Our Mission 

WINGS

The mission of the Wings Student Art Gallery is to provide a venue for College of DuPage art students to pursue cultural practices, which reflect the ideas and concepts of contemporary art. The gallery offers students the opportunity to exhibit their artwork and to learn and practice aspects of curation and professional gallery operation. 

TECHETERA

Techcetera Gallery is dedicated to celebrating and understanding the interdependence of technology, media and design in a culturally diverse, global society. The gallery will feature the work of COD’s technical students and will help prepare them to excel in their creative and innovative careers.

Objectives

• To facilitate the curation of challenging and innovative exhibitions in a professional environment 
• To provide visual art students with the opportunity to learn and practice professional gallery operation 
• To provide visual art students with the opportunity to critique exhibitions 
• To extend the range of art experiences available to students 
• To serve as an educational tool for the college and surrounding community

Exhibition Policies and Procedures 

Exhibition proposals are selected and scheduled by the CCMA staff, members include art faculty and the gallery director. Current students and recent alumni from the visual arts areas at COD may submit proposals for review. A visual arts faculty member must support the proposal. 

Proposals are reviewed twice a year and exhibition slots are awarded for each academic semester.

CCMA staff reserves the right to edit works that do not follow the proposal or the theme, remove works that are incomplete, a danger to viewers, or do not fit the concept or space. CCMA staff has the right to cancel or postpone exhibitions if found necessary. The Wings Gallery reserves the right to photograph or document artworks related to exhibitions for publicity or archival purposes. 

Guidelines to Exhibiting 

PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS

Press Release information and digital images should be submitted to the Gallery Director at least one month prior to the exhibition. 

The Gallery will produce posters for each exhibition that will be posted around campus (and beyond if possible) prior to the opening date of the exhibition. Email announcements within the College will be sent and press releases to local papers and venues. 

Exhibition Installation

Each exhibitor or exhibiting group is encouraged to plan, install, and de-install their own exhibit in coordination with the faculty sponsor, Gallery Director, and the gallery’s student workers. Any specific plans for installation (pedestals, shelving, painting, additions to walls, ceiling, or floor, electrical requirements, special equipment etc.) must be approved before installation. 

Exhibitors will be responsible for finding display props, pedestals, tables or shelving. Consult with a faculty advisor for exhibition needs. The gallery will provide basic hanging supplies and tools. 

Exhibitors are responsible for providing a written list of titles and materials of all artworks and a price list (if work is for sale). The installation should be completed and the gallery ready to open on the exhibition opening date at the start of the gallery’s open hours. Typically, a week or so is planned to change over exhibits. 

Exhibitors need to be aware of dates and deadlines. Art cannot be removed from the gallery before the end of the exhibition. All artworks and equipment must be removed from the gallery within a few days after the exhibit closes (if a show ends Friday, pick-up of artwork is Monday or Tuesday). 

Exhibitors must comply with safety regulations required by the College of DuPage. The gallery staff will enforce certain installation restrictions. The Gallery Director reserves the right to close the doors on any exhibition where safety regulations are not followed until the violation is rectified. 

Reception 

The CCMA will organize the reception and provide trays of cookies. The reception date and time should be coordinated with the gallery director at least one month before the opening. Exhibitor(s) should be in the gallery, available to visitors during reception hours.

Submission guidelines

•  Submission deadline Friday February 28 at the end of the day (midnight).
   
• Students may submit up to three artworks for consideration. There is no entry fee.
   
•  Students must have been enrolled in an art course at College of DuPage within the past year to be eligible to enter. 
•  All work must have been completed between January 1, 2024 and February 28, 2025.
   
• All work must be submitted in a digital format for review.
   
• Participants will be notified of selection by March 7, 2025.  
• Selected works must be dropped off at the CCMA ready for hanging from March 17 - 18 between 9am and 5pm. 
• Works must be display-ready, with the appropriate hardware and no work that is unfixed or wet will be accepted. Any video works will be installed by the artists, who will provide necessary materials. 
• The exhibition will be open on March 20, with the reception beginning at 5pm and awards announced at 5:30pm.
   
• Awards will be given in the following categories:
   2D Artwork: 3rd $250, 2nd $500. 1st $750
   3d/New Media: 3rd $250. 2nd $500, 1st $750
   Best in show: $1000  
• Only images in jpeg format are accepted for review.  All files must be a minimum of 300dpi with the longest dimension being no smaller then 1200 pixels. So it you have a horizontal image the horizontal (or longest) dimension should not be less then 1200 pixels.
   
• Submit one jpeg for each 2d work and up to two jpegs for each 3D work if needed
   
• To be considered you must answer all questions and fill in all fields on application.
  
•  NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO EXCEPTIONS

Submission guidelines:

•  Submission deadline Friday February 14, 2025 at the end of the day (midnight).
  
•  Faculty may submit up to three artworks for consideration. There is no entry fee.
  
•  Faculty must have taught an art or design course at College of DuPage within the past year to be eligible to enter.  
• All work must have been completed between January 1, 2024 and February 7, 2025.
   
• All work must be submitted in a digital format for review.
  
•  Please be aware that although 3 works may be submitted by each artist for consideration, we cannot guarantee that there will be space in the exhibit for all submitted works. 
• Selected works must be dropped off at the CCMA ready for hanging between February 24th - 26, 2025 between 12pm - 6 pm. 
• Works must be display-ready, with the appropriate hardware and no work that is unfixed or wet will be accepted. Any video works will be installed by the artists, who will provide necessary materials.
• Only images in jpeg format are accepted for review.  
• All files must be a minimum of 300dpi with the longest dimension being no smaller then 1200 pixels. So if you have a horizontal image the horizontal (or longest) dimension should not be less then 1200 pixels.
• Submit one jpeg for each 2d work and up to two jpegs for each 3D work if needed

The exhibition will be open March 1 - March 16, 2025. We will have a reception on Thursday, March 6 at 5:30pm. Artwork must be picked up after the show by March 18, 2025.
 

To be considered you must answer all questions and fill in all fields on application.
NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO EXCEPTIONS