The 5x5x5 Show

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River Oaks' small art spectacle returns for 2024. The 9th Annual 5x5x5 highlights a remarkably fascinating showing of miniature works from artists across the U.S.  Guest Juror for the 2024 exhibition is artist and educator, Ted Barnes. River Oaks is inviting all visual artists to participate in this annual miniature feature. The 5x5x5 Show is a signature event for the Arts Center, allowing patrons to purchase unique, original works of art for holiday gifting or as additions to their expanding collections.

Guest Juror - Ted Barnes

A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Ted Barnes received his M.F.A. in painting from the University of Arkansas in 1979, he received his M.A.in art education in 1977 from Western Kentucky University and his B.A. in studio art from Ouachita Baptist University in 1972.  He began his teaching career at Campbellsville College in 1979 and for thirty-seven years he was a teacher and administrator at Ouachita Baptist University, Louisiana College, Georgetown College and the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor.  He is now retired as the Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts and Professor of Visual Art from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor in Belton, Texas.  In 1994 he was a visiting scholar in art at Regent’s Park College, Oxford University, Oxford, England. He is an active visual artist who has exhibited in more than seventy solo and group exhibitions, both regionally and nationally. His artwork draws from a number of influences, combining a search for spiritual truth and paradox using modernism, baseball, advertising design, vernacular signage, religious icons and pop-culture ephemera as visual imagery.  His latest work is specifically interested in the theme of pilgrimage.

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Exhibition Specs: 

●  2D and 3D works accepted.

●  Open to all media

●  Original works only

●  One image per entry

●  3 entries max

●  $15 artist entry fee

Awards:

• Best in Show $500
• Beck Crowell Creative Award $100
• 2 Merit Awards $100 each
• Honorable Mention

5x5x5 Guidelines:

●  Image size should be no larger than 5x5 or 25 square inches.

●  Three dimensional work should stay with in the same size range 5”h x 5”w x 5”d - open

to all media.

●  Original works only. No prints (reproductions). Etchings/woodcuts accepted.

●  Open to all media

●  When/if matting, the mat should be off-white or white in color. No limitations on frame or mat size. 5x5x5 specification applies to work only, not framing or mat.

●  There are no color or material restrictions for framing. Framing should suite the piece and be ready to hang.

●  Applicants are allowed to submit 1 - 3 (max) entries.  One image per entry.  Please do not submit more than one image for a piece.  

●  ALL SPECS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO BE INCLUDED.

●  River Oaks receives a 30% commission on works sold. ALL WORKS must be for sale.

•The price of your artwork entered into the Cafe system for this call will be the price of your artwork in the exhibition and the online virtual show.  We cannot change the price of the piece if it is accepted into the 5x5x5. All data is downloaded from CaFE to generate label information for both the virtual & onsite shows.  Please make sure your title and price are listed accordingly. 

●  ROSAC reserves the right to photograph exhibited work/utilize digital images for reproduction in both printed and electronic materials for publicity.

Shipping:

Artists are responsible for shipping/insurance costs to/from the Art Center. Please have accepted artwork delivered by 5 pm Friday, November 1. Shipments can arrive with return shipping label, however, If no return label is included, the art center will contact you in the event your entry did not sell.  You will have two options: Forward a return shipping label via email or allow the entry to remain in River Oak’s Gallery Gift Shop following the featured exhibition. Gift shop inventory - 30% commission rate will still apply. Entries will be returned in the same wrapping in which they were received (no peanuts please).

Ted Barnes Retrospective Lecture/Workshop
More info coming soon. 

Call (318) 473-2670 to pre-register.

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5x5x5 Show Dates:

●  Deadline to Enter: 10/16/24

●  Jury Acceptance Notification: 10/23/24

●  Deadline for Shipping: 11/1/24

●  Exhibition Opening Reception/Awards Presentation: 11/14/24

●  Exhibition Dates: 11/14/24 - 2/3/25

●  Return Shipment of Unsold Works: 3/15/2025

No entry payment refunds.

Application Requirements

5x5x5 Guidelines:

●  Image size should be no larger than 5x5 or 25 square inches.

●  Three dimensional work should stay with in the same size range 5”h x 5”w x 5”d - open

to all media.

●  Original works only. No prints (reproductions). Etchings/woodcuts accepted.

●  Open to all media

●  When/if matting, the mat should be off-white or white in color. No limitations on frame or mat size. 5x5x5 specification applies to work only, not framing or mat.

●  There are no color or material restrictions for framing. Framing should suite the piece and be ready to hang.

●  Applicants are allowed to submit 1 - 3 (max) entries. ONLY ONE IMAGE per entry.  Please do not submit more than one image for a piece.  

●  ALL SPECS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER TO BE INCLUDED.

●  River Oaks receives a 30% commission on works sold. ALL WORKS must be for sale.

●  The price of your artwork entered into the Cafe system for this call will be the price of your artwork in the exhibition and the online virtual show.  We cannot change the price of the piece if it is accepted into the 5x5x5. All data is downloaded from CaFE to generate label information for the virtual & onsite exhibitions.  Please make sure your title and price are listed accordingly. 

●  ROSAC reserves the right to photograph exhibited work/utilize digital images for reproduction in both printed and electronic materials for publicity.

Eligibility Criteria

The call is open to any visual artist currently living/working in the Untied States.  Entered work must have been completed within the past year.

●  2D and 3D works accepted.

●  Open to all media

●  Original works only

●  One image per entry 

●  3 entries max

●  $15 artist entry fee