ABOUT THE MOREAU ART GALLERIES
A series of up to nine exhibitions by professional, contemporary artists rotate in the three different exhibition spaces of the Moreau Art Galleries: The Sister Rosaire Extension Gallery, The Little Theatre Gallery, and Hammes Gallery. Department of Art student exhibitions—annual Porfolio Reviews, Senior Comprehensive Exhibitions, and the summer Juried Student Exhibition—are also on display in the Moreau Art Galleries throughout the academic year. Department of Art student work is also exhibited on a rotating basis in the Marilou Eldrid Gallery in the Student Center on Saint Mary’s College campus.
Gallery hours are Monday-Friday from 10am-4pm. The gallery is closed on campus holidays and during the summer months. Occasionally, the gallery is open during the weekends for special campus functions–check this blog for most up-to-date information, or email the Gallery Director, Krista Hoefle.
Gallery Mission:
“Pink Bliss” by Sabrina Raaf from her solo exhibition, 2001.
The mission of the Moreau Art Galleries at Saint Mary’s College (Notre Dame, IN) is to present professional and educational exhibitions of contemporary art that are challenging and innovative in both content and media. In one exhibition season a range of media, content, and point of view are represented. Exhibitions firstly serve as a teaching tool for the department of art and reflect the needs, interests and concerns of students. Secondly, exhibitions support the educational objectives of other departments at Saint Mary’s College. In addition, exhibitions serve as cultural and intellectual enrichment for the Saint Mary’s community. Thirdly, the Moreau Galleries encourages the community-at-large to become more aware of the important role the arts play in education and the general enhancement of everyday life the visual arts provide.
SUBMISSION POLICY
Cynthia Greig, “election ballot” (Lifesize Series) 2001
Artists and curators are welcome to submit proposals for exhibition at the Moreau Art Galleries. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year. A Gallery Board comprised of the Gallery Director, students, faculty, and art-interested community members advise and select exhibitions in accordance with the Mission of the Moreau Art Galleries. The Gallery is committed to exhibition of contemporary artwork in a wide variety of media within an educational setting. To give you an idea of the nature of exhibitions, visit the following links to previous artist exhibitions and performances: the Guerilla Girls, Slop Art, Survival Design (Brown and Scofield), Allen Topolski, Sabrina Raaf, Cynthia Greig, Mary Magsamen and Stephan Hillerbrand, Gina Rymarcsuk, and Laurie Riccadonna. It may take up to 6 months for the Gallery Director to review your materials. Please do not call or email regarding your submission.
Exhibition and curatorial submissions must include the following:
—>A brief cover letter stating how your work -or- curatorial project fits in with the mission of the Moreau Art Galleries.
—>CV (for curatorial proposals, please submit CVs of all artists included in exhibition)
—>Artist Statement (for curatorial proposals, please submit a curatorial statement of the theme or idea of your exhibition)
—>CD with up to 20 jpg images, formatted for MAC. DVDs formatted for standard playback (up to 10 minutes of material). Websites can also be viewed in lieu of CDs and/or DVDs.
—>Supplementary Materials (such as reviews, articles, catalogs, etc.) are welcome.
—>SASE for return of materials. Your packet must include a SASE; packets will be disposed of otherwise.
—>Submissions may be emailed if you’d like the Gallery Director to review a website of your work. Just send paperwork materials as PDF attachments with a URL link in your email to Gallery Director Krista Hoefle
It may take up to one (1) year to notify you about the status of your application. Please be patient with our process. Note that the Gallery is closed during the summer months (mid-May through late August).
