The Dove Announces a Call for Proposals

~Open call for exhibitions, workshops, art camps and events for 2025~

The Dove Block Project, a community arts center in historic downtown Geneva, NY, announces an open call for programming proposals for the 2025 season. The deadline for exhibition proposal submissions is September 1, 2024. This is now closed. Thank you.

Proposals for workshops, art camps, and events are accepted on a rolling basis.

This is an opportunity for local individuals and groups to share their knowledge, skills, and creative talents with the Finger Lakes region in ways that align with The Dove’s mission to bring accessible, quality arts programming to all members of the community and elevate awareness of Arthur Dove—a Genevan and significant figure in the development of modern art—programming is FREE of charge to participants thanks to generous grants, individual memberships, corporate sponsorships, and donations.

The Dove specifically welcomes proposals for workshops for youth and adults, and art camps specifically for school-age children and/or teens.

Workshops: Regional artists and artisans present hands-on creative experiences in one-day, multi-day or multi-week sessions for adults, children, and families. Examples of past and upcoming workshops include 2D and 3D projects like painting, printmaking, felting, painting a collaborative community mural, plein air painting, mobiles, screen printing, book illustration, and discussing and writing poetry. Workshop teachers are offered an honorarium of $250. Workshop proposals will be considered on a rolling basis.

Art Camps: The Dove provides art camps for youth during school breaks and summer vacation. Programs must be appropriate for school-age children and teens. Camps run weekdays for a full week. Daily sessions typically run a half-day. Classes should be hands-on opportunities for creative expression using the visual and language arts, science, and other inspiring means of creation.  Art camp teachers are offered a daily honorarium of $250. Art camp proposals will be considered on a rolling basis.

Events: Have an idea that does not fit into the categories above? Send us a proposal!

Proposals should be submitted by to doveblockproject@gmail.com and include:

●      A short statement about you

●      One or more images representing a visual sample of your topic

●      A general explanation of the program proposed

●      A list of materials needed - The Dove Block Project will supply this for your workshop or art camp

●      Attendance cap

●      Participant age range

The Dove Block Project will review proposals based on overall artistic integrity and how the subject, media, or content fits in with the goals of The Dove. Applicants will receive a reply within a month of submission.