So Hamiltonian Fellows will have the opportunity to show their work at the Hamiltonian Gallery on a specific schedule during the two-year program.
Each year, 10 new fellows will open their first season with a group "introduction" show. During the two-year term each artist will have the opportunity for two additional shows. These shows will be limited to two artists each so that the participating artists are able to fully utilize the substantial allotted space. There will also be the possibility of solo shows for second-year fellows based on performance.
YEAR ONE : The first-year shows will be collaborative, with a common theme among the exhibiting artists.
YEAR TWO : The second-year focus show will highlight the artist's own artistic vision for the future. A selected "Hot Shot" artist will also be given the opportunity to have a solo show in the second year of his/her term. The selection of this "Hot Shot" artist will be based on the performance of all 1st year fellows at the end of their first exhibition season.
For our regular exhibition season, there will be a total of 20 artists with the 1st and 2nd year fellows combined. A sample exhibition schedule is shown below.
| sep | oct | nov | dec | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| hotshot | group | 2nd yr | 1st yr | 2nd yr | 1st yr | 2nd yr | 1st yr | 2nd yr | 1st yr | 2nd yr | 1st yr |
| solo | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
In the inaugural first exhibition year, since we will only have 10 artists at the beginning, we will have 5 first year focus shows for these artists with an extended exhibition schedule + invited shows for artists recommend by the gallery's advisory panel. The starting date for our first show will tentatively be scheduled in June instead of September.