Valley Art Center

PRESENTS:

Call to entry for
4th Annual Emerging Young Artists Exhibition

Valley Art Center, 155 Bell Street, Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44022
CALL OPEN: April 14 - June 17 at 11:59 p.m.
EXHIBITION ON VIEW: July 11 - August 27, 2025

Juror: Susan Porges, Artist

Valley Art Center presents our 4th Annual Emerging Young Artists exhibition. We are excited to see the creativity and passion that the young artists of Northeast Ohio will bring to this exhibition. By supporting the next generation of artists, we hope to help foster the growth and development of the arts in our community. We encourage all eligible young artists to submit their work for this exciting opportunity.

Artists between the ages of 16 and 22 and living in Northeast Ohio (or within 50 miles) are invited to submit artwork for consideration to this annual exhibition. Each artist may submit 1 piece in any art medium. The art will be juried into approximately 50 works, and $500 in cash prizes will be awarded.

*New this year, Best in Show will be also be awarded a solo exhibition in Valley Art Center's Patron Gallery in March 2026.

There is a $5 entry fee, though assistance is available by contacting gallery@valleyartcenter.org.

Apply to This Show

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Categories

• A–Textiles
• B–Glass/Enamel
• C–Photography/Prints
• D–Wood/Metal/Sculpture
• E–Jewelry
• F–Painting/Drawing
• G–Ceramics
• H–Other/Mixed Media

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Instructions

What you will need

• At least one digital image of the art piece. These must be good photographs of the actual, original art work you want to enter to potentially exhibit. We recommend 3d artists submit at least one photomosaic image for each submitted piece featuring multiple views of each submitted piece in a single image. One photo including frame is highly encouraged, if applicable.
• Your pictures should be no smaller than 960 pixels.
• They should be no bigger than 4 Mb in file size.
• Please make sure you are settled on titles, medium descriptions and prices. The way you identify yourself and your work in the submission form is what we utilize when we present your information on art labels and in program listings. Valley Art Center is not responsible for misspellings or incorrect information arising from inaccurately entered information.

How to enter: Please visit valleyartcenter.org/calls-for-artists to find the link to ArtCall.

New to ArtCall?
If you do not yet have an ArtCall account, click the "Apply" button above or click Register in the top right menu.

Returning to ArtCall?
If you already have an ArtCall account, click the "Apply" button above or click Login in the top right menu.

Entering artwork submissions
After logging in or creating a new account, you will Add a new submission. You will fill out the form with Category, Title, Dimensions (height, width, and depth), Sale price (all work entered must be for sale for this exhibit), and Medium for your first artwork submission. You will then pay your entry fee and upload an Attachment that is the photo of your artwork. If you would like to enter more than one work of art, please upload and pay for each entry separately.

Important Dates

Important Dates

• Call For Artists
• CFA opens on April 14, 2025
• CFA deadline, June 17, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
• Notification of jury results; June 23rd by 4 pm.
• Please do not call or email VAC for results.

• Artwork delivery
• Thursday, June 26, 10am – 7pm
• Friday, June 27, 10am – 4pm
• Saturday drop off, June 28, 10am– 2pm

• Shipping—please plan for shipped art to arrive by June 27, 2025, or earlier, and include a prepaid return shipping label inside your package.

• Event dates
• Exhibition opens, July 11, 2025
• Exhibition closes, August 27, 2025

• Artwork pick up
• Return shipping, ASAP after the close of the exhibition
• Thursday pick up, August 28, 10am – 4pm
• Friday pick up, August 29, 10am – 4pm
• Saturday pick up, August 30, 10am – 2pm

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