Selectiedag Zomersalon

22.07.2012

TENT/CBK presents the Summer Salon in Het Gemaal op Zuid. In the Summer Salon, Het Gemaal shines the spotlight on undiscovered talent, established artists and ambitious amateurs from South Rotterdam. After the example of the annual Summer Expo in The Hague, an expert jury chaired by Hans Walgenbach, director of Museum Rotterdam, selects the works to be exhibited. The best work of art wins a place in the presentation space of the Centrum Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam.

The Summer Salon refers to the most important annual exhibition in Paris in the 19th century, called the Salon, in which a jury decided which works would be shown. It was the exhibition in which painters and sculptors could make a name for themselves. Summer Salon is a stock-taking exhibition of the creative community in South Rotterdam. Are there still undiscovered talents, and which subjects are topical in the art of South Rotterdam? The exhibition has a broad view of the artistic spectrum in South Rotterdam and, therefore, shows work by artists from the established and non-established art world.

Call for entries
Established and non-established artists from South Rotterdam have until 6 July to enter a maximum of two works for the Summer Salon. On the selection day, Sunday 22 July, the jury will decide which artists participate in the exhibition. The works shown in Het Gemaal will also have the chance to win a prize. The director of the CBK Rotterdam will invite the most talented artist in South Rotterdam to exhibit their work in the CBK on the Nieuwe Binnenweg in Rotterdam.

More information on entering is available at www.gemaalopzuid.nl. Entries can be submitted via info@gemaalopzuid.nl (mentioning: entry Summer Salon). Please note: entry is no longer possible after 19 July.

<sub>Selectionday: Sunday 22 July 2012
Exhibition Zomersalon: Friday 27 July 2012

The exhibition is organized by the Centrum Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam and TENT, in collaboration with SBAW Cultuurscouts.</sub>