We know application fees have a bad reputation in this industry, and that reputation is earned. Predatory galleries and pay-to-play "opportunities" have used fees to extract money from artists with no real intention of exhibiting their work, no real jury process, no real relationship on the other end. If you've been burned by that before, your caution is correct, not paranoid.
Here's what this fee actually is: $500 MXN that goes toward the time TBQA spends reviewing your work and getting back to you — not a fee that buys you a spot, and not a fee that funds anything beyond that review. We don't accept everyone who pays it, and paying it isn't what gets you in. If we're not the right fit, you'll hear that from us directly, not silence.
Before you apply, read our [FAQ] for how this process actually works, and take a look at [Collectivo] — our community-participation model — to see the kind of relationship we're building with artists beyond any single application. If the fee itself is the barrier, email for a waiver code before you apply. We'd rather talk to the artist than lose them to a fee.
We know application fees have a bad reputation in this industry, and that reputation is earned. Predatory galleries and pay-to-play "opportunities" have used fees to extract money from artists with no real intention of exhibiting their work, no real jury process, no real relationship on the other end. If you've been burned by that before, your caution is correct, not paranoid.
Here's what this fee actually is: $500 MXN that goes toward the time TBQA spends reviewing your work and getting back to you — not a fee that buys you a spot, and not a fee that funds anything beyond that review. We don't accept everyone who pays it, and paying it isn't what gets you in. If we're not the right fit, you'll hear that from us directly, not silence.
Before you apply, read our [FAQ] for how this process actually works, and take a look at [Collectivo] — our community-participation model — to see the kind of relationship we're building with artists beyond any single application. If the fee itself is the barrier, email for a waiver code before you apply. We'd rather talk to the artist than lose them to a fee.