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Exhibition Submissions

 

Mission and Criteria

Dittmar Memorial Gallery at Norris University Center is an exhibition and gathering place inviting the Â鶹´«Ã½ community to meaningfully interact with art from diverse perspectives.

Through rotating exhibitions by emerging artists in the Evanston and Chicagoland area, partnerships with organizations and departments across the university, and the permanent collection, Dittmar prompts interdisciplinary dialogue through intentional engagement with the arts.

Please note: we are not able to accommodate international artists at this time.

 

Metamorphosis: The Art of Transformation

February 13 - March 10, 2025

 


Submissions Deadline is Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 11:59pm.

 

Calling all artists for the 2025 Community Art Show, we encourage you to tell stories of change, transformation, and evolution; in other words, metamorphosis. We invite you to reflect on the media you use in your art and how it may be possible to transform them.

We encourage the submission of pieces that employ unique applications and combinations of artistic media to tell stories of transformation. Examples of unique usage of media include: collage, sculpture, textiles, digital art, and much more.

We ask the question: How can the evolution of art mirror the evolution of ourselves and the world?

Submissions are open to all Â鶹´«Ã½ students & local community members.

Please note that the gallery has limited technology access and will not be able to accommodate works with complex technological needs.Should your work require use of technology, please include a list of tech needs in the additional comments section below.

Submissions that include AI-generated art will be rejected.

 


Submissions Deadline is Sunday, January 19, 2025 at 11:59pm.


For any additional questions, please email dittmargallery@u.northwestern.edu 

 

 
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OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS

NORTHWESTERN ATP STUDENT ARTIST OPPORTUNITY

Exhibition will be on view April 4 - May 2, 2025

 

In spring 2025, Â鶹´«Ã½'s Dittmar Memorial Gallery is collaborating with SAIC’s on a cross-institutional exhibition. This exhibition will celebrate student artwork and student-led exhibitions at both the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Â鶹´«Ã½.

Dittmar Memorial Gallery invites current Â鶹´«Ã½ student artists to submit their artwork to this exhibition. For more information and to submit your artwork to our joint open call, please visit .

 

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS FEBRUARY 17, 2025

For questions and clarifications email dittmargallery@u.northwestern.edu.

 

 

 

2025-2026 Exhibition Submissions

Submissions for 2025-2026 exhibitions are now open.

Please use the following guidelines below to apply. 

 

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2025.
All submissions will be reviewed and responded to the week of April 28, 2025.

 

Submitting Your Art

Dittmar Memorial Gallery welcomes submissions through a formal review process. Each May, the submissions committee meets to review submissions and select a season of artists for the following academic year. In your complete submission, include:

  1. Five images that demonstrate the work you are proposing for a show or past work with a proposal for new work
  2. Work list for the images, including title, medium, size, and year
  3. Statement
  4. Resume/CV
  5. Any available contact information

 

Please use our  to apply.  


If you have trouble using this form please contact us at dittmargallery@u.northwestern.edu 

 

POSTAL MAIL:
Dittmar Memorial Gallery | Norris Center, Â鶹´«Ã½
1999 Campus Drive Evanston, IL 60208

 
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT IS SUNDAY,  APRIL 13, 2025.
All submissions will be reviewed and responded to the week of April 28, 2025.

 

 

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