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 2013 Young Contemporaries exhibition, visiting artist and curator, Scott Stulen, 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:

Friday March 15
9am – 5pm: Students register submissions at the Halsey Institute, Cato Center, 1st floor (up to three works per artist, per medium) on this date, during this time only

Tuesday March 19
6pm: Lecture by guest juror, Scott Stulen (Robert Scott Small Building, Room 235)

Thursday March 21
Studio Art faculty select works for the Salon des Refusés

Friday March 22
9am: List of accepted works will be posted outside the Halsey Institute
9am – 5pm: Students pick up released work

Large accepted works that are not already in the gallery should be delivered by 5pm

The Halsey Institute is NOT responsible for works not picked up.

Friday April 5
5 – 7pm: Opening reception and awards ceremony for Young Contemporaries 2013 and the Salon des Refusés at the Halsey Institute

April 5 – May 4
Exhibition dates for Young Contemporaries 2013 & Salon des Refusés

Monday May 6
9am – 4pm: Students pick up work

The Halsey Institute is NOT responsible for works not picked up.

ALL EVENTS & SUBMISSIONS ARE FREE
Young Contemporaries 2013 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.

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 Friday, March 15, 9am – 5pm. 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 2012/Spring 2013 students (including recent December 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.