Call Description

Masters of Design will explore art forms rooted in practicality through design, innovation, and skill. Whether utilizing time-honored techniques or cutting-edge technologies, these objects honor their history and connection to the handmade. Craft enriches the economic, social, and personal well-being of both the maker and the community, while linking us to our cultural heritage.

Today’s craft artist blends technical skill, a love of materials, and creative design, whether working in traditional forms or pioneering new applications. Masters of Design celebrates this combination of creativity, ingenuity, and exceptional craftsmanship, and we look forward to showcasing the very best of it.

Eligibility

• Working in any Craft medium, including but not limited to:

Woodwork, furniture, ceramics, metalwork, blacksmithing, glass, leatherwork, woodturning, fiber arts, jewelry making, beadwork, basketry, embroidery, stonemasonry, etc.

• All entries must have been created within the past 5 years.

• Artwork previously shown at View is not eligible.

Entry Process

• If you have been notified of this exhibition, this is your invitation to submit work to the show for free. Based on the number of applications received, we will select which pieces are accepted into the show.

Terms of Entry

• All work must be priced for sale or valued for insurance purposes.

• View retains a 35% commission on all works displayed at View and sold while on display or as a result of having been displayed at View.

• Works will be insured by View for the duration of the exhibition.

• Work must remain on display for the duration of the exhibition.

• By submitting to the exhibition, you agree to all terms.

Legal

• View Arts Center reserves the right to utilize all images submitted to the exhibition in promotion of the exhibition and for the general promotion of View.

• View may rescind the right to exhibit any work, if deemed inappropriate.

Selected Works

• Selection notification will be entered through CaFE by April 24, 2026.

• Selected work must be received at View no later than May 11, 2026.

• All shipping is at the expense of the artist. 

Important Dates

• Submission Deadline: April 17, 2026

• Selection Notification by April 24, 2026

• Selected work must be received at View no later than May 11, 2026.

• Opening Reception at View– May 22, 2026, 4-6 pm. Selected artists are encouraged to attend.

• Exhibition Opens to the public May 22, 2026

• Exhibition Closes: July 26, 2026

• Pick Up: July 28, 29 or by appointment

• Return of Artwork: July 31, 2026

For any questions regarding this exhibition, please contact:

Gina Colosimo, Visual Arts Program Coordinator

gcolosimo@viewarts.org

315-369-6411 ext. 206

Application Requirements

• If you have been notified of this exhibition, this is your invitation to submit work to the show for free. Based on the number of applications received, we will select which pieces are accepted into the show.

Eligibility Criteria

- All media accepted.
-No size restrictions - Please Submit!
- All entries must be of original design and personal execution created within the past 5 years.
- Artwork previously shown at View is not eligible.