Calls For Entry
Subscribe to our monthly email
Art in the Mayor's Office 2025 - 2
As part of our successful ongoing partnership with the City of Frisco Public Art Program, we're thrilled to offer one VAGF member the opportunity to display their artwork in the Mayor's office at City Hall!
Accepted categories are: painting, drawing, mixed media and photography. A new artist will be selected on a quarterly basis.
Please note: in order to qualify, artists must be current in their VAGF membership.
Artists who submitted previously to this program and were not accepted will be able to apply for free by using a special code - email info@vagf.org to request the code.
All submitted works should be ready-to-hang with wire taut at the upper fourth of the frame. Saw hook hanging will not be accepted. All works on 1/2” - 1" canvases should be framed. All the works on 1 1/2” to 2” canvases need to have neatly painted edges if not framed.
All art must be for sale at a price of at least $100. VAGF retains 20% commission from all sales generated through the show.
Artists are encouraged to submit work appropriate for a public area. Art will be on display from April 2025 through July 2025 (exact dates to be determined by City Staff). Please note that the dates may be affected by the construction schedule at City Hall.
Submission deadline is April 4, 2025. The installation of the artwork will be scheduled by City staff in collaboration with the selected artist.
Finalists are selected by a VAGF panel of jurors. Final acceptance is subject to the approval by the City officials.
LIABILITY:
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF) is not responsible for any damage, breakage, replacement or cost associated with any damage or breakage that may have occurred during transport or unpacking. Photos of damages upon receipt will be promptly sent to artists. Every precaution will be taken in handling the entries, but VAGF assumes no liability for any loss or damage to any artist’s work while in our care, custody or control, before, during or after the exhibition. Each artist, if they wish, should provide their own insurance.
USE OF IMAGES:
Any image submitted may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to this show or future shows without further remuneration to the artist. This use may include publication in any publications, printed materials, advertisements, or electronic media. Copyright and all other rights remain that of the artist.
Please email all inquiries to info@vagf.org.
NYC4PA TREES 2025
Joyce Kilmer wrote those words in 1915. And they hold true today. Trees are all around us in cities, towns and the country. They can be a striking visual, as a standalone in a barren landscape or be part of everyday life in the yard with an old tire swing hanging from a low branch. Trees are much a part of the animal kingdom providing limbs for resting and nesting, as well as wonderful sources of food for so many species.
Forests and jungles create whole environments. Trees standing alone on hillsides create lovely shadows. They can be tall and straight like a winter pine or bend and twist as they grow. The art can be found in the leaves, the branches, single trees or in groups of every size from oases to orchards. line.
NYROM 2025 Active Volunteer Portfolio Submission
Phillips' Mill Photographic Exhibition Active Committee Members may submit up to four (4) portfolio pieces (unframed matted prints to be offered for sale and displayed in bins). The deadline is Sunday, 04/6/2025 at Midnight.
Portfolio Pieces must be:
- flat, matted, unframed pieces.
- maximum 3/8” thick.
- no larger than 20 x 24 including mat.
- labeled on the back with your name, image title, and price.
- encased in a transparent-protective sleeve/covering.
All work must be for sale.
Drop-Off Date and Time: 04/19/25 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Pick-Up Date and Time: 04/27/25 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. or 04/28 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
3rd Annual Au Naturale - Nudes Exhibit
Au Naturale – Figurative Art Exhibit
An open exhibit showcasing the nude human figure
DATES
- EXHIBIT - April 18 – May 18, 2025
- SUBMISSIONS OPEN - March 1st
- DEADLINE TO ENTER - Saturday, April 10
- ACCEPTANCE – April 15 by Email
- ART INTAKE – Friday & Saturday April 18 & 19 12:00–2:00 pm
- RECEPTION - Saturday, April 26th from 3-5:30 pm
Light bites provided – cocktails available for purchase at the bar
- PICK UP – Saturday, May 24 1:00–3:00 pm
VENUE
The Gallery at Oakhurst Spirits - 40300 Greenwood Way, Oakhurst • OakhurstSpirits.com
ART SUBMISSION
All art to be submitted to SmarterEntry.com/CallsForEntry/YSA by April 10, 2025 by midnight
ENTRY FEES
YSA Members $15 1st entry and $10 each additional piece
Non-Members: $20 1st entry and $15 each additional piece
Non-members may join YSA prior to entering at www.YosemiteSierraArtists.org/join.
EXHIBIT RULES
- This is an open exhibit showcasing the nude human figure.
Ribbons will be awarded and are just are fun and to recognize artistic excellence in portraying the human figure. No cash awards at this event. Art will be accepted as long as it is not considered erotic or offensive to any race, creed, or gender.
- Submit art to SmarterEntry.com/CallsForEntry/YSA by April 10, 2025 by midnight
Please post your favorite image first in Smarter Entry. Artists will receive notification of works accepted by email on April 15. Make sure that emails from YosemiteSierraArtists.org are being accepted by your email provider. Oakhurst Spirits Gallery has limited space so it’s possible not all art will be accepted.
- All media is accepted including but not limited to painting, photography and sculpture. Artwork must be 100% original except prints such as photography, digital art, woodcuts, lithographs etc.
- Entry into the exhibit means the artist will abide by the rules and any exhibition of their work is at their own risk.
- Artwork must be properly identified with a completed entry form attached to it.
- All two-dimensional artwork must be strung with wire for hanging in the upper third of the frame. No saw tooth hangers. Sculpture/3-D entries may include podium or other display case or stand. Fiber works must be hangable. All frames must be in good condition.
- Maximum overall size is limited to artwork to 24x36. Minimum size is 8x10 inches.
- Artist(s) accepted agree to allow image(s) of their artwork to be posted on the YSA website and social media sites and used for publicity.
SALES
All sales will be made by Oakhurst Spirits for which they will receive a 25% commission. Commission will be deducted from payment to the artist.
LIABILITY
This document certifies our commitment to hold harmless Oakhurst Spirits or Yosemite Sierra Artists, in the event of any and all personal injury to anyone under our care, while on the premises of the distillery or gallery.
All physical entries will be handled with the utmost care, but Yosemite Sierra Artists and Oakhurst Spirits will not be responsible for any loss or damage to any entry from any cause whatsoever, including transportation, fire, storage, showing, or theft.
INTAKE of ART
Please deliver accepted artwork to Oakhurst Spirits, Friday & Saturday April 18 & 19 12:00–2:00 pm
Oakhurst Spirits – 40300 Greenwood Way, Oakhurst, CA 93644
You may arrange to have a relative or friend deliver it for you (must have attached form with signature). For alternative delivery please make prior arrangements with Gina at gina@yosemitesierraartists.org or call 949-433-0728. Remember to attach a completed entry form to the artwork.
PICKUP of Unsold ART
There is no storage at the venue. YSA nor Oakhurst Spirits are responsible for work not picked up.
2025 Works by Signature Members
Spring Fling by Nancy Sargent Howell - 2024 Award of Merit
May 9 - July 9, 2025
NEWS Gallery
Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
Home | Plymouth Center for the Arts (artsplymouth.org)
Open to Signature Members of New England Watercolor Society
How to Enter Your Art (newenglandwatercolorsociety.org)
Fragments of the Mind
Prospectus Exhibition: Fragments of the Mind; The Healing Power of Creativity The Stanislaus Arts Council (SAC) invites artists to submit work for an upcoming exhibition focusing on Mental Health, Art, and Healing. This powerful exhibition will explore the intersection of art and mental health, fostering awareness and promoting the healing power of creativity. The exhibition will run from May 7, 2025, to June 6, 2025, alongside "To Whom it May Concern," a special project by SAC Grant Recipient Andi Palma, which highlights the lived experiences of individuals dealing with mental health challenges. Exhibition Goals: ● To create a platform for meaningful dialogue on mental health. ● To showcase the transformative power of art as a medium for healing. ● To support the SAC Gallery’s operations and community artists. Submission Guidelines: 1. Theme: Artwork must relate to mental health, healing, or awareness. 2. Mediums Accepted: All mediums are welcome, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, digital art, and mixed media. 3. Dimensions: Wall-mounted work must not exceed 48” in any dimension. Sculptural works must not exceed 60 lbs. 4. Submission Requirements: ○ Artist’s statement (150 words or less) ○ Title, medium, dimensions, and year of creation for each piece ○ High-quality images (JPG format, 72 DPI minimum) 5. Fees: ○ $20 per submission for SAC Member Artists ○ $30 per submission for Non-Member Artists ○ Up to 10 submissions per artists can be submitted, submission does not guarantee placement in the exhibition 6. Sales: SAC retains a 40% commission for the sale of member artworks, and 50% commission for nonmembers artworks sold during the exhibition. Key Dates: ● Submission Deadline: April 12, 2025 ● Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2025 ● Artwork Delivery: May 3, 2025, from 4 PM to 6 PM ● Exhibition Dates: May 7 – June 6, 2025 ● Reception and Artist Talks: May 24, 2025- 2PM to 5PM ● Artwork Pick-Up: June 7, 2025, from 12:30 PM to 5 PM
THE SPRING NATIONAL 2025
Cape Cod Art Center seeks submissions for "THE SPRING NATIONAL 2025". Open to all emerging & established artists, photographers and sculptors. No crafts or commercial prints will be accepted.
Any subject matter is considered.
Cash awards given to Best of Show, First Place, Second Place and Third Place in all mediums with five or more in a category. A special award for Best Landscape will also be awarded.
The judges are John Clayton and Marcia Joy Duggan.
Members must enter CCAC in the discount code box, then click "apply" for member discount. *Membership status will be verified*
Take the best picture of your art and submit your JPEG's by Sunday, April 13, 2025 by midnight.
For painters of all media: Entries must be of original work, they cannot be a copy of another painting; a magazine or newspaper photo, or any type of reproduction; the entry must be the artist's own composition.
For Photography: Photographs must be the artist’s own work. Editing apps and programs such s Photoshop and Lightroom may be used to optimize your images. You cannot add digitals scans, stock images, clip art or AI generated imagery to your pictures. AI fill is allowed for re-touching.
For Digital Art: All work should be of the artist’s own creation. Digital painting, digital collage and digital photographic work can use AI images as a component, but not solely as the created work. Editing software or apps that use components which are not generated by the artist, use of components of an image that are potentially recognizable by the original artist, or any use of word generated AI must be disclosed despite ownership or copyright agreements.
No crafts or commercial prints may be accepted.
All artwork must be created within the past three years. Framed artwork must be less than 45" in length. No crafts or commercial prints may be accepted.
The jury may accept a maximum of two works from any one artist. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
Artist notification by email and posted on our website on Friday, April 25, 2025. All those who submitted jpegs will be emailed. If you do not receive an email by April 25th, contact manager@capecodartcenter.org. Check your junk email and promotion email folders.
"THE SPRING NATIONAL" will be exhibited in our galleries May 12 - June 13, 2025. Receiving day for accepted pieces is Monday, May 12th, between 9-4:00. If shipping, NO packaging peanuts allowed. If using U.S. Postal Service, mail work to P. O. Box 85, Barnstable, MA 02630. If using FedEx or UPS, send artwork to 3480 Route 6A, Barnstable, MA 02630.
The open reception will be Friday, May 16, 5:00-7:00 pm, awards presented at 6:00 pm.
Pick up day is Monday, June 16, 2025.
Image - "Fresh", by Barbara Chaisson, Acrylic
Abstract
The SE Center for Photography is looking for non-representational imagery, though it can be from found objects in nature, man made or figurative works. We're seeking images that do not attempt to represent external reality, but seek to achieve its effect using shapes, forms, colors, and texture. Black-and-white or color, analog, digital or antique processes, photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome.
Adam Finkelston is an artist, publisher, and educator based in Prairie Village, KS. He has shown his art work in solo exhibitions in Kansas City, MO as well as group and juried exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally.
Mr. Finkelston is also the owner, publisher and co-editor of the quarterly photography and printmaking magazine, The Hand Magazine: A Magazine For Reproduction-based Art.
35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG, Twitter) and an archived, online slide show. A video walkthrough of each exhibition is also featured and archived.
The Assembled Image
The Assembled Image explores photography as a constructed form, where reality is rearranged and reinterpreted. Through collage, composite, digital manipulation, or traditional composition — photographers can push the medium's boundaries. The Assembled Image invites photographers to assemble components and moments into something new, shifting how we comprehend the narrative of the captured image.
The Assembled Image is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative photographic processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.
Theme: Journeys • Passage & Place | Curated by: Praxis Directors
The journey has been both a literal and symbolic force in art and photographic storytelling. From early expedition photography to contemporary narratives, movement—across landscapes, borders, and states of mind—has shaped artistic vision. This juried exhibition invites photographers to explore the journey in its many forms: the grand and the intimate, the external and the internal. How has travel - real or imagined—altered your perception of the world? What does it mean to embark on a path that leads to transformation? And in an era where movement is both celebrated and restricted, how do we see the journey today?
Praxis Gallery seeks photographic work that explores the concept of the journey in any of its iterations. All genres, capture types, black & white and color, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission.
