19th Annual Emerald Spring Painting Exhibition 2025

The 19th Annual Emerald Spring Painting Exhibition is a juried painting competition open to all artists 18 years or older. The competition features cash prizes and awards including $1500 for Best of Show, $1000 for Gold Medal, $700 for Silver Medal, $500 for Bronze Medal, $300 for Award of Distinction, $250 for People's Choice Award, and $200 for Founder's Award, in addition to various Merit and Recognition Awards. The juror is nationally recognized painter Michael Orwick.

Qualifying media include oil, watercolor, acrylic, encaustic, or pastel, or a combination thereof. Mixed media paintings require a statement of execution. Excluded from the competition are drawings, photography, digitally or computer enhanced work, hand-pulled prints, giclees, and reproduction prints. All artwork must be no larger than 42" in any direction including frame. Diptychs and triptychs must be contained in one frame that meets size requirements. Entry is online only via CAFE by March 15, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. Entry fees are $45 for 2 images, $50 for 3 images, or $55 for 4 images. Artists may submit up to four images per entry but only one entry per artist will be included in the exhibition as selected by the juror. All entries are presented to the juror anonymously.

Artists will be notified via email no later than April 1, 2025. Accepted artwork must be shipped installation-ready and received by April 26, 2025, or hand-delivered April 25-26 to Emerald Art Center, 500 Main St, Springfield, Oregon 97477. The exhibition runs May 1-30, 2025, with an artist's reception and critique on Saturday, May 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Paintings must be for sale, and Emerald Art Center retains a 35% commission. Accepted works may not be removed before the conclusion of the exhibition.