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rOGUE Gallery

Call for rOGUE Gallery Submissions

Eastern Edge is dedicated to cultural diversity in our programming, and encourage applications from artists, art collectives, and curators of diverse communities and backgrounds. We strive to support the needs of our successful applicants, please do make us aware of any flexibility or supports you need that are not covered here.

The rOGUE Gallery is a 4 x 7 metre space within Eastern Edge dedicated to showcasing work by Eastern Edge members, with a special focus on local practices and works by artists with a connection to Newfoundland and Labrador, artists in the emerging stages of their career, and experimental art practices. We accept applications for exhibitions, interventions, curatorial projects/group shows, and other forms of creative expression.

We are now accepting applications for 2025/2026 rOGUE Gallery exhibitions!

Submission Deadline: October 16, 2024 by 11:59 pm NDT (Newfoundland Daylight Time).

What We Provide:

Eastern Edge pays artist fees in accordance with the current CARFAC Fee Schedule under Category 1. Artists exhibiting in the rOGUE Gallery will be paid an artist fee of $494.*
Exhibiting artists will be offered the opportunity to give an artist talk or workshop for an additional fee of $520.*
We encourage selected applicants to apply for additional project funding if necessary. If selected applicants live outside of the St. John’s Metro Area, we encourage them to apply for additional funding for travel costs. If required, the gallery will be pleased to assist with letters of support.
We will have the exhibition professionally documented.

* We pay CARFAC category 1 as minimum for all our art programming. Fees will be amended to reflect the current year upon payment.

Application Process:

We accept submissions via Google form, or by email.

All submissions must include:

First and Last Name, Pronouns, Address, and Phone Number. For artist collectives, please list the first and last names of all artists/members of the collective and the name of your collective (if applicable).
If you would like to self-identify, please do so (Queer, IBPOC, those with other varying social, cultural, or neurodiverse perspectives). Self-identification is for internal purposes, and helps us to ensure that our programming meets our mandate, as mentioned at the beginning of this form. Your response will not impact your application, and will not be shared with anyone other than Eastern Edge staff and the selections committee.
Artist Bio or a short ‘about you’ (approx. 150 words)
Artist Statement outlining an overview of your practice/interests (max. 250 words)
Exhibition Proposal (max. 500 words)
Summary outlining a brief, condensed version of your proposal (2 sentences, max. 100 words). This summary will be used to remind jury members of your proposal during the selection process, so it should be short and easy to understand.
Current CV or short list of art/gallery experience
Outline of technical equipment and support needed
A maximum of 10 images, video, or audio to support proposal
Image List in PDF format to accompany the images/videos/audio you have provided. The image list should include the following information for each image: title, medium, date, dimensions, and a brief description if desired.
If this is a submission for a curated or collaborative show with two or more artists, please include a CV for each artist and a Curatorial Statement if necessary. You may submit a maximum of 5 images, video, or audio for each artist, along with an Image List in PDF format.

NOTE:
Images should be in JPEG or PNG format.
Video clips should be in MP4 or .MOV format.
Audio should be in MP4 or .WAV.

Submissions can either be completed through the Google form, or sent via email to easternedgegallery@gmail.com. For email submissions, please indicate “rOGUE Gallery Submission” in the subject line. Please put all your written information into a single PDF document that can be attached to the email. All files must not exceed 25 MB. If you decide to fill out the Google form, you do not need to send any part of your submission via email.

Please ensure that all the required info listed above is included in your application, and that word counts are adhered to. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Accommodations:

We are happy to accept exhibition proposals in alternative formats including audio or video submissions, or a Zoom interview which will be recorded for the jury. All submission formats will require you to email us a summary of your proposal (max. 100 words), images, and links to audio/video work. If submitting a video or audio file, please ensure it is no longer than 10 minutes and describes, in the following order:

your proposed exhibition
your artistic practice/interests
your art/gallery experience
outline of technical equipment and support needed

If you would like to schedule a Zoom interview to submit your proposal, please email easternedgegallery@gmail.com to speak to one of our staff members! Interviews must take place before the submission deadline, so please ensure that you reach out at least two weeks before the submission deadline.

Membership:

Exhibitors in the rOGUE Gallery must be active Eastern Edge Members. Selected applicants who do not have an active membership will be asked to pay a membership fee before the term of their exhibition. If an individual cannot pay for membership for any reason, accommodations can be discussed with the Eastern Edge team. The rOGUE Gallery Programming Committee will consider all applications equally, regardless of an applicant’s membership status.

Want to become an Eastern Edge member? Click here!

Please note: Artists may apply to multiple opportunities available at Eastern Edge, each opportunity requires a separate application. There is no guarantee that your application will be selected for multiple opportunities. Eastern Edge staff members have no say in the Programming Committee’s selection of successful applicants.

If you need any assistance or have questions regarding your application, email easternedgegallery@gmail.com!