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[C]Spaces Exhibition Guidelines

[C]Spaces welcomes your ideas, and are willing to discuss them with you as you develop your proposal. Please request a meeting with a staff member before submitting your proposal if you need guidance in fulfilling the proposal requirements or have questions about any aspect of the selection process. Email cspaces@colum.edu to set up a meeting.

Deadlines for proposals are scheduled twice yearly. Depending on the availability of the requested venue, exhibitions will be considered for either the following semester or the following year. Before completing a proposal, familiarize yourself with the [C]Spaces venues, our mission and our exhibition standards.

Each gallery is a unique environment with specific physical limitations. You are encouraged to tour our facilities and speak with our staff to discover which location is most appropriate for your intended project.

Exhibitions typically fall into one of two formats:

• Curated: The artists and the work are hand-picked before the exhibition
• Juried: The work is gathered through an open call through invitation, but is chosen for exhibition by a panel (usually comprised of staff, faculty and/or professionals)

We currently do not present solo exhibitions presented or curated by students.

[C]Spaces exhibitions have a minimum length of 4 weeks, though some exhibitions may last up to 6 weeks. No proposals will be considered that require less than a four-week exhibition. Once you submit your proposal, it will be forwarded to the Curatorial Review Board for consideration at one of its biannual proposal selection meetings. Final approval and scheduling is made by [C]Spaces staff. The Board and/or [C]Spaces staff may request to contact the applicant's professional references and/or request to meet with finalists as part of the selection process.

Proposals are selected without regard to race, gender, disability or sexual orientation of the applicant(s) or artist(s).

To propose an exhibition, review and submit these documents:
Guide for Students
Exhibition Proposal Guidelines for All Curators
Application forms

[C]Spaces Event Proposal Guidelines

The [C]Spaces of Columbia College are your facilities and we want you to make the most of them. The Hokin Gallery, the Hokin Annex, C33 and the Conaway Center are available for a variety of programming needs. Feel free to tour all of our facilities and ask questions of our staff before deciding which venue is appropriate for your needs.

To insure that a wide variety of students and groups have access to the centers, and that events run smoothly, we compiled this set of regulations and guidelines to follow. Please read these before completing the Facility Request Form, so that you or your organization is prepared to fulfill our needs, and the information you give us is sufficient for us to fulfill yours.
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