701 Center for Contemporary Art in Columbia, SC seeks submissions for the 701 CCA South Carolina Biennial 2023, the center’s seventh survey exhibition of work by contemporary South Carolina artists. The exhibition will be held at the center in two parts with openings in November 2023 and January 2024. Artists working in all media and styles are encouraged to apply. Artists must be a current resident of South Carolina.
Exhibition Dates:
Biennial Part I- November 17 – December 30, 2023
Biennial Part II- January 12 – February 25, 2024
Selection Process:
A panel of three jurors representing local, regional, and national perspectives will review submitted materials and select artists for the exhibition. A 701 CCA curatorial team will select works for the exhibition from submitted images and when needed, through studio visits.
Submission Materials
Submissions for the 701 CCA South Carolina Biennial 2023 should be made via Submittable (link below) and include the following:
Ten images of work produced in the last two years that are representative of what will be available for inclusion in the Biennial.
Images should be in a jpeg format with a minimum size of 1024 wide x 768 high ppi (pixels per inch) at 300 dpi resolution.
File names should be numbered 1 through 10 followed by the artist’s last name and title of the work.
Example: 2_Smith_Good Morning.jpg
List of Images: Create a list of your images with the following information: (PDF, MSWord Accepted)
File name, year, medium, and dimensions (H x W for 2-D; H x W x D for 3-D).
Brief Statement: Create a statement, not to exceed 200 words, about your work and how it addresses your intent. (PDF, MSWord Accepted)
Example: “I use recycled materials to address my concerns with climate change.”
Resume/CV and/or biographical sketch, no more than 300 words, that includes the artist’s birth date, place of birth, and where they grew up. (PDF, MSWord Accepted)
*Artists need to make sure that they have work available for the exhibitions that reflects the art in their submission.
Fees:
The submission fee is $25.00 per artist. Your payment can be made through Submittable or checks can be made payable to 701 CCA.
Submission Deadline:
All materials should be submitted by Wednesday, August 16, 2023, by 11:59 p.m.
Notification:
Artists will be notified of the results of the selection process by Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
Timeline:
Submission Deadline: August 16, 2023, 11:59 p.m.
Jury Panel Meets: Between August 20–23, 2023
Notification of Selections: August 30, 2023
Artists’ Notifications to 701 CCA of Unavailable Work: September 3, 2023
Notification of artists’ selection for Part I or Part II: September 15, 2021
Delivery work for Part I: November 8-10, 2023
Part I opens: November 17, 2023
Artists’ Reception Part I: TBD
Part I Closes: December 30, 2023
Pick-up Work Part I: January 3-5, 2024
Deliver Work for Part II: January 3-5, 2024
Part II opens: January 12, 2024
Artists’ Reception Part II: TBD
Part II Closes: February 25, 2024
Pick-up Work Part II: February 28-March 1, 2024
*Please submit further inquiries to director@701cca.org or call Caitlin Bright, Executive Director at 803.319.9949.
Introducing the Jurors for the Seventh Edition of the SC Biennial, produced and hosted by 701 Center for Contemporary Art
701 CCA is thrilled to announce that the 2023 SC Biennial will be juried by Lauren Jackson Harris, Bob Monk, and Aaron Levi Garvey. The gallery is currently seeking submissions for its seventh survey exhibition of works by contemporary South Carolina Artists. This year, 701 CCA has the honor of presenting submissions for review by some of the nation's leading figures in contemporary art.
Lauren Jackson Harris is an independent curator, fine art management professional, and project manager from Atlanta, GA. She earned her BFA in Graphic Design and Art History from Howard University and her MA in Creative Leadership from SCAD. In 2019, she co-founded Black Women in Visual Art, an organization that connects, cultivates, and serves Black women arts professionals. With BWVA, Harris builds partnerships and develops programs that create further visibility and opportunity for Black women in art. As an independent arts worker over the last ten years, Harris has curated exhibitions and art experiences with organizations and art spaces such as For Freedoms, Facebook, MINT Gallery, Day & Night Gallery, The Gathering Spot, Stay Home Gallery, Living Walls, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center and more. Harris also serves as the Co-Chair for the Beltline Public Art Advisory Council, as a Board member for Tessera Arts Collective, and is an active fine art advocate consulting with artists on their practice and career-based opportunities.
Bob Monk is the director of Gagosian Gallery NYC + LA. Serving in this position for over 30 years, Mr. Monk has curated countless exhibitions, and has worked closely with Ed Ruscha and Richard Artschwager. He has curated numerous exhibitions, including the 2005 American Pavilion for the Venice Biennale. He worked at Leo Castelli Gallery in New York (1974–84) and then founded Lorence Monk Gallery in 1986 featuring the works of Richard Artschwager, David Hockney, Jasper Johns, Bruce Nauman, and Barnett Newman. He is currently working on ED RUSCHA / NOW THEN, a retrospective of the artist's works on view at Gagosian Gallery September 10th, 2023.
Aaron Levi Garvey is a Jewish-American Curator/Historian working and lecturing in Modern and Contemporary Arts and Culture. Currently, Garvey is the Chief Curator of the Andy Warhol Museum. Recent exhibitions include: The Hudson Eye a 10-day and 14-venue arts focused program in Hudson, New York, Arc of Life/Ark of Bones by Walter Hood and Migratory Roots by Kevin Brisco at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University, Flashing the Leather and The Drowned group exhibitions at Alabama Contemporary, Chiharu Shiota’s site-specific installation “Infinity Lines” at the SCAD Museum of Art, Sheida Soleimani “Oppress(er)(ed)” with Long Road Projects, “Ephemera Obscura” at the Contemporary Art Center of New Orleans and Manon Bellet's "MEMO" and Shikeith’s “notes towards becoming a spill” both at Atlanta Contemporary. Additionally Garvey curated "We Are What You Eat" the inaugural art exhibition at the United Nations headquarters in New York City in 2016 and co-curated the Atlanta Biennial (ATLBNL): Recent Correspondence at the Atlanta Contemporary in August 2016.