Exhibition Proposal

2024 Selection Dates

  • Q1 – March 27th (deadline for Submission March 23rd)
  • Q2 – June 19th (deadline for submission June 15th)
  • Q3 – September 18th (deadline for submission September 14th) 
  • Q4 – December 18th (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 email a Google Drive Link, Dropbox, or other cloud-based file-sharing method to exhibitions.holter@gmail.com. This email is monitored for incoming submissions only and will not respond to questions. 

A PDF is acceptable for all submission materials except images, they must be individual files, please.

If you do have questions, please contact our Interim Curator Gianna Sherman at gianna@holtermuseum.org or (406)442-6400 ext. 104

Thank you for your interest! We look forward to reviewing your proposal.