Each spring, current College of Charleston students are eligible to submit their recent work to the Young Contemporaries, giving them an opportunity to have their work chosen by a nationally prominent juror and exhibit in a professional gallery setting. For the 2012 Young Contemporaries exhibition, NY visiting artist, Julie Heffernan, has been chosen to select the student works.

Concurrent with Young Contemporaries 2012 will be the Salon des Refusés exhibition, showing in the Hill Exhibition Gallery within The Marion and Wayland H. Cato Jr. Ctr. for the Arts. The origin of the “Salon des Refusés” dates to Paris in 1863, when artists who had been rejected from the official Salon caused such a protest that Emperor Napoleon III ordered another exhibition held for them. Among the painters in this “Salon des Refusés” were Camille Pissaro, Henri Fantin-Latour, James M. Whistler, and Edouard Manet.

These annual exhibitions are jointly produced by the Halsey Institute, the Studio Art Department, and the Student Visual Arts Club at the College of Charleston School of the Arts.

Important dates:

Thursday March 15
9am – 7pm: Register submissions at the Halsey Institute, Cato Center, 1st floor (Up to three works per artist, per medium). Download entry forms here.

Saturday March 17
3pm: Lecture by guest juror and visiting artist, Julie Heffernan (Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts). Learn more »

Monday March 19
Studio Art faculty select works for the Salon des Refusés

Tuesday March 20
9am: List of accepted works will be posted outside the Halsey Institute
9am – 5pm: Students pick up released work. Large accepted works must be delivered by 5pm
The Halsey Institute is NOT responsible for works not retrieved

Thursday March 29
5pm – 7pm: Opening reception & awards ceremony for Young Contemporaries 2012 & the Salon des Refusés at the Halsey Institute

Friday March 30 – Saturday April 28
Exhibition dates for the 2012 Young Contemporaries & Salon des Refusés

Monday April 30
12pm – 4pm: Students pick up their work
The Halsey Institute is NOT responsible for works not retrieved

ALL EVENTS & SUBMISSIONS ARE FREE
Young Contemporaries 2012 is co-produced by the Visual Arts Club, Department of Studio Art and the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston School of the Arts. The exhibition is made possible by generous support from Lee and Ann Higdon.

HOW TO REGISTER!

Students must meet eligibility requirements and obtain yellow labels from the Studio Art Office (Simons Center, 4th floor), the Halsey Institute (Cato Center, 1st floor) 9am – 5pm, Mon. – Fri., or by clicking here. Fill out labels legibly and attach to the back of all submitted works. Indicate on label if there are any special installation instructions. Bring eligible work to the Halsey Institute on Thurs., March 15, 9am – 7pm. Even oversized works must be registered at this time, while the piece may be left elsewhere. Indicate on the registration form if you have oversized works & where they are located. Large, accepted works that are not already in the Halsey Institute on March 20 should be delivered by 5pm.  ALL WORKS MUST BE DRY!

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

CofC Fall 2011/Spring 2012 students (including recent Dec. graduates)

WHAT IS ELIGIBLE?

Original visual artworks completed after Jan. 2011. Students may submit up to 3 works per artist, per medium (i.e.: prints, sculptures, etc.). There are no limitations on media or size. Download entry forms here.