{"id":527,"date":"2023-02-06T17:01:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T17:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?p=527"},"modified":"2023-06-13T13:50:43","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T13:50:43","slug":"2025-2026-exhibits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/2023\/02\/06\/2025-2026-exhibits\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Library Gallery seeking 2025-2026 exhibit proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-528\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/02\/DSC_0865-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"A person stands in front of an exhibit case containing books and ephemera. They are reading an orange text panel.\" class=\"wp-image-528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/02\/DSC_0865-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/02\/DSC_0865-684x1024.jpg 684w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/02\/DSC_0865-768x1150.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/02\/DSC_0865-1025x1536.jpg 1025w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/02\/DSC_0865-1367x2048.jpg 1367w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/02\/DSC_0865-640x959.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/02\/DSC_0865-1602x2400.jpg 1602w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2023\/02\/DSC_0865-scaled.jpg 1709w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Hub, a Network, an Archive: 55 Years of International Writers in Iowa City <em>exhibit in the Main Library Gallery. Photo: Anne Bassett.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The University of Iowa Libraries\u2019 Main Library Gallery is now seeking exhibition proposals for <strong>spring 2025, fall 2025, spring 2026, and fall 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>University of Iowa faculty and staff are invited to submit initial statements of interest for consideration during Round 1 of the selection process <strong>through March 31, 2023<\/strong>. Proposals from across campus are welcome, and faculty and staff from all areas of expertise are eligible to curate an exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exhibits for the Main Library Gallery must showcase materials from the University of Iowa Libraries. Two key purposes of the Gallery are to increase visibility of UI Libraries collections, and to share unique research from our campus community through those collections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selection timeline:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>March 31:<\/strong> Deadline for initial statements of interest (round 1).<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>April 7:<\/strong> Round 1 decisions are announced. Finalists are invited to write complete proposals (round 2).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>July 14:<\/strong> Deadline for finalist exhibition proposals (round 2).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>August 1:<\/strong> 2025 \u2013 2026 exhibitions are announced. Four total proposals will be selected for production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complete details about exhibit proposal submission can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/curation\/\">Main Library Gallery website<\/a>, including:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uiowa.infoready4.com\/#competitionDetail\/1894700\">Submission form for statements of interest<\/a> (round 1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/curation\/guidelines\/\">Exhibit proposal guidelines and process<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/curation\/examples\/\">Exhibit proposal examples<\/a> (for statement of interest and for finalist proposals)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/past\/\">Past selected exhibitions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about the Main Library Gallery <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:sara-pinkham@uiowa.edu\">Contact Sara Pinkham, exhibition and engagement coordinator, with questions or for additional information.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The University of Iowa Libraries\u2019 Main Library Gallery is now seeking exhibition proposals for spring 2025, fall 2025, spring 2026, and fall 2026. University of Iowa faculty and staff are invited to submit initial statements of interest for consideration during Round 1 of the selection process through March 31, 2023. Proposals from across campus are<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/2023\/02\/06\/2025-2026-exhibits\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Main Library Gallery seeking 2025-2026 exhibit proposals&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":272,"featured_media":533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2],"syndication":[4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/272"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":581,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527\/revisions\/581"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}