Call Description

ENTRY PROCEDURES

Wilson Arts is excited to announce our 6th annual National Multi-Media Juried Art Show! To submit, artists will have to create an account on www.CallForEntry.com. Setting up an account is free. Artists must submit their entry fee and artworks for consideration through CaFE. Wilson Arts will not accept works submitted via email. Up to three (3) pieces may be entered. Each artwork may be represented by only one image to be scored by the juror via CaFE. Images of works accepted will be retained by the Arts Center for its permanent records and publicity purposes. Digital Images must be uploaded through CaFE. Each file must be identified by artist name, entry number, and title. Entry Materials are due no later than midnight (EST) on March 6, 2026. 

We will not accept email submissions. If you have specific questions regarding the show, please email deedee@wilsonarts.com
 

Film /Animation entries must specify any special instructions needed for display.

Artists will be notified of acceptance and invitation into the exhibition by email beginning the week of March 8, 2026. Every artist will receive an email regardless of selection for the show.

DELIVERY OF ACCEPTED WORKS

 Accepted works cannot be mailed or otherwise delivered to the Arts Center before a signed exhibition contract is in place.

Exhibition contracts are due no later than, March 20, 2026. Accepted works may be shipped or hand delivered by March 28, 2026.

 Works may also be hand delivered during hours of operation – www.wilsonarts.com/directions. Your work should be able to fit through a standard size garage door. If you require assistance moving your piece, you must make an appointment with the Visual Arts Coordinator. Email deedee@wilsonarts.com to make arrangements. The artist is responsible for all shipping and return shipping costs and arrangements to and from Wilson Arts. (The Art Center is closed to the public on Sundays and Mondays.) 

For return, Wilson Arts will pack each piece in its original packing materials and containers. Artists are responsible for arranging return shipping to the address of origin through their local UPS/FedEx/USPS or other shipping office at the close of the exhibition.

Any artwork that is shipped must include a return shipping label. 

Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the artist. Wilson Arts will not accept money for shipping and is not responsible for works lost, stolen, or damaged once picked up by the shipper. • Check your local shipper for prepaid return labels, call tag systems, and printable internet shipping labels. 

INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

All 3D work must stand alone for the duration of the exhibition without assistance from staff. All 2D work must be completely dry, framed, properly wired, and ready for hanging, or otherwise suitably prepared for exhibition. No sawtooth hangers accepted, and D-rings are preferred. Orientation or installation instructions and specialized hardware must be included with work. Wilson Arts trained staff installs all works.

SALES

Wilson Arts will retain 35% commission on works sold. Payments and prize money will be mailed within 30 days after the close of the show. 

Artwork Pick up for unsold work will be Saturday, May 16 between 10am-3pm

JUDGING

Artworks accepted in preliminary judging by digital image do not constitute acceptance into the exhibition. If upon delivery, an accepted artwork is found to have been misrepresented by the image sent or deemed unfit or unsafe for exhibition, it may be disqualified. Award winners will be selected by the juror after the exhibition is installed and winners announced at the opening reception.

Juror

Maureen O’Neill received her B.F.A. in Painting from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and her M.F.A. in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. While at RISD, she received the Award of Excellence for outstanding work as a graduate student and the Brown University Teaching Fellowship. O’Neill has exhibited her work extensively throughout the region and has recently developed workshops that focus on drawing and meditation.  She is the Director of Exhibitions and Educational Programming for the Barton College Art Galleries and Assistant Professor of Art. She was the recipient of the Lincoln Financial Faculty Member of the Year Award in 2021.

  Awards

$500 first prize
$250 second prize
$100 third prize

 

Application Requirements

To submit, artists will have to create an account on www.CallForEntry.com. 

Setting up an account is free. Artists must submit their entry fee and artworks for consideration through CaFE. 

Wilson Arts will not accept works submitted via email. Up to three (3) pieces may be entered. Each artwork may be represented by only one image to be scored by the juror via CaFE. Images of works accepted will be retained by the Arts Center for its permanent records and publicity purposes. Digital Images must be uploaded through CaFE. Each file must be identified by artist name, entry number, and title. Entry Materials are due no later than midnight (EST) on March 6, 2026. If you have specific questions regarding the show, please email deedee@wilsonarts.com

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all U.S. artists 18 years of age or older working in any medium. Work must be original (no prints or giclee'), executed within the past three years, and have not been exhibited in Wilson, NC in the previous 18 months. Entry in this exhibit establishes an agreement on the part of the artist to all conditions listed in the prospectus and is a contract to exhibit entries selected by the juror.