Submission deadline: January 10, 2020

Notification by: January 20th, 2020 - Due to the volume of applications, only selected artists will be notified. Please check the website for a list of accepted exhibitors.

Exhibition Dates: June 5 - November 5, 2020

Guest Juror: Kristen Hileman, former Chief of Contemporary Art Department and Curator of Contemporary Art at Baltimore Museum of Art, and former Associate Curator at Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Prizes: Artists selected for the exhibition will be eligible for the following cash prizes:

• $1000 The Delaware Contemporary Award selected by the Gretchen Hupfel Curator of Contemporary Art

• $500 Popular Vote Award selected by visitors during the first three weeks of the exhibition

• $250 Honorable Mentions, two will be selected

Submission Details:

• Submission deadline: January 10, 2020 by 5 PM 

• Notification by: January 20, 2020 - Due to the volume of applications, only selected artists will be notified. Please check the website for a list of accepted exhibitors.

Submission Instructions:

• Please submit the following information as one single PDF format document to artistopp@decontemporary.org with the exact subject line “Riverfront_20/20”: 

  • Name, address, phone number, email address

  • Artist bio and statement

  • Artist CV/Resume 

  • Images of artwork (no more than 6) with image list

• Pay the application fee and include the order receipt number in the body of the submission email