2025 American Artwork Call for Artists

Description

American Artwork is a juried, annual publication of painting, photography, prints, sculpture and craft. Now in its 20th year, 2,000 copies are printed in Hong Kong and mailed to galleries, design firms and art consultants. The format is 8.5"H x 6"W. Our books were called "stunning" by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Jurors are California College of the Arts Painting Instructor Emeritus Howard Eige and former Oakland craft gallery owner Jan Christensen-Heller. There is no jury fee. If juried in, participation is $198 for one page or $395 for a two-page spread. Participants get eight books, or twelve when taking a spread.

The submission deadline for 2025 is June 15th. Fees are due July 15th upon layout approval. Publication is October 15th. Five minutes on our site will help determine your interest. Past edition PDFs, the mailing list and submission form are posted at www.americanartwork.net

Thank you. Please consider forwarding the Call for Artists to appropriate colleagues.

Best,
Tom
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Tom Palmer
American Artwork
Berkeley, CA
510.309.4638

Feedback

"I just sold the work Love Birds to a collector in LA who saw it in American Artwork."
Pamela Heck, painter

"Thank you! Great magazine this year. Sold the pink roses painting Innocence Reborn to Karen xxxxxx In the LA area. Very happy!!"
Joie McClements, painter

"I will definitely be applying again this year, as I received a number of opportunities based on my participation last year."
Piper Christine, ceramist

"I love working with Tom Palmer. American Artwork is a great service for artists if they desire this type of promotion. I have been doing this for many years. The cost is relatively minor, it gets my work in front of a new curator for each edition, it puts an image of my work into a magazine/book that goes out to a large number of curators, (it is a promotional book) so it has been a great avenue to market. The work also is placed online and can be found via search. I have received exhibition offers with good curators (no fee to show type curators) and then sales from the exhibitions, and have had my consultants use the books to show their clients. I usually splurge and purchase a few books as gifts for those who have been showing and/or selling my work. Tom also has been a great person to work with."
Kathryn Arnold, painter

"I get new income each year from print sales of my work from participating in American Artwork."
Mary Johnston, painter

"Last year I had the pleasure of working with a wonderful man, Angar Mora, who found my work through your book. I owe it to you, THANK YOU!"
Monique Passicot, painter

We really enjoy receiving this publication. We have kept all of the issues that we have received from you and refer to them frequently for our customers. I hope you continue to send these."
Patti Menn, Art Incorporated

“You are doing good work, Tom, providing a service to the industry. Photography has many sides, one of them being as a workhorse. Those in the fine art sector who look down on commercial work simply don’t know their history."
Carol McCusker, Ph.D., Curator, Museum of Photographic Arts

“I wanted to let you know that I got a gallery show in San Anselmo as a result of last year’s edition! Thank you for producing such a high quality product to showcase our work.”
Kristen Jensen, painter

“We receive American Art Collector, and consider it a great resource. We have exhibited some of the artists that have appeared in your book. Do you need me to send postage?”
Dan Addington, Addington Gallery