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This juried exhibition is open nationally to all emerging and established ceramics artists who create functional small ware in a variety of artistic expressions.  All entries must be original and completed within the last two years.  Size may not exceed 12” x 12” x 12”

LITTLE LUSH provides an opportunity to feature your best pieces to influential collectors in a world class gallery in Palm Beach County, Florida, prior to the holiday season.

Artists selected for this exhibition will be juried by a panel of nationally recognized ceramics artists.

The exhibition runs from September 7—December 2, 2023.  There  will be an Artists' Reception and Award Ceremony on Thursday, 21, 2023.

$300  FIRST PLACE

$200 SECOND PLACE

$150  THIRD PLACE

$100 HONORABLE MENTION (2)

Lighthouse ArtCenter (LAC) in Tequesta, Florida, is the oldest and largest visual arts organization serving northern Palm Beach and Martin Counties. The three-building campus features two state-of-the-art galleries with 3,500 square feet of exhibition space (producing 22 exhibitions annually) and a School of Art with 47 faculty members and master artists .  LAC serves over 2,200 adult students, 700 children, and offers outreach to underserved members of the community.  Over 22,000 guests attend the world-class art exhibits and special events. Lighthouse ArtCenter is a nonprofit 501c(3) charitable organization which has provided uninterrupted arts and cultural programming since 1964.

Digital Image submission guidelines:  Failure to comply with the digital image submission guidelines may result in the rejection of your submission.

                                  - Submit up to three entries with two digital images each: one front, one detail           

                                  - File format: JPEG or JPG only

                                  - File dimensions: 1200 pixels or greater on the longest side.

                                  - File size: under 5 MB

- Digital Images should be labeled with the artists last name, (dot) first letter of first name, underscore, and the entry number, Smith.J_01, for the detail shot: Smith.J_01detail

Important Dates:

• Exhibition Dates:  September 7—December 2, 2023

• Call to Artists application process opens on CaFÉ:  March 1, 2023

• Online application deadline: 11:59 p.m. EST, August 7, 2023

• Notification of Acceptance:  August 10, 2023

• Artwork to arrive at Lighthouse ArtCenter August 28-30, 2023

• Exhibition opens September 7, 2023, 9 a.m.

• Artist Reception and Awards Ceremony September 21, 2023, 5– 7 p.m. (Participating Artist  and one guest are invited at    no charge)

• Exhibition closes:  December 2, 2023, 4 p.m.

• Unsold works packed and shipped or picked up by December  8, 2023

• Consideration by digital images submitted through the CaFE (Call for Entry) website only.

                 • Ware  must be delivered in pristine condition and ready to install.

                 • Artwork must not have been previously displayed at the Lighthouse ArtCenter in Tequesta, Florida.

                 • All work must have been created within the last two years.

                 • All submitted pieces must meet the requirements in the prospectus. Any accepted works that deviate from these

parameters will be rejected and returned to the artist at the artist's expense.

• All work must include labels securely fastened to the bottom, back or inside, with the other fastened to the front.

• Each label must contain the artist’s name and contact information, title of the work, dimensions, media, and price or NFS (not for sale).

• Artists are responsible for shipping and insurance to the exhibition, the gallery will ship back.. 

• Lighthouse ArtCenter (LAC) prefers (but does not insist) that the work be offered for sale. 

• Lighthouse ArtCenter will collect and file all sales tax.

• By submitting your work for review, you confirm that you will adhere to all of the above.