Artists Sought For 2nd Skyway Contemporary Collaboration

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Four regional art museums -- the Museum of Fine Arts St. Petersburg, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the Tampa Museum of Art and the USF Contemporary Art Museum -- have announced a call to artists for the Skyway 2020: A Contemporary Collaboration.

This is the second iteration of the exhibition celebrating the diversity and talent of artistic practices in the Tampa Bay area.

This is an open call to artists and art collectives based in Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, and Sarasota counties to submit applications for the exhibition, which will be presented across the four participating institutions during the summer and fall of 2020.

The four participating institutions will co-publish a fully illustrated catalog, featuring the work of
each exhibiting artist, to accompany the exhibition.

The deadline for submissions is Sept. 3.

Artists working in diverse media and disciplines, including socially engaged art and participatory projects, are encouraged to submit original artworks and project proposals. Submissions can include, but are not limited to, work on paper, painting, sculpture, photography, video, performance, sound, research-based art, and site-specific installations.

Submissions can include examples of works and past projects that provide an overview of the artist’s practice.

Only original works of art completed after December 2017 will be considered for the exhibition.

Artworks and projects in the exhibition will be selected by an expanded curatorial team from the four participating institutions, including Sarah Howard, USF curator of Public Art and Social Practice; Christopher Jones, curator of Photography and Media Art; Ola Wlusek, Keith D. and Linda L. Monda, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art from The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art; Katherine Pill, curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of
Fine Arts, St. Petersburg; and Joanna Robotham, curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Tampa Museum of Art.

The guest juror for Skyway 2020 is Claire Tancons, an independent curator and scholar. Tancons has curated biennials around the world

For more information about the exhibit, click here.