This Crossroads Art Center’s Show is open to Local Ceramic Artists through a online 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.
Call for entries is open to Local Ceramic Artists working in all styles and techniques, including functional, sculptural, and experimental forms.
Entry fee is $15 per submission for the general public (with a limit of three submissions). For New or Renewing Gallery Members the cost will be $12 per submission. In addition, Gallery Members may receive a fourth entry for free: use Code: 4thFREE
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.
This exhibit will be LIVE at Crossroads Art Center, as well as on ONLINE on the website
If an artist is not a member and wishes to participate, they may join at the time of entry.
Gallery membership information and payment: Click Here
Commission on sales is 30%, artists receive 70% of the sale price
The gallery reserves the right to refuse work. Work that has previously been accepted into a juried show at the art center may not be entered into a juried show again. Work that is to hang on the wall (and all 2-D work), must be wired. NO sawtooth hangers. If work is not wired, it will not be accepted into the show.
All work must be for sale. All work must remain on display until the END OF THE EXHIBITION. Artists may not remove work early.
Call for Entry Dates: March 1 - March 30, 2025
Juried Notification: via Email by: Friday, April 4th, 2025
Drop off of juried-in art for Live Show – Tuesday, May 6 – Thursday, May 8th, 2025, BY NOON
Exhibition Opening: Online April 25, 2025, Live Friday, May 16th, 2025, 5pm – 8pm
Exhibition End Date:
Monday, June 30, 2025
Unsold pieces should be picked up Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 during normal business hours, 10am - 5pm.
Before submitting artwork, please read and be sure you understand thoroughly procedures and expectations for participating in our 2025 juried shows).
Juror: TBA
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 it automaticaally
c. Measurements - HEIGHT first, then Width then Depth (H x W x D)
d. Verbiage regarding the piece of art - The character limit is 300!! This is used for all publicity and labels online and inhouse. Spellcheck it as well as word count it!
e. FYI - You can go back in and add/edit images and edit text until the call ends.
f. Please double check all information.
2D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS:
3 images of each piece are required, one of the art without frame, one with frame, and a close detail image (zoomed into a small section of interest). If the art is unframed, only 2 photos are required.
NOTE: if the work is framed, we must have the outside measurements of the frame (H x W x D). Please do not guess. If we do not have the measurements for the art and/or the framed art, your piece will not be considered to jury. Walls and backgrounds SHOULD NOT SHOW in photos. When taking the digital image please make sure the photo is not at an angle or crooked.
3D IMAGE REQUIREMENTS:
For each 3D, installation, or wearable art entry, 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.
JUROR: TBA
IMPORTANT: After submitting, please go out of the program and then go back in and double check your information. Did you enter the required 2 or 3 photos for each piece? Is your price correct? Measurements? Is your statement complete? Too long?
NOTE: 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: Our AMS 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, as well as Honorable Mentions. The 2025 AMS shows are exhibited at Crossroads Art Center and as an online exhibition where customers can shop directly from the website.
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