Clay Creations: A Ceramic Celebration Exhibition - Call For Entries 2025
Clay Creations: A Ceramic Celebration Exhibition – Call for Entries
The Clay Creations exhibition will be a part of the May Open House at Crossroads Art Center that takes place on Friday, May 16 from 5pm – 8pm as well as the RVA Clay Studio Tour on June 7th & 8th, 2025. Crossroads Art Center invites ceramic artists to showcase their talent in an exciting exhibition celebrating the beauty and versatility of clay.
Eligibility:
Open to Local Ceramic Artists working in all styles and techniques, including functional, sculptural, and experimental forms.
Call For Entry: March 1, 2025 – March 30, 2025
Juried Exhibit: This Crossroads Art Center’s Show is open to Local Ceramic Artists through a call for entries, and cash prizes are awarded for the winners. Each show is juried by a prominent art professional from the community (a gallery director, curator, museum official, arts professor, or accomplished artist). Cash awards are given for 1st ($100), 2nd ($75), and 3rd ($50) place winners. The shows are exhibited at Crossroads Art Center and as an online exhibition where customers can shop directly from the website. All work must involve ceramics/clay to be considered for this exhibition.
This exhibition will be a part of the March Open House at Crossroads Art Center that takes place on Friday, May 16 from 5pm – 8pm as well as the RVA Clay Studio Tour on June 7th & 8th, 2025.
Accepted work will be shown LIVE at Crossroads Art Center starting May 16th, as well as Online on the website starting April 25th.
Submission: Online through ArtCall: https://may2025cacjuriedclaycreationscallforentries.artcall.org
Submission Fee: $15 each, limit to 3 entries for General Public,
$12 each for Gallery Members for first 3, and 4th entry is Free
Commission: 70% to artists, 30% to CAC
Juror: TBA
Artists Notified via Email by: Friday, April 4th, 2025
Artwork Drop Off: Tuesday, May 6 – Thursday, May 8th, 2025, by Noon
Exhibition Opening: Online April 25, 2025, Online and then Live Friday, May 16th, 2025, 5pm – 8pm
Exhibition End Date: Monday, June 30, 2025
Artwork Available for Artists to Pick Up: Tuesday, July 1st, 2025
Submission Details:
You will need an artist statement - 200 WORD limit in first person when you first register in ArtCall.
1. You do not have to create a portfolio site to enter the show.
2. The way you fill out the form is how it will be shown on the labels, awards, and publicity.
a. Name: Use Capital Letters for the first letters of your name.
b. Prices - DO NOT TYPE IN A COMMA. This produces the wrong price. ArtCall will add the comma automatically.
c. Measurements - HEIGHT first, then Width then Depth (H x W x D)
2D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS:
Clay pieces that will be hung on wall should be wired to hang.
3D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS:
Submit 3 images: one overall front, one overall rear or sideview, and one detail (zoomed into a small section of interest).
• Detail images must show an important aspect of the artwork. Make sure that both the full-view and detail images are oriented correctly. Please keep backgrounds as unobtrusive as possible
d. Statement regarding the piece of art - The character limit is 300!! ArtCall cuts it off after 300 characters. This is used for all publicity online and in-house. Spellcheck it as well as word count it! Please include process, tools, clay type, glaze type, anything that would be of special interest to the viewer.
e. FYI - You can go back in and add/edit images and edit text until the call ends.
f. Please double check all information--log out of ArtCall, the go back in. If you have to change anything, don't forget to scroll down to bottom and click on "UPDATE SUBMISSION".
After submitting, please go back in and double check your information. Did you enter the required 2 or 3 photos? Is your price correct? Measurements? Is your statement complete? Too long? Click on UPDATE SUBMISSION after any changes.
VERY IMPORTANT: You can delete and change photos and change text within each submission up until end-of-call. Do not delete an entire submission and then replace it with a new one--ArtCall will charge you for a new submission!
Crossroads Art Center’s Juried Exhibitions are open to mid-Atlantic artists through a bimonthly call for entries, and cash prizes are awarded for the winners. Each show is juried by a prominent art professional from the community (a gallery director, curator, museum official, arts professor, or accomplished artist). Cash awards are given for 1st $100, 2nd $75, and 3rd $50 place winners. The 2025 Juried Exhibitions are exhibited at Crossroads Art Center and as an online exhibition where customers can shop directly from the website.
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