SOEX OFF-SITE: THE GRAUE AWARD
Call for Artists

Deadline to Apply: Friday, April 27, 2012

Southern Exposure is proud to announce Round 2 of The Graue Award, an opportunity for local, national, and international artists to develop and present an ambitious public art project in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2013. With the support of The Graue Family Foundation, Southern Exposure is offering a $15,000 award to commission a major public art project. In 2011-2012, SoEx presented the first commission, Manifest Destiny!, by artist Jenny Chapman and Mark Reigelman II.

The Graue Award is an initiative of SoEx Off-Site, a program founded in 2006 that commissions and presents new temporary, experimental work that intervenes and interacts in the social and political spheres beyond the space of the gallery. SoEx supports and encourages these practices as few venues support emerging artists working in the public realm. Through SoEx Off-Site Southern Exposure encourages artists to work experimentally in public space, enabling artists to develop new works that could not otherwise be realized, and generating a critical dialog about emerging creative practices. The artists selected through the program will develop their work in relation to the San Francisco Bay Area.

TIMELINE
March 2012: Guidelines available.
Friday, April 27, 2012, 5:00 pm: APPLICATION DEADLINE.
June 2012: Select artists invited for meetings.
July 2012: Announcement of award.
Fall 2013: Project launch.

APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES
Information, details about the program, and guidelines on how to apply are available for download here.


This program is made possible through the generous support of The Graue Family Foundation.