62nd Long Island Artists Exhibition
The Art League of Long Island is holding it's 62nd biennial juried Long Island Artist Exhibition. Open to artists residing in Suffolk, Nassau, Brooklyn and Queens, this exhibition is open to two and three-dimensional works in any medium, including photography and fine crafts. Entry is limited to 5 works not previously exhibited in the Art League's gallery. This year the Art League is honored to have Matthew K. Ward serve as juror for this exhibition. Matthew Ward is currently serving as Director of the Pollack-Krasner House. $250 Awards of Excellence and Honorable Mentions of one year memberships to ALLI will be given at the discretion of the judge. Prospectus can be found at https://artleagueli.org/long-island-artists-exhibition/
Art Exhibit at Sweetwaters - "Fashion"
In partnership with Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea Shop in Frisco, VAGF presents Art Exhibit at Sweetwaters! The theme for this show is "Fashion" .
Submission is for current VAGF members only. Non-members may participate in the show by joining VAGF online here prior to the submission deadline.
Due to space limitations, art pieces cannot exceed 36 inches in either dimension (including the frame).
Free submission for up to two images. Submit your artworks as JPEG for consideration by April 18, 2025. You will be notified of acceptance into the show by April 22, 2025.
Please make note of these dates and times: Accepted works must be delivered to the Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea at 13030 Preston Rd, Ste 100, Frisco TX 75035 on Sunday, May 11, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and picked up on Sunday, June 29, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
A "Meet the Artists" event will be held on Sunday, June 22, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Artists accepted to the show will receive calendar invites to these events from vagfsuggestions@gmail.com.
Failure to bring the artwork during the dropoff time will result in exclusion from the show. Failure to pick up art during the pickup time will result in storage fees of $10 per day starting with the pickup day.
All submitted works should be ready-to-hang with wire taut at the upper fourth of the frame. Saw hook hanging will not be accepted. All works on 1/2” canvases should be framed. All the works on 1” to 2” canvases need to have neatly painted edges if not framed.
All artwork sold must remain on display until the end of exhibition.
Artwork must stay in all Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF) exhibitions until pickup time on pickup day and must be signed out. If artwork is removed by the artist or artist's delegates at any time during an exhibition without written permission by a VAGF board member, the artist may incur significant penalties. We understand that emergencies and illness happen; however, any changes or requests must be communicated to info@vagf.org.
*Our Partner Gallery owners and their associates cannot give permission for release of art without written approval by a VAGF board member. Email info@vagf.org, call or text 214-770-6154
VAGF retains 20% commission from all sales generated through the show. Pieces must have value of at least $100. Artwork that is not for sale will not be accepted.
LIABILITY:
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF) is not responsible for any damage, breakage, replacement or cost associated with any damage or breakage that may have occurred during transport or unpacking. Photos of damages upon receipt will be promptly sent to artists. Every precaution will be taken in handling the entries, but VAGF assumes no liability for any loss or damage to any artist’s work while in our care, custody or control, before, during or after the exhibition. Each artist, if they wish, should provide their own insurance.
USE OF IMAGES:
Any image submitted may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to this show or future shows without further remuneration to the artist. This use may include publication in any publications, printed materials, advertisements, or electronic media. Copyright and all other rights remain that of the artist.
Please email all inquiries to info@vagf.org
VAGF at The Beacon - "Colorful Abstract"
The newest VAGF partner gallery is The Beacon, a beautiful new residential building (still under construction) in the heart of the Rail District in Frisco (7291 Elm St, Frisco TX 75034), developed and owned by CAP Multifamily.
The artists are asked to submit up to five images - some of the artworks may be purchased for permanent decoration of the residential hallways. Other artwork may be included as a part of a rotating art gallery.
2D artworks must measure at least 16" by 16" and up to 72" maximum size! This means each dimension to be at least 16 inches and no more than 72 inches. (NOT including the frame)
The theme for this show is "Colorful Modern Abstract".
The submission is free for VAGF members only. Non-members may participate in the show by paying the membership fee online HERE prior to submission.
Entries will be accepted in the categories of Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Photography, and Mixed Media. All works must be the original concept of the artist.
If interested, submit your artworks as JPEG for consideration by the submission deadline of April 20, 2025. Artists will be notified of purchase offer or acceptance into the show by April 26, 2025.
Purchase transactions will be handled by VAGF; VAGF retains 20% commission from all sales generated through the show. Pieces must have a value of at least $100.
Works accepted to the gallery show must be delivered to The Beacon building located at 7291 Elm St, Frisco TX 75034 on Sunday, May 18, 2025, between 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and picked up on Sunday, August 10, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Artists accepted to the show will receive calendar invites to these events from vagfsuggestions@gmail.com.
Failure to bring the artwork during the drop-off time will result in exclusion from the show. Failure to pick up art during the pickup time will result in storage fees of $10 per day starting with the pickup day.
Meet the Artists event will be scheduled later.
All submitted work should be ready-to-hang with wire taut at the upper fourth of the frame. Saw hook hanging will not be accepted. All works on 1/2” - 1" canvases should be framed. All the works on 1 1/2" to 2” canvases need to have neatly painted edges if not framed.
Artwork must stay in all Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF) exhibitions until pickup time on pickup day and must be signed out. If artwork is removed by the artist or artist's delegates at any time during an exhibition without written permission by a VAGF board member, the artist may incur significant penalties. We understand that emergencies and illness happen; however, any changes or requests must be communicated to info@vagf.org.
*Our Partner Gallery owners and their associates cannot give permission for release of art without written approval by a VAGF board member. Email info@vagf.org, call or text 214-770-6154.
LIABILITY:
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF) is not responsible for any damage, breakage, replacement, or cost associated with any damage or breakage that may have occurred during transport or unpacking. Photos of damages upon receipt will be promptly sent to artists. Every precaution will be taken in handling the entries, but VAGF assumes no liability for any loss or damage to any artist’s work while in our care, custody, or control, before, during or after the exhibition. Each artist, if they wish, should provide their own insurance.
USE OF IMAGES:
Any image submitted may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to this show or future shows without further remuneration to the artist. This use may include publication in any publications, printed materials, advertisements, or electronic media. Copyright and all other rights remain that of the artist.
Please email all inquiries to info@vagf.org
WIDE OPEN SPACES COMPETITION 2025
WIDE OPEN SPACES – 2025
CALL TO ARTISTS! – Prospectus
Reception- June 7 - Show continues through June 26
CONDITIONS OF ENTRY:
- All artwork must be original fine art quality conceived and created solely by the entering artist.
- Artwork previously accepted into any EGFAC Competitions will not be accepted.
- EGFAC has the right to reject artwork that does not look like the digital image.
- All artwork must be framed and ready to hang, and no larger than 40”x40” including the frame. Unframed oils/acrylics accepted only if the painting extends around edges. Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. Including the return shipping paid shipping label.
- All art must be for sale.
- The Elk Grove Fine Arts Center will handle all sales from the exhibition and retain a 40% commission from all sales.
SHOW DESCRIPTION – Nature and outdoors have inspired countless people, provoking deep thought, strong friendships, and a rooted bond with earth. Revisit or discover your love of nature. The human spirit needs Nature and in every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.
JUDGE: A native Californian and a Design graduate of The University of California at Davis, Teresa Steinbach-Garcia works in a painterly realistic style. Landscapes, Still Life, Figure and Intricate Design work are all fair game. Inspired by many artists, she combines her background in watercolor with pastels to capture the nuance of light & place, interpreting the man made and nature-made worlds. Teresa worked in both The Graphic Design and Fine Art realm before devoting much of her energy to raising a family on 5 acres in the rural countryside of Wilton, California, tutoring and instructing on a part time basis. With time to teach and explore, join art societies, participate in Plein Air Events and recently becoming a pupil again at Terry Miura’s Friday class she has embraced the challenging rich life of a full-time artist. She currently exhibits at Its Street Studio Collective in Winters Ca. She teaches both Pastel and Watercolor classes in the Sacramento Area, Mendocino and Paris. (Well, once in Paris!)
CATEGORIES - all mediums are accepted.
AWARDS - RIBBONS AND MONETARY AWARDS:
Best of Show- $100; 1st Place - $75; 2nd Place - $50;
ENTRY FEE - $15 Gallery Artists / or $20 fee per entry per piece (non-refundable) – limit 3 entries per artist. To enter go to www.elkgrovefineartscenter.org and click on the Exhibitions Tab and then Calendar of Events
IMPORTANT DATES
Exhibition Date – June7 through June 26
Application Deadline – EXTENDED TO April 20th
Acceptance Notification – April 24th via email.
Receiving Accepted works at EGFAC – May 30 and 31. 9020 Elk Grove Blvd Suite 101, Elk Grove, CA 95624,
11am – 5pm on Wed-Sat or 11-4 on Sunday
Artist Reception – June 7 4-7pm, at 5:30pm awards will be announced.
Pick Up Art Works – June 27 and 28 , 11am – 5 pm
3-1-25 dsr
Grassroots - Emerging Artist Show 2025
Rockport Art Association & Museum invites “Emerging Artists” to apply for entry into this exhibition. Grassroots 2025 celebrates emerging artists within the contributing membership and the creative community.
Images should be submitted/uploaded by individual artists during the March 25 – April 22, 2025, submission period on the smarterentry.com site. Artists do not need to be members of RAA&M to enter artwork for this exhibition.
Please read the entire prospectus before submitting.
GRASSROOTS 2025 – IMPORTANT DATES
Online Submissions Begin: Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Deadline for Submissions: Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Acceptance Notification: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Accepted Artwork Drop-Off Day: Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, June 7 – Sunday, June 29, 2025
Reception: Saturday, June 7, 2025, 1:00 – 3:00 PM
Artwork Pick-Up Day: Tuesday, July 1, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
SUBMISSION CRITERIA
Entries must be original. Once artwork is submitted, the artist may not withdraw it. All artwork must remain hanging until the end of the exhibition unless sold.
ARTWORK FORMAT, PRESENTATION, & SIZE REQUIREMENTS
- Artwork submissions are limited to three artworks per artist in the following media categories:
painting, drawing, mixed media, collage, photography, digital art, *original printmaking, and sculpture. - Maximum canvas/image/sculpture size: 24 inches on the longest side, plus a reasonably sized frame. Oversized work will be disqualified.
- Two-dimensional artwork must be suitably framed or gallery wrapped and ready to hang securely with wire and screw eyes.
- Works on paper must be matted, framed, and covered with glass or plexiglass.
- Frames must be in good condition. Entries must be signed, dry, and properly prepared for exhibition. The wire and eye screws must not show when the artwork is hung.
- Gallery wrapped canvas does not require framing unless the edges are unfinished.
* Original printmaking must be manually created as an original work of art. This category includes woodcuts, engravings, linocuts, collagraphs, etchings, aquatints, drypoints, monotypes, silkscreens, etc. Reproductions of artwork are not acceptable.
Photography images must originate with the artist via a light capture process. Editing or altering images for photography is permitted when all the components of the work are created by and belong to the artist. Synthetic or artificially generated images, stock images, clip art, or replacement skies created in whole or in part by image creation software (frequently called ‘AI Generative’ images) are not allowed, and no use of artificially generative fill is allowed.
ENTRIES & FEES
- Grassroots 2025 will be juried using digital images (jpegs) submitted/uploaded by individual artists during the March 25 – April 22, 2025, submission period onto the smarterentry.com site.
- Up to three artwork entries: $35 for RAA&M Members and $45 for Non-Members for the first entry, plus $10 for each additional entry. Fees are non-refundable.
- For information about RAA&M Membership: https://www.rockportartassn.org/-membership
- There is no guarantee of acceptance into the exhibition.
- Applicants will be notified of jury results via email on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Please check your junk mail folder if you don’t receive an email in your inbox.
FORMAT FOR DIGITAL IMAGES (JPEGS)
- All entries must be submitted in a digital jpeg format, either cropped to remove the background or on a black background without a mat or frame.
- Photos of the artwork should not be taken through glass or plexiglass.
- Image quality is critical: poor photography and presentation may affect acceptance by the juror(s). Digital images must be representative of the artwork.
SALES
All artwork must be for sale. Prices cannot be changed from those stated in the submission. RAA&M will receive a 40% commission based on the original price for all artwork sales from the exhibition or as a result of the exhibition. The artist will receive 60%. Artists should expect payment within four weeks after the closing of the exhibition. All sales are final.
DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED ARTWORK
Artwork that has been juried into the exhibition should be hand-delivered to the RAA&M on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
SHIPPING INFORMATION
If you are shipping artwork that has been juried into the exhibition, it should be shipped to arrive at the Rockport Art Association & Museum no later than Tuesday, May 27, 2025. The RAA&M will store artists’ boxes and return-shipping labels to send back artwork at the completion of the exhibition.
All shipments of artwork must include a prepaid return-shipping label.
Mailing address:
Rockport Art Association & Museum
Attn: Kristin Czarnecki
12 Main Street
Rockport, MA 01966
RELEASE OF LIABILITY
By entering “Grassroots - Emerging Artist Show 2025,” the artist acknowledges that all reasonable care will be taken to safeguard the artwork(s) on the premises, and said person accepts that RAA&M and its agents, directors, officers, and volunteers will not be responsible for any damage, injury, liability, loss, or theft should any occur. Insurance for artwork entered in this exhibit is the individual artist’s responsibility.
