{"id":789,"date":"2025-03-03T21:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/?p=789"},"modified":"2025-03-14T16:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T16:51:50","slug":"main-library-gallery-seeking-2027-2028-exhibit-proposals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/2025\/03\/03\/main-library-gallery-seeking-2027-2028-exhibit-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Main Library Gallery seeking 2027\u20132028 exhibit proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3680-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"A medieval manuscript is open to a colorfully illuminated letter B and some gothic handwritten text.\" class=\"wp-image-649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3680-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3680-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3680-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3680-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3680-1568x1176.jpeg 1568w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2024\/01\/IMG_3680.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Psalterium cum Antiphonis, late 15th century. Rebound and treated in the University of Iowa Libraries Conservation Lab by William Anthony in 1985. Medieval Manuscripts [xMMs.Ps3]. Special Collections &amp; Archives, University of Iowa Libraries. Photo: Sara J. Pinkham. From <em>Making the Book, Past and Present<\/em> (2024).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Main Library Gallery at the University of Iowa Libraries is now seeking exhibition proposals for <strong>spring 2027, fall 2027, spring 2028, and fall 2028<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iowa faculty and staff from all areas of expertise are invited to submit initial statements of interest for consideration during round one of the selection process <strong>through April 7, 2025.<\/strong> Please see below for more information about the timeline. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Exhibits for the Main Library Gallery must showcase materials from the&nbsp;Libraries. Two key purposes of the Gallery are to increase visibility of UI Libraries collections and to share unique research from the campus community through those collections.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Selection timeline:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>April 7:<\/strong> Deadline for initial statements of interest (round one).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>April 18:<\/strong> First-round decisions are announced. Finalists are invited to write complete proposals (round two).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>July 18:<\/strong> Deadline for finalist exhibition proposals (round two).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>August 4:<\/strong> 2027\u20132028 exhibitions are announced. Four total proposals will be selected for production.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complete details about exhibit proposal submission can be found on the <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/curation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Main Library Gallery website<\/strong><\/a><strong>, including:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/uiowa.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_9st8M37Pemg8Rj8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Submission form for statements of interest<\/a> (round one)\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/curation\/guidelines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exhibit proposal guidelines and process<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/past\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Past selected exhibitions<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8277-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"An original black ink drawing of Herky holding various sports equipment.\" class=\"wp-image-405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8277-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8277-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8277-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8277-1800x1350.jpeg 1800w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8277-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8277-640x480.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8277-2000x1500.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/files\/2022\/01\/IMG_8277.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All-Sports Herky, ca. 1949-1952. Dick Spencer III Collection of Herky Pen and Ink Drawings, University Archives, University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections &amp; Archives. From <em>We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa <\/em>(2022). <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more about the Main Library Gallery.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:sara-pinkham@uiowa.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Sara Pinkham, exhibition and engagement coordinator, with questions or for additional information.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Main Library Gallery at the University of Iowa Libraries is now seeking exhibition proposals for spring 2027, fall 2027, spring 2028, and fall 2028.&nbsp; Iowa faculty and staff from all areas of expertise are invited to submit initial statements of interest for consideration during round one of the selection process through April 7, 2025.<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/2025\/03\/03\/main-library-gallery-seeking-2027-2028-exhibit-proposals\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8220;Main Library Gallery seeking 2027\u20132028 exhibit proposals&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":272,"featured_media":798,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[22,3,2],"syndication":[4],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789"}],"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=789"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":807,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789\/revisions\/807"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/798"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=789"},{"taxonomy":"syndication","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.lib.uiowa.edu\/gallery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/syndication?post=789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}