Nature Homage: A Juried National Exhibition of Animal and Insect Artworks

Nature Homage is an open medium exhibition of original and unique 2D and 3D artworks featuring animals and insects. Work must include an animal or insect as the focal subject, which includes all creatures—land, air, and sea. Works can include other subject matters, but the primary focus should be either an animal, insect, or both. All artwork styles and mediums are welcome.

Entry fee is $35 for 3 submissions (one image per artwork submission). Additional submissions beyond 3 are $5 each, with a maximum of 10 works that can be juried for the show. Minimum image submission requirement is 3 images. For 3D works, create a tile image showing multiple sides or use additional image slots for detail images. Work must arrive hang or pedestal ready with no sawtooth hangers. Maximum dimensions are 60 inches in the longest dimension and 50 pounds in weight; size and weight restrictions may be waived by contacting the Gallery Director prior to submission at [email protected]. The exhibition runs March 16 - April 13, 2024, with a reception on Friday, March 22, 2024, 5:30-7:30pm. Accepted works must arrive by 5pm Saturday, March 9, 2024. Notifications will be sent by email by 5pm Monday, February 12, 2024. The juror is Tonya Hopson, an award-winning acrylic painter from Norfolk, Virginia.

Awards: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $300, 3rd Place $150. Gallery commission on sales is 60% artist, 40% d'Art Center. Artists are responsible for shipping costs to and from the gallery. Works must include pre-paid return labels through FedEx or UPS. No packing peanuts allowed. Works not picked up within one month of the exhibition end become property of d'Art Center. Artist statements must be 555 characters or less. This is an in-person exhibition that will also be featured digitally on d'Art Center's archive site.