Tony Dagradi
29th Annual NO DEAD ARTISTS
International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art
REQUEST FOR ARTIST SUBMISSIONS
FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY proudly hosts the 29th iteration of our annual call for artists: NO DEAD ARTISTS International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Art. The call is open through 16 JUNE 2025 and the exhibition participants are selected by an ever-changing group of three prestigious arts professionals. The exhibition itself is installed in the gallery in mid-September and runs through the end of October with an opening reception in conjunction with the Arts District New Orleans' First Saturday Gallery Openings in October 2025 from 5-8 pm.
The NO DEAD ARTISTS exhibition was founded by Jonathan Ferrara in 1995 to give a voice to emerging artists. The exhibition’s name is derived from the old adage that artists never achieve success until they are dead. NO DEAD ARTISTS turns that notion on its head and often gives emerging artists their first break in the art world. In the 90’s, the exhibition was open to New Orleans-based artists and subsequently grew to include artists of Louisiana, then becoming a national juried exhibition in 2010. In 2014, Matthew Weldon Showman opened the call internationally, expanding the opportunity to artists everywhere and producing an even more diverse and compelling survey of Contemporary Art. Now in its 29th iteration, the exhibition has been a springboard for numerous artists; leading to national press coverage, recognition, gallery representation, art fair exhibition, and acquisitions by museums and other prominent collections. Each year the gallery invites a panel of renowned arts professionals and collectors to select the newest creative talents from around the world.
The exhibition has been a springboard for numerous artists leading to national press coverage, recognition, gallery representation and acquisitions by museums and other prominent collections. Each year the gallery invites a panel of renowned arts professionals and collectors to select the newest creative talents.
As the GRAND PRIZE, one jury-winning artist is awarded a solo exhibition at FERRARA SHOWMAN GALLERY to take place the following year.
ENTRY INFORMATION AND TERMS
- You may begin your application by clicking here to be taken directly to the open call website. Create a profile with your biography, artist statement, CV, and images of up to 5 artworks which you would like to submit for the show.
- The entry fee is $40 is paid per submission at the completion of your application.
- Each entrant is allotted up to five image/video submissions and one detail or angle view for each (10 images/videos total). All images must be in .jpg format and videos in .mov format.
- All works must be available for sale and all works selected for the exhibition will be subject to a standard 50% gallery sales commission - in the event that it is sold.
- The artist is responsible for ALL shipping costs including return shipping of all unsold work and import/export duties and taxes.
2025 IMPORTANT DATES
16 JUNE ::: SUBMISSION DEADLINE
26 JULY ::: FINALISTS ANNOUNCEMENT
17 SEPTMEBER ::: EXHIBITION OPENS TO PUBLIC
4 OCTOBER ::: EXHIBITION OPENING RECEPTION
18 OCTOBER ::: EXHIBITION CLOSES
NO DEAD ARTISTS JURY PANEL
CAROLINE SCOTT LOW - CSL Art Consulting - San Francisco Bay Area, California
Caroline Scott Low received her BA in Art History and studied abroad in Paris, France, and Florence, Italy. She continues to travel nationally and internationally, expanding her network of art acquisitions.
With her Fine Art curation, Caroline acquires artwork that elevates the clients' spaces and simplifies the curating process. She assists clients with curating art to build an extensive collection, the beginning foundation of a collection, or individual pieces for their home or office. Her team specializes in Contemporary and Modern art.
Since college, Caroline has been a devoted philanthropist, sitting on many boards and chairing annual fundraisers. She has served on the Council of the Asian Art Museum for several years and chaired their annual family event, "Once Upon a Time In Tokyo." In addition, she collaborated on the inception of the Kids and Art Foundation and worked with the foundation, planning its first annual Fundraiser. Her passion for art intersects with her dedication to children's well-being and their ability to thrive in the art experience. Caroline is on the Board of Trustees of the Monterey Art Museum as the Development Liaison and continues working on its Annual Fundraisers.
Caroline lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband, two children, three dogs, and a bunny.
KRISTINA KAY ROBINSON - Burnaway Magazine - New Orleans, LA
Kristina Kay Robinson is a New Orleans-born poet, writer, and visual artist.. Robinson co-edited Mixed Company, an anthology of fiction and visual narratives by women of color, and has curated exhibitions such as Welcome to the Afrofuture and A Disappearance. She is a 2019 Rabkin Prize winner and a 2024 recipient of an Andy Warhol Arts Writers grant. She currently serves as New Orleans editor-at-large for Burnaway magazine.
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Each year the gallery invites an ever-changing panel of three, renowned, arts professionals and collectors to select the newest creative talents from around the world. Past jurors have included: Prospect.1 Founder and Curator, Dan Cameron; Museum Director, Billie Milam Weisman; Collector and Philanthropist, Beth Rudin DeWoody; MacArthur Fellow, John Scott; Whitney Trustee and Ballroom Marfa Co-founder, Fairfax Dorn; NOMA Director, Susan Taylor; former Director of the Andy Warhol Museum, Eric Shiner; Director of the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas and Founder/Artistic Director of the VOLTA Fair, Amanda Coulson; ArtBridge Curator, Jordana Zeldin; Collector and MoMA Board Member, Lawrence Benenson; CAMH Director, Bill Arning; Collector and Brooklyn Museum Board Member, Stephanie Ingrassia; Collector and Prospect New Orleans Biennial board member, Nick Mayor; Director/Owner of Art Market Productions, Max Fishko; Associate Curator at the Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, Anastasia James; Director of Perez Art Museum Miami and Artistic Director of Prospect.3 Biennial, New Orleans, Franklin Sirmans; collector Lester Marks; McNay Art Museum Curator, René Paul Barilleaux; actress and collector, CCH Pounder; curator, author, and the Sueyun and Gene Locks Artistic Director at Philadelphia Contemporary, Nato Thompson; Managing Director of The Helis Foundation, Jessie Schott Haynes; and Executive Director of the Fairfield University Art Museum and President of the Connecticut Art Trail, Carey Mack Weber.
