Call Description

48th Lubbock Arts Festival Juried Gallery

This competition is part of the annual Lubbock Arts Festival, April 18-19, 2026, and is open to all artists working in any fine art media. The Lubbock Arts Festival is a project of the Lubbock Arts Alliance, Inc.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to all artists in all media.

Entries must be original in design and execution.

Entries must have been completed in the last two years.

Works completed in a workshop or under supervision are ineligible.

ENTRY FEES

$30 per entry.

Each artist may have no more than three works represented in the show, but the number of entries is limited to ten.

Entry fees are non-refundable.

SUBMISSIONS

Entries will only be accepted online through callforentry.org

SCHEDULE

Monday, March 9, 2026

All submissions must be received by the Lubbock Arts Alliance.

Monday, March 16, 2026

Selection notification mailed and emailed.

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Hand delivery of works to:

Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, TX 79401

Between 10:00am – 2:00pm

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Unsold, hand-delivered art to be pick up at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, TX 79401

Between 5:00pm – 6:00pm

CONDITIONS OF ENTRY

All accepted works must be hand delivered ready to hang securely with wire (no sawtooth hangers) for display. We will not be accepting shipped artworks. Artwork cannot exceed 35 pounds.

Framed size limit 44 w” x 72h”

All accepted works will remain on display for the duration of the 48th Annual Lubbock Arts Festival.

Juried Gallery will be in the 1/3 Banquet Room of the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center.

Artists must obtain a Texas Sales Tax number to apply to the Juried Exhibit. Artist is responsible for remitting all state and local sales tax and reports.

For more information on obtaining a Texas sales tax number/certificate, please go to the State Comptroller’s Office at https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/sales/ or 1-800-252-5555. You will be given a number instantaneously to enter into callforentry.org

JUROR

Felice House

Felice House is an American figurative painter and Associate Professor in the Department of Visualization at Texas A&M University. She maintains a studio in Austin, Texas.

Her boldly rendered portraits subvert traditional portrayals of women by casting them as powerful, iconic figures—most notably reimagining classic Western heroes as women in her celebrated Re/Western series. This series went viral on platforms like Upworthy and garnered international media attention across China, Japan, and Spain.

House’s work is featured in museum and gallery collections nationwide and abroad, including The Booth Western Art Museum, Prentice Women’s Hospital, and New Mexico State University. Her portraits and interpretation of feminist iconography have also been showcased in prominent publications such as Fine Art Connoisseur and Vice Magazine’s The Creators Project.

She holds a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, an MS in Visualization (Computer Graphics) from Texas A&M University, and an MFA in Painting from the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, she trained in classical painting and portraiture at the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore.

AWARDS

UP TO $1,000 IN CASH PRIZES AWARDED AT THE JUROR’S DISCRETION!

SALES

All artwork must be for sale at the price determined at submission and include sales tax. Lubbock Arts Alliance will retain 33 1/3% commission on all Gallery sales.

REPRODUCTION

The Lubbock Arts Alliance retains the right to reproduce work for publicity purposes. Submission of an entry to this exhibition shall indicate an agreement on the part of the artist to these conditions.

Lubbock Arts Alliance

Lubbock Arts Festival

lubbockartsfestival.org

806-744-2787

Application Requirements

Per prospectus guidelines in description.

Eligibility Criteria

Per prospectus guidelines in description.