Kinhouse seeks to support emerging and mid-career artists with this meaningful opportunity to facilitate their own art exhibition in our space! We welcome proposals for solo or small group exhibitions, collaborations, artist collectives or groups, performances, installations, and site-specific artwork. Exhibitions will be considered for our 2026 programming year and we will select between 2-6 proposals. Each selected exhibition proposal will be awarded a stipend of $250 for the artist(s) to use at their discretion.
Curators are also welcome to submit proposals for our space! Proposals are never final but we consider strong proposals to have a clear vision, statement, compelling visuals and consideration towards diversity and inclusion.
Selected artists/curators will receive from us:
– Communication and support leading up to the exhibition
– Installation support at the exhibition
– 2-6 week use of our gallery space for your exhibition
– Promotion and marketing of your artwork and exhibition on our platforms
– $250 stipend for use for your exhibition preparations at your discretion
– Professional documentation of the exhibition and rights to use the images
We welcome submissions from persons of all genders and backgrounds. Work samples may be submitted in a proposed form (not yet finished). See full APPLICATION HERE
PDF Submission Should Include:
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Artist/Curator names at the top of the document
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Ensure the document is legible (black text on white background is best)
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Proposed exhibition title
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Artists to be included (artists should be confirmed) with each artist’s pronouns and location
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Artist bios, websites and social media links
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Exhibition statement
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Images of work (include title, year, materials and dimensions for all work. 20 images maximum)
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Link to video work (if included in proposal)
Submission Fee:
$35 for 1 show proposal — Use code “SUPPORT” for $10 off your submission fee if needed, no questions asked
For the purposes of this process a “proposal” may include completed works, work in progress, or art ideas waiting to be developed. Fees are non-refundable. All art mediums are accepted for consideration. Video/screen based submissions may require extra support.
Please pay submission fee here. Take a screen shot of your completed payment to upload in your application.
2-6 show proposals will be selected by Kinhouse Co-Directors, Dana Caldera and Kaylan Buteyn for exhibition during the 2026 calendar year.
Call Ends: June 1st, 2025, Midnight EST
Artist’s Notified by: June 27th, 2025
Exhibition dates will be determined at the time of proposal selection. Summer 2026 availability will be favored.
Installation and deinstallation support will be provided, however each proposal may have different needs. For proposals that require detailed artist oversight, the artist(s) should be available for installation and/or deinstallation in person at our exhibition space in Fort Wayne, IN.
To get a better idea of our space: please view our instagram: @kinhouseart or check our FLOOR PLAN here.
Email us with any questions at [email protected]