RICE Initiative Open Call Nº3
eligibility
Artists of any nationality and age, evidencing a committed artistic career are welcome to submit their work.
All forms of two-dimensional and three-dimensional work in any medium are welcome, such as: painting, drawing, illustration, collage, street art, digital, printmaking, fiber, photography, installation and sculpture. There are no restrictions on the dimensions of work submitted.
selection process
The selection process will consist of three rounds of screening, the results of which will be notified to all candidates.
The second round of screening will result in:
the shortlist of artists who will be featured in Vol. 3 of RICE · The Contemporary Art Magazine Celebrating Equality and Inclusion . All shortlisted artists for the magazine will also be able to submit 5 to 10 artworks to be auctioned in partnership with liveauctioneers.com.
a list of 50 artists who will receive a voluntary and free 30-60 minute online session (via Zoom) through our Feedback Programe, to receive career-focused feedback on their proposals and constructive advice of improvement for the future (more on this below).
The third round of screening will decide on the list of artists who will participate in a two-week long exhibit at MUTUO art gallery in Barcelona, Spain, by the end of February 2021.
In accordance with our Open Call Quota System, at least 70% of selected artists will be women or members of the LGTBQ community or racialized persons, and 30% of selected artists will be cisgender males. (Read more on why we are doing this in our ABOUT section). Our first open call received less than 5% of proposals from the latter group of artists, hopefully this time we’ll receive more proposals from them.
commissions and fees
Participation fees*:
early bird participation fee available until November 10, 2020: 13€ to submit 2 artworks
22€ to submit 5 artworks
32€ to submit 10 artworks
*Non refundable - these funds will go towards supporting the initiative as well as to include art professionals in the process, aiming to enlarge the scope and impact of both our publications and exhibitions.
PHYSICAL AND ONLINE EXHIBITION:
Submitted work must be available for sale. If selected, artworks will remain at RICE’s disposition for up to 6 months from their publication so that the Initiative is able to carry out its commercial efforts.
Earnings from all artwork sales will go 60% towards the artists and 40% to RICE Initiative, these funds will be used to cover the expenses related to the curation and organization of exhibitions, print materials, marketing and promotion activities.
Packing and shipping charges, insurance in transit, handling expenses, and loss or damage incurred in the delivery of artworks to and from RICE will be solely undertaken by the artist.
AUCTION:
Participation in the Auction Program is not mandatory.
The artworks submitted in the proposals will not be included for auction unless agreed upon individually with each artist. Shortlisted artists will be able to submit additional 5 to 10 artworks for the auction.
Earnings from the artwork sales during the auction will go 75% towards the artists and 25% to RICE Initiative.
Packaging charges will be assumed by the artist. Artists will also be responsible for sending the artworks to the collectors. However, shipping and insurance charges for the delivery of artworks from the artist to the collector, will be undertaken by each buyer.
In any case, selected artists WILL NOT incur in any other additional charges than those listed above.
how to apply
Select and fill out one of our online submission forms, according to the number of images you wish to submit. It will require you to provide a Wetransfer.com or Dropbox link to the images you submit in JPEG format of the individual artworks, a bio, an artist statement, your artistic CV, website or social media link, and your contact details.
Filenames matter! Please label your files as NameSurname_title_year.jpg.
Please note all works submitted must be for sale.
Submissions sent via email or other channels will not be reviewed.
In response to a series of requests made by artists living in India, we’ve made an additional online form with a reduced participation fee for artists currently living in India and Pakistan.
deadline
Submissions will be accepted until (DEADLINE EXTENDED) January 10, 2021 (Midnight CET).
Shortlisted and selected artists will be informed via email by January 20th, 2021.
about our feedback programe
We want to be the change we want to see in the art world. And we believe that starts with more equality and inclusion of underrepresented artists, but also with doing what no other organization is doing, which is helping our candidates understand why they were not selected and how they can improve. So, as mentioned above, for our third open call we have reached out to a growing list of renowned Artist Consultants and Artist Coaches, so that 50 artists who are not selected can receive career-focused feedback about their proposals during a 30-60 minute video conversation with a professional third party. The idea is for candidates to receive constructive advice of improvement for the future, not about their art or style, but about how to improve the way they present themselves professionally.
Here is the growing list of top Artist Coaches and Consultants candidates will get a chance to receive feedback from:
Forest Alethea · Artist Creative Mentor · Tulum, Mexico
Lauren Altman · Artist, storyteller, teacher, and consultant. Her work explores the intersection of art and psychology · New York, USA
Erica Ando · Career Coach for Artists and founder of The Empowered Artist · New York, USA
Daniela Zamora · Founder and Artistic & Executive Director of RICE Initiative · Barcelona, Spain
Artists will be randomly assigned to one of the above mentioned professionals and will be able to schedule the online session once the selection process is completed.
Estimated dates for the feedback sessions: first three weeks of March 2021.
contact
Please make sure to check out our Frequently Asked Questions before contacting us.
If your question isn’t listed there, feel free to contact us at rice.submissions@gmail.com.
take a look at our past and current open calls
