Competitions & Contests

2026 AOY Juried Show

Entry Dates	2026-03-13T23:59:00+00:00 - 2026-02-09T01:00:00+00:00 30 Days Left

Description

Voted the #1 Art Gallery in Bucks County for 2025!
PROSPECTUS: The 14th ANNUAL JURIED SHOW at AOY Art CenterShow Dates: April 10 - May 3, 2026. Work will be exhibited in person and online.
Important Dates
Entry Period: Now through Saturday, March 13 (see instructions below).Announcement of Accepted Entries: Saturday, March 21 (posted at aoyarts.org)Drop-Off: Friday, April 3, 4-7 PM and Saturday, April 4, 12-2 PM (in person only)Gallery Hours: Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, 12-5 PMAwards and Opening Reception: Friday, April 10, 6-8 PMPick-Up of Unsold Work: Sunday, May 3, 5-7 PM, and Monday, May 4, 10 AM-12 PM
Cash Prizes
First Place: $1,000Second Place: $500Third Place: $250
Eligibility
Open to all artists ages 18 and over.Artwork must be the artist’s original design and concept.Work must not have been exhibited in past AOY Art Center exhibitions or events.
Submission Fees
Members: $40 for up to 3 piecesNon-members: $55 for up to 3 pieces
Registration Instructions and Submission Guidelines
Click HERE to register for the show and pay the fee. Your confirmation email will contain a link to ArtCall where you will enter your art images. All images must be entered into ArtCall prior to March 13, 11:59 pm. Of the THREE submitted works, you may designate ONE as "Not for Sale."Images should be in JPG format, 4” x 6” at 300 dpi (approximately 1 MB maximum size).Identify images with the format: LastName_FirstInitial_Title (e.g., JonesD_Title.jpg).Artwork dimensions must not exceed 45 inches on any side, including framing.Freestanding sculptures are limited to 9”D x 18”H x 24”W and must weigh no more than 10 lbs (will be displayed in glass cases).
Please note: Entering your art into the Juried Show does not guarantee acceptance into the show.
Framing Requirements
Accepted work must be framed and ready to hang with wire and D-rings (no sawtooth hangers).Unframed canvases must have finished edges with no visible staples.No clips or plastic poster frames will be accepted.AOY reserves the right to reject delivered work that differs from the submission or has poor-quality framing.
Sales
Artwork for sale must be exclusive to AOY.AOY takes a 30% commission on sales.Payment to artists will be made within 30 days after the exhibition closes.
Volunteering Requirement
Artists with accepted works must volunteer as Gallery Hosts for at least 2.5 hours during the exhibition. (Artists with medical exemptions are still encouraged to enter.) Sign Up to Volunteer HERE.
Juror: Amanda C. Burdan
A specialist in American art, Amanda Burdan is the Senior Curator at the Brandywine River Museum of Art and has organized many exhibitions on the fine and decorative arts of the United States. She also oversees the Museum’s historic properties (the N.C. Wyeth House and Studio, the Kuerner Farm, and the Andrew Wyeth Studio). She also oversees the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Research Center at the Museum, which holds many Wyeth-related archival materials and special collections, including the recently acquired letters of N.C. Wyeth—thousands of documents that span more than 60 years of the artist’s life.
Her interest in the transatlantic influences on American art informs two of her past exhibitions and catalogues: America’s Impressionism: Echoes of a Revolution (2021) and Rural Modern: American Art Beyond the City (2016). Both exhibitions examined the adoption and adaptation of European styles of art to suit the American public and critical taste, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and the interwar period, respectively. A scholar of women artists, she delved into the visual culture of the suffrage movement for the 2020 exhibition Votes for Women: A Visual History, mounted in recognition of the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
Amanda joined the curatorial staff of the Brandywine River Museum of Art in 2012 and previously worked in the curatorial departments at the Florence Griswold Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art. She earned her master’s degree and Ph.D. at Brown University, writing a dissertation entitled “Américaines in Paris: The Role of Women Artists in the Formation of America’s Cultural Identity, 1860-1880.”
Media and Public Relations
AOY reserves the right to use digital images of accepted and exhibited artwork for promotional purposes.
Liability
AOY will take reasonable care of artwork but is not responsible for damage or loss.
Delivery and Pickup
Delivery: Hand-delivered only on April 3 (4-7 PM) and April 4 (12-2 PM) at AOY Art Center, 949 Mirror Lake Road, Yardley, PA. Include contact information on the back of all pieces.Pickup: Unsold work must be retrieved on May 3 (5-7 PM) or May 4 (10 AM-12 PM). Late pickups will incur a $5/day storage fee. Artwork not picked up within 30 days will become property of AOY.
Agreement
By submitting artwork, you agree to the terms outlined in this prospectus.
About AOY Art Center
Founded in 2004, AOY Art Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization with over 390 members. AOY is dedicated to nurturing the community’s creative spirit through education and engagement in the arts. Visit us at www.aoyarts.org.

ATTACH TO BACK OF ACCEPTED WORK:
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Title___________________________________________________
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Price_________________________________________________

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