Submit to the 2024 30x30x30 EXHIBITION
Opens April 18th, 2025
at Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Var Gallery's 30 x 30 x 30 Exhibition invites select 30 artists to make 30 pieces in 30 days in the month of January. Hosted in Milwaukee, WI, the show's goals are to stimulate an aggressive art-making marathon right away at the beginning of the year as well as provide gallery visitors the ability to collect small works from many artists. This is Var’s 11th year holding this exhibition, and overall interest for the showcase continues to grow for artists and gallery patrons. Last year’s submission count hit over 270 and has an estimated 1,000 visitors attending the opening reception, dwarfing the previous years' attendance—sales generated for artists for 2024’s exhibition totaling over $56K.
Submission Requirements
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$30 submission fee via the "Buy Now" button below.
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Works accepted are paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, unique prints, photography, and collage.
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All 2D work must be 6" x 6", INCLUDING the frame, and all 3D work must be within or precisely 6" x 6" x 6". All work must be wall-hangable.
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All individual works must be for sale
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Selected participants from the previous year cannot reapply to the following year.
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Submit examples of your work,
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Provide a clear statement regarding the work you intend on creating in the month of January 2025. (150 words or less)
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Provide 3 image samples of current work that can reflect the media in which you intend on creating your 30. You may also submit an image of a sketch or sample of your intended 30.
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Both statement and images will be submitted via One PDF document file size less than 5 MB to info@vargallery.com titled, “YOURNAME_30x30x30_Exhibition_2025 Submission”
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DEADLINE NOVEMBER NOV 10TH
2025 EXHIBITION JURORS
Jaymee Harvey Willms
Jaymee Harvey Willms is an artist living and working in the Milwaukee area of Wisconsin. She was born and raised in Maplewood, Minnesota. From there she moved to South Dakota where she received her BFA in painting and art history from the University of South Dakota. In 2015 she went on to graduate from SUNY Albany with her MFA in sculpture. Currently, she serves her community as Executive Director of the Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Art Museums. Jaymee lives with her husband in Hartford Wisconsin. Her current body of work processes grief, mourning, fear and hope. She believes in fearless advocacy and the power of storytelling. She has had international residencies, shows her work across the United States, and continues to make work in her studio in Milwaukee’s Walker's Point neighborhood.
Josh Hintz
Josh Hintz is the owner & director of Var Gallery & Var Studios. Var Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located in the Walker’s Point neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin with two locations on 2nd and 5th Street. The galleries are known for ambitious exhibitions, engaging events, and a social atmosphere to enjoy artworks and cocktails with friends. Var Studios houses 74 Milwaukee-based artists at both locations. In addition to our regular programming, Var Gallery’s 5th Street location promotes affordable artworks through our Small Works Gallery, and hosts rotating exhibitions through our other spaces Between Two Galleries and Hawthorn Contemporary. The gallery was founded by Josh Hintz in 2013, and today thrives as a center point for Milwaukee’s visual arts community.