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From Curatorial Vision to National Audience

Exhibits USA partners with independent and institutional curators, as well as directly with artists or their estates to tour museum-quality traveling exhibitions to museums, universities, and cultural venues nationwide.

From Curatorial Vision to National Audience

Turn Your Exhibition into a National Tour

Great exhibitions deserve a wide audience. Through Exhibits USA, artists and curators can bring compelling ideas, collections, and scholarship to communities across the United States.

Exhibits USA collaborates with independent curators, artists, museums, and estates to transform strong exhibition concepts into professionally produced traveling exhibitions.

Selected projects receive support in

  • Exhibition design and development
  • Fabrication and preparation
  • Interpretation and educational materials
  • Crating and logistics
  • National touring coordination

We work closely with curators to ensure exhibitions are thoughtfully designed, well organized, and ready for seamless installation at multiple venues.

By partnering with Exhibits USA, your exhibition can reach audiences far beyond a single venue—sparking dialogue, discovery, and cultural connection in communities, large and small. 

Exhibitions are developed both through direct collaborations with artists and estates and through proposals from institutions and freelance curators.

Please note: Artists should not submit proposals featuring only their own work without first contacting our team for discussion.

 

Two people move through a gallery space with photographs on the walls.

Visitors in front of works from Shutter and Sound: The Jazz Photography of Bob Willoughby at the Chandler Museum (Chandler, Arizona). Photo courtesy of the Chandler Museum.

A black and white photograph of a group of children playing baseball in the city streets of Havana, Cuba.

Photographer Adrien Broom’s A Colorful Dream art exhibition at Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Norman, OK. Photo courtesy of Adrien Broom.

Exhibition visitors in front of works from I AM A MAN: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1960–1970 at Texas A&M at Commerce (Commerce, Texas). Photo courtesy of Texas A&M at Commerce.

Image from Through Darkness to Light exhibition

Jeanine Michna-Bales, Decision to Leave. Magnolia Plantation on the Cane River, Louisiana, 2013; digital C-print, 25 x 36 inches; © Jeanine Michna-Bales.

From Exhibition Concept to National Tour

Developing a successful traveling exhibition requires more than a strong idea. It requires thoughtful design, logistical planning, and the ability to present the work effectively in many different venues.

Exhibits USA works as a touring exhibition producer and partner, helping transform compelling exhibition concepts into exhibitions that can tour nationally.

Our team collaborates with project partners to strengthen both the curatorial vision and the practical structure of the exhibition, ensuring it is engaging for audiences and feasible for host venues.

Support may include:

  • Curatorial development
  • Interpretation and educational materials
  • Exhibition design and fabrication
  • Object preparation and condition reporting
  • Crating, shipping, and touring logistics
  • Coordination with venues across a national network

This collaborative approach helps ensure exhibitions are thoughtfully designed, easy for venues to host, and impactful for audiences.

“Visitors frequently discussed how the artist’s research-based approach strengthened the storytelling.”
Jennifer Landry
Irving Archives & Museum, Irving, Texas
“The exhibition appealed to both casual visitors and more dedicated learners, striking a strong balance between depth and accessibility.”
Anna Spencer
Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, Wenatchee, Washington
“Many described the images as ‘visceral,’ ‘eerie,’ and deeply moving, noting how the photographs encouraged them to slow down, reflect, and imagine the physical and emotional experience of traveling the Underground Railroad.”
Jennifer Landry
Irving Archives & Museum, Irving, Texas

Frequently Asked Questions

  • What types of projects does Exhibits USA consider?

  • What makes a strong traveling exhibition?

  • What is the ideal exhibition size and format?

  • What are the guidelines for proposals?

Submit A Proposal

Proposals and questions should be sent to:
Email: proposals@maaa.org

or by mail to:

Mid-America Arts Alliance
c/o ExhibitsUSA Proposals
2018 Baltimore Ave.
Kansas City, MO 64108

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