Verdant Valleys

Call Type: Exhibition

Eligibility: All

Entry Deadline: February 16, 2025

Event Dates: March 14 – April 20

We at Studio 55 Martinez are excited to invite you to exhibit your works at The Gallery.

Verdant Valleys is an opportunity to display and sell Artwork at the Gallery at Studio 55 Martinez. We are looking for works inspired by the beauty of Nature: lush, vibrant, rich, green, fresh, flourishing, unsophisticated, raw, dells, glades, hollows, vales, gorges, and canyons. 

Eligibility: This exhibition is open to all emerging and established artists.

Medium: painting, drawing, printmaking, illustration, watercolor, oil, acrylic, collage, ink, pencil, mixed media, digital art, photography, fiber and textile art, and sculpture.

Submission guidelines: 

a.       Artists may submit up to 3 pieces of Artwork.

b.      Submissions must be high-resolution JPEGs at 300dpi, with the longest side measuring 1200 pixels without the frame or mat.

c.       Submissions must include a description.

Fees are:

a.       Non-refundable $10 per submission.

b.      25% commission upon sale of artwork.

Artists must submit work using the form at https://form.jotform.com/250256011487149

Work must be ‘installation ready’ meaning.

a.       work must be framed or gallery-wrapped and ready for hanging.

b.      flat D-ring, hardware, and wire must not be visible.

c.       no saw-tooth hangers or protruding screw eyes.

d.      work must be clean and the frames in good condition; and

e.       unframed canvas and panels will have gallery-wrapped sides with no staples visible.

Pieces will be juried by Jill Landau and Melanie Stewart.

Other dates:

a.       approval/decline notices will be sent out on February 23.

b.      drop off March 9

c.       reception March 16

d.      pick up April 20

The Artist’s homeowner’s or renter’s insurance should cover any possible damage or loss to the artwork while it is outside the home. Please check the policy.

Studio 55 Martinez reserves the right to use images of art for marketing purposes.

Artists should attend the Artist Reception and bring an appetizer to share.  Studio 55 Martinez provides beverages and paper goods.