Call for ART:

LUMEN

Verum Ultimum invites artists to interpret the theme "LUMEN," & the boundless notions this word conjures. In Latin it means light and light is the ethereal enigmatic muse that all artists cling to. The term lumen may propel ideas of an emanating force that echoes the properties of light (light fills spaces, changes moods, and nourishes everything).  Lumen is also the term used for measuring units of light. The word LUMEN may speak to aspects of your work or creative process...How does the presence of light and dark play a role in your work or process?  Does the influence of a light source drive your expression?  Perhaps you use illuminating and reflective qualities of materials and layering to captivate the viewer?  Or maybe you illustrate light itself, or you see it as a symbolic vehicle or metaphor to describe nearly anything (even people)?  Artists are encouraged to enter work that is any interpretation of the call. The intention of the call is not to dictate the meaning but rather discover unique visions.  ALL MEDIUMS and modes of expression are welcome (from abstraction to illustrative, surreal, and beyond). Please read full description below for dates and details.

“In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” – Aaron Rose

“There are two ways of spreading light… To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton

“What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time.” – John Berger

Verum Ultimum Art Gallery

TIMELINE SUMMARY:

SUBMISSION DEADLINE Extended
April 5, 2025

SCHEDULE
NOTIFICATION (by email) of accepted work
April 17, 2025

EXHIBITION DATES:
Opening Reception will be in early May (exhibition runs through May and half of June)

ELIGIBILITY AND RESTRICTIONS:
The competition is open to all 2D and 3D artists, national and international, working in all forms of painting, drawing, photography, graphics, digital, and sculpture are eligible. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older to apply. For this show wall mounted works must not be taller than 55" no wider than 48" (unless approved by gallery owner). 

EXHIBITION: 
Selected artists will be featured in a group exhibition at the Verum Ultimum Art Gallery in Portland, Oregon. There will be an opening reception. The exhibition will also be posted on the Verum Ultimum Gallery web site. Artists will also be featured in social media posts and an online blogpost interview

EXHIBITION TERMS:
All works in the show must be for sale. The gallery will take a 35 percent commission on all sales. Sale price is determined by the artist.

SHIPPED ARTWORK (Ship by date TBD)
Ship ACCEPTED ARTWORK TO:
Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, 1513 SE 42nd, Portland, OR 97215
 

ARTWORK DROP OFF DAY TBD
(FOR HAND DELIVERY please email first at fineartvu@gmail.com)

ENTRY FEES: 
There is a $25.00 entry fee for two artworks entered (additional images are optional); presentation is by digital JPG image files. 
Details of artwork count as an additional artwork. Artists accepted to exhibit will not be charged additional fees of any kind. 
Payments by credit card at time of entry through Cafe (https://www.callforentry.org/) or check or money order payable to Verum Ultimum.

IMAGE USE / COPYRIGHTS: 
Artist retains all copyrights to submitted images and represented artwork. Digital images submitted with artist entry are for exhibition selection only and will be deleted after completion of the selection process. By entering the competition, artists selected to exhibit grant Verum Ultimum Gallery rights to use the selected image(s) on printed materials and the gallery web site for promotional purposes only. Verum Ultimum retain no copyrights to artists work. 

NOTIFICATION: 
Artists will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance by April 17, 2025. Notification will be made via email. All artists who provide a working email address will be notified via email, if no email is provided, artists will be notified via postal mail only if accepted to exhibit. Type your email address clearly, if a mistake is made you will not be notified. 

PRIVACY POLICY: 
Artist contact information (address, telephone, etc.) is only held for the purpose of contacting selected artists and is not preserved in any database. Entry data and image files are deleted on the completion of the jury process. 

DEADLINE: 
The entry deadline is April 5, 2025. Entries must be submitted via Café (https://www.callforentry.org/) by this date. 


 

Application Requirements

One work of original art. Only 2 images are required to enter; any entries after the first 2 aare completely optional and not required.

Eligibility Criteria

Adult artists may apply (18 years of age or older).