Exhibit Guidelines
IRVING ARTS CENTER’S VISUAL ARTS PROGRAM
Main Gallery
Focus Gallery
Dupree Theater Lobby
Carpenter Performance Hall Lobby
Sculpture Garden
MISSION STATEMENT
"The Irving Arts Center Galleries are for the exhibition, promotion and exposure of the visual arts to the citizens of Irving and surrounding communities. Exhibits in the Irving Arts Center Galleries shall encourage creativity, participation, inspiration, and an increased awareness of the visual arts in visitors. Each year exhibits in the areas of painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, graphics, illustration, fiber arts, and other creative or visual arts will be presented to the public. In addition, special collections, touring shows, scientific and educational exhibitions and demonstrations will be promoted for the education and participation of the public."
The Irving Arts Center, a 64,000+ sq. ft. performing and visual arts complex, is a non-collecting institution with an active and ongoing visual arts program. One of the primary goals of the Arts Center's visual arts programming is to provide an engaging and exciting venue for exhibiting the work of both established and emerging artists in Texas. In addition to local and Texas-based artists, artists of both national and international renown are featured as well as touring exhibitions.
Exhibition spaces include the beautiful 4,000 sq. ft. Main Gallery, the Focus Gallery, the spacious Carpenter Performance Hall Lobby, the Dupree Theater Lobby and the Sculpture Garden.
PROCEDURE FOR ARTISTS SEEKING CONSIDERATION
The Arts Center’s visual arts program is managed internally and includes exhibitions curated in-house as well as nationally touring exhibitions.
Individual artists seeking consideration for exhibition opportunities should send the IAC Gallery Director/Curator a current resume, an artist's statement, 10-20 slides of recent or proposed work and any other supportive materials with a cover letter. Also included should be a self-addressed stamped envelope for the return of materials. Slides and/or photographs must be clearly labeled with artist, title, dimensions and media. Send all materials to Marcie J. Inman, Gallery Director/Curator, Irving Arts Center, 3333 N. MacArthur Blvd., Irving, Texas 75062. Materials are reviewed on a continuous basis and may be retained for 12-18 months. Exhibitions are scheduled one to three years out. All media is considered.
ART CONNECTION MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM
In October 2000 the Irving Arts Center initiated ART CONNECTION, a new membership program for the visual arts. Membership benefits for artists include a listing in the Arts Center’s on-line artist registry and opportunities to participate in members-only exhibitions. For more information, call the Arts Center for a brochure or visit the IAC website at www.irvingartscenter.org.
EXHIBITION PROPOSALS BY ARTS ORGANIZATIONS
The Irving Arts Center has the first priority on scheduling and use of all the visual arts exhibition spaces for its programming. Resident Arts Groups and the Irving Independent School District Art Department who present annual exhibitions at the Irving Arts Center have the second priority for the booking of the Main and Focus Galleries. (Resident Arts Groups are defined as non-profit 501 (c)(3) organizations whose primary purposes are the establishment, promotion, practice of, or support for secular arts activities and who receive consistent grant support from the Irving Arts Board.)
A Non-Resident Art Group that has been in existence for at least three years with a documented record of producing and mounting exhibitions is eligible to submit an exhibition proposal to the Gallery Director/Curator. All such requests by art organizations are subject to space availability, review by the Visual Arts Program Committee, and approval by Irving Arts Board.
For more information on the request and booking process, please consult the “Irving Arts Center Building Utilization Policies 2002.”
(The galleries may be rented for social functions and non-exhibition activities. These requests must be submitted to the Facilities Manager for determination of availability, appropriateness, and compatibility with the Irving Arts Center’s Visual Arts Program Activities.)
AUTHORITY
The Irving Arts Center Executive Director and Gallery Director/Curator have full responsibility for the scheduling and operation of all exhibition spaces. The IAC Board of Directors’ Visual Arts Program Committee reviews all proposed exhibitions upon the recommendation of the Executive Director and Gallery Director/Curator.
SALES OF ARTWORK
Sales are permitted and a price list for all exhibitions, when applicable, is available to the public. The sale of artwork in the IAC Galleries is the sole responsibility of the artist or the exhibiting organization. A 20% commission on all artwork sold as a result of an Irving Arts Center exhibition is payable to the Irving Arts Center. Individuals or organizations engaging in the sale of artwork in the Galleries are also required to report all sales and submit the proper tax amounts to the State Tax Comptroller.
Irving Arts Center, a department of the City of Irving, is funded in part by the City's hotel/motel occupancy tax. It is governed by a nine-member board of directors appointed by the Irving City Council; the Executive Director is Richard E. Huff. Home to 14 Irving-based arts and cultural organizations, the Arts Center offers professionally curated art galleries, multi-theater facilities, KidsArts (an educational program for children), and an annual granting program.
Revised January 2003
This page last updated: Thursday, June 15, 2006