GLASS CUBE SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Mills College Art Museum (MCAM) invites pitches for Glass Cube, MCAM’s archive and collections blog, hosted by medium. Glass Cube publishes original research-based content—essays, stories, poems, sound/video, listicles, etc.—sourced from MCAM’s exhibitions records and art holdings.
Select contributors will be given access to Museum Records & Research (MR&R), which includes MCAM’s exhibition files and object storage facilities, as well staff resources and designated space within the museum to conduct historical and critical research. In addition to publication, contributed content will be promoted in Glass Cube’s digital newsletter, distributed to over 2500 subscribers.
MCAM's medium blog, supports experimental writing and scholarly research centered around the museum’s exhibition archive (dating to the 1920s) and the museum’s collection of over 13,000 art objects. Contributors to Glass Cube reflect on the ideas and objects preserved within MCAM’s storage areas and vertical filing cabinets, shedding light on Bay Area art and culture through the prism of MCAM's historical record.
Museum Records & Research is a site of inquiry, providing researchers, artists, and curators access to a history of arts and culture in the Bay Area dating back to 1925. MR&R welcomes connections between the historical record and contemporary art practice through class visits, publishing, and interpretive opportunities.
Proposal Guidelines
Please send your pitches to museum@mills.edu, Subject: Glass Cube Pitch. Pitches should be under 250 words and include:
- The subject (time period, artist, exhibition) AND/OR collection area (sculpture, painting, photography, cultural artifacts)
- The form your project will take (essay, poetry, story, art, listicle, etc)
Submission Deadlines
Rolling. Response time: 1–2 weeks.
Need Some Inspiration?
Search MCAM’s online collection.
Email Christa Cesario (museum@mills.edu) to make an appointment to browse our archives and learn more about the museum’s history.
