Contact Email: GranburyArtFallShow@gmail.com

Call Type: Exhibitions

Eligibility: National

Entry Deadline: Sunday, July 27, 2025

REQUIREMENT

Images – 1 image per entry

Total Media Entries – Maximum 3

Entry Fee - $45 for 1 entry, $10 for each additional entry

IMPORTANT DATES

SUBMISSIONS DUE: July 27, 2025

            NO late entries accepted

ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION BEGINS:  August 3, 2025

            This will be done by email

ART DELIVERY ENDS:  Wednesday, August 27, 2025

            NO late deliveries will be accepted

            Hand Delivered pieces accepted at the Shanley House - Tuesday August 26, and  Wednesday, August 27 - 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. 

                        Shanley House Gallery

                        224 North Travis St.

                        Granbury, TX 76048

Earlier delivery arrangements must be made ONLY with the show Chairwoman, Susan Phillips (emails must start with Subject RE: FALL SHOW 2025 To Chairwoman)

            Shipped Deliveries MUST arrive by above date to be accepted.

            Shipping Address:

                        Lake Granbury Art Association

                        Kay Wirz

                        703 Goldeneye Dr.

                        Granbury, TX 76049

All shipped art must be pre-paid, No COD shipments accepted and MUST include a reusable shipping carton and a pre-paid return address label. All work will be return-shipped in the container in which they were received. It's the sole responsibility of the artist to insure their art.

OFFICIAL OPENING: Saturday August 30, 2025

RECEPTION AND AWARDS PRESENTATION: Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the historic Shanley House Gallery, 224 North Travis St., Granbury, TX 76048

SHOW CLOSES: Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 4 p.m.

            In person pick-up – 

Monday, October 27, 2025 and Tuesday, October 28, 2025 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day)

            Return of shipped artwork begins October 27, 2025

AWARDS

Prizes: $1,000 Best of Show Award and a total of $4,000 in awards anticipated.

The juror will select up to 65 images for exhibition. Accepted work will be judged as a whole and in individual media categories.  Judge and show committee has the right not to award a category(s) if acceptable artwork is not received for such category.

 ABOUT THE JUROR

Mary Rush Waters

Mary Rush Waters is an outstanding artist in several different mediums with a love of nature and people. Her work has both integrity of form and thoughtful emotion evoking a time and place. This is because early on Mary was surrounded by beauty! She grew up on a ranch and farm between Romeo and Rochester in the beautiful state of Michigan. The ranch raised registered Hereford cattle. The farm had several orchards including apples, peaches, pears, plums, and cherries. It had been in the family for over one hundred years! This gave Mary an early appreciation and a keen observation of animals and nature, and she learned to appreciate the good of the family.

While Mary was growing up, she studied with several wonderful teachers who recognized her abilities in art at an early age. These teachers were an inspiration to her because they gave her many opportunities to excel. As a young adult she attended Asbury University in Kentucky and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Art Education. She chose Art Education as her major so she could be that teacher in a young person's life to encourage and inspire the love of art and creating.

She was blessed to have worked with children in several different school systems throughout her teaching career. She taught high school art in 7 different schools in 3 states. She says that after getting married every time her husband made a career move requiring her to help with the family income, God provided a teaching position for her! After twenty-four years of teaching art in public schools, she retired to travel with her husband and do her own art work.

In the following years Mary learned a new medium, sculpture. Mary says, “God has blessed me with many opportunities to learn and He has put people in my life who have taught and encouraged me. In 1987, I apprenticed with the sculptor, Barvo Walker, and learned the lost wax method of casting bronze. He encouraged me to create my own sculptures, and so I began sculpting my first piece called, “Work’s About Done.” I was so excited because my very first sculpture sold before it was even cast!”

Since then, she has sold her work in numerous galleries and art shows, has been commissioned by various organizations and her work can be found in many collectors’ homes. She states, “each of my sculptures is a limited edition and has a Scripture reference to help broaden the owner’s experience.

