Open Call for proposals for a funded opportunity to present new site specific work
Call to Artists
Details
| Deadline | July 28, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Sponsor | Locust Projects |
| Location | Miami , FL |
Description
PROJECT ROOM OPEN CALL – DEADLINE: JULY 28, 2025
Locust Projects invites local, national, and international artists to apply for the opportunity to create ambitious, site-specific work for its 625 sq ft Project Room in Miami, Florida. We support the creation of new installation-based work that pushes an artist’s practice in new directions. Proposals must be for work that has never been shown before and is conceived specifically for this context.
Selected artists will receive:
– Up to $5,000 production budget
– $3,100 artist fee (W.A.G.E. certified)
– Curatorial guidance and project support
– Installation documentation and promotional outreach
– Basic tools and AV equipment access
– Up to 24 hours of preparator assistance
– Accommodations, travel, and per diem for artists residing over 150 miles from Miami
Artists at any stage of their career working in any medium are encouraged to apply, especially those whose work engages timely issues such as race, identity, gender equity, climate change, and other societal concerns. Collective or collaborative proposals are welcome if presented as a singular vision.
Applications are reviewed by a rotating jury of past exhibiting artists and one local curator. Final selections are made by the Executive Director based on concept strength, feasibility, relevance to contemporary discourse, and programmatic balance.
Locust Projects is a non-traditional, nonprofit art space that prioritizes experimentation and risk-taking. We do not host traveling shows, retrospectives, or group exhibitions, and do not exhibit existing work. This opportunity is intended to support the creation and presentation of new work that could not be realized without our support.
How to Participate
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
-Project description (max. 500 words)
-Draft floorplan/rendering of proposed project - see attached PDF for floor plan and images
-General artist statement (max. 250 words)
-Project Impact - Explain how your project embraces experimentation and risk-taking in your artistic practice and is relevant to current artistic practice. (Max 350 words)
-Production Budget - provide an overview of approximate expenses for any that apply (see description of Production Budget* below)
-CV or Resume
-Three Images or sketches of the proposed project and up to five images of previous/related work or three links to time based works
-Image details (title, date, year medium of the submitted work and/or links)
*Submit all of the above through Submittable. https://locustprojects.submittable.com/submit/312408/2025-project-room-open-call
This opportunity has been submitted by Elizabeth Withstandley. The listing of the opportunity does not imply endorsement by the Division of Arts and Culture or the Department of State. Contact Locust Projects with questions or for more information.
