MOMENTUM 2025 General Survey
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MOMENTUM 2025: CALL FOR GENERAL SURVEY ARTISTS
Oklahoma artists ages 18-30 are invited to submit artwork to the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition’s (OVAC) interactive, multi-disciplinary art event MOMENTUM.
ELIGIBILITY:
MOMENTUM is open to artists ages 18-30 who live and work in Oklahoma, or who have a permanent address in Oklahoma. Performance artists, filmmakers, installation, 2D, and 3D artists are all encouraged to. Submissions must have been created in the last two years and may not have been exhibited in previous MOMENTUM exhibitions.
Applicants must be OVAC members to apply. Membership benefits include access to OVAC's members' only resources, inclusion in OVAC's online Artist Gallery, discount for ASK workshops, entry fees waived for OVAC opportunities, and more. Student memberships are $25 per year and individual memberships are $45 per year. Join OVAC today.
SUBMISSIONS:
Applicants may submit up to three works to be considered for MOMENTUM (e.g., if you submit one performance art proposal, you could also submit two paintings)
2D or 3D Art: You may include up to two images of each piece you are submitting. Please only submit a second image if you need to show an additional view or detail.
Did you know OVAC offers a bi-monthly Photography Studio for artists? Click here to learn more and sign up.
Performance Art: Submit a brief, written proposal describing the performance, including length and preferred performance space. Include any support materials to illustrate your proposal, such as images of past performances, sketches, videos, etc. Any special equipment must be provided by the artist.
Installations: Submit a brief, written proposal for installations. Include any support materials to illustrate your proposal, such as images of past related artworks, sketches, etc. Any special equipment must be provided by the artist.
Film/Video: Submit a URL that links directly to the video. Include a brief written summary of the video including length. Short films are preferred. Artist must provide equipment for screening all film/video works.
Label all uploaded documents and images with your Last name and the Artwork Title with no special characters of spaces in the file names. (Ex: SmithUntitled1) Images must be jpegs.
TIMELINE:
Oct 1 - General Survey Applications Open
Jan 4 - General Survey Applications Due
Jan 31 - General Survey Artists Announced
April 4-5 - MOMENTUM at The Yale Theater in Oklahoma City
AWARDS:
Cash prizes may be selected for $400 Curator’s Choice and $200 Emerging Curator Choice awards. Additionally, a $200 Viewer’s Choice Award is voted by the audience during the event. Artists selected for awards will be notified during the event.
OTHER DETAILS:
OVAC is not responsible, at any time, for the loss, damage, or theft of artwork. Artists are encouraged to carry their own insurance policies. Submission of artwork constitutes an agreement on the part of the artist to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and shall further include permission to reproduce work for publication. Selected artwork must come presentation ready (i.e., framed with wire or d-rings, ready-to-display). Curators reserve the right to refuse works that differ from those submitted or are deemed not presentation-ready. Artists are responsible for the delivery and post-event pick-up of their work. OVAC will retain a 30% commission on all works sold at the event.
Late or incomplete entries will not be accepted.
QUESTIONS:
Questions are encouraged! Please contact ariana@ovac-ok.org.