Interested in exhibiting your ceramic art and functional pottery? The following listing shows application deadlines and contact information for ceramic galleries, fine art and craft galleries, museums, art centers and other exhibition venues that are currently offering opportunities to participate in ceramic exhibitions and multimedia exhibitions. To submit or update a Call for Entry, please fill out the online submission form.
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Fairs and Festivals
| Application deadline: June 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 20 per media entry Location: Pennsylvania, Richboro Show Title: Crafts in the Meadow Juried Invitational Craft Show Show Date: October 20–21 Open to: open to fine art and crafts Classification: fairs, festivals and sales Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Tyler Park Center for the Arts 10 Stable Mill Trail director@tylerparkarts.org tylerparkarts.org Phone: 267-218-0290 |
International Exhibitions
| Application deadline: May 31, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for three entries Location: Georgia, Norcross Show Title: 2012 Art Kudos International Juried Online Competition Show Date: July 15, 2012–July 15, 2013 Open to: open to all media Classification: international exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Artshow.com 4388 Wickershire Way info@artkudos.com www.artkudos.com/callforentries.html |
| Application deadline: June 1, 2012 Entry Fee: $35.00 USD Location: Illinois, Chicago Show Title: 5th Annual Lillstreet International: The Perfect Plate Show Date: August 17–September 14 Open to: open to plates Classification: international exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Lillstreet Art Center 4401 N. Ravenswood jess@lillstreet.com lillstreet.slideroom.com Phone: 773-769-4226 |
| Application deadline: June 30, 2012 Entry Fee: $35.00 USD Location: New York, Hudson Show Title: Surreal Visions Show Date: September 8–October 7 Open to: open to surreal and visionary art in any media Classification: international exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Limner Gallery 123 Warren St. slowart@aol.com www.slowart.com Phone: 518-828-2343 |
| Application deadline: August 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 40 non-members; $20 members Location: Texas, Houston Show Title: 2013 NCECA Biennial Show Date: January 26–May 5, 2013 Open to: open to ceramic work created in the last two years Classification: international exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: NCECA 77 Erie Village Square, Ste. 280 lganstro@fhsu.edu or kate@nceca.net www.nceca.net Phone: 866-266-2322 |
| Application deadline: August 31, 2012 Entry Fee: $35.00 USD Location: New York, Hudson Show Title: A Show of Heads Show Date: October 27–November 24 Open to: open to artwork based on the portrayal and interpretation of the human head in any media Classification: international exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Limner Gallery 123 Warren St. slowart@aol.com www.slowart.com Phone: 518-828-2343 |
| Application deadline: September 13, 2012 Entry Fee: $40.00 USD Location: Pennsylvania, Wayne Show Title: Craft Forms 2012 Show Date: November 30–January 26, 2013 Open to: open to all craft media Classification: international exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave. karenlouise@wayneart.org www.wayneart.org Phone: 610-688-3553 |
| Application deadline: December 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 45 for two entries Location: Texas, Houston Show Title: 6th Annual International Texas Teapot Tournament Show Date: January 12–27, 2013 Open to: open to teapots Classification: international exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: 18 Hands Gallery 249 W. 19th St. info@18handsgallery.com www.18handsgallery.com Phone: 713-869-3099 |
Regional Exhibitions
| Application deadline: June 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 10 for unlimited entries Location: California, Costa Mesa Show Title: OC Fair Visual Arts Competition Show Date: July 13–August 12 Open to: open to 2D, 3D, ceramics, photography, woodworking by CA residents Classification: regional exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: OC Fair 88 Fair Dr. bthompson@ocfair.com www.ocfair.com/competitions Phone: 714-708-1624 |
| Application deadline: June 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 35 for three entries Location: Louisiana, Baton Rouge Show Title: At Melt 2012 Show Date: July 13–August 3 Open to: open to work completed within the last two years by LA residents Classification: regional exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Forum 35 artmelt@forum35.org Phone: 504-717-1088 |
