Call for Entries – 2025 Members’ Juried Exhibition

EXHIBITION DATES: June 13 – September 14, 2025

OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, June 13, 2025 from 6-8pm

JUROR: Helen Marie Farrant

AWARDS:
Solo Exhibition at The Center for Contemporary Art in 2026
Best of Show $150
Honorable Mentions

ENTRIES HAVE CLOSED

DATES & DEADLINES:
Submission Deadline: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at 11:59pm MT
Artist Notification: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 (by email)
In Person Delivery and Receipt of Shipped Work:
Tuesday, May 27 from 9am – 8pm
Wednesday, May 28 from 9am – 8pm
Thursday, May 29 from 9am – 8pm
Friday, May 30 from 9am – 2pm
Saturday, May 31 from 9am – 4pm
Sunday, June 1 from 10am – 1pm
Exhibition Opening Reception: Friday, June 13, 2025
Pre-paid Artwork Return and In-Person Pick Up: Monday, September 15 – Sunday, September 21, 2025 during office hours

SPECIFICATIONS:
Entry must be original artwork, wired, and ready to hang.
Maximum framed size permitted is 36″ horizontally and vertically
3D pieces may not exceed 18″ x 18″ x 18″ high or weigh more than 25 lbs.
Work previously exhibited at The Center for Contemporary Art may not be submitted.
If your entry does not meet the specifications above it will not be considered by the juror for inclusion in this exhibition.
Accepted work cannot be substituted and must be available for the duration of the exhibition.

SHIPPING/DELIVERY OF ARTWORK:
Artwork may be hand-delivered to and picked up from The Center for Contemporary Art on the appropriate dates during the scheduled times. The artist is responsible for the cost of shipped or mailed artwork to and from The Center for Contemporary Art using USPS, UPS or FedEx. A return shipping label and return postage must be included with the artwork.

The Center for Contemporary Art receives a 40% commission on all exhibition sales.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: Entrants must be 18 or older.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
Membership to The Center must be valid through September 2025. Non-Members may enter and if accepted for the exhibition, must pay annual membership dues in order to participate. Entrants are welcome to join and enter at the same time.

JUROR: Helen Marie Farrant is an award-winning artist and color consultant. She has been playing with clay for 40 years. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions nationwide. Most recently, her ceramic sculpture was featured at Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ. Additionally, she won first place for a painting at The Tewksbury Historical Society Art Show, Oldwick, NJ.

Helen is a founding member of the Red Barn Artisans. She currently teaches at A Maker’s Circle, Potterville, NJ as well as workshops at private studios. She also was a longtime ceramics teaching artist at The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ.

Constantly inquisitive, Helen attends classes, workshops and conferences in two and three dimensional art forms. She holds a degree in Art and Design from Messiah University, Mechanicsburg, PA.

You can find her on Facebook at Blackpaw Design Pottery.