Hartnett Gallery
Current Exhibition
Student Juried Show
Artists: Various Artists
- Artist Statement
Threads of connection explores the intricate and often unseen bonds that we've our experiences together. We ask contributors and viewers to consider the powerful ties that unite us, both individually and as a collective.
Organized by the Gallery Curation Committee and featuring the work of:- Joo Eon Park
- Catho Fan
- Val Bykova
- Ella Smith
- Kirsten Bell
- Sophia Wang
- Grace Timerman
- Eva Naik
- Rongyan (Valerie) Zhang
- Rachel Kamata
- George Mechalke
- Ella ‘Bug’ Cartwright
Upcoming
Hartnett Gallery is Now Accepting Submissions!
Application Deadline: April 29, 2025
- HARTNETT GALLERY 2025-2026 CALL FOR ARTWORK
The Hartnett Gallery at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY, is now accepting proposals from individual artists, groups, and curators from the US and Canada. This year, a panel of undergraduate students and the Hartnett Gallery Advisory Board will select one exhibition to be held during the 2025-2026 academic year to be held in Feb/March 2026. Submissions from University of Rochester alumni artists and artists based in the Rochester area are also welcomed.
Selected artists will be guaranteed:
- A 4-to-5-week exhibition at Hartnett Gallery (Scheduled period: February-March 2026)
- Assistance installing the exhibition
- A $1000 honorarium paid at the end of the exhibition
- Limited support for shipping, travel, and hotel accommodation for installation and the exhibition reception
- An opening reception and public artist talk
- Press material and PR support
APPLICATION DEADLINE:
Emailed applications are due by April 29th, 2025, at 11:59 PM. Incomplete, late, or noncompliant submissions will not be considered.
APPLICATION MATERIALS:
To submit your work for consideration, compile and email the following items as ONE PDF file (under 5MB) to hartnett.callforart@gmail.com. Please do not send zipped files.- Contact Information
Artist Name
Address (City, State, Zip)
Phone Number
Email Address
Website and/or Instagram - Type of Exhibition (alumnae, individual solo, group show, or curated show)
Availability: The exhibition is scheduled for February-March 2026. Please specify your available dates within this period. - Working Title of Exhibition
- Exhibition Statement
- Installation Requirements: Specify any out-of-the-ordinary spatial and technical needs.
- Artist Biography
- Artist Statement
- Recent Artwork: 5 to 10 images of recent artwork. Images do not have to be of works that will definitely be included in the final show, but MUST be representative of the works to be displayed. For video/new media files, please provide a Vimeo link. For each image, include the following details below: Title of Work, Medium, Dimensions, Year.
- Artist Resume
NOTIFICATION
Artists will be notified by May 15th, 2025.
ABOUT HARTNETT
Established in 1972, this unique triangular gallery is located in one of the main buildings of the university, Wilson Commons, which was designed by the renowned architect I.M. Pei. The gallery has a rich exhibition history that includes both artists at the initial stages of their careers and artists who are internationally known. Please visit the Hartnett Gallery Website to see the exhibition space and layout.
Past Exhibitions
Approaches to Portraiture
Artists: Images by Nigel Maister, Curated by Maister and Emily Broad
Dates: January 21 - February 21, 2025
Sex/Labor
Artists: Antonia Crane, Barbara Nitke, Chichi Castillo, Sasha Waters Freyer, Alyssa Wood, Weixin Zhuang, Katina Bitsicas, Lena Chen, Maggie Oates, David Kim, and Emily Broad
Dates: November 21 - December 18, 2024
Information
- Hartnett Gallery Mission
Enrich the campus and local community by providing opportunities in the Campus Center to experience diverse expressions of culture through visual art
Cultivate skills related to exhibition, curatorial, and preparator practices
Facilitate sustainable opportunities for artists/students through the creation, presentation, and understanding of contemporary art via exhibitions and educational programs
- Contact Us
For the Hartnett Gallery: hartnett@mail.rochester.edu
For other inquiries: wcsa@rochester.edu
- Hours of Operation
For the Harnett Gallery's standard hours, please see Wilson Common's building hours. The standard hours are only during an exhibition. The Gallery is closed when there is no exhibit on display or event scheduled. Hours may change or fluctuate during academic breaks.
- Gallery Space Information
Installation and De-installation Timetable
- The dates scheduled for an exhibition need to include time for the installation and the deinstallation of the exhibition.
- Installation can be expected to take one to three days for less complicated projects. More complicated installations will need to budget more time.
- At the end of deinstallation Hartnett must be returned to the condition it was in at the beginning of the exhibition period.
- If works are not conventionally framed or mounted all aspects of their installation must be pre-approved.
- The Hartnett Advisory Board must give approval prior to installation if any work fits the following criteria:
- Weighs more than 50 lbs.
- Has a dimension exceeding 40”
- Requires any extraordinary management or installation (i.e. suspended from the ceiling)
- Is to be placed on the balcony
Wall Treatment
- Exhibitions must request permission to paint the walls from the Hartnett Advisory Board
Important prohibitions
- The use of double-stick tape or any means of adhesion apart from the use of Quakehold® or GlueDots® (brand specific) is prohibited.
- No exhibition is allowed to block the entrance to the Gallery or the stairs inside.
- The floor cannot be painted or altered.
- Sharpies/permanent markers, ink, watercolor, or stickers are not allowed to be placed directly on Gallery walls.
Lighting
- Lighting cannot be adjusted without proper training from the Advisory Committee.
- Submitting a Proposal
The Hartnett Gallery Advisory Board welcomes proposals for events/performances/exhibitions to be hosted in Hartnett Gallery. Events and performances are encouraged to occur in the space during an exhibition, assuming an exhibition's set up can accommodate your proposal's needs. All events, performances, and exhibitions must be sponsored by a University of Rochester department or student organization. If your department or student organization is interested in hosting an event or exhibition in the Gallery, you can fill out the Hartnett Gallery Proposal Form.
If you have any questions please reach out to Aaron Delehanty