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Proposal submission guidelines

2024-2025 exhibitions – applications due February 16, 2024

The Paragon Gallery is an educational and community space located in PCC’s Paragon Arts Resource Building along with PCC Cascade’s printmaking studio. We are committed to exhibiting work of high artistic quality and cultural relevance. Mindful of our role as a member of the Humboldt community we are especially interested in proposals that will engage and welcome community members into our space.

The Paragon Gallery will be accepting proposals for installations/exhibitions to occur in 2024-2025, and the deadline will be February 16, 2024

*If you are a PCC student, and you wish to participate in future student exhibitions, we will post updated information in Winter/Spring term 2024 for our end-of-the-year exhibition.

Submission proposals are evaluated based on

  • conceptual relevance to curricula and to the community surrounding Portland Community College Cascade Campus
  • technique and ideation
  • dynamically related programming/events
  • variety in overall exhibition schedule

2024-2025 proposal details

Share a Google folder with cascade.gallery@pcc.edu. Label the folder “your (or group’s) Name 2024 proposal”. Please include the following:

  1. A letter of interest including specific educational/community programming you envision.
  2. An artist’s or collaborative group’s statement.
  3. A resume or CV with all contact information.
  4. A detailed image inventory list: title, medium, dimensions (or location and duration), and date of completion for each work.
  5. A Work Samples subfolder containing up to 10 images or work samples. *Please label each sample with your name, underscore, and sample number. E.g. “sampson_01”.
    • For event-based, durational, or interactive works, composite slides are recommended.
    • Up to 3 video or audio examples with a total combined run time of no more than 10 minutes may be submitted.
    • Links to media with total combined run times of 10 minutes or less are welcome.

You should expect to hear back from us by the end of April 2024.
Floor plan of the Paragon Arts Gallery.
Email cascade.gallery@pcc.edu with any questions, including a list of our media resources.