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Call for Participation

Fall Student and Member Showcase:  Artistic encounters 

October 25th - December 7th

Submissions Open: September 10th

Deadline for entry: October 7th

Notification of Selection: October 11th

Drop Off Artwork: October 15-16th, 10am-4pm

Exhibition Viewing Times: Monday - Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday 10am-2pm

Awards Presentation and Opening Reception: October 25, 2024, 6pm-7:30pm

Artwork Pickup Date: December 7th and 9th

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The Art Center wants to exhibit your recently created artwork! Our biannual student shows are among our favorite exhibitions as they celebrate the artwork created by our talented Art Center community. Without the support of our students and members the art center could not survive. 

 

Instructions for Participation  

​This exhibition is open to all current JCAC adult students and members. Each participant may enter up to two works. Student and member work are judged separately. If you are a current student, submit your work in the student category. If you are not a current student but have an active membership, submit in the member category. Because of limited gallery space you may not enter works in both categories. If you are taking more than one class, you may submit work from each class. You may not submit work exhibited at the art center within the last two years.  All artists submitting work for consideration will have at least one accepted for exhibition.  Eligible media includes mixed media, ceramics, drawing, fiber, printmaking, painting, photography, and sculpture.

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Submissions may be no larger than 48 inches in any direction. All 2-D work must be ready to hang with either a sawtooth or hanging wire. All works larger than 12×16 inches must be framed with plexiglass or acrylic rather than glass for safety reasons.

 

Work should be submitted in high quality .jpeg /.jpg or .png image files. Image size should be at least 1000px high and wide and a maximum of 2560px in either direction. Submit images through email to afoster@johnscreekarts.org. Subject line Exhibition. Include artist’s name, email address, phone number, title of the work, medium, size, and price or designation that the work is not for sale.

 

Awards  

There will be 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place award ribbons and other recognitions associated with the exhibition as well as a People’s Choice Award. There are separate award categories for students and members.  

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Sales

 Artists receive 75% of the sale price. The Art Center retains 25%. Works can also be designated NFS. 

Summer Serendipity 2024

September 3 - October 5, 2024

Deadline for entry:   CLOSED

Notification of Selection: August 16th by 4pm

Drop Off Artwork: August 21st - 22nd, 10am-4pm

Exhibition Dates: September 3rd - October 5th

Awards and Closing Reception: October 5, 2024,  6pm-7:30pm

Artwork Pickup Date: October 5th, 7th and 8th

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The Johns Creek Arts Center is seeking submissions for Summer Serendipity 2024, an annual multi-media art exhibition sponsored by the Johns Creek Arts Center Guild. This juried exhibition, open to the public, is held at the Johns Creek Arts. Center. It is Johns Creek Arts Center’s largest exhibition each year with more than sixty artists across the Southeast participating. This exhibition is limited to artists 18 and up. Each participant may enter up to three works for a single, non-refundable entry fee of $40. The first-place winner will receive $1000. There are other cash awards and recognitions associated with this exhibition.

 

JUROR: Waduda Muhammad, Executive Director of Georgians for the Arts

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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR SELECTION

  • All artwork must be original creation of the submitting artist

  • Eligible media include mixed media, ceramics, drawings, fiber art, printmaking, painting, collage, digital art, photography, and sculpture. Contact the curator with questions about the eligibility of a particular medium.

  • 2D Work: Maximum framed size is not to exceed 36” x 36” outside dimensions and or weigh more than 25 lbs.

  • For the safety of our staff and guests, works on paper should be framed with either acrylic or Plexiglas

  • Works must arrive ready to hang with wire appropriate to size, weight, frame type and structure.

  • Sawtooth hangers are not recommended for works larger than 16×20 inches.

  • Unframed canvases are acceptable if they are back-stapled, edges painted and include hanging wire.

  • 3D Work: Entries may not exceed 50 lbs. in weight.

  • JCAC reserves the right to reject any work we feel we cannot hang safely.

  • Work submitted must include an identification label on the back which includes artist name, title, and price or NFS.

  • Artists receive 75% of proceeds on all works sold. JCAC retains a 25% commission.

 

Fill out the form below to upload your images and complete your submission with Entrythingy, you can pay via PayPal while your there or call the office at 770-623-8448 to pay by credit card (Mon – Fri, 10a -4p). ***Please remember to make a note of your entry number***

 

You will receive notification when your submission is complete.

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Direct questions to curator, Althea Foster, afoster@johnscreekarts.org

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