LEARNING CURVE

LEARNING CURVE

Learning Curve 16 submission deadline:
Tuesday, June 4, 2024.


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© Karen Navarro

Learning Curve 6, 2012

Learning Curve is an annual exhibition celebrating HCP students’ work from the past year. Students who attended courses or workshops at HCP between Winter 2023 and Spring 2024 are eligible to apply. From digital photography to alternative processes, Learning Curve highlights HCP Education's various programs.

The exhibition is juried by a leading curator, editor, or artist who is in dialogue with the medium of contemporary art and/ or photography. Works selected by the juror will be exhibited at HCP and highlighted on our digital platforms.


Check out the previous exhibition.

Important Dates:

May 7, 2024 – Entries for Learning Curve 16 open for submission

June 2, 2024 – Entries close - submission deadline (11:59 PM)

Mid-June, 2024 – Acceptance notifications sent via email

July 5, 2024 – Accepted works due at HCP

July 18, 2024 – Opening reception, 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

On View: July 18 to August 18, 2024

Learning Curve 16 will be juried by Lorena Molina

Lorena Molina is a Salvadoran multidisciplinary artist, educator, and curator. She is an Assistant Professor of Photography and Digital Media at the University of Houston. She's also the founder and the director of Third Space Gallery, a community space and gallery that supports and highlights BIPOC artists. 

At the core of Molina's work is an exploration of spatial inequalities and the challenges that oppressed groups face in constructing place and establishing a sense of belonging. The work is driven by a deep sense of displacement experienced after a 12-year-old civil war forced her and her family to migrate to the United States. Most of her work stems from a need to find and build community in a way that is both tender, accountable, and challenging through difficult conversations that make everybody involved actively question their position and privileges in society.

She received her Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Minnesota in 2015 and her Bachelor of Fine Arts from California State University, Fullerton, in 2012. Molina has been a recipient of the Diversity of Views and Experiences fellowship, The Christopher Cardozo Fellowship, (Two) Truth and Reconciliation grant from Artswave, The Idea Fund, and The Kala Art Institute fellowship. She has exhibited and performed both nationally and internationally at venues including the Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, The Kemper Museum, Southeast Museum of Photography, 621 Gallery, The Carnegie, Covington, KY, Vox Populi, FSU Museum of Fine Arts, EXPO Chicago, The Armory, The Delaplaine Art Center, The Beijing Film Academy and all over the piazzas of Florence, Italy

 FAQs

  • Any student who has attended an HCP course or workshop between January 2023 and the present. Students of all levels of photographic knowledge or experience may apply.

  • No, there is no entry fee, but you must have attended a class at HCP from January 2023 onward.

  • Please select and carefully edit no more than 5 images representing your current photographic work. Each of your images should be prepared for submission according to the following specifications:

    File Type: JPEG (.jpg)

    Resolution: 2000 pixels (px) on the LONGEST side

    Color Profile: Adobe RGB (1998)

    In addition, you will need to provide the following:

    1) Your artist bio

    2) An artist statement (if applicable)

    3) Specific information for each piece:

    • Title (for identification purposes)

    • Year

    • Size (height X width)

    • Medium of finished work (archival inkjet print, Polaroid, chromogenic print, photo collage, etc.)

  • We use the application platform Submittable for all of our calls for entry. Once the call opens, clicking the submission link above will take you directly to the online portal to submit your application.

    Once on Submittable, click “Submit” to begin the submission process. Enter your name and personal information, add your bio, and provide your artist statement (if relevant). Once completing this section. you will be able to upload your images and provide the required info for each image you wish to submit.

  • Applicants will be notified of the jurying results via email by June 21, 2024. Shortly after, Exhibitors will be contacted to schedule shipping arrangements.

    Note: HCP retains the right to reject any selected work that differs from the work submitted.

  • HCP members receive discounts on courses, workshops, and masterclasses, have access to the Digital Lab, participate in Critique Groups, and more. HCP Members have the opportunity to enter other calls for entry, including HCP’s Center Annual and Fellowship competitions.

  • - ARTWORK PRESENTATION: Upon your acceptance, the work to be exhibited must be delivered ready-to-hang in either a simple white, black, or natural wood frame; matting is optional, and frames that do not meet these criteria should be pre-approved by the Exhibitions and Programs Coordinator in advance. In the case that a pedestal or specific hardware is needed for presentation, you must inform the Exhibitions and Programs Coordinator of what will be necessary for the installation of your work. Artists exhibiting slide or video projection, installation, or sculptural works beyond a two-dimensional format are expected to provide the hardware and equipment necessary to exhibit the work as it is intended to be shown. HCP does not provide slide or video projectors. HCP does have a few small-to-medium-sized TV monitors and media players for displaying video work.

    - DELIVERY OF ARTWORK: HCP will pay for round-trip ground shipping of Exhibitors' artwork. HCP will not cover the cost of producing a crate or any other packaging materials. Do NOT ship work with packaging peanuts.

    - INSURANCE: Works will be insured while on the premises of HCP. However, HCP cannot be responsible for damage or loss during transit.

    - IMAGE RIGHTS: Exhibitor retain the original copyright to their artwork. HCP retains the right to display and reproduce work accepted for this exhibition for publicity and promotional purposes.

    - CONFIRMATION: Your entry constitutes understanding and agreement with the conditions outlined in this prospectus.