Please Note: Artwork that is not removed from the RAA&M after an exhibition will become the property of the Rockport Art Association & Museum after one year.
REPRODUCTION OF ARTWORK
Any artwork entered in this exhibition may be reproduced for advertising, marketing, and promotional purposes for “Grassroots - Emerging Artist Show 2025” or future exhibits without consent from or notification to the artist or the artist’s agent.
PROMOTION OF THE EXHIBITION
Promotion will be handled by the RAA&M, but we encourage artists to promote the exhibition themselves as well.
EXHIBITION CONTACT EMAIL:
director@rockportartassn.org
AWARDS
- Rockport Art Association & Museum Award of $100 for excellence in any medium.
- Rockport Art Association & Museum Award of $75 for excellence in any medium.
- Art Supplies Wholesale Award of a $50 gift certificate for excellence in any medium.
The Still Life
Still-life painting emerged as a distinct genre and professional specialization in Western painting by the late 16th century, and has remained significant since then. One advantage of the still-life artform is that it allows an artist much freedom to experiment with the arrangement of elements within a composition of a painting
Still-life painting encompasses other types of painting with prominent still-life elements, usually symbolic, and "images that rely on a multitude of still-life elements ostensibly to reproduce a 'slice of life'".
The only requirements are that the artwork is current & original, Artwork may be 2D work; painting, drawing, photography, and printmaking. Original artwork only. No giclées or reproductions. No size restrictions. Artists may submit up to 15 pieces for this call.
Our juror for the Form & Figure is Michael Pannier. Pannier is an internationally shown fine art and commercial photographer now located in Greenville, SC. Previously based in Maryland, Michael has spent over 30 years in photography and 35 years in the gallery and art world, opening his first gallery in the Washington, DC, suburbs in 1987.
Michael is represented in galleries across the country, a frequent exhibition juror and curator, portfolio reviewer, and speaker on the business of fine art. When not in South Carolina he can be found leading photographic expeditions in Death Valley and the Eastern Sierra.
20-30 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month with the opportunity to be invited for a solo show at a later date. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG) and an archived, online slide show. A catalog will be printed for each exhibition, and award for Juror’s Choice.
Frisco Public Library 2025 - Summer Fun
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco is honored to be invited to exhibit local art at one of the top destinations in town, the new Frisco Public Library. The theme for this show is "Summer Fun".
Submission is for current VAGF members only. Non-members may participate in the show by joining VAGF online here prior to the submission deadline.
Entries will be accepted in the categories of Painting, Drawing, Photography, and Mixed Media. All works must be the original concept of the artist. Multi-unit works must be connected so that they can be hung / displayed as a single unit.
Hanging artworks should be no wider than 60 inches, and no taller than 60 inches. Minimum sizes on either side 24x24 inches (including the frame in all artwork).
Free submission for up to three images. Submit your artworks as JPEG for consideration by April 26, 2025. You will be notified of acceptance into the show by April 29, 2025.
Please make note of these dates and times: Accepted works must be delivered to the Frisco Public Library (8000 Dallas Pkwy, Frisco TX 75034) on Sunday, May 18, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. and picked up on Sunday, September 7, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
A "Meet the Artists" event will be held on Sunday, July 17, 2025, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Artists accepted to the show will receive calendar invites to these events from vagfsuggestions@gmail.com.
Failure to bring the artwork during the drop-off time will result in exclusion from the show. Failure to pick up art during the pickup time will result in storage fees of $10 per day starting with the pickup day. Artists must email info@vagf.org with the name of the designated person if artist is unable to pick up and/or drop off.
All submitted work should be ready-to-hang with wire taut at the upper fourth of the frame. Saw hook hanging will not be accepted. All works on 1/2” canvases should be framed. All the works on 1” to 2” canvases need to have neatly painted edges if not framed.
Artwork must stay in all Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF) exhibitions until pickup time on pickup day and must be signed out. If artwork is removed by the artist or artist's delegates at any time during an exhibition without written permission by a VAGF board member, the artist may incur significant penalties. We understand that emergencies and illness happen; however, any changes or requests must be communicated to info@vagf.org.
*Our Partner Gallery owners, library management, and their associates cannot give permission for release of art without written approval by a VAGF board member. Email info@vagf.org, call or text 214-770-6154
VAGF retains 20% commission from all sales generated through the show. Pieces must have value of at least $100. Artwork that is not for sale will not be accepted.
LIABILITY: *Additional Frisco Library Liability form will need to be filled out and signed by each artist if accepted*
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF) is not responsible for any damage, breakage, replacement or cost associated with any damage or breakage that may have occurred during transport or unpacking. Photos of damages upon receipt will be promptly sent to artists. Every precaution will be taken in handling the entries, but VAGF assumes no liability for any loss or damage to any artist’s work while in our care, custody or control, before, during or after the exhibition. Each artist, if they wish, should provide their own insurance.
USE OF IMAGES:
Any image submitted may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to this show or future shows without further remuneration to the artist. This use may include publication in any publications, printed materials, advertisements, or electronic media. Copyright and all other rights remain that of the artist.
Please email all inquiries to info@vagf.org
SHAPE AND COLOR, 2025 - Digital Art Online Exhibit
Cape Cod Art Center seeks submissions for "SHAPE AND COLOR, 2025". Artists of any level are invited to submit to this open juried online Digital Art exhibit.
Any interpretation of the theme will be considered. Cash prizes awarded for First Place, Second Place and Honorable Mention.
Submit your JPEG's by Sunday, April 27th by midnight.
What is digital art: The digital artist uses pixels rather than paint. Pixels can be captured from DSLs to mobile devices. The artist develops images on computers, mobile phones and tablets to express their creative vision. Many styles of editing are accessible to the artist including digital drawing, digital painting, digital collage with photographs or experimental abstract design or apps. Digital Art is progressive!
All work should be of the artist’s own creation. Digital painting, digital collage and digital photographic work can use AI images as a component, but not solely as the created work. Editing software or apps that use components which are not generated by the artist, use of components of an image that are potentially recognizable by the original artist, or any use of word generated AI must be disclosed despite ownership or copyright agreements.
All artwork must be created within the past three years.
The jury may accept a maximum of two works from any one artist. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
Artist notification by email and posted on our website on May 9, 2025. All those who submitted jpegs will be emailed. If you do not receive an email by May 8th, contact manager@capecodartcenter.org. Check your junk and promotion email folders.
"SHAPE AND COLOR" will be live on our website Friday, May 9, 2025. This exhibit will also be shown on a screen at Cape Cod Art Center.
Image by Mary Doering, "Blue Rain", Digital Art
26th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers - Professional Section, Series
PROFESSIONAL SERIES: 26th edition of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers.
The jurors will be announced one week before the final deadline.
This section is for Professional Photographers - Series submissions. A series should consist of 6 images, no more and no less.
Awards: The overall winner (Woman Photographer of the Year, Professional Section, Series) will be granted a fully-paid exhibition at FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona(value $5,600).
Among all overall winner in Pro and Non Pro sections, one will be selected to curate, design and publish a book in a first edition of 100 copies (value $7,000).
On the other hand, all selected images (category winners and honorable mentions) will be invited to participate in a group exhibition alongside the overall winner. Those accepted for exhibition will need to submit high-resolution files and cover approximately $280 per piece for printing costs.
All selected images will be featured in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
Entry Fees:
- $60 for the first portfolio; each additional portfolio is $30. Until April 6, entry fees will be 40% discounted ($36, and $18, respectively)
26th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers - Non Professional Section, Series
NON PROFESSIONAL SERIES: 26th edition of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers.
The jurors will be announced one week before the final deadline.
This section is for Non Professional Photographers - Series submissions. A series should consist of 6 images, no more and no less.
Awards: The overall winner (Woman Photographer of the Year, Non Professional Section, Series) will be granted a fully-paid exhibition at FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona(value $5,600).
Among all overall winner in Pro and Non Pro sections, one will be selected to curate, design and publish a book in a first edition of 100 copies (value $7,000).
On the other hand, all selected images (category winners and honorable mentions) will be invited to participate in a group exhibition alongside the overall winner. Those accepted for exhibition will need to submit high-resolution files and cover approximately $280 per piece for printing costs.
All selected images will be featured in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
Entry Fees:
- $60 for the first portfolio; each additional portfolio is $30. Until April 6, entry fees will be 40% discounted ($36, and $18, respectively)
26th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers - Professional Section, Single Images
PROFESSIONAL SINGLE IMAGES: 26th edition of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers.
The Jurors will be announced one week before the final deadline.
This section is for Professional Photographers - Single Images submissions. A series should consist of 6 images, no more and no less.
Awards: The overall winner (Woman Photographer of the Year, Professional Section, Single Images) will be granted a fully-paid exhibition at FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona(value $5,600).
Among all overall winner in Pro and Non Pro sections, one will be selected to curate, design and publish a book in a first edition of 100 copies (value $7,000).
On the other hand, all selected images (category winners and honorable mentions) will be invited to participate in a group exhibition alongside the overall winner. Those accepted for exhibition will need to submit high-resolution files and cover approximately $280 per piece for printing costs.
All selected images will be featured in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
Entry Fees:
- $35 for the first set of 3 images; each additional image is $12. Until April 6, entry fees will be 40% discounted ($21, and $7, respectively)
26th Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers - Non Professional Section, Single Images
NON PROFESSIONAL SINGLE IMAGES: 26th edition of the Julia Margaret Cameron Award for Women Photographers.
The Jurors will be announced one week before the final deadline.
This section is for Non Professional Photographers - Single Images submissions. The first set consist of 3 images.
Awards: The overall winner (Woman Photographer of the Year, Non Professional Section, Single Images) will be granted a fully-paid exhibition at FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona(value $5,600).
Among all overall winner in Pro and Non Pro sections, one will be selected to curate, design and publish a book in a first edition of 100 copies (value $7,000).
On the other hand, all selected images (category winners and honorable mentions) will be invited to participate in a group exhibition alongside the overall winner. Those accepted for exhibition will need to submit high-resolution files and cover approximately $280 per piece for printing costs.
All selected images will be featured in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
Entry Fees:
- $35 for the first set of 3 images; each additional image is $12. Until April 6, entry fees will be 40% discounted ($21, and $7, respectively)
22nd edition of the Pollux Awards - Professional Series
22nd edition of the Pollux Awards. Professional Series.
Juried to be announced one week before the final deadline.
- The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards will organize separate exhibitions for the two Professional (series and single), and Non-Professional overall Winners.
- All expenses for these exhibitions, including printing and framing (up to 20 photos each), will be covered by the organization.
- Exhibitions will take place at FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona, scheduled for 2026.
- Both overall winners will have the opportunity for an 18-month consignation representation contract with FotoNostrum Gallery.
- Represented artists will be featured for online sales on ArtEndipity (https://www.artendipity.com/).
- Jurors will choose category winners and honorable mentions across thematic categories.
- Selected photographers will be invited to a collective exhibition alongside the overall winners.
- Exhibition organization and venue costs will be covered by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards.
- Category winners and honorable mentions exhibitors will be responsible for costs related to printing, framing, setup, labeling, and insurance (approximately $280 per piece).
- Participating artists must submit high-resolution 300dpi files for fine art printing.
- Awardees' images will be showcased in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
22nd edition of the Pollux Awards - Non Professional Series
22nd edition of the Pollux Awards. Non Professional Series.
Juried to be announced one week before the final deadline.
- The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards will organize separate exhibitions for the two Professional (series and single), and Non-Professional overall Winners.
- All expenses for these exhibitions, including printing and framing (up to 20 photos each), will be covered by the organization.
- Exhibitions will take place at FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona, scheduled for 2026.
- Both overall winners will have the opportunity for an 18-month consignation representation contract with FotoNostrum Gallery.
- Represented artists will be featured for online sales on ArtEndipity (https://www.artendipity.com/).
- Jurors will choose category winners and honorable mentions across thematic categories.
- Selected photographers will be invited to a collective exhibition alongside the overall winners.
- Exhibition organization and venue costs will be covered by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards.
- Category winners and honorable mentions exhibitors will be responsible for costs related to printing, framing, setup, labeling, and insurance (approximately $280 per piece).
- Participating artists must submit high-resolution 300dpi files for fine art printing.
- Awardees' images will be showcased in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
22nd edition of the Pollux Awards - Professional Single Images
22nd edition of the Pollux Awards. Professional Single Images.
Juried to be announced one week before the final deadline.
- The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards will organize separate exhibitions for the two Professional (series and single), and Non-Professional overall Winners.
- All expenses for these exhibitions, including printing and framing (up to 20 photos each), will be covered by the organization.
- Exhibitions will take place at FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona, scheduled for 2026.
- Both overall winners will have the opportunity for an 18-month consignation representation contract with FotoNostrum Gallery.
- Represented artists will be featured for online sales on ArtEndipity (https://www.artendipity.com/).
- Jurors will choose category winners and honorable mentions across thematic categories.
- Selected photographers will be invited to a collective exhibition alongside the overall winners.
- Exhibition organization and venue costs will be covered by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards.
