Gallery Information

An application packet will be made available online and will need to be completed by the set deadlines. The application packet should include the following:

• Artist statement, which includes a proposed title and motivation for the exhibition.
• Contact information.
• Resume/biography.
• 10 digital images representative of the work to be displayed on CD or in a PowerPoint presentation. 
• Dimensions of work.
• Price range of work.
• News articles about artist/artwork.
• Other related materials.

Incomplete submission packets will not be considered. Artists who have had solo exhibitions with the Boseman Gallery in the past three years are not eligible for selection for solo exhibitions. Artists who have had a solo exhibition at another gallery in the 12 months prior to their proposed Boseman Gallery exhibition are not eligible for selection for solo exhibitions, except at the discretion of the Boseman Gallery Committee. 

All completed application packets will be reviewed in middle to late spring. The selection process takes into consideration a variety of criteria items such as technical facility; thematic, aesthetic, and conceptual soundness; creative originality; content; media; and collaborative opportunities presented on campus and community-wide to appraise and assess all exhibition proposals.

All proposals must reflect the content of the intended exhibit. Any changes to this original intention must be reviewed by the committee in advance of the installation. Each exhibition proposal is considered an integral component of the upcoming exhibition calendar so that a balanced array of programming may be confirmed. 

Preference is given to artists/groups willing to conduct artist talks and/or artist-in-residence programs for their exhibitions. Additionally, it is the practice of the gallery to host at least 75% of student work within its annual exhibition calendar. 

Artists whose work is selected are required to confirm their exhibition reservation in writing. The Gallery reserves the right to set the exhibition schedule and the duration of each exhibition.

Upon confirmation of your proposal being selected for the exhibition line up, professional staff and student employee's within Campus Activities & Programs will support you through the planning including installation, publicity, receptions, and other in-house programs. On average, a exhibition will receive 7-9 weeks of exposure time not including 1-2 weeks of installation and breakdown.

Artists will receive a variety of paperwork items required for them to complete including artist agreements for insurance purposes as well as artist statements and labels that reflect each piece within the exhibit. The professional staff will support artists in the transporation of work and the hanging/dismantling of the exhibition at pre-agreed times. Artwork must be removed from the premises by the artist or their representative at the pre-agreed time. Campus Activities & Programs is not responsible for work left on the premises after that time. 

An artist reception will be arranged for exhibitions in the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery space only, and only when the artist can be present. Artists are welcome to make their own arrangements for receptions in the auxiliary spaces by coordinating with the Gallery staff.  

The Gallery will coordinate the design of and cover the printing costs for all marketing and advertising for exhibitions for the Ann Flack Boseman Gallery only. Additionally, the gallery will coordinate other marketing for exhibitions, including press releases, interviews, and exhibition web pages. In the event that the artist would like to design their own materials, Campus Activities & Programs and UNCW Office of University Relations (OUR) reserves the right to approve designs and content.