Call Description

 About OMAM:

Ormond Memorial Art Museum & Gardens was founded in 1946 with a mission to inspire the community through art and nature while honoring those who fought for freedom.

The Museum hosts several exhibitions each year featuring work in a variety of mediums by national and international artists, in addition to annual shows highlighting art by area students. Also on display is a rotating selection of spiritual oil paintings from the Malcolm Fraser Permanent Collection in the reception gallery, and a special installation of neo-pop art by John Wilton in the stairwell gallery. Each month, OMAM engages with their community by providing free art pop-ups and other outreach events, including programs designed for underserved children, families, and veterans, as well as patients, caregivers, and survivors.

In May 2022, the museum building re-opened after an 18-month, 4-million-dollar renovation and expansion project. Built on almost the same existing museum footprint, OMAM now offers a bigger classroom, more exhibition space, dedicated meeting/office areas, and a breathtaking rooftop terrace overlooking its 2.5-acre gardens!

Every trip to the museum should include a stroll through the lush gardens, which are home to a picturesque waterfall feature, a Free Little Art Gallery, a historic cottage, a small turtle sanctuary, butterfly observations zones, and a charming gazebo with a painted floor labyrinth for walking meditations. Other opportunities for reflection in the garden include two original sculptures honoring veterans of the Korean & Vietnam Wars. Other military tributes include a plaque listing three local residents who gave their lives in World War I, which is mounted on the wall near the American flag pole inside the Granada Pavilion Courtyard, and the bronze plaque listing all Ormond residents who served in World War II, which is housed inside the Museum.

Exhibition Selection Process:

Submission materials must be received via Café by April 30, 2026. Artists will be notified electronically of receipt of materials. The OMAM exhibition selection committee meets annually to select artists for future shows. Artists will be notified by email upon selection by committee. If selected, you will work with OMAM’s Curator to select specific pieces for exhibition closer to your exhibition date.

Application Requirements

Submission Format (Incomplete entries will not be reviewed):

• No email entries will be reviewed.
• Entries must be submitted through Café.
• Requirements:
  1. Please include 5-10 images of work representative of the work you will exhibit
  2. Please label each individual file as follows: FirstnameLastname_Title_Dimensions_Medium.jpg
  3. Please include an image list with your name, titles, sizes, and medium
  4. Please include your artist statement
  5. Please include your resume

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility:

·         Exhibition at the Ormond Memorial Art Museum is open to any artist or collaborative of artists submitting original works of art or design created within the past three years.

·         Professionals in all disciplines are encouraged to submit. This call is open to any media including but not limited to traditional drawing, painting, printmaking, digital/new media, photography, sculpture, glass, installation, etc. Giclee prints reproductions are not accepted.

·         All 2D work must include suitable hanging mechanisms, and either be framed or created on a gallery wrapped canvas or wood cradle with a minimum depth of 1.5 inches.

·         All 3D work must be assembled and ready for exhibition upon arrival, or have clear and simple instructions for assembly.

·         OMAM reserves the right to reject work for the exhibition that differs significantly from the submitted images and/or for craft issues.

·         No work in excess of 50 pounds crated weight will be accepted unless special arrangements are made in advance. The museum does not have a loading dock or the ability to store large crates.