Call Description

The Lincoln Gallery and the Thompson Valley Art League invite you to submit entries for our 2025 REGIONAL FINE ART SHOW.   The exhibition will run from September 12 through Oct 2, 2025 with the Artists’ Reception and Awards Presentation on September 12th at 6:00pm. Awards Presentation at 6:30pm. 

Open to all artists living in  AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, KS, ND, NE, NM, NV, MT, OR, SD, TX, UT, WY  and WA.  Cash awards for Best of Show and 1st and 2nd place will be awarded in each category. 

1.  Oil 
2.  Mixed Media
3.  Pastel / Drawing
4.  Watercolor
5.  3-D / Sculpture
6.  Acrylic  

Call Type: Exhibition
Eligibility: Regional (see specifics below)
Fee: $45.00 Entry                                                                         Deadline: 11:59 Mountain Time, July 9, 2025

Notifications announced: July 25, 2025

JUROR - Ryan Fox

Ryan Fox is a signature member of the American Watercolor Society as well as numerous state and regional societies. Ryan has won awards in The American Watercolor Society (AWS),Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, Missouri Watercolor Society, Georgia Watercolor Society (GWS), and Watercolor Society of North Carolina juried shows. His work has been featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine, Art of Watercolour, and Splash 15, 16, 19 & 20 hardcover books published by F+W Media.  

Website: https://rfoxphoto.com

Workshop:  

Ryan Fox will teach a 3 day workshop on Rule Breaking Watercolor at Lincoln Gallery on Sept 9, 10, 11, 2025.     

Explore inventive techniques and new applications for traditional watercolor paint with Fox. Break the rules of watercolor with non-traditional methods of painting: magnetic paint painting, texturing with spattering paint, dark to light, wet-into-wet bokeh (shallow depth of field), palette knife painting, and more.                
For more details and to register go to www.lincolngallery.com / workshops. 

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PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE PROSPECTUS and Terms of Submission to be sure your meet all requirements for entry and participation in the show. NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED.

FOR QUESTIONS CONTACT exhibition@lincolngallery.com.

Application Requirements

Images - Minimum: 2, Maximum: 5
Total Media - Minimum: 2, Maximum: 5
Entry Fee (Includes 2 entries): $45.00
Media Fee (per entry over minimum): $10.00 each.
 

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all artists living in  AK, AZ,CA, CO,HI, ID,KS, ND, NE, NM,NV, MT, OR, SD, TX, UT, WY  and WA. 

• Submitted work must be in one of the 6 categories listed.
• The Lincoln Gallery retains the right to re-categorize work they feel is incorrectly entered.
• Work must be original art, not copied from published photos or works by other artists.
• No installations or sets of works to make one entry will be accepted.
• The jury reserves the right to disqualify any work which it considers being in poor taste, inappropriate or does not adhere to the stated qualifications.
• Entries that have been accepted in previous Lincoln Gallery or Thompson Valley Art League sponsored shows are not permitted.

ENTRIES: 

Only entries received online through CaFE’ (callforentry.org) will be considered.  Deadline for entry is 11:59, Mountain Standard Time, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. All artists will be notified by email of the jury’s decisions by Friday, July 25, 2025. Your email will be your primary contact source, please add lincolngallery@lincolngallery.com to your contact list so our emails don't go to your spam folder.

Artificial Intelligence Statement: The Thompson Valley Art League will not accept any Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated art for this exhibition. It is not considered a medium for a fine art exhibition

IMPORTANT SUBMISSION DETAILS:

• Delivered artwork must match the submitted image juried into show.  No substitutions will be allowed.
• Flat work (including frame) shall not exceed a linear measurement of 75 inches (length + width) and must be wired for hanging.  No saw tooth hangers. Works exceeding these dimensions or with saw-tooth hangers will not be exhibited.  Plaques will be accepted if they are properly wired.  Frames and matting must be in new or like new condition.
• Gallery-wrapped paintings are acceptable as long as all sides are painted or finished with no visible staples.   Gallery-wrapped canvas must be secured on stretcher bars of at least 1.5” in thickness.
• Flatwork to be hung must weigh no more than 25 lbs.  Any work deemed to be less than represented in entry or with presentation/appearance deemed to be unacceptable will not be exhibited.
• Three-dimensional art may not measure more than 36 inches in any one dimension and weigh no more than 50 lbs.  Wall-mounted relief works are considered 3-D and must be wired for hanging and weigh no more than 25 lbs.
• Artists may enter multiple categories but total entries may not exceed 5. Artwork not meeting any of the above criteria will be rejected, with NO refunds.

Please review the above size restrictions carefully.  Your work will be rejected if it exceeds the stated size parameters, with No Refunds.

All accepted works must be exhibited at Lincoln Gallery for the duration of the show. Those accepted artists that do not exhibit will not be able to enter a Lincoln Gallery show for the following 3 years.

SALES:
ALL WORKS MUST BE FOR SALE and remain on display until the close of the exhibit. The Lincoln Gallery will collect a 35% commission on all sales.  

Payment for sold items will be mailed to the artists on the 20th of the month following the close of the show.
 

DELIVERY OF INVITED ARTWORK:

Hand delivered artwork will be received between Sept 5th and Sept 6th, at the Lincoln Gallery, 429 North Lincoln Avenue, Loveland, CO 80537, between noon and 3:00pm. Any artwork not received by 4:00pm Sept 6th, may not be exhibited. 

Shipped artwork window is Aug 25th - Sept 3rd. Artists are responsible for shipping and return costs.   Artwork must be securely labeled on the back with title, artist's name, and price.  A prepaid return shipping label must be included with all shipped artwork. FedEx and UPS have online calculators to provide estimated shipping costs. Please deliver or ship to:

Lincoln Gallery
429 North Lincoln Avenue
Loveland, CO 80537 
Phone:  970-663-2407

Shipping containers will be stored and reused for return shipment. If a piece is sold and the artist wishes the shipping container returned, the Lincoln Gallery must be notified by email at exhibition@lincolngallery.com

RETURN OF WORK

Unsold shipped artwork will be shipped back to the artist following the closing date of the exhibition with artist prepaid shipping label October 9, 2025. Lincoln Gallery is not responsible for return of art if shipping label is not prepaid.

Hand-delivered artwork must be picked between Oct 3rd and 4th, from noon - 3:00pm at Lincoln Gallery.

OPENING RECEPTION:
The Awards Ceremony will take place during the Opening Reception to be held on Sep 12th, from 6:00-8:00pm at the Lincoln Gallery, 429 North Lincoln Ave, Loveland, CO, 80537.

Awards presentation will be live on Facebook and streaming on our website at 6:30pm.

IMPORTANT DATES:
July 9, 11:59pm Mountain Standard Time Café Deadline NOTE: Entry status will show as 'Received' in CaFE' then may change to 'Reviewed' or 'Other' until judging begins.
July 25 Notification by email of Invited, Waitlist, or Not Invited
Aug 25-Sept 3 Shipped in window
Sept 5 and 6 Hand deliver window Lincoln Gallery Noon-3 pm
Sept 12 Opening Reception 6:00pm-8:00pm Awards presentation at 6:30pm
Oct 2 Close of Show
Oct 3 and Oct 4. Pick-up window of unsold works Noon-3pm at Lincoln Gallery. Arrangements must be made for an alternate pick-up time 970-663-2407.
Oct 9, Unsold work to ship out