- Category winners and honorable mentions exhibitors will be responsible for costs related to printing, framing, setup, labeling, and insurance (approximately $280 per piece).
- Participating artists must submit high-resolution 300dpi files for fine art printing.
- Awardees' images will be showcased in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
22nd edition of the Pollux Awards - Non Professional Single Images
22nd edition of the Pollux Awards. Non Professional Single Images.
Juried to be announced one week before the final deadline.
- The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards will organize separate exhibitions for the two Professional (series and single), and Non-Professional overall Winners.
- All expenses for these exhibitions, including printing and framing (up to 20 photos each), will be covered by the organization.
- Exhibitions will take place at FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona, scheduled for 2026.
- Both overall winners will have the opportunity for an 18-month consignation representation contract with FotoNostrum Gallery.
- Represented artists will be featured for online sales on ArtEndipity (https://www.artendipity.com/).
- Jurors will choose category winners and honorable mentions across thematic categories.
- Selected photographers will be invited to a collective exhibition alongside the overall winners.
- Exhibition organization and venue costs will be covered by The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards.
- Category winners and honorable mentions exhibitors will be responsible for costs related to printing, framing, setup, labeling, and insurance (approximately $280 per piece).
- Participating artists must submit high-resolution 300dpi files for fine art printing.
- Awardees' images will be showcased in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine.
2025 NewBo Art Fest
NewBo Art Fest 2025
CALL FOR ARTISTS! The NewBo Art Fest 2025 will take place Sunday, Labor Day Weekend, August 31, 2025, in the heart of Cedar Rapids, IA, in the New Bohemia Arts & Entertainment District.
To submit click https://client.smarterentry.com/NBAF
The New Bohemia District is a Mainstreet historical area that includes : local food vendors and restaurants serving Mexican, Indian, Korean, hamburgers, grilled cheese, a bakery, pizza, chocolates, coffee shop, juice bar, local wine and beer bar, popcorn and ice cream, international music, art and performance venues. Specialty shops that include a book store, bicycle store, clothing stores, gift shops, guitar store, skateboard shop, second hand furniture, yoga studios, a running shoe store, a record vinyl store, artists’ studios and art galleries. See a complete list of businesses, restaurants, bars and attractions at https://crmainstreet.org/
- The NewBo Art Fest is a juried show.
- Space is limited to only 40 Openings
- The submission fee is $35.00 Early Bird and then $45.00 after the early bird deadline (all submission fees are non-refundable)
- Booth Fee : FREE….Yes, FREE!
Our sponsors have made it a priority to support the arts in Cedar Rapids and feel that FREE artist booths makes our fest unique and exemplifies our true bohemian spirit.
SUBMISSIONS
- Any problems submitting contact Anne Stamats @ blackearthgallery@gmail.com
- Artists may share a booth but must submit separately for judging. If both artists wanting to share a booth are both invited to participate, please tell the fest committee so that the booth count and parking spaces are correct.
IMPORTANT DATES
|
DATE |
DESCRIPTION |
DETAILS |
|
JANUARY 13, 2025 |
OPEN CALL |
$35.00 Early Bird
|
|
FEBRUARY |
OPEN CALL |
$35.00 Early Bird
|
|
MARCH |
OPEN CALL |
$35.00 Early Bird Early Bird submission fee ends April 18th |
|
APRIL |
OPEN CALL
|
Submission fee raises to $45.00 on April 19th
|
|
MAY 15th |
SUBMISSION DEADLINE |
Submissions close May 15th at midnight |
|
MAY |
Artist selection by Jurors
|
May 16th, 17th 18th
|
|
|
Artist Notification |
May 19th |
|
JUNE |
$100.00 Deposits due
Bios, head shots, art images due |
June 1th
|
|
JULY |
Get ready! Make art! Curate your booth! |
|
|
AUGUST 1st |
No refunds for cancellations |
|
|
AUGUST 31th, 2025 |
NBAF |
AUGUST 31, 2025 9am to 4pm |
DEPOSIT
For artists who are invited to participate in the fest, there will be a $100.00 deposit required to hold your space. Your original deposit check will be returned when you arrive at the fest. It will not be cashed unless you do not show up.
ACCEPTABLE WORK
- Original work created by you.
- 2D, 3D, paintings, sculpture, fabric, clay, glass, metal, paper, multimedia, photography, wood, stone, precious stones, digital/graphics. (Did we forget anything? 😊)
- Limited editions are preferred in photography, etching, lithography, etc.
- An artist may submit more than one medium, but each medium must be submitted separately and juried separately.
No Commercial products or products from a commercial kit are allowed.
Past participation in the festival does not guarantee participation from year to year.
5 photos will be required for submission. One photo must be of your booth set-up. If you do not have a photo of your booth, please contact Anne Stamats at blackearthgallery@gmail.com
AWARDS
Judges will determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd place at the festival.
The three judges are local art professionals.
Criteria for judging : quality and execution, uniqueness of your art and booth design
1st Place = $500.00
2nd Place = $250.00
3rd Place = $150.00
TENTS
A single space is 10’x10’
The booths are set up on the street so there is no staking.
There is no electricity supplied for the booths.
No water is supplied to the booths.
No generators are accepted for booths – solar panels are fine.
Artists MUST provide their own tent, tables, chairs, and display materials.
Each tent will be required to have tent weights. 60-80 lbs. per pole is recommended in case of wind and to prevent injury and/or damage to other booths and the crowd.
Tent sides are recommended in case of rain. There is no rain date.
EVENTS AT THE FEST
- Artist Booths
- Sculpture Invitational in the Cherry Building
- Iowa Ceramic Center activity for attendees
- Live music
- 2x2xU Outdoor art gallery
- Kid Discovery Zone
- Face Painting
- NextGen Artist Invitational – for emerging high school artists
SCHEDULE
6:30am August 31, 2025 Check-in and set up begins
Please note : artists will have a “staggered check in time and entrance” to improve the flow of setting up and exiting the booth/tent area.
The NewBo Corroidor Running event will be the same day.
Entrance and exit to and from tent locations TBD
Participants will receive a map showing entrance and exit to the festival, booth spaces and parking location.
Artists will have reserved parking spaces. Each space will be marked with your booth number and name. Your booth number and parking space number will be the same.
NO cars are allowed to be parked within the festival grounds. Volunteers will be available to help unload and load if needed. Please unload your car and remove your vehicles from the fest area before setting up. There will be volunteers to watch your booth materials while you park your car.
Artists MUST HAVE THEIR DISPLAY SET UP COMPLETED NO LATER THAN 8:45am.
If you need additional time to set up, please make arrangements with Anne Stamats at blackearthgallery@gmail.com 319-431-2669.
FESTIVAL HOURS 9 AM - 4 PM, AUGUST 31, 2025
6:30 AM Check-in begins
Artists are allowed to start set-up. Artists should check in, locate their space, unload and remove vehicles from the street before setting up.
Artists should check-in no later than 7:30am, and MUST HAVE THEIR DISPLAY SET NO LATER THAN 8:45 AM.
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM NEWBO ART FESTIVAL
4:00 PM Breakdown
starts at 4pm and must be completed by 6:00pm.
Artists should NOT start booth breakdown prior to 4pm.
Artists are required to remove all equipment: tent, tables, chairs, displays, art.
All garbage should be removed with your booth.
VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers will be on site to answer questions and assist artists as needed throughout the day.
CUSTOMER PAYMENT OPTIONS
Please be prepared to accept payments with Apple Pay, Venmo, Credit Cards, PayPal, Square, cash etc. Just remember there is no electricity supplied to the booths.
SALES TAX
Each artist is personally responsible for the collection and reporting of Iowa State and Linn County Tax (7.0%).
LIABILITY
The NewBo Art Festival, New Bohemia Group, LLC, NewBo City Market nor the City of Cedar Rapids is responsible or liable for any loss, theft or injury incurred by any artist.
ARTIST RESPONSIBILITIES
Artists are responsible for keeping their area presentable and clean, and not allowing trash or debris to accumulate throughout the day.
CANCELLATIONS POLICY
All cancellations should be made in writing or by email, and must be received by Saturday, August 1, 2025, in order to have your $100.00 deposit returned.
Cancellations after August 1, 2025 will not be refunded.
Note : only artists invited to participate in the fest will be required to send in a $100.00 deposit to hold their space. The NewBo Art Fest will return the artists’ deposit check when they show up for the fest after your tent is set up. Checks will not be cashed ahead of time.
ALTERNATES
Yes, there will be an alternate list organized by medium.
SPECIAL NEEDS Please indicate any special needs, such as wheelchair access, etc. in an email to blackearthgallery@gmail.com Any other needs related to the display of art are the responsibility of the artist.
This letter and application outline our policies and expectations.
If you have additional questions, please email us at blackearthgallery@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing your applications and meeting many of you in August!
Follow us at
NewBo Art Festival on FB
@newbo_art_fest
Newboartfest.org
2025 Community Spirit / New and Advanced
Welcome to Community Spirit Year 4
We are calling for Artists of the community of all talents, ages, and styles.
Have you always wanted to show your talents?
Well this is your chance to express yourselves.
Year 4
2025 Community Spirit
May 28th - August 3rd 2025
We are looking for art of all mediums & styles.
Show us the things that you have been creating.
Anything?! Yes! As long as you created it.
WE WANT TO SHOW YOU OFF.
2025 Community Spirit - Youth / 0-k, 1-4, 4-8th grade
Welcome to
Year 4 of Community Spirit Exhibition
We are calling all artists kids of the community of all talents, ages, and styles.
Have you always wanted to show your talents?
Well this is your chance to express yourselves.
Community Spirit - Year 4
May 28 - August 3rd 2025
We are looking for whatever medium or style you want.
Show us the things that truly let you be yourself.
Anything YOU have created and want to share and show to the community - WE WANT TO SEE IT!!
Calm or Chaos
The National Association of Digital Artists
Competition and Exhibit at The Pix Gallery
Call for all Emerging & Established Digital Artists
We are seeking submissions for our open juried show
"CALM OR CHAOS"
Artists can determine their definition of these terms. Send in a piece that represents calm or chaos or both.
Cash prizes up to $300 will be awarded!
JPEGS due: May 1, 2025 at midnight
Artist Notification: May 12, 2025
Show Opens: May 15, 2025
Juror: Barbara Braman
First, Second and Honorable Mention cash prizes will be awarded.
Submission information: Please note this is an online show. No physcial work will need to be dropped off. Artists can submit up to 5 works. The juror may accept a maximum of 2 works from any one artist. Payment is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.
Entry fee for naDA members: $20 per piece
You must enter nada2025 in the discount code box, then click "apply" for the member discount price of $20 per piece (membership status will be verified) Members selected to be in the show have the opportunity to put their work for sale in our gift shop.
Entry fee for non members: $25 per piece
Not a naDA member yet? All digital artists are welcome! Join here: https://www.nationaldigitalartists.org/join-now
Submission Tips:
To submit work, click the green register button at the bottom of the page and create an account or login to your existing account.
Our museum and gallery software recommends uploading files sized between 500KB and 5MB - saved as compressed high-quality jpg. The image-width of large pieces of art should be about 1900px. Files must be less than 5 MB. Images must be smaller than 5000 x 5000 pixels. Allowed file types include png, jpg and jpeg.
Please email info@nationaldigitalartists.org with any questions.
About us: The Pix was founded by the National Association of Digital Artists (naDA). At naDA, we serve digital artists and the digital art community by providing resources for exhibition, networking and education. We are dedicated to empowering artists and promoting digital art as a valid fine art medium.
Theme: The Portrait | Juror: Sandrine Hermand Grisel 2025
“Making portraits is more than a physical form, it’s a silent communication in understanding and respect between the photographer and the subject. There’s an internal emotion and fire of the soul that you try to capture. – Sandra”
In her book, Portraits and Persons, writer Cynthia Freeland describes three essential elements that constitute a portrait: “(1) a recognizable physical body (2) an inner life, i.e., some sort of psychological or mental states and (3) self-presentation, or the "posing.”
Praxis Gallery seeks the submission of photographs that celebrate the aesthetic and conceptual considerations involved in the creation of the portrait: revealing personal narratives or new anthologies through the artistic representation of the subject. All genres, capture types, black & white and color, traditional and non-traditional photographic and digital post-production processes are welcome for submission.
Falmouth Art Center Summer 2025 Open Juried Show
Open Juried Summer Exhibition 2025
July 5 – July 28
Falmouth Art Center
Falmouth, MA
Falmouth Art Center's Summer 2025 Open Juried Exhibition will be held in the Falmouth Art Center’s Hermann Gallery. The Falmouth Art Center hosts a variety of juried exhibitions with the open juried summer exhibition being held during the height of the summer season on Cape Cod. Artwork will be hung in the main gallery, offering visitors to Falmouth Art Center an opportunity to view the selected images. Both 2D and 3D art work accepted. No photography for this exhibit.
ENTRY IS BY WEBSITE UPLOAD ONLY: https://www.smarterentry.com/falmouthart
Visit https://falmouthart.org/ for more information about the Falmouth Art Center.
Please make sure that you submit only images that accurately depict the artwork you are entering. If the submitted on-line entry is not an accurate depiction of the artwork it will be disqualified. No substitutions for the accepted artwork are allowed.