| Application deadline: June 2, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for two entries Location: North Carolina, Southport Show Title: Summer Regional Show Show Date: June 18–July 14 Open to: open to 2D and 3D work by NC and SC artists Classification: regional exhibitions Slide / Digital: actual work Contact details: Franklin Square Gallery, Associated Artists of Southport 130 E. West St. artslavenc@yahoo.com www.FranklinSquareGallery.com Phone: 910-278-7560 |
| Application deadline: June 3, 2012 Entry Fee: 25 for up to five entries Location: Florida, Fort Lauderdale Show Title: Clay Arts South Florida Invitational Exhibit Show Date: June 8–28 Open to: open to functional and sculptural ceramic work by South FL artists Classification: regional exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Clay Arts South Florida/Broward College Potters Guild 1348 Riverland Rd. clayartsflorida@gmail.com www.clayartsfl.org Phone: 954-529-4123 |
| Application deadline: June 15, 2012 Entry Fee: 25 for 3 three entries Location: Virginia, Lynchburg Show Title: East Coast Battle of the Bowls Show Date: October 5–November 1 Open to: open to all interpretations of bowls Classification: regional exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital or slides Contact details: Academy of Fine Arts and ACPS 139 Lancer Ln. deemmert@gmail.com http://eastcoastbattleofthebowls.blogspot.com Phone: 412-215-3843 |
United States Exhibitions
| Application deadline: May 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for up to 3 bottle entries or sets; $30 for up to 3 shot glass entries or sets; $45 to enter both Location: Kentucky, Louisville Show Title: Kentucky Bourbon: By the Bottle, By the Ounce Show Date: November 2, 2012–January 5, 2013 Open to: open to bottles and cups Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Louisville Clay 1811 Edenside Ave. dohrman@insightbb.com www.louisvilleclay.org Phone: 502-593-0905 |
| Application deadline: May 2, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for three entries Location: Virginia, Lorton Show Title: Workhouse Clay National 2012 Show Date: July 25–August 26 Open to: open to functional or sculptural ceramic work Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Workhouse Arts Center-Ceramics Program 9601 Ox Rd. dalemarhanka@lortonarts.org www.workhousearts.org Phone: 703-584-2982 |
| Application deadline: May 7, 2012 Entry Fee: no fee Location: California, Palo Alto Show Title: Small Art: Great Art for Small Spaces Show Date: June 14–July 29 Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: The Gallery at Fibre Arts Design Studio 935 Industrial Ave. gallery@fibreartsdesign.com fibreartsdesign.com Phone: 650-485-2121 |
| Application deadline: May 15, 2012 Entry Fee: 20 per entry; up to two Location: New York, Westfield Show Title: Painters Who Pot / Potters Who Paint Show Date: August 1–26 Open to: open to sets of pots and paintings Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Portage Hill Art Gallery 6439 South Portage Rd. audrey.donald.dowling@gmail.com www.portagehillgallery.com Phone: 716-326-4478 |
| Application deadline: May 19, 2012 Entry Fee: 10 per entry or four entries for $35 Location: California, Palo Alto Show Title: Hearth & Home Show Date: July 12–August 19 Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: The Gallery at Fibre Arts Design Studio 935 Industrial Ave. gallery@fibreartsdesign.com fibreartsdesign.com Phone: 650-485-2121 |
| Application deadline: May 25, 2012 Entry Fee: $25.00 USD Location: Oklahoma, Tulsa Show Title: Red Heat: Contemporary Work in Clay Show Date: September 27–October 25 Open to: open to ceramic work Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: University of Tulsa 800 S. Tucker Dr. whitney-forsyth@utulsa.edu www.utulsa.edu/art Phone: 918-631-3700 |
| Application deadline: June 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for three entries Location: Missouri, Kansas City Show Title: KC Clay Guild Teabowl National 2012 Show Date: August 17–September 28 Open to: open to teabowls primarily made of clay Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: KC Clay Guild 200 W. 74th St. llywhite54@yahoo.com www.kcclayguild.org Phone: 913-384-1718 |
