CALL TO ARTISTS- SSAC/Archives Exhibition, Hokin Gallery, September 2025

SSAC/ Archives Exhibition, Hokin Gallery, September 2025

Hokin Gallery seeks response artworks for Fall 25’ exhibition.

Partnering with College Archives & Special Collections, and History in the Humanities, History, and Social Sciences Department, Hokin Gallery will present an exhibition celebrating Columbia College Chicago’s 135th anniversary, opening in late September, 2025.

Erin McCarthy, Ph.D., Associate Professor’s students attending two sections of course HIST355: The History of Chicago researched and selected objects of historical significance from the Special Collection. Hokin Gallery asks artists to submit an original artwork created in response to 1-2 of the objects.

Deadline to submit is 11:59pm May 30th.

Works can be work in progress when submitted but MUST be complete before install.

 

Click on the image below for the open-call response works:

 

 

                                                   open call

 

 

Eligibility: Response artworks may be of any process/material including, painting, drawing, writing, photography, video, sculpture, installation, fashion, books or audio. Please note that we accept works in progress. In your project description, indicate your progress and the anticipated result.

 

 

Submission requirements:

Each applicant may submit 1 to 2 response artworks, each including:

1. Indicate which Special Collection object you have created a response artwork  for, may select 1-2 objects from our list of 10. Please view the list HERE.
2. Your name
3. Title of work
4. Year of creation
5. Process/materials
6. A description of the project (describing the concept and look)
7. What is required to present the project in an art gallery (pedestal, monitor, shelf, etc)

8.  One or more images/video to represent the project (may be a photo of the work in progress, a sketch or description)

 

Not sure what a response artwork is?

Here are a few things to consider when creating your piece:

1.Use one of the selected objects from the collection as a source of inspiration.
2. What does the object communicate to you?
3.What is the value of the object within the context of the college history?
4. What is different about the moment we live in now, versus the era the object comes from?

Your response artwork should be personal to you and specific to the object you selected.

Send your submissions HERE

Please Contact Mark Porter, Senior Exhibitions Coordinator, Student Spaces for Art and Collaboration, mporter@colum.edu