Valley Art Center's 54th Annual Juried Art Exhibition

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Valley Art Center
PRESENTS:
Call to entry for54th Annual Juried Art Exhibition

The Bowen Gallery at Valley Art Center, 155 Bell Street, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
Call Open until Oct 3
Exhibition On View: Nov 7 – Dec 17

Valley Art Center presents our 54th 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 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 artistArtwork 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 ArtistsCFA deadline, October 3, 2025 at 11:59pmNotification of jury results; Tuesday, October 8, 2025 by 4pm      Please do not call or email VAC for results.

Artwork deliveryThursday, October 23, 10am - 7pm

Friday, October 24, 10am – 4pmSaturday, October 25, 10am – 2pm

Shipping—please plan for shipped art to arrive by November 4, 2025 or earlier (but not before October 31) and include a prepaid return shipping label inside your package.

Event dates 

o Exhibition opens November 7, 2025 Opening Reception 5-8pmo Ekphrastacy Poetry Night Friday, December 4, 6pmo Exhibition closes December 17, 2025

Artwork pick upReturn shipping, ASAP after close of exhibitionThursday pick up, December 18, 10am – 7pmFriday pick up, December 19, 10am – 4pmSaturday pick up, December 20, 10am – 2pm

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