CarnegieArtsCenter Competitions / Calls for Entry
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Farms & Fields 2024
Farms & Fields 2024 continues an annual tradition; this juried exhibition seeks to celebrate the variety and importance of agriculture in California.This may include a wide variety of imagery— orchards, fields, produce, livestock, people, canals, buildings, machinery, and more. Artists from throughout California are invited to submit work that is influenced or inspired by any aspect of agriculture.
Dates of Exhibition: April 30 – July 27, 2024
Media Accepted: All media, including, but not limited to: Oils & Acrylics, Photography & Digital Media, Prints, Drawings, Watercolors, Collage & Mixed Media, Textiles, Ceramics, Sculpture, Decorative Arts
Awards: Grand Prize $500 Two Awards of Merit $200 Four Honorable Mentions $50
Juror: Ben Serpa, painter & lecturer, Art Departments at CSU Stanislaus & Merced College https://www.benserpa.com/
Visit the CAC website for a complete copy of the prospectus, including all rules, restrictions, and deadlines.
Light Motifs
A Carnegie Arts Center Lobby Gallery Exhibition
On view January 23– April 20, 2024
For the visual artist, light can be an inspiration, a visual element, a mood, and a medium — and it is never unimportant! This juried exhibition aims to explore the many facets of light as interpreted and represented in any medium by artists from throughout California.
Entry Deadline: Saturday, December 16, 2023, at 5 p.m.
All Media Accepted: Including, but not limited to: Paintings, Photography and Digital Media, Prints, Drawings, Watercolors, Collage and Mixed Media, Textiles and Fiber Arts, Ceramics, Sculpture, Neon, Glass
Awards: Best of Show $500; Two Awards of Merit $200; Four Honorable Mentions $50
Jurors:
Carolyn Lord, Painter and Signature Member of California Art Club, National Watercolor Society, and California Watercolor Association.
G Dan Mitchell, Photographer and author of California’s Fall Color: A Photographer’s Guide to Autumn in the Sierras.
Works that have previously been exhibited at the Carnegie Arts Center will not be accepted. Entries should all be submitted online through SmarterEntry.com. All entries must be received by 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 16, 2023.
There is a non-refundable entry fee of $20 for the first piece, $15 for each additional entry for non-member artists; $15 for the first entry, $10 for each additional entry for members of the Carnegie Arts Center. Each artist may enter up to five (5) works. CAC Members should use the promo code CAC when paying for entries; for information on becoming a member, visit our website: CarnegieArtsTurlock.org.
For all other deadlines and details, please see the complete prospectus on our website.
Carnegie Art Showcase 2024
The annual Carnegie Art Showcase will take place this summer at the FCarnegie Arts Center in Downtown Turlock, July 9 – September 7, 2024. This exhibition will be the finest showcase in the Central Valley for new work by California artists in a variety of media.
Fees
Each artist may enter up to six (6) works.There is a non-refundable entry fee of $15 per work. CAC members should use the promo code CAC when submitting payment to receive a $5 discount per entry. Membership status will be verified before work can be accepted.
Media
Works in all media may be entered. No size restrictions. Artists with works requiring assembly may be asked to assist in installation if accepted.
Judges
Ellen Roehne, Sculptor, ceramic artist & Art Department faculty member, CSU Stanislaus
Evan Russel, Photographer & curator at the Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park
Dixie Salazar, Painter & writer, retired English Department faculty member, CSU Fresno
Awards
Best of Show: $750
Two Awards of Excellence: $300 each
Four Awards of Merit: $150 each
Six Honorable Mention Awards: $50 each
One Mayor’s Award: $100
Valley Focus: Growing Talent
VALLEY FOCUS: GROWING TALENT
CALL FOR ARTISTS
Application Deadline: June 29, 2024
Calling all emerging artists! If you are between the ages of 20-35 and have ties to California’s Central Valley, we’d love to see your work! We are seeking painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers, ceramicists, textile artists, and others who work in any medium to feature in a group show in the Spring of 2025. In the annual Valley Focus exhibition, we explore the work of our regional artists and their relationship to our communities.
Through this open call for entries, we expect to identify 10-15 artists and include their work in a group exhibition in our beautiful Ferrari Gallery. The exhibition will be on view from February 11 – May 17, 2025. Those selected will be in the early stages of their careers, and will be either:
- from the Central Valley but now living elsewhere,
- educated in the Central Valley (regardless of current residence location), or
- currently residing in the Central Valley
View the complete prospectus on our website for details and deadlines: https://carnegieartsturlock.org/discover/opportunities/exhibit-opportunities/