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Center for the Arts | Dalton Gallery

121 East Main Street, Rock Hill, SC 29730

2025 CALL FOR ARTISTS

Center for the Arts | Dalton Gallery

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.

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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.

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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. 

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MORE INFORMATION

Devann Gardner | Gallery Manager

dgardner@yorkcountyarts.org

(803) 328-2787

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