| Application deadline: June 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for up to three entries Location: Pennsylvania, Lancaster Show Title: Strictly Functional Pottery National Show Date: September 15–November 4 Open to: open to functional work Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Strictly Functional Pottery National PO Box 204 jlehman73@earthlink.net www.strictlyfunctionalpotterynational.net Phone: 717-570-8816 |
| Application deadline: June 6, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for three entries; $5 each additional up to six Location: California, Stockton Show Title: Visions In Clay 2012 Show Date: August 16–September 20 Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: LH Horton Jr Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College 5151 Pacific Ave. jmarlese@deltacollege.edu gallery.deltacollege.edu Phone: 209-954-5507 |
| Application deadline: June 12, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for single; $25 for students Location: Kansas, Topeka Show Title: Material Mastery and KACA Members Exhibition Show Date: October 5–November 3 Open to: open to all craft media Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Kansas Artist Craftsmen Association 1515 Southwest 10th Ave. ronaldmichael@hotmail.com www.kansasartistcraftsmenassociation.com Phone: 785-580-4515 |
| Application deadline: June 13, 2012 Entry Fee: 40 non-members; $20 members Location: New Mexico, Santa Fe Show Title: Ecumene: Global Interface in American Ceramics Show Date: August 29–September 20 Open to: open to ceramic work Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: NCECA 77 Erie Village Square, Ste. 280 lganstro@fhsu.edu or kate@nceca.net www.nceca.net Phone: 866-266-2322 |
| Application deadline: June 15, 2012 Entry Fee: 25 for three entries Location: Illinois, Monmouth Show Title: 64 Artists Show Date: August 31–October 13 Open to: open to work dealing with the theme "America: Now and Here" Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Buchanan Center for the Arts 64 Public Sq. bca@frontiernet.net www.bcaarts.org Phone: 309-734-3033 |
| Application deadline: June 20, 2012 Entry Fee: $30.00 USD Location: Arkansas, Conway Show Title: So Tiny! Show Date: August 20–November 1 Open to: open to sculptural work no larger than a shoe box Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Baum Gallery of Fine Art, University of Central Arkansas 201 Donaghey Ave. barclaym@uca.edu www.uca.edu/art/baum Phone: 501-450-5793 |
| Application deadline: June 20, 2012 Entry Fee: $30.00 USD Location: Arkansas, Conway Show Title: Juried Exhibition: MFA Biennial Show Date: September 6–November 1 Open to: open to artists who have completed their MFA degree in 2011 or 2012 Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Baum Gallery of Fine Art, University of Central Arkansas 201 Donaghey Ave. barclaym@uca.edu www.uca.edu/art/baum Phone: 501-450-5793 |
| Application deadline: June 25, 2012 Entry Fee: 10 per entry Location: Ohio, Nelsonville Show Title: Starbrick Clay National Salt & Pepper Shaker Show Show Date: July 27–August 28 Open to: open to ceramic salt and pepper shakers Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Starbrick Gallery 21 W. Columbus St. starbrick@gmail.com www.starbrick.com Phone: 740-753-1011 |
| Application deadline: June 30, 2012 Entry Fee: $25.00 USD Location: Alabama, Gadsden Show Title: MUG Extravaganza Show Date: October 5–November 16 Open to: open to ceramic drinking vessels with handles Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Walnut Gallery 534A Walnut St. mario@walnutgallery.org walnutgallery.org Phone: 256-435-4105 |
| Application deadline: June 30, 2012 Entry Fee: 25 for three entries Location: Missouri, Columbia Show Title: The Clay Cup: Icon, Vessel, Canvas Show Date: September 17–October 4 Open to: open to functional, design-based, and sculptural interpretations of the ceramic cup Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Bingham Gallery, University of Missouri A125 Fine Arts Bldg. pintzj@missouri.edu art.missouri.edu Phone: 573-882-3555 |
| Application deadline: July 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 25 for three entries Location: Texas, Houston Show Title: Dining In V: An Artful Experience Show Date: August 4–31 Open to: open to ceramic work Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: actual work Contact details: 18 Hands Gallery 249 W. 19th St. info@18handsgallery.com www.18handsgallery.com Phone: 713-869-3099 |
| Application deadline: July 9, 2012 Entry Fee: no fee Location: Indiana, Indianapolis Show Title: Fifth Third Bank UIndy Campus Sculpture Walk Show Date: October 1–August 16, 2014 Open to: open to sculpture to be installed outdoors Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: University of Indianapolis 1400 E. Hanna Ave. art@uindy.edu www.art.uindy.edu Phone: 317-788-3253 |
