Double Duty:
2 person show & residency for Artist Parents

Artist parents need time and space to create. And a platform to share their work!

In collaboration with Artist/Mother Podcast, Kinhouse seeks to provide a supportive environment and nourishing resources to help artists who are parents to thrive.

Two selected artists will receive:
- 1 month exhibition at our gallery (2 person show)
- a week long stay at our artist residency in Fort Wayne, IN (family friendly and to be used during the 2025 calendar year)
- an interview on the Artist/Mother podcast
- promotion and marketing of your artwork
- an opening reception on Friday, May 2nd, 2025

As artist parents ourselves, we understand the challenge and complexity involved when you are making art and raising humans. This exhibition and residency opportunity was created to respond to the need for emerging and mid career artists to have opportunities to make and show their work in inclusive spaces.

This open call is for individual artists to submit on behalf of themselves. During the selection process we will be curating TWO artists from the submissions to show together and each receive a residency opportunity in 2025. Please do not submit as a “pair” of artists to this open call.

We welcome submissions from persons of all genders and backgrounds as long as you identify as a parent. Please submit work in its finished form. We recognize that the work submitted may not be what you end up exhibiting.

Exhibition opening will take place: Friday evening, May 2nd, 2025
Residency dates are flexible and can be scheduled any time during the 2025 calendar year

Submission Fee: $35 — Use code “SUPPORT” for $10 off your submission fee if needed, no questions asked

Fees are non-refundable. All art mediums are accepted for exhibition consideration. However if you are submitting video work you will need to provide a display for viewing.

Please pay submission fee here. Take a screen shot of your completed payment to upload in your application.

2 Artist Parents will be selected by Kinhouse Co-Directors, Dana Caldera and Kaylan Buteyn . They will each receive a 1 week residency at Kinhouse to be used during the 2025 calendar year. Both artists will participate in a 2 person show during the month of May at our gallery space in Fort Wayne, IN.
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Call Ends: December 1st, 2024, Midnight EST

Artist’s Notified by: December 20th, 2024, Midnight EST

Residency dates: scheduled as per the artists availability, to be completed during the 2025 calendar year

Exhibition opening: Friday, May 2nd, 2025 from 5-8pm, Kinhouse Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
Exhibition dates: May 2nd, 2025 - June 2nd, 2025

Email us with any questions at kinhouseart@gmail.com

Promotion and Social media:
The selected artist will have their work featured in our brick and mortar gallery in the Broadway Arts District in Fort Wayne, IN, and on our instagram @kinhouseart

Sale of the artwork:

It is preferred but not required that the artwork you submit for this show be for sale. Selected artists will be presented with an exhibition contract which includes a 30% commission on work sold. Artists keep 70% of the sale. You will receive a payment within 2 weeks of the show closing on any works sold.

Agreement to Participate:

This is a physical exhibition where artists are responsible for shipping or delivery of work both to and from the gallery (unless work is sold). Your submission to this show indicates that you agree with the expectations and conditions of this exhibition as outlined. Artists are also responsible for travel costs to/from the residency and grocery/dining costs during your residency.

Residency booking:
If selected, your residency may be booked during any open week we have available during the calendar year of 2025. If you have already booked a residency to come stay with us in 2025, your residency week will be fully reimbursed or you may select an additional residency week.

Residency details:
Our residency is a 3 bedroom home with detached studio. Please see more pictures here. You are welcome to bring your family or other artists to share the residency space with. While we are a family friendly residency, we do not provide childcare for children you bring with you. We can, however, connect you with local babysitters we trust who may be able to provide assistance during your stay.

Global opportunity: Not from the United States or anywhere near Indiana? We are open to this opportunity benefitting you! Please understand that we are not able to accommodate your travel or shipping expenses for this opportunity. Your application implies that you will resume the responsibility of those costs in association with this residency if you are selected.

To get a better idea of our space: please view our instagram: @kinhouseart or check our FLOOR PLAN here