Dear prospective exhibitor:

Thank you. Your application has been received by the On View team at the Central Library, where it will be reviewed according to requirements of the City of San Diego (see below). Please allow us several weeks to complete our review.

"Potential use of Exhibit Space shall be evaluated by criteria, which may include, but are not limited to:

• Public Safety: The exhibit must not pose hazards or threats to public safety or public health and/or must not pose a potential liability for the City of San Diego in any other way.
• Availability of Resources: The availability of Exhibit Space and necessary Library staff support. Preference will be given to exhibits that do not require an excessive outlay of City of San Diego resources.
• Excellence: The level of exhibit quality and conceptual content.
• Security: The nature of the proposed security measures for the exhibit.
• Relationship to Exhibit Space: The scale and nature of the exhibit in connection with environmental, physical, and/or functional contexts, both existing and planned.
• Content Considerations:  Exhibit content should be appropriate in material, form and content for the library environment.  In general, the Library does not accept exhibits of a purely commercial nature, unless they have a special educational, informational, or cultural value to the community. Materials advocating a particular vote on a candidate or ballot proposition may not be exhibited.
• Associated Programming: Exhibitors are encouraged to participate in a lecture or demonstration during the show. Evaluation will consider willingness to prepare creative associated programming. Associated programming will be arranged in consultation with the Branch Manager.
• Priority: Organizations and individuals based in San Diego or serving primarily San Diego residents, which have not used Exhibit Space within the past year, will be given priority."

For questions or comments, email OnView@sandiego.gov.

On View Arts and Culture Exhibitions
San Diego Public Library

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