Awards
$200 Best in Show
$100 each- four judge’s awards
Juror
Suzanne Packer
Suzanne M. Packer’s work has since been exhibited and collected from New England to California, Greece, and Pakistan. It is in many private and corporate collections, including the Cahoon Museum of American Art, the Cape Cod Museum of Art, and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.
Packer became the founding Director of the Cape Cod Museum of Art in 1983, after living in Mexico City, Mexico and London, England. Her formal training includes the Rhode Island School of Design, the Art Students League of New York City, and the Fine Arts Work Center of Provincetown. During the Cape Cod years she has maintained studio spaces at the Brewster Street Studios, Provincetown, MA, the A Street Studios and the Fenway Studios, both Boston, MA and the Owl Studios at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod. Now her unruly Bass River gardens and the ever-changing waters of Cape Cod find their way into her work at her Horse Way Studio.
Cape Waters Abstracted was a solo exhibition of her paintings held at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in 2018. Other one-person exhibitions over the years have included the Cahoon Museum of American Art in 1997. She has been included in numerous juried shows in the region.
Eligibility
Art must not have been previously exhibited in the Falmouth Art Center.
All art must be done by a living artist.
Artists may submit any number of original works of art.
Do not submit art that has been completed under instruction, in classes or workshops.
No copying other art, including art generated by AI.
Art must be done from your own photo references.
No Photography for this exhibit.
Open to members and nonmembers. Members receive a discount. Please check your email notices from FAC with the discount code
Typically no more than one entry per artist will be accepted.
Any art work exceeding 40 inches in either direction, including frame, is less likely to be accepted.
Please contact Falmouth Art Center if you require display unit for any 3D art
All 2D art must be framed and wired ready for hanging. No clamped glass, cardboard, paste on or saw tooth hangers.
Any work normally glassed and exceeding 30 inches in either direction must be framed using an acrylic glazing (such as Plexiglas) only. Exception: Pastels exceeding 30 inches may be framed with glass due to static interference. Work not suitably framed may be rejected from the exhibit with no refund of entry fee.
Entering Your Images
Before entering images please make sure that your photo image is an accurate depiction of the art you are submitting. Regardless of being accepted by the juror, it will be disqualified if you deliver art that does not match the on-line submission image.
The entry form must be filled out in its entirety.
List sizes up to the nearest inch.
Submitted images must not include matting or frame. Crop the photos to include only the image being entered. Be sure your images are right-side-up.
Your image must be in JPEG format, at least 1920 pixels on the longest side and no more than 8MB.
ENTRY IS BY WEBSITE UPLOAD ONLY to enter online. If you have used Smarter Entry in the past you must log in as a Returning User at the bottom of the page. If you are new to Smarter Entry you must first register as a First Time User. After log in, choose FAC Open Juried Summer Exhibit, then follow the steps for payment and upload. Please add Smarter Entry and Falmouth Art Center to your safe senders email list to ensure notifications are received.
If your artwork is accepted:
You will receive an email with details regarding delivery to Falmouth Art Center for either drop-off or shipped options. All art that is accepted must be available for the duration of the exhibit. If your art is not available for the exhibit, a 2 year ban from submitting to juried exhibits at FAC will be imposed.
Images of the art that is entered must match the work that is delivered for the exhibit. FAC will not hang any artwork that does not match the submitted on-line entry image.
Fees
Members: $15.00 for the first entry and $10 for each entry after the first
To receive discount, members should use promo code received in FAC email notice
Nonmember: $20.00 for the first entry and $15 for each entry after the first
If you would like to join FAC, please visit our website at https://falmouthart.org/product/falmouth-art-center-membership/
Exhibition Dates - July 5- July 28 2025
May 8 JPEGS due by midnight of this date
March 20-23 Notification of acceptance will be posted on FAC website.
Notifications sent to artists by email from Falmouth Art Center. Please check spam if you have not received notification by March 16th please contact FAC office.
June 27 Shipping deadline for receipt of works shipped to Art Center. All shipped work must be suitably packed and must include a prepaid return label and FAC entry label
July 1 9-4pm Receiving of Accepted Works hand delivered to 137 Gifford Street,
Falmouth MA
July 11 5-7 pm Awards Reception
July 29 9-4 pm Pick -up of artwork not sold. Shipped work to be packaged and sent within one week of the show closing
Sales will be handled by the Falmouth Art Center
Commission to the Falmouth Art Center
30% for members (artist receives 70%)
50% for nonmembers (artist receives 50%)
REGULATIONS By entering through Smarter Entry the artist agrees to the following: The Officers, Board of Directors and employees will use care in handling art work, but in no way are responsible for any damage that may occur in uncrating, moving or hanging art work. FAC reserves the right to reject any work which cannot be displayed in a safe and secure manner, (including poorly framed or wired work) or which does not fully reflect that which is portrayed on the jpeg. Accepted pieces may be used on our website in regards to this exhibit. Pieces will be listed for sale using the JPEG submitted. I understand that the FAC receives a commission on all sales.
Disclaimer/Legal ---
- The Falmouth Art Center assumes permission for photographing and reproducing entries for publicity purposes unless otherwise stated.
- The Falmouth Art and anyone connected to it will take the utmost care of artwork submitted but is NOT responsible for damage, loss or theft of artwork. The Artist should obtain necessary insurance.
Frisco ISD Student Art Gallery
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco presents Frisco ISD Student Art Gallery, a juried art gallery at Art in the Arena Frisco 2025 indoor art festival inside the Comerica Center Arena!
Submission is for current Frisco ISD Junior and Senior art students only. You should have a flyer with exclusive code to enter.
Free submission for up to two images. Submit your artworks as JPEG for consideration by May 10, 2025. You will be notified of acceptance into the show by May 12, 2025. Submissions must include a note with the artist-student’s school, grade, and teacher.
Entries will be accepted in the categories of Painting, Drawing, Photography, and Mixed Media. All works must be the original concept of the artist. The subject matter is open.
Please make note of these dates and times: Accepted works must be delivered to the Comerica Center Arena at 2601 Avenue of the Stars, Frisco, TX 75034 on Friday, August 22, 2025, between 9:00am - 4:00pm and picked up on Sunday, August 24, 2025, from 5:00pm – 9:00pm.
* *For those needing alternative drop off due to graduation or summer travel: Art may be dropped off at the admin building 5515 Ohio Dr. Frisco, TX 75035 to Attention: "Robert Draper" Monday – Thursday from 9:00am-4:00pm between May 27 and Aug 8.
The Art Awards Reception with jurors and cash prizes awarded will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025, from 5pm-6pm. Artists accepted to the show will receive calendar invites to these events from vagfsuggestions@gmail.com.
Failure to bring the artwork during the drop-off times will result in exclusion from the show. Failure to pick up art during pickup time could result in storage fees of $10 per day.
All submitted work should be ready-to-hang with wire taut at the upper fourth of the frame. Saw hook hanging will not be accepted. All works on 1/2” canvases should be framed. All the works on 1” to 2” canvases need to have neatly painted edges if not framed.
Due to space limitations, art pieces cannot exceed 24 inches in either dimension (including the frame).
All the artworks may be for listed for sale and must remain on display until the end of the exhibition.
Artwork must be displayed in all Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF) exhibitions until pickup time on pickup day and must be signed in and out. If artwork is removed by the artist or artist's delegates at any time during an exhibition without written permission by a VAGF board member, the artist may incur significant penalties. We understand that emergencies and illness happen; however, any changes or requests must be communicated to finance@vagf.org.
VAGF retains 20% commission from all sales generated through the show and handles all purchase transactions. Pieces must have value of at least $100. Artwork that is not for sale will be accepted.
LIABILITY:
Visual Arts Guild of Frisco (VAGF) is not responsible for any damage, breakage, replacement or cost associated with any damage or breakage that may have occurred during transport or unpacking. Photos of damages upon receipt will be promptly sent to artists. Every precaution will be taken in handling the entries, but VAGF assumes no liability for any loss or damage to any artist’s work while in our care, custody or control, before, during or after the exhibition. Each artist, if they wish, should provide their own insurance.
USE OF IMAGES:
Any image submitted may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to this show or future shows without further remuneration to the artist. This use may include publication in any publications, printed materials, advertisements, or electronic media. Copyright and all other rights remain that of the artist.
Please email all inquiries to finance@vagf.org
California Native Flora & Fauna
The Stanislaus Arts Council (SAC) is thrilled to announce a call for submissions for our upcoming exhibition, California Native Flora and Fauna. This exhibition will celebrate the beauty, diversity, and significance of the native plants and animals of our region. The exhibition will be held at the Stanuslaus Arts Council Gallery from June 4, 2025 to June 27, 2025.
Submission Details
- Submission Platform: Smarter Entry. Visit stansialusarts.org/exhibitions for submission details.
- Submission Fee:
- $10 per submission for SAC Member Artists
- $20 per submission for Non-Member Artists
- Artists may submit up to 10 works.
- Submission Deadline: May 10, 2025
- Artwork Delivery: May 31, 2025, from 3 PM to 6 PM
Exhibition Timeline
- Exhibition Dates: June 4 2025 – June 27, 2025
- Artwork Pick-Up: June 28, 2025, from 2 PM to 5 PM
Eligibility
This exhibition is open to artists 18 years and older. Submissions must highlight the native flora and fauna of California. All mediums will be considered, provided the work aligns with the theme and is ready for display.
This exhibition will serve as a fundraiser to support SAC’s operations and local artists in our community.
The Shape of Things
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) invites artists to submit work for inclusion in The Shape of Things, to be held at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and online at RNACexhibitions.com.
Show Description
Everything we see or imagine we see has shape. Nothingness too, has shape, taking its form from all the things of our experience. Shape presents itself as a duality—positive/negative, figure/ground, inside/outside—and creates meaning through relationships. In considering shape within a work of art, we may find that it is subtle, ambiguous, open to interpretation, or that it boldly states its intention. Shape may be derived from a solid mass, or it may appear as an assembly of secondary elements, possibly lines or dots or masses of color. Shape may actually have, or appear to have, depth; or it may be absolutely flat, limited to two dimensions.
With this exhibition, the Rocky Neck Art Colony invites artists to submit 3–5 works in any media that reflects their thoughts and imagination about shape. Artwork submitted, regardless of materials used and the creative methods by which the work is developed, should reflect a strong sense of shape or mass and may read anywhere along a continuum from bold, distinct forms to more subtle interpretations of the theme.
For full prospectus: https://rockyneckartcolony.org/shape-of-things/
6th FotoNostrum Magazine Portfolio Award
Photographers should submit a portfolio or series of 6 images, no less, no more.
At least 12 portfolio submitters will be selected for publication in portfolios spanning 8 to 12 pages in future issues of the magazine. Images from these portfolios may also be chosen for cover features. One portfolio will receive the FotoNostrum Magazine Award 2024.
The theme is open, and images can be from any date.
All selected artists will receive a lifetime subscription to FotoNostrum Magazine.
Entries will be screened and juried by FotoNostrum’s team of curators, art director, and editors: Julio Hirsch-Hardy, Analy Werbin, Ameera Mills, Leonor Fernandes, and Michal Melisko.
Entry fees:
First portfolio of 6 images: $60
Each additional series: $45
If a portfolio has more than 6 images, the photographer must submit the six most representative ones.
Selected portfolios will be published in consecutive issues of the magazine during 2025.
The FotoNostrum team of curators will assist the selected artists in choosing the work to be published, as well as in writing their bios and statements.
Selected images from all featured artists will be exhibited in FotoNostrum on a date to be determined during 2026. Artists are required to send high-resolution files, and FotoNostrum will handle the printing, framing, and all related exhibition costs.
All images will be juried anonymously based on their visual value. No statements will be required during the submission process. If selected for publication, artists will be individually contacted by FotoNostrum’s curators.
The Power of Color
"If you are only moved by color relationships, you are missing the point. I am interested in expressing the big emotions - tragedy, ecstasy, doom, and so on.” - Mark Rothko. Color is the quiet force that guides human life. The power of color is in its ability to function as a sensation and perception, to be a language of itself—yet remain unspoken, and to be both physical and allusive. The Power of Color highlights the photographers’ use of saturation and vibrancy to explore the captured image.
The Power of Color is an international open call for photographers ages 18 and older. All forms of two-dimensional images, traditional and non-conventional media, and conventional or alternative photographic processes with a subjective analog or digital photographic base are welcome for submission.
The 2025 Photo Review International Photography Competition
Accepted work will be reproduced in the 2025 competition issue of The Photo Review, a critical journal of photography with an international scope and readership, and on The Photo Review website. Prizewinners will be exhibited at the prestigious Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia. Editor’s selections will be exhibited in several Photo Review web galleries. Juror: Peter Fetterman, owner of the Peter Fetterman Gallery and publisher of The Power of Photography..
Sierra Art Trails 2025
Join us for the 22th Anniversary of Sierra Art Trails. We are excited to celebrate 22 years of artistic elegance in the Yosemite Foothills!
Sierra Art Trails is eagerly anticipated by a loyal audience. Visitors are encouraged to explore our communities, meet the artists in person, and purchase works directly from them.
