OPPORTUNITY: CALL FOR ENTRIES
"Everyday People", 6/5/25 - 6/28/25
Opening Reception Sat 6/7/25

We invite you to submit work for consideration into our Drawing Rooms exhibit, "Everyday People!". In our previous show we filled our gallery space with hope in the form of the color yellow. For this show, we are inviting all people inside. Let’s represent. Self-portraits, portraits of your family and friends, as well as strangers and imaginary friends. Perhaps people you’d like to meet or they only exist in your imagination. Real or imagined, we are looking for artwork in a range of styles– from realism to expressionism to abstraction- go as far as your creativity can take you. Our goal is to gather together a large array of innovative and exceptional works to produce an exciting show. 

In keeping with our love of music, this show is dedicated to Sly and The Family Stone, an American funk band considered to be essential in the development of funk, soul, R&B, rock and psychedelic soul music and whose song, Everyday People, we especially like. 

Acceptable media includes wall mounted works on paper or canvas, photography, collage or textiles, using any media, unframed, framed or mounted on cradled panel or stretcher bars. Works must be original. No AI or reproductions of original works. 

Drawing Rooms will feature selected works from this exhibition for sale on Artsy.net 

Learn More about the Call below.

Drawing Rooms is a non-profit art gallery at the Mana Contemporary campus in Jersey City, producing exhibitions, programs and public art projects in the NJ/NY area with a national and international reach since 2001. 

EVENTS
Opening Reception Sat 6/7/25
Meet The Artists: Sun, 6/15/25, 6/22/25 & 6/29/25, 3-5p 

CURATION
The curator will choose one or more of each artist’s works and place them in context together to create visual, formal and conceptual connections, amplifying themes and deepening ways of understanding the works. 

ACCEPTABLE WORKS 

• Wall mounted works on paper, photography, prints, collage or textiles, in any media, unframed, framed or mounted on cradled panel. Works must be original. No AI or reproductions of original works.
• All works must be For Sale.
• Works can be no larger than 18 x 24 in
• Interior frame size can be no larger than 18 x 24 in
• Exterior frame can be no larger than 4 inches bigger than measurements of the work
• Regarding unframed works, please make sure paper is durable enough to be exhibited with clips. We will not accept ripped, torn, wrinkled or otherwise damaged or overly fragile paper.
• If you'd prefer the piece pinned into and placed directly on the wall, you must request it.

HANGING PREPARATION
Works can be unframed, framed, or mounted on a cradled panel. 

Please use simple frames in white, black or wood tones, no floating acrylic frames. All works must be ready-to-hang. Works can be hung from the top of the frame or cradled panel. Please self-assess if your frame is strong enough for this. Otherwise, please use picture wire (not fishing line); d-rings are ok. Cleats are not acceptable, nor anything that requires the use of screws in the wall. 

Works that present hanging problems may not be included in the exhibit. No special hanging instructions, please.

SALE OF ARTWORK
All works in the exhibit must be for sale with 60% to artists and 40% to Drawing Rooms. 

SUBMISSIONS DUE: 5/2/25
ARTIST NOTIFICATION: 05/7/25

DROP OFF 
Th, 5/22/25, 4-7p, Tues, 5/27/25, 2-6p, Wed, 5/28/25 2-4p
Accepted work may be delivered by yourself or someone you assign.

MAIL-IN
Must ARRIVE by Tuesday 5/27/25
ONLY unframed works on paper may be mailed-in, must fit in a padded or cardboard shipping envelope or tube and MUST include a return label or postage. NO BOXES please.

Works will be checked upon arrival. If works do not meet the above criteria, they will be excluded. Drawing Rooms has the right to exclude any works for any reason.

Location: 
Drawing Rooms 926 Newark Ave Jersey City NJ, 07306
(near Journal Sq PATH) 

PICKUP
Sun, 6/29/25 6-7p, Mon, 6/30/25 4-7p

Mail Back
Starts Tues, 6/30/25

Application Requirements

JPGS

• You may submit up to 5 images of your work, unframed.
• Each jpg must measure at least 1200 pixels on the shorter dimension.

BIO / STATEMENT

• Please add both your on one page Bio and Statement into the Artist Statement section of the application.
• Bio should be no longer than 2-3 sentences.
• Artist Statement should be 200 words or less.

FAQ
What resolution should my images be? 
Any resolution (pixels per inch) is fine. We only care about the overall dimensions (how many pixels height by pixels wide). This is called pixel dimensions on the Image Size function of Photoshop. Minimum size 1,200 pixels on short dimension.

How large can my images be?                          
No more than 3000 pixels. Please crop any background out of your images. 

Is the work insured?
All works are insured when they are in our possession. 

How are sales handled?
Commissions from any sales will be paid to the artist within 30 days of our receiving the payment, via check, PayPal or cash depending on the situation.

Why did my work not get chosen?
There are many factors which influence final selections and ultimately not all submissions can be included. We hope all the artists submitting work understand this and continue to respond to future calls.

Can I submit a portrait of a famous person?
It is our preference that you stick with the theme of everyday people and not submit famous people, but if you must, the curator might consider clever work, not realistic portraits of famous people.

Eligibility Criteria

• Artists must be over the age of 18.