Call for Submissions - Art in Prospect House

Call for Submissions: Art in Prospect House

Princeton University is pleased to invite undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, faculty, and current staff to submit original works of art for consideration in an installation at Prospect House, due to reopen in August 2024. The deadline for submission is April 28, 2024. 

A Refurbished Prospect House 

Prospect House is a vital social resource for the University community, a place to gather, dine, and hold meetings. The renovations currently underway will enrich the ambience of this historic space, including a visual art installation building on the efforts put in place in 2022 that will highlight a broad array of Princeton voices and lived experiences.  

For more information and to see renderings of Prospect House click here.

Submission Guidelines 

  Applicants are asked to submit digital images of artworks through the Café submission platform. Submitted works should embrace one or more of the following themes: 

·                Past meets present   

·                Origins and legacies (tradition and innovation)  

·                Belonging   

·                Community   

·                Welcome   

·                Gathering   

Works may be two- or three-dimensional, although flat work in all media is preferred. Three-dimensional works must not require vitrines, and two-dimensional works should be unframed so that framing can be done consistently for the exhibition. No outdoor sculpture will be considered.     

Artworks submitted for inclusion in previous University initiatives are eligible. Works may be offered on loan (for a preferred renewable loan period of two years) or given as gifts. Submissions will be considered by a selection committee, working with the University’s Campus Art Steering Committee, in hopes of selecting artwork representative of the broad range of experiences of individuals across the University community. Artists will be notified by May 17, 2024, and works selected for the installation must be delivered by June 10, 2024.  

Questions? Contact Jennifer Garey at Jegarey@princeton.edu