Curator Secrets: How to Be Selected for Art Shows — Virtual and IRL | Decentraland Art Week

Want to know how to get your work into major art shows, open calls, NFT drops, and virtual exhibitions? In this session from Decentraland Art Week, lifelong curator and artist Bay Backner shares the insider secrets to being selected: from understanding what curators are really looking for to building a portfolio that gets noticed.

Learn how to:
✅ Align your work with exhibition themes and curator vision
✅ Avoid common mistakes that lead to rejection
✅ Build a strong digital identity that opens doors
✅ Craft a portfolio and proposal that stand out in open calls
✅ Navigate the fast-moving world of NFT art, 3D builds, and virtual galleries
✅ Build relationships with curators, galleries, and peers that accelerate your career

Whether you're a painter, sculptor, digital artist, 3D creator, or Web3 builder, this talk is packed with practical tips to help you land opportunities and grow your art career — both in real life and in virtual worlds.

Timestamps:
00:12 – Intro and session format
02:03 – Agenda overview
04:17 – What curators want – impact
06:50 – It’s not personal – selection logic
08:18 – Fit matters – read the brief and map your work
12:24 – Using AI wisely – polish, don’t genericize
14:19 – Time is the real blocker – why rejections happen
16:34 – Volume, juries, and first-cut process
18:10 – Your 30–60 second elevator pitch
20:12 – Common time-based rejection reasons
21:18 – Digital identity 101 – your online footprint
24:29 – Why curators Google you – roster credibility
29:18 – Pick a name – consistency across platforms
32:05 – Renaming or consolidating identities
35:17 – Be a nice human – reliability and re-invites
37:37 – Red flags – late submissions, DM floods, mis-calibration
41:02 – Support peers – engage as a professional
44:02 – Join communities – where to plug in
46:34 – Start or attend art meetups
47:57 – Example 1 – Micah_Alhadeff's strong footprint
50:31 – Example 2 – Emma Shapiro’s activist-artist profile
52:57 – Recap – seven curator secrets
53:36 – Closing and Q&A invite

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