Exhibition Proposal

2025 Selection Dates

• Q1 – March 19th (deadline for Submission March 16th)
• Q2 – June 18th (deadline for submission June 15th)
• Q3 – September 17th (deadline for submission September 14th) 
• Q4 – December 17th (deadline for submission December 14th)

You will be informed of your selection status within two weeks after the upcoming selection date. The Holter organizes exhibits from 1 – 3 years in advance.

How to Submit/Required Materials

Additional materials not listed here may be requested by museum staff later in the exhibition proposal process.

• • Cover Letter that includes:
    • name or how you prefer to be addressed
    • email
    • phone number
    • address
    • website
    • title of proposed exhibition
    • description of the proposed exhibit – overall concept, content, and medium
    • shipping or method of delivery for artwork
  • Artist’s Statement
  • Biography
  • Resume/CV
  • Educational Programming or Community Outreach (if any)
  • Budget &/or special accommodations needed
  • Image List
    • Title
    • Dimensions
    • Date
    • Medium
    • Size
    • Clearly labeled with titles corresponding to file titles of images included
  • 10 high-quality individual images of artwork
    •  We will accept up to 20 images
    • Images should be labeled and correspond with the image list
    • PLEASE NO HEIC FILES

PDF is preferred for all submission materials except images; they must be individual files.

If you do have questions, please contact our Curator, Gianna Sherman, at gianna@holtermuseum.org or (406)204-3396. Please DO NOT send your exhibition proposals to this email address.

We sincerely appreciate your interest and effort in submitting your proposal. We eagerly look forward to reviewing and considering your work for our upcoming exhibitions.