| Application deadline: July 30, 2012 Entry Fee: no fee with cup donation Location: Maryland, Baltimore Show Title: Solo Cup Benefit Show: Donate Cups- Win a Solo Exhibition Show Date: August 11–September 1 Open to: open to functional or sculptural cups Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: actual work Contact details: Baltimore Clayworks 5707 Smith Ave. mary.cloonan@baltimoreclayworks.org www.baltimoreclayworks.org Phone: 410-578-1919 ext.18 |
| Application deadline: July 31, 2012 Entry Fee: No fee Location: Tennessee, Smithville Show Title: Call for Exhibition Proposals for 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 Academic Years Show Date: 2013–2014 and 2014–2015 Open to: open to proposals for exhibitions of all media including ceramics Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Derryberry Gallery, Tennessee Tech University Box 5194 kwinkle@tntech.edu www.tntech.edu Phone: 931-372-6578 |
| Application deadline: August 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 25 for three entries Location: Florida, St. Petersburg Show Title: Last Call Show Date: October 1–31 Open to: open to function and sculptural ceramic work Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: St. Petersburg Clay Company Inc. 420 22nd St. S. stpeteclay@stpeteclay.com www.stpeteclay.com Phone: 727-896-2529 |
| Application deadline: August 17, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for three entries Location: South Carolina, Clemson Show Title: Clemson Ceramics National Show Date: October 3–November 7 Open to: open to functional work reflecting the theme of containment Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Clemson University Department of Art, 2-120 Lee Hall mclauri@clemson.edu www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/cva/leegallery/index.html Phone: 864-656-3883 |
| Application deadline: September 1, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for five entries Location: Maryland, Baltimore Show Title: 100 Teapots VI Show Date: January 12–February 23, 2013 Open to: open to teapots Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Baltimore Clayworks 5707 Smith Ave. mary.cloonan@baltimoreclayworks.org www.baltimoreclayworks.org Phone: 410-578-1919 ext.18 |
| Application deadline: September 4, 2012 Entry Fee: 15 per entry, up to four Location: Colorado, Estes Park Show Title: 16th Annual Juried 'Lines into Shapes' Art Competition and Sale Show Date: October 26–November 11 Open to: open to ceramic and glass work Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: actual work Contact details: Art Center of Estes Park 517 Big Thompson Ave. lis@artcenterofestes.com www.artcenterofestes.com Phone: 970-586-5882 |
| Application deadline: September 5, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for three entries Location: Minnesota, Bemidji Show Title: 2012 It's Only Clay Show Date: November 2–December 22 Open to: open to functional ceramic vessels Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Bemidji Community Art Center 426 Bemijdi Ave. N. bcac@paulbunyan.net www.bcac.wordpress.com Phone: 218-444-7570 |
| Application deadline: September 20, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 non-members; $15 members Location: Texas, Houston Show Title: NCECA 2013 National Student Juried Exhibition Show Date: February 15–March 23, 2013 Open to: open to work created by students Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: NCECA 77 Erie Village Square, Ste. 280 lganstro@fhsu.edu or kate@nceca.net www.nceca.net Phone: 866-266-2322 |
| Application deadline: October 31, 2012 Entry Fee: 30 for three entries Location: California, Orinda Show Title: Association of Clay and Glass National Juried Exhibition Show Date: January 26–March 1, 2013 Open to: open to ceramic and glass work Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital Contact details: Association of Clay & Glass Artists of California (ACGA) 655 Crossridge Ct. info@acga.net www.acga.net Phone: 415-123-4567 |
| Application deadline: March 22, 2013 Entry Fee: 35 for three entries Location: Texas, Ingram Show Title: Hard Ware: National Ceramics Exhibit Show Date: May 25–June 22, 2013 Open to: open to functional and sculptural work completed within the last two years Classification: united states exhibitions Slide / Digital: digital or slides Contact details: Hill Country Arts Foundation 120 Point Theatre Rd. alz@hcaf.com www.hcaf.com Phone: 830-367-5120 |
