Every year the Bowery Gallery hosts a juried show open to all applicants working in two-dimensional media. In the past, prominent artists have juried the shows.

The Bowery's 16th annual juried competition for 2008 will be juried by Jed Perl who has written on contemporary art for a variety of publications including Salmagundi, The New Criterion, The Partisan Review, The New Republic, The New York Times Book Review, Elle, and Modern Painters. Among his books are New Art City: Manhattan at Mid-Century, Gallery Going: Four Seasons in the Art World, and Eyewitness: Reports from an Art World in Crisis. The juried exhibition will be held from July 29 - August 16, 2008 at the Bowery Gallery. The opening will be held on Thursday, July 31st, 5 - 8 pm.

All applications should be postmarked by April 14, 2008.
The gallery will make every effort to notify applicants of acceptance by June 1, 2008.

 

Click here to download the prospectus.