HOW TO ENTER

Entry applications are made through our Call for Entry (CAFé) page, ONLY.

Entry fee, ($45 for 1, $10 for each additional piece-3 entries max), payable via Call for Entry application. (Payment by credit card or PayPal.)

ELIGIBILITY

Exhibition is an open competition and all artists 18 years of age and over are eligible.   

Artwork must have been executed in the last 3 years.

Artwork must NOT have been exhibited in any previous LGAA sponsored juried competition.

Only original, two or three-dimensional art is eligible.

Categories and Accepted mediums include, but are not limited to:

Painting: oil, water media, acrylic

Drawing: charcoal, graphite, pastel, pen and ink, pencil

Dimensional Fine Art: glass, ceramics, clay, fiber, sculpture, leather, metal, wood, and jewelry

Graphics: computer art, digital art, print making, photography, and NO AI

Mixed Media: mixed media, collage. 

No Nudes.

Work must be original in concept and execution. Work done in ANY class and/or under the guidance of an instructor is not eligible for entry. Reference photos cannot be copyrighted. Entries must not violate any copyrights. 

Accepted pieces must remain at the Shanley House Gallery for the duration of the show.

Show committee has the authority to decline unacceptable works. 

In the event the artist sells the artwork any time before July 27, 2025, the artist MUST send an email to the Chair, requesting the withdrawal.  An acknowledgement confirmation email back to the artist MUST be received for this withdrawal to be valid.   No refund will be given on the entry fee.  Assuming the artist had previously submitted the max of three (3) entries, if a withdrawal takes place before the close of "Entry Deadline" of Monday, July 27, 2025, and the artist is able to submit another artwork, then the artist will have to pay the entry fee for the additional art directly to LGAA. 

SPECIFICATIONS

Two-dimensional work must not exceed 44" in width and 72" in height including the frame. Art image size must be a minimum of 9x12 inches or larger, excluding the frame/mat.

Three-dimensional work not to exceed 60lbs. in weight or 60 inches in any direction and may require artist or agent installation.  

Two-dimensional work must be either suitably framed, or a 1 1/2 inch gallery-wrapped canvas used with all sides painted (NOT White).

ALL two-dimensional work must be ready to hang with heavy-gauge wire attached to the back. NO saw tooth hangers. All work MUST be ready to hang or it will not be displayed.

Please note plexiglass is preferred for the safety of the artwork!

The exhibition committee reserves the right to exclude any works from exhibition that are not gallery ready, ready to hang or are received in unsatisfactory condition.

SALES

All works must be available for sale. Please state a valid price reflecting current market value for your artwork.  For any artwork sold, LGAA shall be entitled to retain twenty five percent (25%) of the selling price as commission. Lake Granbury Art Association will conduct all sales during the exhibition. Price, not including tax, MUST be listed on the entry.

Lake Granbury Art Association reserves the right to photograph artwork and/or to use digital images submitted in entries to produce an exhibition program and for publicity purposes. Included but not limited to print, and social media.

All reasonable care of artwork will be given. However, LGAA is not responsible for loss, theft, damage, or replacement of artwork, nor liable for damage during shipment, to any work while in our custody. Please consider insuring your work. Submission of an entry to this exhibition constitutes agreement on the part of the entrant to all conditions set forth in this prospectus.

QUESTIONS

Susan Phillips, Chair

Eden Duncan Gilbreath, Co-Chair

GranburyArtFallShow@gmail.com

Application Requirements

We are so happy you plan to enter, please let us know how did you hear about this Call?  Thank you in advance for sharing with us.

Eligibility Criteria

Call is open to all artist in the US.

Exhibition is an open competition and all artists 18 years of age and over are eligible.   

Artwork must have been executed in the last 3 years.

Artwork must NOT have been exhibited in any previous LGAA sponsored juried competition.

Only original, two or three-dimensional art is eligible.

No AI accepted!