Overture Galleries
In January of each year Overture places a call for applications for exhibition. This announcement is distributed through our email list, to local media & on this webpage. Applications are due sometime in the spring and are juried shortly after the due date. In May Overture Galleries announce the upcoming, year-long season. The new season begins each fall and runs through the following summer.
To receive Overture Gallery Newsletter and exhibition opportunities, you can sign up at the bottom of any page on the Overture website (computer only – not mobile device). Where you see “Get Email Updates”, press the SIGN UP button and check the box for Overture Galleries News. You can also contact Beth Racette, bracette@overture.org, or 608.258.4169
Overture Galleries I, II, III 18/19 Season Application
2018/19 Application Due THU, MAR 15, 2018
Application Instructions APPLY NOW
An informational meeting about the Overture Galleries application process will be held on MON, FEB 5, 2018 from 6 – 7 PM in the Wisconsin Studio located on the third floor of Overture Center for the Arts.
THE SIXTIES REVISITED
An exhibit in Overture’s Playhouse Gallery Spring 2018
To explore the complex and contentious legacy of the era, the Overture Center is issuing a call for an exhibition “The Sixties Revisited” in June 2018. Artists are invited to submit works or proposals responding to the question: “How do I view the Sixties today?” Works can address the historical realities of the period and/or their reverberations over the last half century. They can focus on the origins of the Sixties in the nuclear nightmares of the Cold War in the 1950s; the half-mythic touchstones of the Civil Rights Movement, the Cuban Missile Crisis; the Paris Uprising; Woodstock; or the independence movements in Africa and Asia. They can engage the legacies of the communes, The Feminine Mystique, Stonewall and the environmental movement. Sex, drugs, rock and roll, definitely, but also the emergence of Ronald Reagan and new forms of conservatism and “white backlash.” Works touching on events in Madison and the experience of veterans, protestors, and ordinary citizens with local ties are welcome. 2-D and 3-D art accepted.
Exhibition location: Playhouse Gallery
Application/Expression of Interest DUE FEB 15, 2018. You will be notified by MAR 1, 2018 to allow time to make new work (if that is your plan).
Artwork due at Overture: APR 30
Installation Dates: MAY 1, 2 or 3
Deinstallation Dates: MON, JUN 25
Reception Date: To Be Determined
Fill out the expression of interest/Application form if you are interested in participating in this exhibition:
For more information contact Beth Racette, bracette@overture.com, 608.258.4160
This exhibit will coincide with The Madison Reunion and the Conference On Madison in the ‘60s to be held JUN 14 – 17, 2018
Gallery Guidelines
The complete, official list of guidelines for exhibiting in Gallery I, II, & III here at Overture Center can be downloaded below.
Gallery Floor Plans
Exhibitor’s Survey
Exhibitors are asked to complete a survey at the close of their show. Please use the link below.
Tips for Exhibition, Application, etc.
Below are links to helpful information and examples for exhibitors, applicants, etc. Feel free to email the Gallery Coordinator for additional information.
Example of Exhibition Diagram: Exhibitors are asked to submit a sketch of their exhibition approximately 6 weeks before their show opens. Below is good example of what should be submitted.
Application samples:
