Call Description

TRAHCs 37th Annual Juried Exhibition

ATTN: Marcus Zwiebel TRAHC
321 4th Street Texarkana, TX 75501

Exhibition Dates: July 19 - September 6, 2025

Contact Email: marcusz@trahc.org

Call Type: Exhibitions
Eligibility: International
State: Texas

Entry Deadline: June 8, 2025

FEES
A $35 flat fee for up to three entries. All fees are non-refundable and payable through

Callforentry.org. Entry fees may be paid by credit card only.

JUDGING

Judging occurs in two phases. The initial judging will take place from June 10 - June 13, 2025. During this time, the juror will select the artwork to be accepted into the exhibit. After all accepted artwork has arrived at the Regional Arts Center, the juror will view the exhibit in person to select the award-winning artwork. Winners will be announced at the opening reception Saturday July 19, 2025 at 6:30 pm. The opening reception will take place from 6:00 pm to 8:00pm. 

NOTIFICATION
Results of the first phase of judging will be emailed by June 16, 2025 .

All notifications will be sent by email through Callforentry.org. These emails occasionally end up in one's spam/junk box. Please add the Callforentry.org email address to your address book, as artwork not received in the Regional Arts Center by 4pm on July 11th will not be accepted for exhibition.

ACCEPTED WORK

Accepted artists will receive instructions for shipping and hand delivery. Shipping and return shipping costs and insurance are the responsibility of the artist. All entries will be handled with reasonable care, but neither TRAHC nor its representatives will be responsible for loss or damage.

Reusable shipping containers only. TRAHC encourages artists to insure their artwork when shipping.

No packing peanuts allowed. Any shipped artwork found with packing peanuts will not be unpacked, displayed, or eligible for an award.

Shipping via FedEx or UPS is mandatory. Any artwork arriving through USPS will be held until a pre-paid return-shipping label from FedEx or UPS is provided. All shipped artwork must include a pre-paid return-shipping label from either FedEx or UPS. Please make sure the return label is addressed to you. Artwork without a pre-paid shipping label from either UPS or FedEx will not be considered for an award.

Artists may hand-deliver accepted artwork to TRAHC by making an appointment to deliver the work. Appointments should be made with Marcus Zwiebel at marcusz@trahc.org. No unscheduled drop offs will be accepted. All hand delivered work should be wrapped or boxed for protection. No unprotected works will be accepted.

TRAHC agrees to receive artworks by either the artist or a designated representative of the artist. Either party will sign in the artwork by providing contact information for the individual dropping off the work. A secondary contact must be given in case the initial contact cannot be reached during pickup.

All accepted artwork is due by Friday, July 11, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.

SPECIFICATIONS

All works accepted for the exhibition must be original, completed, and ready to hang. Substitutions of accepted works will not be allowed and all delivered work must match the image juried. All work must have been executed within the last two years (2023 - 2025).

Frames, mats, and overall presentation must be professional quality and in good condition. Artworks must not be displayed in clip frames, Swiss clips, Quick frames, snap-edge frames, or the like. Metal sectional frames must be strong enough to support the artwork. All works must be gallery ready, with an appropriate wire hanger, sawtooth, or secure method of hanging. Methods of hanging must be professional, secure, and substantial enough for the weight of the artwork. No plastic hangers, fishing line, or yarn will be accepted as hanging mechanisms. Paintings should be stretched or mounted, unless the artwork requires the canvas or substrate be unstretched (it is the responsibility of the artist to provide appropriate directions / mechanisms for installation in such an instance). Works on paper must be framed under acrylic or plexiglass/Plexiglas. All freestanding sculptures must have felt pads attached to the bottom. All video work must come with its own equipment (monitors, media players, projectors, as well as a tutorial on the work’s installation and setup). To reduce the quantity of untitled works, please include a title with the artwork. Artwork must follow these specifications unless determined otherwise by the artist and discussed with the Visual Arts Coordinator.

Accepted artwork may not be removed from TRAHC prior to September 6, 2025.

SALES

Any artwork sold to the public will incur a 20% commission to TRAHC. Prices quoted on the entry form may not be changed after acceptance. Please contact Marcus Zwiebel at marcusz@trahc.org for pricing related issues.

No purchased work may be removed from TRAHC before September 6, 2025. Artwork that is "Not for Sale" should add NFS to the description box of the artwork in question.

Artwork listed as “Purchase upon Request” will not be accommodated and will be listed as “Not for Sale.”

LIABILITY

Works are entered at the artist's own risk. Artwork will be handled with reasonable care. TRAHC and its representatives will not be responsible for loss, theft, or damage of artworks while in the gallery's possession or in transit. TRAHC encourages artists to insure their artwork when shipping.

REPRODUCTION

TRAHC reserves the right to photograph or use any of the works for publicity purposes. Images of accepted entries can be used by TRAHC for the catalog and other printed materials, archives, website, social media, and for educational purposes. All copyrights for the artwork are retained by the artist. The artist waives any claim, including any claim for invasion of the right of privacy of copyright, against TRAHC, its directors, employees, and volunteers.

AGREEMENT

The submission of entries to this competition shall be understood to constitute an agreement on the part of the artist to all rules and conditions as set forth in this prospectus. Entries not meeting the criteria listed herein will be disqualified, and the entry fee will not be refunded. TRAHC is a family-oriented arts council and reserves the right to not display excessive nudity or offensive/inappropriate subject matter. 

PICK UP

Due to TRAHC's extremely limited storage space, artwork left more than 30 days after September 6, 2025 will be deemed the property of TRAHC unless arrangements have been made in writing and agreed upon by both parties. Any artwork that arrived through USPS will be held until a pre-paid return-shipping label from FedEx or UPS is provided.

ENTRY PROCEDURE - ONLINE ONLY

All submissions will be through Callforentry.org (www.callforentry.org). Entries and credit card payment must be submitted on or before Sunday, June 8, 2025, with no entries accepted after this date.

Upload requirements for image files:

●  File format: JPEG only

●  File dimensions: No smaller than 1920 pixels on the longest side

●  File resolution: 72 ppi/dpi (standard web resolution)

●  File size: 3 MB maximum

●  Image must be correctly oriented (vertical or horizontal)

●  No digital enhancement is allowed

●  Maximum of 3 photos per entry

Upload requirements for video files:

●  File format: WMV, MOV, or MP4

●  File dimensions: 640x480 minimum

●  File size: No bigger than 100 MB

●  Frame rate: 12 FPS minimum

Further information on the image requirements for submission and resources for editing the digital image size can be found on Callforentry.org’s Help section.

QUESTIONS
Marcus Zwiebel
marcusz@trahc.org
www.callforentry.org
Additional copies of the prospectus are available to download at www.trahc.org.

AWARDS
Yates Collection Purchase Award.....$2,000

Best of Show...............................$1,000

First Place....................................$750

Second Place................................$500

Third Place...................................$300

Fourth Place.................................$200

Eligibility for purchase award is limited to regional artists (within 100 miles of Texarkana). If you are eligible for this award and would like to be considered, please mark the appropriate checkboxes when applying for the 37th Annual Juried Exhibition.

JUROR

Vitus Shell is a mixed-media collage painter born in Monroe, LA, where he lives and works.
His work is geared toward the black experience, giving agency to people from this community
through powerful images deconstructing, sampling, and remixing identity, civil rights, and
contemporary black culture. He received a BFA from Memphis College of Art, in 2000 and an
MFA from the University of Mississippi, in 2008.

Vitus Shell has been in residencies at Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Anderson Ranch
Art Center, Hermitage Artist Retreat, Mass MoCA, Joan Mitchell Center, Skowhegan School of
Art, and Masur Museum of Art. To date, he has accumulated an impressive list of achievements,
some of which include: participating in exhibits at universities, museums, and private galleries across the country; painted murals, and being commissioned to do public art by the Memphis
UrbanArt Commission. Shell has received numerous grants including the Joan Mitchell MFA
Award.

As of 2024, Vitus Shell is an Assistant Professor at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

CALENDAR 2025
March 25: Call for Entry opens

June 8: Submission deadline

June 10 - June 13: Judging Phase I

June 16: Notifications emailed

June 16 - July 11: Receipt of shipped and hand-delivered artwork

July 11: Accepted artwork due by 4pm

July 18: Judging Phase II

July 19: Exhibit opens

July 19: Opening Reception, 6-8pm with awards presented at 6:30pm

September 6: Exhibit closes

September 6 - September 20: Return of shipped and hand-delivered artwork

Application Requirements

All Mediums Accepted
Total Entries - Minimum: 1, Maximum: 3
Entry Fee (TRAHCs 37th Annual Juried Exhibition): $35.00 

TRAHC’s 37th Annual Juried Exhibition Prospectus

Eligibility Criteria

The exhibition is open to all artists 18 years and older. All work must be original in concept and not copied from another artist's work. No installations or artwork that requires special technical installation or assembly will be accepted. We accept work in the following media: photography, printmaking, sculpture, aquamedia, oils, acrylic, fiber arts, collage, intermedia, drawing, and video. For video work, the artist must provide the proper equipment to show their work. Instructions are required for any video install. Entries must be received by midnight CST June 8, 2025. Only entries submitted online through Callforentry.org will be considered. Entries are limited to a maximum of three works executed in the last two years (2023 - 2025.) A maximum of two pieces of artwork per artist can be juried into the exhibit. Accepted entries must be received by July 11 and will be exhibited at TRAHC from July 19 - September 6, 2025. Artwork not following this criteria will be disqualified.