open calls

 

Artist Opportunities offered year-round:

Contracommon is happy to offer its facilities and amenities to local artists interested in hosting workshops and events! We regularly post open calls for art and also accept exhibition proposals for our gallery on a rolling basis. Click the button below to find out ways to get involved with our space, or keep scrolling to see our current open calls.

Exhibition dates: April 22nd - June 3rd, 2024
Application fee: $10

KEY DATES

  • Submission deadline: March 18th, 2024
    DEADLINE EXTENDED to March 20th, 2024

  • Artists notification: by April 10th, 2024

  • Receiving work: April 14th - April 16th, 2024 (by appointment)

  • Artwork pickup: June 5th - June 21st, 2024 (by appointment)

Open Call for art: REGIONAL Juried Exhibition

In conjunction with our fourth annual Summer Arts Festival,

Contracommon announces a regional call for artists working in any media within a 100 mile radius of our space for a juried group exhibition to coincide with the festival this year.

Contracommon fulfills an important need in the Central Texas region: increasing accessible opportunities to artists who do not have access to the galleries, experimental spaces or resources elsewhere. Community is one of the central principles of Contracommon, and we are proud to offer the chance to connect artists participating in the show, members of our studios, and our growing audience. We are pleased to provide this opportunity for artists in Central Texas, given the lack of contemporary art surveys specific to this region. 

The exhibition will run from April 22nd to June 3rd, 2024, with the Summer Arts Festival occurring on Saturday, May 25th.

A panel of jurors local to the Central Texas arts community will select 10-15 artists to be included in the survey. Contracommon will support each artist selected to participate with a stipend to help cover shipping or travel costs.

ENTRY PROCEDURE
- Applications must be submitted online no later than 11:59pm on March 18th, 2024 March 20th, 2024 (deadline extended).
- Please submit all materials via the entry form below, and pay the application fee through the link at the bottom of that page.
- Save images with your first name, last name, and image number as it appears on your corresponding image list (Example: JohnDoe01.jpg), as JPEG files, 72dpi, no larger than 2MB.
- Artists should only submit works that are available for the duration of the exhibition.

 

KEY INFO

  • Festival date: May 25, 2024 from 2pm-8pm

  • Submission deadline: April 13th, 2024

  • Artists notification: April 22nd, 2024

  • Booth fee due: May 6th, 2024

  • Vendor booth fee: $50

Open Call for artist vendors: FOURTH annual summer arts festival

The Summer Arts Festival is an annual event hosted by Contracommon on the Hill Country Galleria’s central plaza in the early summer months. This festival directly supports the emerging artists and makers of Central Texas by connecting them with a huge community of art lovers throughout west Austin and the Hill Country. Our fourth annual Summer Arts Festival will be back and bigger than ever with room for 45+ artist vendors, live music, the Children’s Art Garden for free family art activities…

  • Artists and makers from the Central Texas area are invited to apply to vend at the festival.

  • Vendor Load-in starts at 12:00 p.m, and load out starts at 8 p.m. Late arrivals and early departures cannot be accommodated.

  • Each vendor will have a 10’x10’ spot with the option of setting up a shade tent. Tents are available for rent at an additional cost of $50. Extra water will be provided and a restroom is nearby.

  • Vendor Booth Fee is $50, due within two weeks of notice of acceptance to the festival. (Notification by: April 22nd, 2024)

 
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Exhibition proposals

  • applications due: rolling deadline

Please fill out the form below to tell us your ideas. We receive a lot of submissions, but we will get back to you as soon as we can! Contracommon is happy to welcome members of our emerging artists community to exhibit in our 1200 sq. ft. gallery.

The Contracommon residents meet quarterly to discuss proposals. These meetings take up a lot of time and energy when our team could be creating, and so we do require a $10 application fee.

ENTRY PROCEDURE

Save images with your first name, last name, and image number as it appears on your corresponding image list (Example: JohnDoe01.jpg), as JPEG files, 72dpi, no larger than 2MB.

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