As an artist, there are many reasons to participate in this prestigious event. This exhibit is the largest art event in our area, showcasing a wide range of fine art and fine craft in communities throughout Eastern Madera and Mariposa Counties. The region encompassed by the show includes Oakhurst, Coarsegold, North Fork, Yosemite Lakes Park, and communities along Highway 49 from Ahwahnee to Mariposa. The show takes place in artist's studios, homes, art galleries, wineries, and other businesses.
Participating artists are featured in the tour catalog, included in a month-long Preview Exhibit, and benefit from an extensive advertising campaign. While successful sales are important, the promotional exposure alone is worth the cost of participation. Networking opportunities, offers to participate in other exhibits, and post-show sales often result from showcasing your work during Sierra Art Trails.
Sierra Art Trails 2025 will take place over two weekends, Friday through Sunday, Oct. 3rd - 5th and 10th – 12th. Artists can elect to show any number of days, from only one to all six days of the event. Show dates for each artist are indicated in the exhibit catalog.
The cost to participate as an artist is only $150 USD, with just $25 due when applying and the $125 balance due upon acceptance. The exhibit prospectus is available on our website at https://sierraarttrails.org//sierra-art-trails-prospectus/.
Sierra Art Trails is open to visual artists and artisans working in all media, including but not limited to; painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, photography, printmaking, mixed media, papermaking, woodcarving, digital art, jewelry, textile arts, and art glass. We do not accept mass-produced crafts, gift items, etc.
Sierra Art Trails is open to both local artists and artists from outside the area. Artists with studios located in Eastern Madera and Mariposa Counties are encouraged to show in their home studios and share their show sites with others. Our planning committee will work with artists who do not have access to a suitable show site to help them find a location to exhibit their work.
Please note that artists must be present to participate. Meeting the artists and learning how and why they create is an important aspect of the show. Artists must be present at their sites from 10 am to 5 pm on the days they choose to exhibit.
If you have questions, please contact us by phone at (559) 658-8844, or email us at info@sierraarttrails.org.
You can also visit us on the web at www.sierraarttrails.org to learn more about this exciting event.
Yosemite Sierra Artists 54th Annual Open
Yosemite Sierra Artists 54th Annual
Open Art Competition and Exhibition
DATES
EXHIBIT – June 7– July 6, 2025
DEADLINE TO ENTER – Sunday, May 18, 2024
ART INTAKE - Wednesday, June 4, 2025: 11 AM – 5 PM
RECEPTION - Saturday, June 14, 2025: 5-7 PM
PICK UP - Wednesday, July 7, 2025: 11 AM – 5 PM
VENUE
Yosemite Gateway Art Center – Gallery 5, 40982 Highway 41, Oakhurst, CA 93644
AWARDS
Best of Show - $150 plus ribbon. First Place in each category - $75 plus ribbon. Ribbons awarded for 2nd, 3rd, and Honorable Mention. Awards will be presented at the Opening Reception and later posted on the YSA website at yosemitesierraartists.org.
ART SUBMISSION
All art to be submitted on SmarterEntry.com/CallsforEntry/YSA by May 18, 2025, at 11:59 PM (PDT).
ENTRY FEES
YSA Members $20 1st entry and $10 each additional piece (You must use unique YSA code that will be provided to each member to receive the discount on Smarter Entry.)
Non-Members: $30 1st entry and $20 each additional piece
Non-members may join YSA prior to entering and receive the member discount on entry fees at www.YosemiteSierraArtists.org.
EXHIBIT RULES
1. All media exhibit including but not limited to painting, photography, and sculpture. Entries must be original artwork, copies of original such as giclee prints of paintings are not accepted. The exception to this is original artwork that is traditionally created as prints such as photography, woodcuts, digital mixed media, lithographs etc. are permitted. Artwork must be 100% the creation of the artist. Artwork that is generated by AI is not the original creation of the artist and is not available to be copyrighted and will not be accepted.
2. This is an open competition and exhibit. All YSA members are guaranteed at least one accepted entry. Works from additional artists will be accepted based on category and exhibit space. Artists will receive notification of works accepted by email by May 25, 2025. Please make sure that emails from YSA are being accepted by your email provider.
3. Entry into the competition and exhibit means the artist will abide by the rules and any exhibition of their work is at their own risk.
4. Artwork must have been completed within the last three years and submitted by the artist(s). Work shown in previous Yosemite Sierra Artists Anniversary exhibits will not be accepted.
Work deemed offensive to any race, creed, or gender will not be accepted.
5. We are not able to receive or ship artwork at the venue. Your artwork must be delivered and picked up in person. You may designate a relative or friend to do it for you with a written note.
Artwork must be properly identified with a completed entry form attached to it.
6. All two-dimensional artwork must be strung with wire for hanging in the upper third of the frame. No saw tooth hangers. Sculpture/3-D entries may include podium or other display case or stand. Fiber works must be hangable. All frames must be in good condition.
7. Maximum overall size is limited to 30x40. The Minimum size including frame is 8x10 inches. Any art piece larger or smaller may or may not be selected based on the discretion of the Exhibit Committee.
8. A minimum of seven (7) artworks from a minimum of (5) artists entering in a category are required for awards in that category. Categories may be combined for judging purposes at the discretion of the Exhibit Committee. The names of judges will be made public after judging is complete.
9. No work may be removed during the exhibit without permission of the Exhibit Committee.
10. An artist may only receive one award in the competition. Artists that receive awards agree to allow images of their artwork to be posted on the YSA website and YSA social media sites.
SALES
All sales will be made by Gallery 5 for which they will receive a 30% commission. Commission will be deducted from payment to the artist. Gallery 5 will be responsible for collecting sales tax.
LIABILITY AT IN-PERSON PHYSICAL VENUE
All physical entries will be handled with the utmost care, but Yosemite Sierra Artists and Gallery 5 and their staff and/or volunteers will not be responsible for any loss or damage to any entry from any cause whatsoever, including transportation, fire, storage, showing, or theft.
INTAKE of ART
Please deliver your artwork to Gallery 5, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 11 AM - 5 PM
5 Gallery – 40982 Highway 41, Oakhurst, CA 93644.
Remember to attach a completed entry form to the artwork.
PICKUP of Unsold ART at the END of EXHIBIT
Monday, July 7, 2024, from 11AM – 5 PM at 5 Gallery – 40982 Highway 41, Oakhurst, CA 93644. There is no storage at the venue. Neither the YSA Exhibit Committee nor Gallery 5 are responsible for artwork not picked up.
You may authorize a relative or friend to deliver/pick up your artwork for you with a signed note.
COMPETITION AND EXHIBIT RULES
All rules are posted on SmarterEntry.com and YosemiteSierraArtists.org.
The Contemporary Portrait
The Portrait. We use portraits as objects of remembrance and reverence, of seduction and glorification. From the keepsakes in lockets as tiny remembrances of love, to the likenesses of leaders meant to inspire and seduce with their power. They can stir, and confront, and drive us to action. Just as they can lull in longing for a time since passed. They act as a mirror in whose reflection we find the inward experiences of ourselves, or as a window from which we look out toward the virtues of another.
Analog and digital manipulation in all its forms welcome. Monochrome or color, all subjects, analog, digital or antique processes, photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome.
Aline Smithson is a visual artist, educator, and editor based in Los Angeles, California. Best known for her conceptual portraiture and a practice that uses humor and pathos to explore the performative potential of photography. Growing up in the shadow of Hollywood, her work is influenced by the elevated unreal. She received a BA in art from the University of California at Santa Barbara and was accepted into the College of Creative Studies, studying under artists such as William Wegman, Allen Ruppersburg, and Charles Garabian. After a decade-long career as a New York Fashion Editor, Smithson returned to Los Angeles and to her own artistic practice.
35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG, Twitter) and an archived, online slide show. A video walkthrough of each exhibition is also featured and archived.
2025 FOTONOSTRUM PORTRAIT AWARD
Do you have a powerful portrait that tells a unique story? We invite emerging and established photographers from around the world to submit their most compelling portrait work for consideration in this year’s FotoNostrum Portrait Award. This is your opportunity to showcase your artistic vision, celebrate the art of portraiture, and receive recognition on an international stage.
Key Details:
-
Eligibility: Open to all photographers worldwide, regardless of age or professional level.
-
Theme: Portraiture in any form—studio, environmental, candid, conceptual—demonstrating the subject’s identity, emotion, and narrative.
-
Flash Early Bird Discount: 40% off entry fees euntil April 6. Once registered, submission can be uploaded until the final deadline.
-
Deadline: May 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM (Pacific Time).
Awards & Benefits:
-
Winners, Runners Up and up to 20 finalists will be exhibited in FotoNostrum Gallery in 2026 at the FotoNostrum Gallery in Barcelona. All exhibition expenses including printing and framing will be borne by FotoNostrum. All selected works will be featured in a special issue of FotoNostrum Magazine during 2026.
Judging Panel: Juros will be announced one week before the final deadline.
Don’t miss your chance to gain international exposure, receive valuable feedback from industry leaders, and celebrate the power of the portrait.
Submit your entries today and let your images tell a story the world needs to see!
The Art of Collage
Collage is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an assembly of different forms, thus creating a new whole. (Compare with pastiche, which is a "pasting" together.) Collage may refer to the technique as a whole, or more specifically to a two-dimensional work, assembled from flat pieces on a flat substrate.
A collage may sometimes include magazine and newspaper clippings, paint, bits of colored or handmade papers, portions of other artwork or texts, photographs and other found objects, glued to a piece of paper or canvas. The origins of collage can be traced back hundreds of years, but this technique made a dramatic reappearance in the early 20th century
The only requirements are that the artwork is current & original, Artwork may be 2D work; painting, drawing, photography, and printmaking. Original artwork only. No giclées or reproductions. No size restrictions. Artists may submit up to 15 pieces for this call.
Our juror for the Form & Figure is Michael Pannier. Pannier is an internationally shown fine art and commercial photographer now located in Greenville, SC. Previously based in Maryland, Michael has spent over 30 years in photography and 35 years in the gallery and art world, opening his first gallery in the Washington, DC, suburbs in 1987.
Michael is represented in galleries across the country, a frequent exhibition juror and curator, portfolio reviewer, and speaker on the business of fine art. When not in South Carolina he can be found leading photographic expeditions in Death Valley and the Eastern Sierra.
20-30 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month with the opportunity to be invited for a solo show at a later date. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG) and an archived, online slide show. A catalog will be printed for each exhibition, and award for Juror’s Choice.
Artist's Choice 2025 Regional Juried Show
Annual Open Call: Washington DC Regional Artists
- More Info: Prospectus ---- Foundry Website
- Exhibition Dates: July 5th - July 27th 2025
- Theme: The choice is yours, there is no theme
- Medium: Painting~Drawing~Mixed Media~Photography
- Dimensions: 2-D Work up to 36" Wide
- Notification: June 10th via email.
NYC4PA - APPAREL 2025
A part of everyone’s day includes the decision about what to wear. The vast selection of apparel includes shirts, pants, costumes, uniforms, coats, capes, shoes, boots and on and on.
For this call the emphasis is on how you, the photographer, capture these articles of clothing in a creative way. Does a uniformed officer create the mood in a picture of a crowd, is there a grouping of colorful blouses hanging in a shop, does a small part of a wedding gown catch your eye or is it just fun to see a boot on a child’s foot splash in a puddle.
As with all our contests send us your best. All 2D photo processes are welcome.
NVAL 2025 Juried Painting Show
Prospectus Here: North Valley Art League 2025 Juried Painting Show
The 2025 NVAL Juried Painting is open to all artists 18 years old and over. Work must be original, both in concept and execution.
Eligible media: Primary medium must be paint such as Oil, Oil Pastel, Soft Pastel, Acrylic, Water Media, Drawing Media, or Alcohol Ink. May include elements of Printmaking, Mixed Media, and Collage.
Ineligible media:
Sculpture, photography, computer-generated art.
Work done under supervision (which includes any in a class or workshop).
Copied work.
Work previously accepted into any NVAL juried show.
Work done more than two years before the entry date of this show.
Work having one or more sides larger than 40 inches, including frame.
Juror: John Harper is a Redding, California native. While serving as a specialist in radio intelligence in the Army in Germany, John began to visit European art museums and galleries. This began his fascination with art and painting.
After the Army, John began his formal art training, attending Shasta College and San Jose State. In 1977, John was hired as the Art Curator at the Redding Museum and Art Center (now Turtle Bay Museum).
In 1984, John began teaching printmaking at Shasta College, and in 1986, was hired as full-time Art Instructor. He also continued his career in fine arts, showing his work in galleries and museums in the U.S. and Japan. After retirement in 2011, and until 2020, John remained active in showing his work and teaching part-time as an Emeritus Art Professor at Shasta College.
2025 Celebrating New England, All Members
Revealed Fragments of Mrs. Dickinson's Life by Victoria Dickson - 2024 Award of Merit
July 11 - Sept 3, 2025
NEWS Gallery
Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
Home | Plymouth Center for the Arts (artsplymouth.org)
Open to Associate & Signature Members of New England Watercolor Society
RISE
"RISE" refers to moving upward, increasing height, level, or quantity, or becoming more prominent or successful. It is used in various contexts, from physical movement to abstract concepts like growth, improvement, or awakening. It’s a versatile term that conveys movement, development, and progress across physical, emotional, and metaphorical dimensions. Common synonyms include ascend, climb, increase, advance, grow, emerge, and rebel.
