You Haul Art Crawl

Are you looking for a white walled space to show your work, but feel boxed out by brick and mortar galleries? Ever see pop-up shows and feel like they don’t fit your experimental, conceptual art work? Sick of art markets or just not getting paid? Well do we have a show for you! The You Haul Art Crawl is popping-up gallery spaces in NE Minneapolis in the summer of 2025. If you are boxed out, let box trucks be your solution. Get paid to partake in our experimental approach to the gallery. 

About the Project

The You Haul Art Crawl is a three-day traveling art exhibition that features six pop-up art galleries housed in moving trucks. These mobile galleries will stop at various businesses and organizations along Central Ave in NE Minneapolis, making art accessible to the community in a unique format. This project is designed to challenge the traditional gallery model, offering artists the opportunity to experiment and present their work on a smaller, mobile scale. The exhibition will provide free access to art, artist meet-and-greet sessions, pop-up art activities, and performances.

Artist Stipend & Support

Selected artists will each receive a $425 stipend, and resources to develop their works over a four-month period. Rental truck costs are covered by You Haul Art Crawl, although artists are expected to drive and rent trucks individually. Professional documentation as well marketing materials are provided.

Location: Central District: NE Minneapolis, Minnesota

Eligibility: Open to practicing artists or artist collectives 18+

Selection Process

Open to all mediums including but not limited to: Craft/Traditional Arts, Photography, Drawing, Film/Video/New Media, Mixed-Media/Multi-Disciplinary, Painting, & Sculpture. Projects that take advantage of the space or are installation based will be prioritized. Inside Dimensions of trucks: 15′ x 7’8″ x 7’2″ (L x W x H). Interactive projects that engage viewers are encouraged.

Timeline

Please save these dates! If you are selected, you will be required to attend.

• Info Session/ Q&A: December 10th, 7pm-8pm, 
• Application Deadline: Monday, January 6th, 2025, 11:59 pm, CST 
• Artist Notification: No later than Monday, February 17th
• Artists Introductory Meeting: TBD, Early March 2025
• Work Development Time Frame: February 2025- June 2025 
• Project Testing: TBD
• Day 1 of Exhibition: June 13th, 2025. 9am Truck pick-up, 10am-5pm installation of work, 7pm-9pm opening reception
• Day 2 of Exhibition: June 14th, 2025. 12pm-2pm move galleries to next location, 3pm-9pm exhibition hours and programming, performances and party
• Day 3 of Exhibition: June 15th, 2025. 11am-12pm move galleries to next location, 1pm-3pm closing reception, 3pm-6pm deinstallation, 6pm truck drop-off

Application Materials:

• Up to 10 images of past works with descriptions (dimensions, year, materials, exhibition history). Submit in a single PDF
• Artists CV
• Bio & Artist Statement
• Project Proposal: What is your idea/how do you plan to utilize the unique space of a box truck? Project proposal should be around 1 page in length. If helpful in understanding your idea, you may include drawings or a visual outline. 
• Things to consider when creating a project proposal:
  • Your anticipated needs for installation support
  • How do you plan to engage viewers? Will there be interactive elements?
  • Will the work be contains to the inside of the truck or would you like to expand outside of the space

Frequently Asked Questions:

How big is a 15′ truck?

• Inside Dimensions: 15′ x 7’8″ x 7’2″ (LxWxH)
• Mom’s Attic: 2’6″ x 7’8″ x 2’7″ (LxWxH)
• Deck Height from Ground: 33″
• Door Opening: 7’3″ x 6’5″ (WxH)
• Loading Ramp Width: 2’2″
• Towing Capacity: Up to 10,000 lbs.
• Volume: 764 cu. ft.
• Clearance Height: 11 ft*

Are there power outlets & lighting in the trucks? 

Only via extension cords. Lighting will be installed based on the needs of each moving truck gallery, primarily via clamp lighting unless otherwise requested. 

What locations will the moving truck galleries visit?

Three locations on Central Ave NE between 18th ½ Ave NE and 27th Ave NE will be selected. Artists can expect access to their installed moving truck galleries to be outdoors. Loading docs, parking lots, and public spaces are all potential locations. Partnership announcements will be confirmed in early 2025

Additional Questions will be added to this document after the info session. Check back at this link after December 10th for updates

Meet the Organizers:

Nat Kim is a maker and artist who lives and works in Minneapolis, MN. She/they were born in South Korea but grew up in the Bay Area and Northern Virginia. She/they use wood, metal, and carefully selected raw materials to create ritual objects, interactions, and hand tools to examine how our attraction to and use of objects affects how we understand ourselves and are understood by others. Kim is currently exploring concepts of how to connect with memory, ancestors, and communication with the past through ritual. Kim is a shop instructor at University of Minnesota, board member at Fireweed Community Woodshop, member of Southside Battletrain, and volunteers at Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center and Twin Cities Maker. From 2019-2021, she/they helped establish Western North Carolina Sculpture Center.

Brighton McCormick is a sculptor, educator and art fabricator living and working in South Minneapolis. Their interdisciplinary practice focuses on sculpture and gallery installation, community engaged projects, and public art primarily utilizing metal working and reinterpreted found objects. McCormick has a BFA from the University of Minnesota and an MFA from the University of Washington. They are currently teaching at the Chicago Avenue Fire Arts Center, they are a visiting faculty member at Hamline University in Sculpture, and the founder of Fire Press Library. Current exhibitions include Stevens Point Sculpture Park and the Minneapolis Convention Center. McCormick is a 2024 Next Step Grant recipient.

Questions:

We are available to help with applications or clarifying questions. Shoot us an email at brighton.mccormick@gmail.com. Accommodations available.