2014 Jax Juried Art Exhibit

The Jacksonville Center for the Arts, a nonprofit community arts center located in rural Floyd, VA, invites visual media artists to submit work for their annual juried exhibition. The center is housed in a renovated dairy barn with 7 acres of land and multiple outbuildings that serve as workshop studios, private art studios, and business incubators.

Eligibility and Requirements: Open to all artists 18 years of age or older. Work must be original and executed within the past two years. Accepted media includes painting, sculpture, graphics, ceramics, textiles, mixed media, photography, time-based/new media, and installation. Handicrafts are not eligible. Video, audio, and performing works of art are not accepted. Artists may submit up to three artworks. Entry fee is $37 (or $32 for current Jax members with coupon code JAX). The fee is non-refundable and covers submission of up to three works.

Submission and Timeline: Submit digital images at www.callforentry.org by April 22, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. MDT. Notifications will be sent May 16. Shipped work must arrive between May 26 and June 2. In-person drop-off dates are June 1 (1-3pm) and June 2 (10am-2pm). The exhibition runs June 6 through August 1, 2014, with an opening reception on June 14 (5-8pm). Work pickup is August 2 (1-3pm).

Juror and Prizes: Artwork will be selected by David Mickenberg, President and CEO of the Allentown Art Museum. Prizes include $500 first place, $300 second place, $100 third place, five honorable mentions with gift certificates toward classes, and a $50 post-exhibit people's choice award. Artists must provide return shipping labels; The Jacksonville Center will not pay for return shipping.