Curatorial panel
The juror interest form for the 2026 season was due July 11, 2025. We will reopen the juror interest form for our 2027 program in spring/summer 2026.
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We invite artists, curators, arts administrators, producers and shanty enthusiasts to join our curatorial panel!
Most of our artists come through an open call process — where they share their project vision through an application. The Artistic Director works with a panel of jurors to review, score, and discuss the proposals, resulting in the selection of the shanties and performances that visitors see!
We select jurors annually for our Curatorial Panels in June. They review and score open call proposals individually in July and then come together in August for a discussion to approve projects for the On-Ice Program. We have two panels: one for shanty projects, and one for performances + art actions.
Time commitment: advance review of proposals + one 4-hour in-person session to discuss together.
This is a volunteer position. We provide a $100 honorarium for your participation.
We invite artists, curators, arts administrators, producers and shanty enthusiasts to join our curatorial panel!
Most of our artists come through an open call process — where they share their project vision through an application. The Artistic Director works with a panel of jurors to review, score, and discuss the proposals, resulting in the selection of the shanties and performances that visitors see!
We select jurors annually for our Curatorial Panels in July. They review and score open call proposals individually and then come together in August for a discussion to approve projects for the On-Ice Program.
We have two panels: one for shanty projects, and one for performances + art actions.
Time commitment: advance review of proposals + one 4-hour in-person session to discuss together
Timeline:
- July 30: guidelines, rubrics for scoring, proposals/submissions ready for juror review
- July 30 – August 22: review and score proposals on your own time / independently
- August 23-24: in-person jury sessions, 1-5pm each day
Jury sessions are in person in south Minneapolis (each juror only attends one session):
- August 23, 1-5pm
August 24, 1-5pm
Ready to express your interest? Please fill out the form linked below!
CONTACT INFO:
With support from:
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
This Cultural Districts Arts Fund activation is funded, in part, by the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.