Show us how your interpretation of rise ignites your creative energy into new dimensions of existence.
Eligible works include photography, watercolor, oil painting, acrylic painting, pastels, drawing, collage, mixed media, pottery, sculpture, glass, and any other 2D or 3D work representing or reflecting the theme “Rise.” Video and AI works are not eligible.
The Abandoned Landscape
The Abandoned Landscape
Rural or urban, desert or jungle, ancient to recent. The SE Center is looking for photographers who appreciate the ravages of time and create compelling images reflecting those effects around us. Color or BW, analog, digital or antique processes, photographers of all skill levels and locations are welcome.
Our juror for The Abandoned Landscape is Constance Lewis. Constance Lewis holds a Fine Art degree in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute. She founded Opal Gallery, an Atlanta-based artist collective that exhibited the work of an international array of artists. She has studied photography conversation in Paris, France and her independent curatorial work includes exhibitions in Paris, San Francisco, New York, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Mississippi. She has published; Oraien Catledge: Photographs ( University Press of Mississippi, 2010) and has worked with renowned photographers on multiple book projects.
Constance’s passion is to highlight marginalized artists and she has a deep interest in promoting photography within a broader context. In addition to her work in photography, Constance holds an advanced degree in Education with an emphasis on Visual Literacy from Rice University. She currently resides in New Orleans and Houston, where she has been lecturer and educator, and where she launched Opal Art Management, offering advising and curatorial services to artists, collectors, and institutions.
35-40 selected images will hang in the SE Center’s virtual gallery space for approximately one month. In addition, selected images are featured in the SE Center social media accounts (FB, IG, Twitter) and an archived, online slide show. A video walkthrough of each exhibition is also featured and archived.
NewNow 2025
NewNow2025: CALL FOR ENTRY:
The exhibition will be held in Tri-C’s beautiful 3,000 sq. ft. Gallery East, 4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, OH 44122.
Cash awards totaling $1750 will be given out: Four chosen by the juror, and one additional award by popular vote from attendees at the opening reception. All proceeds from the competition will fund the artist’s awards and benefit the Artists Archives, whose mission is to support Ohio visual artists and preserve their important heritage for future generations.
All entries must be made online at https://client.smarterentry.com/aawr.
A total of three entries may be submitted for $40 and up to 3 additional entries at $10 apiece.
The deadline for entry is 11:59pm JUNE 15, 2025
Please review all entry details, submission instructions and calendar deadlines prior to application. They are listed directly below.
Entry Details:
ELIGIBILITY: This juried exhibition is open to living artists of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Ottawa, Portage, Trumbull, Summit, and Wayne counties.
ACCEPTED MEDIA: Painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, mixed-media, assemblage, collage, ceramics, glass, installations, fiber, weaving, textiles, video & film, and photography. Jewelry will be accepted if it is made using metalsmithing or hand-formed using unique materials or techniques. Printmaking must be original - no giclée reproductions of work done in other media.
FILM AND VIDEO ENTRIES: Film and video submissions must be made separately at The NEW NOW 2025/ film, video.
Photography should be entered in THE NEWNOW 2025, NOT the NEWNOW FILM & Video.
PRESENTATION: 2-D work cannot exceed 8’ in height or 50 lbs. in weight. 2-D work should be appropriately framed and ready to hang (neutral matting only, glass or acrylic where applicable, frames must be strong enough to hold the weight of the piece). Any painting stretched on canvas does not have to be framed. No saw-tooth hangers. 3-D work cannot exceed 8’ in height or 100 lbs. in weight. Work not properly presented for exhibition at the time of delivery will not be accepted.
ENTRY FEES: A total of three entries may be submitted for $40 and up to 3 additional entries at $10 apiece.
CASH AWARDS: Awards of $750, $500, and 2 @ $200 will be given out by the juror, and an additional award of $100 will be chosen by popular vote. Images of award-winning work will be featured in the show catalog and all accepted artists will be listed in the catalog. Awards will be presented at the opening reception, August 28.
INSURANCE: Accepted artists assume sole responsibility for insuring their work.
SALE OF WORKS: Works may be for sale at the discretion of the artist. AAWR will retain a 40% commission on all sold work, and will handle all sales of work during the exhibition.
Submission Instructions:
SUBMISSIONS TO THIS SHOW WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY.
TO SUBMIT WORK, GO TO https://client.smarterentry.com/aawr
To prepare images for uploading please adhere to the following guidelines:
- sRGB or RGB color space (standard) NO CMYK (typically used for printing industry)
- 72 dpi resolution
- Images sized to 1,280 pixels on the longest side, the other size width or height proportional
- Layers must be flattened
- 8-bit mode (standard)
- Jpg format
- Jpg compression at level 7 (Medium)
- Do not use characters other than a period preceding jpg in the file name. The following characters will lead to image uploading problems :!@#$%^&*()_+
As a submitter to this show you grant AAWR permission to include your name as part of future mailings and announcements. If you would prefer to NOT be included on our mailing list, please notify us in writing.
Artists whose work is chosen for exhibition grant AAWR the right to use images of their work for the purposes of promotion, inclusion in AAWR programs, and subsequent display on the AAWR website and social media without further contact or compensation from AAWR.
Calendar:
ENTRIES: Begin April 1, 2025 and end June 15, 2025.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: Artists will be notified of the acceptance of their work the week of July 14, 2025.
DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORK: August 19 and 20, 2025, 11am -5pm
Work should be delivered to Gallery East, Cuyahoga Community College, Eastern Campus, 4250 Richmond Rd, Highland Hills, OH 44122. Parking for delivery is free in LOT H3, accessed most easily by the Harvard Road entrance.
OPENING RECEPTION AND AWARDS CEREMONY: Thursday August 28, from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
PICK UP OF EXHIBITED WORK: October 13, 14, 2025, 11am – 5pm
AAWR & Tri-C will not be responsible for work left after 10/16/2025. Work not picked up will be subjected to storage fees and disposed of at the discretion of the Gallery Coordinator
Juror information coming soon
NewNow Film & Video 2025
NewNow Film & Video 2025: CALL FOR ENTRY:
The exhibition will be held in Tri-C’s beautiful 3,000 sq. ft. Gallery East, 4250 Richmond Road, Highland Hills, OH 44122.
Cash awards totaling $1750 will be given out: Four chosen by the juror, and one additional award by popular vote from attendees at the opening reception. All proceeds from the competition will fund the artist’s awards and benefit the Artists Archives, whose mission is to support Ohio visual artists and preserve their important heritage for future generations.
All entries must be made online at https://client.smarterentry.com/aawr.
A total of three entries may be submitted for $40 and up to 3 additional entries at $10 apiece.
The deadline for entry is 11:59pm JUNE 15, 2025
Please review all entry details, submission instructions and calendar deadlines prior to application. They are listed directly below.
Entry Details:
ELIGIBILITY: This juried exhibition is open to living artists of Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Huron, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Ottawa, Portage, Trumbull, Summit, and Wayne counties.
FILM AND VIDEO ENTRIES: Film and video submissions must be made separately at The NEW NOW 2025/ film, video.
ENTRY FEES: A total of three entries may be submitted for $40 and up to 3 additional entries at $10 apiece.
CASH AWARDS: Awards of $750, $500, and 2 @ $200 will be given out by the juror, and an additional award of $100 will be chosen by popular vote. Images of award-winning work will be featured in the show catalog and all accepted artists will be listed in the catalog. Awards will be presented at the opening reception, August 28.
INSURANCE: Accepted artists assume sole responsibility for insuring their work.
SALE OF WORKS: Works may be for sale at the discretion of the artist. AAWR will retain a 40% commission on all sold work, and will handle all sales of work during the exhibition.
Submission Instructions:
SUBMISSIONS TO THIS SHOW WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLINE ONLY.
TO SUBMIT WORK, GO TO https://client.smarterentry.com/aawr
Please be prepared to upload a link to your media where it can be found on the internet
As a submitter to this show you grant AAWR permission to include your name as part of future mailings and announcements. If you would prefer to NOT be included on our mailing list, please notify us in writing.
Artists whose work is chosen for exhibition grant AAWR the right to use images of their work for the purposes of promotion, inclusion in AAWR programs, and subsequent display on the AAWR website and social media without further contact or compensation from AAWR.
Calendar:
ENTRIES: Begin April 1, 2025 and end June 15, 2025.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: Artists will be notified of the acceptance of their work the week of July 14, 2025.
DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORK: by August 13, 2025.
Work should be delivered on a portable media device to Artists Archives of the Western Reserve, 1834 E 123rd St, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
*Please note, all accepted Film and Video entries will be combined into a single video loop that will be played on a single video monitor device in the gallery. Any audio will be levelled to a consistent volume range and volume level will be set by the Gallery staff.*
OPENING RECEPTION AND AWARDS CEREMONY: Thursday August 28, from 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
PICK UP OF EXHIBITED WORK: October 13, 14, 2025, 11am – 5pm
AAWR & Tri-C will not be responsible for work left after 10/16/2025. Work not picked up will be subjected to storage fees and disposed of at the discretion of the Gallery Coordinator
Juror information is coming soon!
A Different Vision 2.0
A Different Vision returns to Plymouth Center for the Arts in a newly imagined way. Artists and audiences alike are encouraged to see, hear, touch, smell, interact with and even manipulate the art.
While a Different Vision began as a show specifically for the visually impaired, ADV 2.0 endeavors to expand how all viewers experience art through exploration beyond traditional viewing. The experience will challenge the notion that sight is essential for creating and enjoying exceptional art, while also emphasizing touch as a fundamental part of our daily lives and overall sensual experience.
All sighted and non-sighted artists, aged 16 years and over, are eligible to enter the show.
This is an open non-juried exhibition that demonstrates how art can be made accessible to visually impaired individuals as well as inviting all viewers to experience art with numerous senses.
Plymouth Center for the Arts membership is not required to enter this show.
Categories:
Sculpture, assemblage, fiber art, pottery, relief, kinetic art, wood working, mixed media and painting.
Awards:
First Place - $100
Second Place - $50
Honorable Mention
Resistance Works
"Resistance Works". This exhibition seeks to give voice to the unrest of our times through visual, expressive art. We invite visual artists working in all media to submit their work for consideration.
Theme: Resistance Works / use your visual voice
https://www.myartbroker.com/collecting/articles/art-as-activism,
“Artists have a key role to play in social and political movements, utilizing their work as a medium to express their views on the world around them. In an increasingly visual age, art can be a galvanizing force for movements and protests.”
Boundless:The Art of the Book
The Rocky Neck Art Colony (RNAC) invites artists to submit work for inclusion in Boundless: The Art of the Book, to be held at The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck, in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
The artist book, rather than disappearing in this digital age, is enjoying a period of reinvention and celebration. This exhibition showcases the myriad ways, both conventional and contemporary, that visual artists interpret the notion of the book, the written page, and/or the book illustration. Submissions may include artist’s books(all media), individual book illustrations, zines, graphic novels, and comics. All traditional book forms as well as unbound, reworked, hybrid and deconstructed examples are welcome.
Rocky Neck Art Colony Member Discount code-member
Full prospectous: https://rockyneckartcolony.org/boundless-the-art-of-the-book/
[amc]
Visions In Clay 2025
Horton Art Gallery is located on the campus of San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, California. Visions In Clay is one of the largest ceramic exhibitions in Northern California.
Entry is open to artists residing in the U.S. Ceramic works of any thematic and stylistic presentation are accepted for entry. Clay must be the primary medium. Artwork that has been previously exhibited at the Horton Art Gallery is not eligible for entry. Artwork may not exceed 4ft. in any dimension.
Fees: 1-3 Works $30 or up to 4-6 Works $45.
Selection Announcement: July 14
Artwork received at the gallery: July 28 – August 4, 2025, or by appointment for delivery.
Exhibition: August 28 – September 25, 2024
Gallery Reception: August 28 - 5:00-7:00pm
Framing the Monument: Juried Exhibition
Photography Challenge & Juried Group Show
Foundry Gallery is seeking photographic submissions of the Washington Monument located at the National Mall Park in Washington D.C..
Creative Requirement: The Monument must be “framed” in the image.
Framing within a frame can add interest to an otherwise boring scene. This photography technique involves using elements within the scene itself to create a frame around the main subject (Washington Monument), drawing the viewer's focus to that specific area.
Black and White Landscape Show
The Cleveland Photo Fest invites your participation in a national show of
black and white landscape photography. (Cityscapes are not landscapes).
$30 submission fee for 3 images.
Submit through Smarter Entry.
We will endeavor to hang a print from each set of submissions.
ALL prints are to be unmatted and unframed to save you framing and
shipping costs.
Print sizes: 11 x 17 (11 x 14) or 13 x 19 (16 x 20) paper.
Deadline for submissions is July 1st, 2025
Once selected, prints must be received by: August 20th, 2025.
