Recent art calls from GCCA
Brandon Fellowships, main gallery proposals
For Greenville artists: The Brandon Fellowship
- APPLICATION DEADLINE: Sunday, July 7, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET
GCCA is seeking artists aged 18-30 to apply for the 2024/2025 Brandon Fellowship.
The fellowship is a high-profile, 12-month studio program running September 2024 to August 2025 that is intended to develop three emerging artists who represent the diversity of Greenville’s visual art community.
2015 was the Brandon Fellowship program’s inaugural year. It launched to coincide with the opening of the Greenville Center for Creative Arts in West Greenville. The program, named for the Brandon textile mill village and the Brandon Mill that is home to GCCA, supports the center’s mission to be inclusive and serve the whole community with exhibits from local and regional artists, high caliber art classes and workshops and onsite artists’ studios.
Successful candidates are visual artists who are eager to advance their careers as working artists, and who demonstrate commitment to their art practices. The Brandon Fellowship provides emerging artists with a supportive environment, professional mentorship, stipends for travel & art-related fees, networking opportunities, & free visual art education.
Benefits include, among other things:
- A free university-style studio at GCCA, where a minimum of 20 hours per week must be spent working.
- A $750 stipend for art supplies or art related fees.
- Complimentary classes and workshops at GCCA.
- A $200 Spinx travel stipend.
- Mentorship from local artists including monthly critiques and advice about applying for a juried show while in the fellowship.
- Visit this link to learn more and apply!
The Brandon Fellowship program is supported by the Jolley Foundation, Earle Furman in memory of Linda Furman, and Doug & Melissa Sturgis. Contact Gallery Director Ben Tarcson at ben@artcentergreenville.org if you have any questions.
Open Call for 2026 Main Gallery Exhibition Proposals
- PROPOSAL DEADLINE: Friday, September 13, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.
GCCA is seeking proposals for art exhibitions
to fill its Main Gallery exhibition schedule from February 2026 to December 2026.
Main Gallery exhibitions strive to educate and inspire by promoting diverse ideas while encouraging innovative, contemporary approaches to visual arts.
The Main Gallery at GCCA provides approximately 3,000 square feet of exhibition space. Main Gallery exhibitions proposals are open to all artists in the continental United States. While any art exhibition proposal will be considered, GCCA has a particular interest in these areas: community engagement, mental health awareness, social discourses, & art and technology.
Please note there is a non-refundable $30 application fee to be submitted electronically with the application form for all Main Gallery proposals (the fee aids with the operations of GCCA and its galleries). GCCA will not accept exhibition proposals submitted via email or traditional mail. All submissions must be completed via the online application form found using the button below.
Every proposal will be carefully considered by GCCA’s Main Gallery exhibition review committee but your proposal submission does not guarantee an exhibition in GCCA’s galleries. Agreements and additional information will be provided if your proposal is accepted.
Contact Gallery Director Ben Tarcson at ben@artcentergreenville.org if you have any questions.