Call Description

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts invites you to submit work for our Online show: GO FIGURE - The Art of the Human Form

For this online exhibition we are looking for creative and imaginative expressions of the human form, whether it be abstract or representational. All media except video welcome and encouraged.

From Jen Tough the juror:

"My approach to figurative work emphasizes how artists use the figure as a language—whether through realism or abstraction—to communicate identity, vulnerability, and connection."

Online show dates: November 20, 2025 – January 2026

Deadline for Submissions is Monday, Nov. 3 by 11pm Pacific Time.

Artists will be notified of results by email by 5 pm Tuesday, Nov. 11.

There will be a zoomed Roundtable art discussion to celebrate the show on Thursday Nov 20 at 4:00 pm  Pacific time open to all. The Juror plans to attend.  A zoom link will be emailed to selected artists and available on OHCA Website.

At OHCA our online shows have a reputation for being well curated.  We have a poet respond to the work.  We honor the work with a downloadable PDF program and highlight each work on our instagram page during the run of the show.  Our artists' talk is recorded and shared on our Vimeo page and with the arts community.  (Check out prior talks here.) We publicize the show to our 4K mailing list and to the local media.   Here is a link to our current online show.  Past shows are archived and available as well!

Each artist may submit up to 3 individual pieces of artwork for consideration for this juried show. All media welcome except video. YES: photography, fiber, sculpture, digital etc. Diptychs and Triptychs are considered 1 piece of work. Diptychs and Triptychs must be submitted as one image. 

• Submissions fees to O’Hanlon Center for the Arts: $30 for NON-Members or $25 for O’Hanlon Members – Coupon Codes OH25 at check out for members.
• Or join as a NEW member now at the Artist level for $140/1 year and get a free submission.  Email the office for a coupon code after you join: office@ohanloncenter.org.  NOTE: emails not monitored on weekends.
• Work does NOT need to be for sale.

Images

• File Type: JPEG or JPG only.
• File Dimensions: 1,200 pixels or greater on the longest side.
• File Size: Under 5 MB.
• Color Profile: sRGB

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts emphasizes the creative process and the continued pursuit of meaning and authenticity through observation, exploration, and experimentation.
 

ABOUT THE JUROR: 

About Jen Tough  https://jentough.com

Jen Tough is the founder and director of Jen Tough Gallery in Santa Fe, recognized for her discerning eye and ability to identify emerging artists before they gain wider recognition. With a BFA in Fine Arts and a creative career spanning both the studio and commercial worlds, she brings a rare combination of creative vision and industry expertise to her curatorial and artist advisement work.

Before establishing the gallery, Jen built a notable career starting in Los Angeles as the Art Director for Warner Bros. Records (Warner Music), Urban Outfitters (corporate, Philadelphia), Hollywood Records (Disney Music), and several influential ’90s magazines (Raygun Publishing, Bleach, Lava). As a sought-after creative, she also designed, and art directed numerous retail campaigns for Nike (Image Design) as well as various creative collaborations with comedian Drew Carey spanning 25+ years.

Today, she curates exhibitions with conceptual rigor and originality while directing the gallery’s highly selective artist residency program and artist collective. Her philosophy is simple yet uncompromising: to create an exclusive space where artists are truly seen, and where collectors encounter work that challenges, inspires, and endures.

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Application Requirements

Works previously shown at the O'Hanlon Gallery in-house or online are not eligible for consideration.

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all artists identifying as female, ages 16 and better.