Cleve Carney Museum of Art (CCMA), located on the College of DuPage campus (425 Fawell Blvd.), is kicking off its 2023 season with Once: 2023 Emerging Artists Exhibit, a juried exhibition showcasing contemporary artwork from emerging artists across the region. The exhibition will be on view beginning Oct. 7, following this summer’s blockbuster WARHOL Exhibition.
Artists from across the U.S. are invited to submit works for consideration through the CCMA’s website. The deadline for artists to submit their work is Sept. 8. Four jurors will review the works alongside CCMA Gallery Director & Curator, Justin Witte and Assistant Curator Julia Walker to choose works that will be exhibited. The full list of selected exhibiting artists will be announced Sept. 15.
“This exhibition provides early career artists from the community and beyond the opportunity to exhibit their work in a professional setting and to have it seen by our audience,” says Cleve Carney Museum of Art Chief Curator Justin Witte. “While the museum is focused on bringing world class exhibitions to DuPage County, we are also committed to being a platform for artists to grow their careers.”
Installation Shot, 2018 Emerging Artist Exhibition. Photo by Clare Britt
Once is the first iteration of this exhibition at the museum since 2018. The 2018 award recipients included: Mie Kongo, who exhibited artwork at EXPO CHICAGO in 2022 and was the 2021 Joan Mitchell Fellowship award recipient; Joseph Josué Mara, who was recently named NewCity’s 2022 Breakout Artist; Carla Fisher Schwartz, who has since completed several noteworthy residencies; and Cassie Tompkins who is now the Design Director at Women Unite.
Once: 2023 Emerging Artists Exhibit is coordinated by Julia Walker, Assistant Curator at the Cleve Carney Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on view through Jan. 7, 2024.
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An opening reception will take place Oct. 7 from 5-7p.m. The award recipients will be announced at 6p.m.
Hours
CCMA is open Wednesday – Sunday, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
About the Cleve Carney Museum of Art
The late Cleve Carney provided a significant legacy gift to establish the Cleve Carney Art Gallery at College of DuPage. The gallery opened in February 2014 with its inaugural exhibition, Selections from Cleve Carney’s Art Collection. In fall 2019, the gallery was expanded to a 2,500 square-foot museum. The Cleve Carney Museum of Art opened June 2021 with the highly anticipated Frida Kahlo: Timeless exhibition. Funding is provided by the Cleve Carney Endowment Fund, which supports vital programming including artist engagement opportunities for community members and students, gallery exhibitions, artist commissions, new acquisitions and other teaching and learning tools that foster cultural enrichment in our community. More information can be found at TheCCMA.org and on social media @CleveCarneyMuseumofArt.