Surreal Salon 17 Call to Artists

Surreal Salon is the annual exhibition celebrating the pop-surrealist/lowbrow movement, returning to Baton Rouge Gallery for its 17th year in January 2025. Held in partnership with the LSU School of Art, the exhibition will feature work from dozens of artists selected through a blind jurying process by Special Guest Juror Evan Pricco, editor-in-chief of Juxtapoz. The exhibition features paintings, photography, ceramics, textiles, mixed media works, and more from artists across the United States and internationally.

Works will be judged anonymously on conceptual and aesthetic quality, feasibility of display, and overall artistic merit. The exhibition awards more than $2,000 in cash prizes: Best in Show ($1,000), Second Place ($600), and Third Place ($400). The Best in Show work will be profiled in an online editorial on juxtapoz.com. Artists may submit up to three works (images or videos). The entry fee is $35. All artwork must be available for purchase, and artists will receive a 50% commission on work sold during the exhibition.

Submission deadline is October 18, 2024 at midnight CST. Artists will be notified by November 7, 2024. Selected works must be delivered to the gallery by December 20, 2024. The exhibition runs January 2-29, 2025. Artwork pickup is February 1-14, 2025. All artists over 18 worldwide are eligible. For questions, contact Kelsey Livingston at [email protected] or 225.383.1470 (Tue-Sun, 12-6 pm CST).