EXHIBITION DATES: January 24, 2025 – March 16, 2025

JUROR: Erin Woodbrey

AWARDS:
Special Exhibitions Committee Award: Up to three artists will be selected for a solo exhibition at The Center for Contemporary Art in 2026.
First Prize: $500
Second Prize: $250
Third Prize: $100

DATES & DEADLINES:
Submission Deadline: Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. MT
Artist Notification:Wednesday, December 11, 2024 (by email)
In Person Delivery and Receipt of Shipped Work: Monday, January 6 – Monday, January 13, 2025 – note that the facility will be closed prior to January 2, 2025!
Exhibition Opening Reception: Friday, January 24, 2025
Pre-paid Artwork Return and In-Person Pick-Up: March 17 - March 23, 2025 during office hours

ABOUT THE JUROR: Erin Woodbrey is a New England-based artist whose interdisciplinary work utilizes sculpture, printmaking, photography, and time-based media. Recent solo and two-person exhibitions include Gardeners for a Geologic Afterlife, Goethe-Institut, Boston, MA; Here After with Megan Biddle, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA; of the Sun, Yes We Cannibal, Baton Rouge, LA; Wilder Alison + Erin Woodbrey, Expo Chicago, Gaa Gallery, Chicago, IL; Beacon, Beacon, 201 Telephone Box Gallery, St. Andrews, Scotland; The Fragment Series, Gaa Gallery, Provincetown, MA; Quill Isn’t Staying Now, with Dani Leventhal ReStack, Gaa Projects, Cologne, Germany. Woodbrey's work has been featured in group exhibitions at Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum, San Antonio, TX; The Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA; Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME; Code Art Fair, Copenhagen, Denmark; Cry Baby, Berlin, Germany; Greylight Projects, Hoensbroek, Netherlands; International Print Center, New York, NY, Kumu Art Museum, Tallinn, Estonia; and SÍM Gallery, Reykjavík, Iceland; among others. Woodbrey received an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2014 and a BFA at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University.

ENTRY FEE:
$40 for up to three entries
$30 for Members of The Center for Contemporary Art & Art Educators

Entry fees are non-refundable

Your entry fee goes to cover the exhibition expenses and to help sustain the galleries at The Center, a non-profit organization serving artists for more than 53 years. In addition to the International Juried Exhibition, The Center's galleries exhibit emerging artists, artists from underrepresented communities, and artists from the regional area.

We recognize that the entry fee might be prohibitive. Artists from developing countries or areas experiencing conflict may request an entry fee waiver by emailing Leigh Zona, The Center's Communications & Development Manager, at lzona@ccabedminster.org. Requests for a waiver will be considered on a case by case basis.

SPECIFICATIONS:
The exhibition will consist of two- and three-dimensional work in all media. Wall pieces must be wired for hanging and no larger than 36″ X 36″ (Dimensions include framing and mounting). Free-standing pieces may not exceed 32″ X 32″ X 48″ or weigh more than 75 lbs. Work across a variety of media and display solutions is encouraged. Accepted work cannot be substituted and must be available for the duration of the exhibit. Please contact The Center with questions about shipping concerns before you apply.

If your entry does not meet the specifications above it will not be considered by the juror for inclusion in this exhibition.

SUBMISSION:
Submit up to three JPG digital images. 
Upload options for image files:
File format: JPEG or JPG only
File dimensions: 1200 pixels or greater on the longest side
File size: 5 MB maximum
Information on how to resize your file can be found here.

VIDEO
File Type: MOV, MP4, WMV, 3GP, AVI, ASF, MPG, M2T, MKV, M2TS.
File Size: Under 100 MB.
Currently, linked media from YouTube, Vimeo, etc. is not accepted.

SHIPPING/DELIVERY OF ARTWORK:
The artist is responsible for the cost of shipping or mailing artwork to and from The Center for Contemporary Art using UPS, Fed-X or DHL. A return shipping label and return postage must be included with the artwork. Artwork may also be hand-delivered to and picked up from The Center for Contemporary Art on the appropriate dates during the scheduled times.

INSURANCE AND SALE OF ARTWORK:
All artwork is insured for its declared value from the time it is received through March 23, 2025 while it is on the premises. Artists are responsible for insuring artwork during transit. The Center for Contemporary Art receives a 40% commission on all exhibition sales.

MEDIA/PUBLIC RELATIONS: The Center for Contemporary Art reserves the right to use digital images of exhibited artwork for media, website, PR and advertising.

Application Requirements

Please provide an artist statement, CV/BIO.

Eligibility Criteria

The exhibition is open to artists age 18 and older