Call for Artists: SooVAC’s 21st Annual Juried Exhibition

UNTITLED 21: SooVAC’s 21st Annual Juried Exhibition 

DEADLINE: Monday, December 7, 2026, 11:59 PM.

SooVAC is now accepting submissions for Untitled 21, one of our flagship exhibition series. 

SooVAC invites guest jurors with international reputations to select work from open submissions. Untitled offers artists the opportunity to work in a professional art space alongside influential art figures and to produce a highly regarded exhibition. We accept all media from artists at any stage in their careers. We will select work from the submitted samples, so please ensure the work is available for exhibition.

Soo Visual Arts Center provides equal opportunity and access to its facilities and programs to all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, beliefs, sexual orientation, or disability, in admission, access, or employment. Upon request, we will provide accommodations to individuals who face barriers to participating in SooVAC services, programs, and activities.

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GUEST Jurors: Bo Young An and Robert Cozzolino

We accept all submissions through Submittable with a $25 application fee; if the fee is a barrier, contact Carolyn at carolyn@soovac.org, along with any submission questions.

ABOUT THIS YEAR’S JUROR: 

Bo Young An is a Seoul-born, Pattaya-raised, Minneapolis-based creative who works as a Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Muralist, Curator, and Educator. She received her B.A. in Interdisciplinary Visual Arts from the University of Washington, Seattle, and her MFA from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 2022. Her work has been shown at exhibitions in Seoul + Hanam (KR), Honfleur (FR), Leon (SP), Seattle + Wisconsin + Minnesota (USA).

Robert Cozzolino is an independent curator, art historian, and critic based in Minneapolis. Dr. Cozzolino is especially drawn to artists who aspire to visually express the intangible, and he considers himself a curator of fluid time, unbound by imposed labels and bins. First trained as a musician, he has played free-improvised music as a percussionist for over 30 years. He has curated over 40 exhibitions, including Reimagining Native/American Art (2023-24), Supernatural America: The Paranormal in American Art (2021-22), World War I and American Art (2016), Peter Blume: Nature and Metamorphosis (2014), David Lynch: The Unified Field (2014), and With Friends: Six Magic Realists 1940-1965 (2005), among many others.

The following dates may be subject to change:

• ARTIST NOTIFICATIONS: Mid-January 2027
• WORK DROP-OFF DATES: February 3 – February 5, 2027
• Untitled 19 Exhibition Dates: February 20 – March 27, 2027
• OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday, February 20, 2027, 6-9 PM
• Exhibition Closes On: Saturday, March 27, 2027
• WORK PICKUP: April 1-3 times TBD

If you have any technical questions about uploading your submissions, contact Submittable. 

If you are a current SooVAC annual Donor, please use the donor-only application, which waives the fee. PLEASE CONTACT Alison at alison@soovac.org with questions about your submission.

1. Application Form-Fill in all your contact information on Submittable.

2. WORK SAMPLES-EXACTLY 5 IMAGES (FOR VIDEO SEE BELOW*) Work Samples must be of work available for the show; details are accepted as part of your 5 work samples.

Upload Format: Images must be in JPEG format, no larger than 2400 pixels on the longest side, at 72 dpi. Format each JPEG file name as “Artist’s last name_Artist’s first name_1.jpg,” “Artist’s last name_ Artist’s first name_2.jpg,” etc. Save images in RGB; they should not exceed 2MB. *Video Submissions are also accepted in .mov format, no larger than 300MB, and no more than 2-minute clips for each video or audio submission; label them the same as image files. 

3. IMAGE LIST– Fill out each Image description field with the following information: List the following information for each work (make sure your image number corresponds to the label on your JPEG images):
-Title of work
-Date completed
-Medium
-Dimensions (H” x W” x D”)
PLEASE INCLUDE TITLE, MEDIUM, DIMENSIONS, AND DATE. OR YOUR APPLICATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

4. ARTIST STATEMENT – doc, docx, txt, rtf, or pdf format accepted. Label this document: Artist’s last name_Artist’s first name_artiststatement.doc ex. Doe_Jane_Artiststatement.doc. No longer than 1 page.

5. RESUME – doc, docx, txt, rtf, or pdf format accepted. Label this document: Artist’s last name_Artist’s first name_Resume.doc, ex. Doe_Jane_Resume.doc. Please provide a website if you have one. If you are applying as a group or collaborative team, include all participating artists’ resumes in one document.

GOOD THINGS TO KNOW 1. We will notify you by email or phone, so please include both on your application. 2. Paying for Shipping to and from SooVAC will be the artist’s responsibility.

CHECKLIST: 

The following must be submitted by Monday, December 7th, 2026 at 11:59 pm:

___Application Form (Fill Out all of your information on Submittable Contact Info Box)

___5 IMAGES OF YOUR ARTWORK-JPEG format (.jpg)

___IMAGE LIST IMAGE LIST (Fill out Description box for each corresponding image please include; Title, medium, date, and dimensions – additional description optional)

___RESUME 2 Pages Max (doc, docx, txt, rtf or pdf format accepted.).

___ARTIST STATEMENT 1 page Max (doc, docx, txt, rtf, or pdf format accepted).

PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY; INCOMPLETE OR INCORRECT SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.