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Valley Art Center

PRESENTS:

Call to entry for
53rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition

The Bowen Gallery at Valley Art Center, 155 Bell Street, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022

CALL OPEN: August 26 – October 4, 2024
EXHIBITION ON VIEW: November 8 – December 16, 2024

Jurors: 
Liz Burgess, Former Owner/Manager of Ginko Gallery and Artist
Christy Davis, Curator of Exhibitions, Canton Museum of Art
Aaron D. Williams, aka Aawful Aaron, Artist, and Entrepreneur

Valley Art Center presents our 53rd Annual Juried Art Exhibit. Artists living within a 250-mile radius of Chagrin Falls are invited to submit artwork for consideration to this prestigious annual exhibition. Each artist may submit up to 3 pieces in any art medium. Historically we have received approximately 400-500 pieces of artwork, including 2-D and 3-D. The art is juried to approximately 55 works in painting, drawing, fiber arts, jewelry, sculpture, photography, and more! Over $3,500 in cash is awarded for Best of Show, 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place, and several community-sponsored awards.

Entry Fee: $15 a piece, up to three (3) pieces per artist

Artwork in this exhibition must be for sale. VAC keeps 40% commission on the selling price of all artwork that is sold.

All artists are welcome to submit up to three artworks, and this year we will be selecting one piece per artist in order to showcase a broader diversity of artists, mediums, and perspectives in our exhibition.

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Categories

  • A–Textiles
  • B–Glass/Enamel
  • C–Photography/Prints
  • D–Wood/Metal/Sculpture
  • E–Jewelry
  • F–Painting/Drawing
  • G–Ceramics
  • H–Other/Mixed Media

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Instructions

What you will need

  • At least one digital image of each art piece, up to three submissions. These must be good photographs of the actual, original art work you want to enter to potentially exhibit. We recommend 3d artists submit at least one photomosaic image for each submitted piece featuring multiple views of each submitted piece in a single image. One photo including frame is highly encouraged, if applicable.
  • Digital images must be saved in the JPG (JPEG) file format.
  • Your pictures should be no smaller than 960 pixels.
  • They should be no bigger than 4 Mb in file size.
  • Please make sure you are settled on titles, medium descriptions and prices. The way you identify yourself and your work in the submission form is what we utilize when we present your information on art labels and in program listings. Valley Art Center is not responsible for misspellings or incorrect information arising from inaccurately entered information.

How to enter: Please visit valleyartcenter.org/calls-for-artists to find the link to ArtCall.

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Entering artwork submissions
After logging in or creating a new account, you will Add a new submission. You will fill out the form with Category, Title, Dimensions (height, width, and depth), Sale price (all work entered must be for sale for this exhibit), and Medium for your first artwork submission. You will then pay your entry fee and upload an Attachment that is the photo of your artwork. If you would like to enter more than one work of art, please upload and pay for each entry separately.

Important Dates

Important Dates

  • Call For Artists
    • CFA opens August 26, 2024
    • CFA deadline, October 4, 2024 at 11:59pm
    • Notification of jury results; Tuesday, October 8, 2024 by 4pm
      •       Please do not call or email VAC for results.
  • Artwork delivery
    • Friday drop off, November 1, 10am – 2pm
    • Saturday drop off, November 2, 10am – 4pm
  • Shipping—please plan for shipped art to arrive by November 4, 2024 or earlier (but not before October 31) and include a prepaid return shipping label inside your package.
  • Event dates
    • o Exhibition opens November 8, 2024 Opening Reception 6-8pm
      o Ekphrastacy Poetry Night Friday, December 5, 6pm
      o Exhibition closes December 11, 2024
  • Artwork pick up
    • Return shipping, ASAP after close of exhibition
    • Tuesday pick up, December 17, 10am – 4pm
    • Wednesday pick up, December 18, 10am – 4pm
    • Thursday pick up, December 19, 10am – 7pm

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