Mail to:
Cleveland Photo Fest
2931 Prospect Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44109.
(Return postage MUST be included).
Questions? Contact the CPF: contact@clevelandphotofest.org
Women's Work
National Association of Women Artists South Carolina Chapter Presents Women’s Work
September 1 – October 15, 2025
Online Exhibit
Eligibility:
This NAWA exhibit is only for current NAWA SC members. You MUST be a member in good standing during the entire date range of the exhibit, Sept 1 – Oct 15, 2025. If you are a National NAWA member and would like to participate, you can join the SC Chapter today. Contact Membership Chair Susan Irish at: art.nawasc@gmail.com.
Art submissions:
As this is an online exhibit, proper formatting of submissions is critical. Submissions are handled through https://client.smarterentry.com/nawasc. This is a juried exhibit. Please read the prospectus thoroughly. You may submit up to two artworks. Submission does not guarantee acceptance. fee: Two works of art $35.
Theme: Women’s Work
Exhibit Overview:
Women’s Work explores the overlooked contributions of women in South Carolina during a pivotal period in American history: 1775, the eve of the American Revolution. Through a diverse range of mediums NAWA artists will reflect on the concept of “women’s work,” connecting historical narratives with modern artistic interpretations. This exhibit reclaims and reimagines the labor, creativity, and resilience of women who shaped the cultural and economic landscape of colonial South Carolina.
“Women’s Work” will offer viewers a profound exploration of women’s contributions in 1775 South Carolina, blending history and contemporary art to create a dialogue about the value of women’s work, both seen and unseen. This exhibit invites audiences to reflect on the enduring impact of these women and consider how their labor continues to resonate in modern discussions of work, gender, and art.
Historical Context:
In 1775, South Carolina was a region deeply intertwined with agrarian production, primarily reliant on enslaved labor and the cultivation of indigo, rice, and cotton. Women’s work, both within the home and in the broader economy, was essential yet often invisible. Whether white, Black, or Indigenous, women’s labor spanned domestic chores, midwifery, weaving, managing plantations, and producing goods vital to the local economy. For enslaved African women, their contributions were not only in the fields but also in crafting, cooking, and maintaining the cultural heritage of their communities through oral traditions, music, and arts like basket-weaving.
At the same time, 1775 marked the rise of revolutionary sentiments. Women in South Carolina contributed to the Patriot cause by participating in boycotts of British goods, sewing homespun clothing, and maintaining households while men went to war. Their work was crucial, yet it often remains a footnote in historical records.
Awards:
XXX, will be our juror.
|
First $300 |
|
|
Second $200 |
|
|
Third $100 |
|
Contact: Exhibition Chair Staci Swider staciswider@gmail.com
Calendar:
June 1 – July 15, 2025: Submission timeframe. Submit entries at: https://client.smarterentry.com/nawasc. Entry opens June 1, 2025 and entry deadline is July 15, 2025. When the deadline is reached, the SmarterEntry program is automatically closed to submissions.
August 1, 2025: Notification of acceptance.
Notification will be through email from SmarterEntry and posted on NAWA SC FaceBook pages.
Entry Guidelines and Specifications:
- Work exhibited in any previous "NAWASC Exhibit" is not eligible
- This is a juried exhibit. Acceptance is at the discretion of NAWASC board.
- Work does not need to be for sale. Price, title, dimensions of entered work cannot be changed.
- Accepted work cannot be substituted and must be available for the duration of the exhibit.
- Art must be original - no reproductions or Giclee prints
- When submitting your work on SmarterEntry, do not photograph your work in frames.
- Graphic violence and/or lewd sexual content is prohibited. Nudes are acceptable at the discretion of the committee.
- All work is to be original and completed by the NAWA artist alone or NAWA collaborative partners. Original art must comply with all national and international copyright laws as applicable. The artist must own the right to their art solely. No AI generated art.
Entering Your Images
- All entries are submitted at https://client.smarterentry.com/nawasc.
- Entry form must be filled out in its entirety.
- Submit art size up to nearest inch; if art is framed, submit framed size.
- Do not include frame or mat when submitting photos of your art. Crop the photo to include only the artwork; be sure your image is right side up.
- Images should be of good quality and no larger than 5MB, 1200 - 1500 pixels on the longest side at 300 dpi.
- Images should be in JPEG format
- If you need help entering your images, email to: terry@smarterentry.com.
Sales:
NAWA SC Chapter will retain 10% of sales; and artists will receive 90% of their art sales. All sales will be handled by the artist. The artist is responsible for forwarding 10% of the sale price to NAWASC on or before midnight Oct 31, 2025. Please contact Melinda Welker at mswelker@hotmail.com to complete this transaction.
NYC4PA ABANDONED/ABANDON
What comes to mind when you hear these two words? Though they have the same root the meanings can be quite far apart. Is your first thought about things abandoned – like that empty building in the tenement section of town that has been left to the elements with broken windows and peeling paint, or is it the person abandoned by a family who needed to move to another location. But there is also the sense of “abandon” – that free-wheeling person, dancing or jumping for joy with arms stretched out, or the child on a playground ride like a see saw with hands in the air and sheer glee on his/her face.
This call is about those images that depict either interpretation. The field is far and wide and the choice is yours. Send us your best and, as always, all 2D photography
2025 Works by Associate Members
Shown Above: 2024 Award of Merit - Prairie in Bloom by Jaeohk Keenan
Sep 5- Nov 5, 2025
NEWS Gallery
Plymouth Center for the Arts
11 North Street, Plymouth, MA 02360
Home | Plymouth Center for the Arts (artsplymouth.org)
Open to Associate Members of New England Watercolor Society
Nature in Focus 2025 - Adult
“Nature in Focus 2025”
FOHR 2025 Photography Competition &
Exhibition - Adult Division
”Ruby-Throated Huming Bird” - 2024 1st Place Adult Division
Photo by Michael McCormick
Friends of Heinz Refuge (FOHR) is excited to announce this year’s photo competition, "Nature in Focus 2025”, celebrating the beauty and diversity of the natural world found at the Heinz Refuge through the lens of photography. From breathtaking landscapes and stunning wildlife, to intricate patterns and textures found in nature, we encourage you to explore the endless possibilities of capturing the essence of the natural world.
The Adult Division is open to photographers 18 and older. There are no restrictions on the type of camera - film, digital, cellphone - used. Whatever your skill level as a photographer, we invite you to showcase your talent and passion for wildlife and nature photography.
- All photos submitted must be shot within the confines of the Heinz Refuge.
- Two Photography Sub-Categories: Wildlife and Nature
- New This Year: Prizes for Best Macro, Most Artistic and Funniest Photo.
- Adult submissions are $10.00 per photo - no limit on the number of photos.
- FOHR Members may submit up to 3 photos for FREE with coupon code.
The top images in each sub-category will be selected from all entries and photographers will be invited to submit their photographs for exhibition at the Refuge with a chance to receive cash awards. Winners will be announced during the Philly Fall Nature Fest in September.
Nature In Focus 2025 - Teens
“Nature in Focus 2025”
FOHR 2025 Photography Competition &
Exhibition - Teen Division
”Marsh Wren” - 2024 1st Place Teen Division
Photo by James Tornetta
Friends of Heinz Refuge (FOHR) is excited to announce this year’s photo competition, "Nature in Focus 2025”, celebrating the beauty and diversity of the natural world found at the Heinz Refuge through the lens of photography. From breathtaking landscapes and stunning wildlife, to intricate patterns and textures found in nature, we encourage you to explore the endless possibilities of capturing the essence of the natural world.
The Teen Division is open to photographers, aged 13 to 18 (if in High School at the time photos are submitted). There are no restrictions on the type of camera - film, digital, cellphone - used. Whatever your skill level as a photographer, we invite you to showcase your talent and passion for wildlife and nature photography.
- All photos submitted must be shot within the confines of the Heinz Refuge.
- Two Photography Sub-Categories: Wildlife and Nature
- NEW THIS YEAR - Prizes for Funniest, Most Artistic and Best Macro Photos.
- Teen photos may be submitted for FREE! - Up to 3 photos may be submitted.
- Parents/Guardians of teens under age 18 must register in SmarterEntry on behalf of their teens.
The top images in each sub-category will be selected from all entries and photographers will be invited to submit their photographs for exhibition at the Refuge with a chance to receive cash awards. Winners will be announced during the Philly Fall Nature Fest in September.
Nature In Focus 2025 - Children
“Nature in Focus 2025”
FOHR 2025 Photography Competition &
Exhibition - Children Division
”Ladybug on the Boardwalk” - 2024 1st Place Children Division
Photo by Nathan Scudder
Friends of Heinz Refuge (FOHR) is excited to announce this year’s photo competition, "Nature in Focus 2024”, celebrating the beauty and diversity of the natural world found at the Heinz Refuge through the lens of photography. From breathtaking landscapes and stunning wildlife, to intricate patterns and textures found in nature, we encourage you to explore the endless possibilities of capturing the essence of the natural world.
The Children Division is open to photographers aged 12 and under. There are no restrictions on the type of camera - film, digital, cellphone - used. Whatever your skill level as a photographer, we invite you to showcase your talent and passion for wildlife and nature photography.
- All photos submitted must be shot within the confines of the Heinz Refuge.
- NEW THIS YEAR: Prizes for Best Macro, Most Artistic and Funniest Photos
- Two Photography Sub-Categories: Wildlife and Nature
- Photos submitted on behalf of Children are FREE! - 1 photo per Child.
- Parents/Guardians must register in SmarterEntry on behalf of their children.
The top images in each sub-category will be selected from all entries and photographers will be invited to submit their photographs for exhibition at the Refuge with a chance to receive cash awards. Winners will be announced during the Philly Fall Nature Fest in September.
Nature in Focus 2025 - Adult - FOHR Members with Coupon Code Only
“Nature in Focus 2025”
FOHR 2025 Photography Competition &
Exhibition - Adult Division - FOHR Members with Coupon Code Only
”Solace in the Rain” - 2024 Bill Buchanan Award
Photo by Anwar Abdul-Qawi
Friends of Heinz Refuge (FOHR) is excited to announce this year’s photo competition, "Nature in Focus 2025”, celebrating the beauty and diversity of the natural world found at the Heinz Refuge through the lens of photography. From breathtaking landscapes and stunning wildlife, to intricate patterns and textures found in nature, we encourage you to explore the endless possibilities of capturing the essence of the natural world.
The Adult Division is open to photographers 18 and older. There are no restrictions on the type of camera - film, digital, cellphone - used. Whatever your skill level as a photographer, we invite you to showcase your talent and passion for wildlife and nature photography.
- FOHR MEMBERS WITH COUPON CODE ONLY may submit up to 3 photos for FREE.
- All photos submitted must be shot within the confines of the Heinz Refuge.
- Two Photography Sub-Categories: Wildlife and Nature
- New This Year: Prizes for Best Macro, Most Artistic and Funniest Photo.
- Adult submissions are $10.00 per photo - no limit on the number of photos.
The top images in each sub-category will be selected from all entries and photographers will be invited to submit their photographs for exhibition at the Refuge with a chance to receive cash awards. Winners will be announced during the Philly Fall Nature Fest in September.
2025 Fall Juried Exhibit
Artists are invited to submit their work for the jurying phase of Gallery Main Street’s “Open Theme” fine art exhibit.
Visit www.DowntownTylerArts.com to learn more about Gallery Main Street.
Entries due: August 17
Notifications: August 22
Drop off: September 9
Opening: September 12
Pick-up: November 4
The exhibit will run through until November 3.
2025 Photo Contest
Winyah Rivers Alliance is launching our 2025 Summer Campaign. We'll be hosting events throughout our greater Winyah Bay watershed including our annual Photography Contest.
We invite you to participate in our 2025 Photography Contest, sharing your photographs celebrating our fishable, swimmable, drinkable rivers.
Rules for Entering:
- The contest is open to everyone. Emphasis in judging will be given to photographs that show the splendor and charm of our local rivers and ecosystems.
- Each contestant may enter as many photographs as desired. Entry fee is $11.00 per photograph.
- Entry Categories are: a) Georgetown County Heritage (iconic); b) Scenic; c) Wildlife
- The photographs should have been taken in North or South Carolina (note: for the Georgetown County category, the photo must be taken in Georgetown County, SC)
- Each contestant agrees to allow Winyah Rivers Alliance, and its sponsors, to use their entries, without compensation, to promote our goal. This may include exhibition, calendar, and fundraising. All entrants will retain the right to their work.
- To enter, go to https://www.smarterentry.com/CallsForEntry#. No need to resize your image; the website will resize it to fit. Should your image win, a TIFF or PSD file at 300 PPI must be made available for printing purposes.
- Winners will be contacted prior to, and announced at, our Photo Contest Reception scheduled for Friday, October 16th, 11:30am-1:30pm, at the Waccamaw Neck Library in Pawley's Island..
- The following awards will be presented: Best of Show - $150.00; 1st Place in each category - $100.00; Second and third place winners will also receive prizes. Winners are eligible for only one prize.
- All entries must be received by September 30th.
- For questions, email winyahrivers@winyahrivers.org.
Thank you Sponsors!
803 Labs, Inc., The Bunnelle Foundation
