Center for the Arts | Dalton Gallery
121 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
SUNDAY, MARCH 10, 2024
The Arts Council of York County invites artists interested in presenting their work in the Dalton Gallery at the Center for the Arts to submit exhibition proposals for the 2025 calendar year. The Dalton Gallery is a well-appointed, 1,800 square-foot professional gallery for the exhibition of experienced artists and community projects. Exhibitions are 1-2 months in length.
Works that sell while on exhibit at the Center for the Arts are subject to a 30% commission fee.
REQUIREMENTS
Submissions are handled through an online form. Artists wishing to be considered as a solo or group exhibition for one of the Arts Council’s 2025 gallery exhibitions must submit the following:
EXHIBITION PROPOSAL | Describing themes, goals, vision, and title proposal of the artist(s) in the presentation of the body of work
submitted for consideration. Artists may submit exhibition proposals as a group or individually.
ARTIST STATEMENT | Describing the techniques used in the creation of the work, as well as the ideas of concepts communicated
through the works submitted for exhibition.
Artist(s) must include a statement of clarification within their artist statement if the works submitted are not the works intended for exhibition. In this case, artists must submit examples of previous works, as well as a discussion of the techniques and concepts that will be utilized in the planned exhibition works.
ARTIST RESUME OR CURRICULUM VITAE | That includes name, contact information, short biography, list of past exhibitions,
education, notable honors, awards, and publications.
10 to 12 HI-RES IMAGES | (300 dpi jpegs) Representing work intended for exhibition. Images must be submitted as individual jpeg files; do not combine them in a PDF or Word document. Digital file names must be labeled as such: First Initial-Last Name-Inventory Number. An example for Kelly Smith is: K-Smith-1.jpg.
INVENTORY LIST | With titles, sizes, and mediums that are numbered to correspond with the file names of the images submitted
for consideration. Please download the 2025 Dalton Gallery Inventory Excel template linked on the online form, fill it out,
and upload it with your submission.
SUBMISSION METHODS
Incomplete proposals and proposals that do not adhere to the Arts Council’s submission guidelines will not be considered.
Submissions are only accepted online at yorkcountyarts.org/artistsapplication2025
An online submission form must be completed for each proposal.
Images are to be submitted through the online submission form.
FEE AND PAYMENT
The $20 submission fee can be paid by cash, check, or credit card. The fee is waived for those with an active ACYC Artist Membership.
Please call or email Devann Gardner to verify the status of your membership.
In Person | Center for the Arts, 121 E. Main St., Rock Hill, SC
Credit card, cash, and checks
By Mail | Arts Council of York County, PO Box 2797, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Cash and checks
By Phone | (803) 328-2787
Credit card only
Online | Click Pay Fee Now button below
Credit card only
MARKETING RELEASE
Artists agree that any artwork submitted and/or on display may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to the Arts Council.