EXHIBITION PROGRAM
Through our Exhibition Program, we put on bimonthly art exhibitions in our east Austin gallery to showcase the work of our studio artists, alongside the work of exhibiting artists who create their work outside our studio. Though we started as a space for exclusively Texas-based artists, we now represent artists from across the country in our exhibitions. We also operate an online store with a wide selection of original artwork, fine art prints, and merchandise. The goal of the Exhibition Program is to provide opportunities for our artists to earn a wage and to seriously pursue a career in the arts, and to carve out a place in the contemporary art conversation and wider artistic marketplace for these talented voices. As such, our artists are paid a 50% commission, equal to the commission rate of traditional art galleries, on all original artwork sold in the gallery and online store. Since opening our doors, we have welcomed 18,000+ visitors into our gallery and paid over $200,000 in commissions to the artists we represent.
We also work with our artists to find external exhibitions, collaborations, and licensing opportunities. Most notably, SAGE artists have been represented in exhibitions in San Antonio, Chicago, Washington, D.C., and at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City, and participated in collaborations with high profile partners, including Vans, Blu Dot, the Joe Biden campaign, and Austin FC, Austin's professional soccer team.
If you are interested in becoming an exhibiting artist at SAGE Studio, please fill out our artist application (Spanish version available here). Exhibiting artists must be 18+, have a diagnosed intellectual or developmental disability, live in the United States, and have a developed artistic practice.