Originally Published by: Smithsonian Magazine on 02/10/2023
Written by: Ella Feldman

In a new reality show, seven up-and-coming artists will compete for $100,000—and the chance to have their work exhibited at the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

“The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist” follows contestants as they participate in themed challenges throughout the six-episode first season. Produced by the Hirshhorn, Smithsonian Channel and MTV, the production will have all the artists compete throughout the season; at the end, three finalists are chosen based on their total body of work. A final competition will allow those three artists a couple of months to create a final piece; a winner will then be annouced at the Hirshhorn’s annual gala.

The show “exemplifies the Hirshhorn’s radical accessibility to modern and contemporary art,” says Melissa Chiu, the Hirshhorn’s director, in a statement. “The Hirshhorn is free to all, yet many people cannot travel to Washington, D.C. The series will introduce audiences, wherever they are, to art making.”

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