We want to see your work and bring you into our network.
Ki Smith Gallery has always had a keen interest in finding new talent and using exhibitions as a means to bring artists into our community. Due to the overwhelming interest from incredible artists to build new relationships, we are thrilled to be accepting applications and reviewing portfolios with an esteemed group of judges this year. It is our wish that this group exhibition will not only expand our network, but also be an incredible platform to shine light on exciting new and existing talent and to allow artists the opportunity to connect with our clients and community.
OUR 2024 JUDGES:
We want to recognize as many talented applicants as possible, so we will be opening up both floors of exhibition space for this exhibition and granting multiple artists the chance to show and collaborate with our program. The exhibition will be listed in print in Artforum. Each of the exhibiting artists will be given a minimum of one dedicated post on our instagram and will be mentioned in our official exhibition announcement and press release that will be sent to our full list of 5000+ contacts.
We will additionally be inviting every artists that applies to participate in this exhibition to a private reception where they will get to meet the gallery owner as well as a number of the esteemed judges. This reception will be an opportunity to meet some of the judges and see the gallery before the selection of artists for the exhibition is picked.
The exhibition will run from July 29, 2024 to August 25th, 2024 with a grand opening on August 3rd.
All applications must be submitted by May 15th 2024.
We look forward to seeing your work!
- Ki
About the Judges
Kyoko Sato
Sato, a curator and editor based in New York, has built an illustrious career through notable collaborations and groundbreaking exhibitions. Most recently she curated “Japan’s Anime Sweeping the World” organized by the Nippon Club, New York in 2023. Other notable institutional collaboration was with the Asahi Shimbun to realize the exhibition "Ancient Egyptian Queens and Goddesses: Treasures from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York" (2014), a captivating showcase that drew audiences at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum and Kobe City Museum. Other recent endeavors include: the Japan Contemporaries Series 1-6 organized by the Art Incubation Association of Japan from 2023 to 2024. Moreover, she is the visionary founder and Editor-in-Chief of Japan Contemporaries, an online publication which has over 2,000 unique views a month. Further enhancing her impact, Sato founded the Asian Programming at WhiteBox, a distinguished art space in New York celebrated for its avant-garde exhibitions. Serving as its director from 2018 to 2021, she curated the groundbreaking exhibition titled "A Colossal Word: Japanese Artists and New York, 1950s-Present" (2018). This exhibition, featuring works by revered masters like Yayoi Kusama, Yoko Ono, Shigeko Kubota, and Takashi Murakami alongside emerging talents, left an indelible mark on the contemporary art scene.
Hayley River Smith
Hayley River Smith is the Director of SCOPE Art Show beginning this year. Previously she was the Head of Communications at SCOPE. Prior to joining the show, Hayley held various positions within the luxury, communication, and art worlds. Hayley received her M.A. in Art Business with honors from Sotheby’s Institute of Art where she studied economics, valuation, art law, strategy, and marketing as well as an M.A. in the Liberal Arts from St. John’s College. She is a graduate from Franklin and Marshall College with a B.A. in English.
Charuka Arora
Charuka Arora is an internationally acclaimed artist, as well as the founder of the Arts to Hearts project and host of the Arts to Hearts Podcast. Born in the city of Taj, Agra, Charuka currently works from Delhi and Agra, India. At the beginning of the pandemic, Charuka started the Arts to Hearts project, which has grown into a global community of thousands of women artists. Hosting a live-workshop style business podcast, Charuka has been helping individuals redefine success and pursue their bold dreams.
Quintin Blumka
Quintin Blumka is a fifth-generation gallery owner with experience at institutions such as Christie’s Auction House, Sotheby’s Auction House, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Blumka Gallery. While Quintin received a degree in art history from Drexel University, much of his knowledge of the art world and its history comes from years of exposure to his family’s business, Blumka Gallery, and spending his entire life traveling the world to visit and take part in a variety of art fairs and exhibitions.