D (sculpture, installation)
New Media (video, performance)
Juror: Marc Mitchell, Curator & Director of Exhibitions, University of Arkansas
Application:
__Applicants should submit a $15 application fee via Venmo Link or PayPal Link
__Interested applicants can send an email directly to studiobreak@studiobreak.com with a subject marked "2024 Studio Break Professional Competition".
__Artists should include their full name, a website link to their portfolio & Instagram account.
__Artists submitting video or time based work should include hyperlinks to review video on portfolio websites or video sites like vimeo, youtube, etc...
__Questions concerning the application may be sent to: studiobreak@studiobreak.com
__Submission of your application grants Studio Break to add your email address to the Studio Break Newsletter.
Juror: Marc Mitchell
Marc Mitchell holds a M.F.A from Boston University. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Schneider Museum of Art, Southern Oregon University; University of Wisconsin, Madison; University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa; Redux Contemporary, Charleston, SC; TOPS Gallery, Memphis, TN; GRIN Gallery, Providence, RI; Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA; and others. Mitchell has been featured in publications such as the Boston Globe, Burnaway, and Number Inc; and was selected for New American Paintings in 2014, 2017, 2018, and 2020. Mitchell has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Banff Center for Arts & Creativity, Ucross Foundation, Vermont Studio Center, Hambidge Center for the Arts, Jentel Foundation, and Tides Institute/StudioWorks. In 2021, Mitchell was a Fellow at The American Academy in Rome.