Indoor DownEast Sculpture Exhibition 2024

The DownEast National Juried Sculpture Exhibition is located in Pitt County, North Carolina, and features a month-long indoor exhibition and a year-long outdoor exhibition. This exhibition is open to all artists ages 18 and up. Any three-dimensional media is eligible. Indoor submissions must fit through a standard sized door (36"x80") and be ready for display. All work must be able to be exhibited for the length of the exhibition, March 1-28, 2024.

Each artist may submit up to 6 entries. Artists are required to submit 1 entry for a fee of $15, with the option to submit 5 additional entries at $5 each. All entries must be submitted digitally via CaFÉ by 11:59 PM MST on January 15, 2024. Images must be submitted as JPGs (minimum 1, maximum 6 images per entry). Jury decisions will be sent via email no later than January 31, 2024. Accepted indoor work must be hand delivered or received by Thursday, February 22, 2024, between 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM to Emerge Gallery, located at 404 Evans Street, Greenville, NC 27858. Shipped work must be received by Wednesday, February 21, 2024 and include a prepaid mailing label for return. Accepted work must be picked up on Friday, March 29 or Saturday, March 30, during open hours. Work left after the exhibition will become the property of Emerge Gallery.

Indoor sculpture prizes are: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $250, 3rd Place $100. Emerge Gallery will provide insurance for accepted indoor work from drop-off through March 30, 2024, for 70% of the sales price with a maximum of $5,000. Emerge Gallery will retain a 30% commission. If work is not for sale, an insurance value must be given and marked NFS or work will not be insured. The juror is Joni Younkins-Herzog, a sculptor and former sculpture professor with an MFA from Indiana University.