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Call for Entry: Thaw

Creative Flow Art Center would like to invite artists of all disciplines and experience levels to submit work for Thaw, an exhibition exploring the moment when what has been held or frozen begins to move again.

Thaw speaks to transition: the gradual softening of what has been frozen physically, emotionally, culturally, or environmentally. It is the shift from dormancy to flow, from holding to letting go. This exhibition considers thaw as an act of change rather than collapse: a time when life resumes, feelings re-emerge, and possibility reenters the frame.

Artists are encouraged to interpret the theme broadly. Submissions may explore:

  • Seasonal change, ice, and frost
  • Emotional or psychological unfreezing
  • Recovery, healing, or reconnection
  • Memory, time, and transformation
  • States of pause, preservation, and release

Works may be literal or metaphorical, subtle or expressive.

Thaw seeks work that reflects emergence, vulnerability, and change. Moments when something begins to move again.

This show is on display at Creative Flow Art Center from April 18th through May 30th with an opening reception on April 23rd 6pm to 8pm.

Timeline:

  • Applications Close: Thursday, March 19th at 11:59pm
  • Artists Notified: Friday, March 27th
  • Drop-Off: Tuesday, April 14th 2pm – 6pm
  • Opening Reception: Thursday, April 23rd 6pm – 8pm
  • Pick-Up: Tuesday, June 2nd 12pm – 6pm
Apply by 3/19

Application Requirements and Expectations

Required Application Materials:

Completed Application Form

  • You must complete all required information on the application form. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
  • Applications must be submitted electronically to be accepted.
  • If contributing artists exceed expectations, the Creative Flow Art Center reserves the right to close submission acceptance early.

Up to three images of artwork 

  • You will upload the image(s) of your artwork in your application form. You MUST name each image file with your last name and first initial, entry number, and artwork title. (Example: DoeJ_01_Untitled1, DoeJ_02_Untitled2)
  • Please submit images as a JPEG file.
  • Please submit well-lit images featuring only the artwork. Blurry, cluttered, and poorly lit images will NOT be used in press materials.

Judging:

This show is juried. The judge will award a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prize. The first place recipient will receive $100, second place $75, and third place will be awarded $50.

Our Call for Entries are juried by different anonymous artists who are professionals in a creative field related to the show’s theme. When making their decisions many aspects are taken into consideration. The judge will examine the overall cohesion of the submitted artworks, adherence to the theme, presentation, and compliance to the application guidelines.

Application Guidelines:

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines, please contact Emily Robinson at [email protected].

  • ALL ages can apply! We are a community art center and believe that you can be an artist at any age. 
  • Your artwork must be ready for installation. ONLY wired hanging systems will be accepted for work that is meant to be hung. (e.g. paintings, drawings, prints, hanging sculptures…). If your art is not ready for installation, it will not be included in the show.
  • All mediums can apply, with the exception of digital/virtual art forms that require technological support to be displayed.    
  • Accepted artwork will be labeled with a price. Submitted artwork marked NFS or left empty in the entry form will be marked NFS (Not for Sale).
  • Creative Flow Art Center will take a 35% commission on the sale price of any artwork sold during the show. Please price your pieces accordingly.
  • All accepted artworks MUST be dropped off at the Creative Flow Art Center Gallery on Tuesday, April 14th between 2pm and 6 pm.
  • Artwork that has been unclaimed after 2 weeks will become property of the Creative Flow Art Center, either being added to our collection of artworks or sold as part of a fundraiser for the organization.
  • Creative Flow Art Center will not ship artwork back to participating artists; all artworks must be picked up in-person.
  • You may NOT remove your artwork from the gallery earlier than the designated pick-up time.

Liability:

All reasonable care will be taken with artwork. Creative Flow Art Center staff and volunteers cannot be held responsible for loss or damage to artwork including frames and mountings, no matter how damage/loss is caused. All entries submitted are subject to this condition. We suggest that artists ensure work privately if they feel the need for such protection.

Apply by 3/19

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