The City of Garland is pleased to announce a call for entries for the 2025 Juneteenth Celebration, where an exhibition spotlighting 2D visual art inspired by Juneteenth will be displayed.
Selected art will be displayed during the city of Garland’s Juneteenth Celebration on June 14, from 5 to 9 p.m. The art will then be moved and displayed at Epiphany Gallery.
Viewers will be encouraged to visit the gallery following the celebration to see the complete exhibition.
DATES AND DEADLINES
First date to submit entries: Monday, April 7, 2025
Deadline for submitting entries: Friday, May 16, 2025
Notification of acceptance: Friday, May 30, 2025
Accepted art dropoff: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 through Friday, June 13, 2025
Exhibition at Event: June 14, 2025
Exhibition in Epiphany Gallery: Through end of June
Art pickup: Friday, June 27, 2025
ARTIST ELIGIBILITY
- Open to artists currently living in Garland and the greater North Texas area
- Open to living artists of all ages
- All artist levels are encouraged to enter
ENTRIES
- Submissions must be entered digitally on the form below for consideration.
- Entries must be a 2D artwork; this includes Paintings (oil, acrylic, watercolor, digital, encaustic, etc); Drawings (graphite, pastel, ink, colored pencil, digital, etc.); Printmaking (etching, woodcut, lithography, engraving, aquatint, etc.); Collage
- Maximum width of 24 inches (includes frame or mat)
- You may submit up to three entries
- Juror will select approximately 25 total pieces
ACCEPTANCE
- Artists with accepted entries will be notified by email on Friday, May 30, 2025.
- *Artists whose work is not accepted will not be notified.
- A list of accepted artists will be posted on the Juneteenth website by Wednesday, June 11, 2025
- Accepted art must be ready to hang
- *If art is not ready to hang, it may not be displayed.
- Accepted art must be dropped off at the Granville Arts Center (300 N. Fifth St.), between Wednesday, June 11, 2025 through Friday, June 13, 2025 during business hours (10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. M-F)
FRAMING AND MATTING
- Outside dimensions of frame, mat, or canvas may not exceed 24 inches width
- Frames should be simple in design (no ornate frames with three-dimensional or painted effects)
- Mats should be shades of white, off-white, beige, gray, or black
- Artwork should be ready to hang by wire - no saw tooth hangers
- *If art is not ready to hang, it may not be displayed.
- Include name, title, and contact information on back
DAMAGE LIABILITY
- The City of Garland will take all precautions for artwork in the gallery on its premises during the run of the exhibition. However, artists should always insure their own work while it is out of their possession and are responsible for contacting their own insurance agents.
PERMISSION AND COPYRIGHT
- By submitting an entry, the Artist grants permission for the City of Garland to use the accepted image on its website, newsletters, brochures, promotional materials, and social media. Every effort will be made to maintain quality true to the submitted image, recognizing that the print or electronic medium may affect how the viewer receives the image. The Artist hereby certifies that he or she holds the copyright for this material and the copyright remains with said Artist. The City of Garland will display a notice that material must not be “downloaded” or copied. The Artist also certifies that the work submitted is original and does not infringe on any existing copyright.
ENTRY PREPARATION
- Prepare digital images for submission
- File naming - name the file using the Artist name followed by the artwork title (for example “MarySmith_StillLifeWithApples.jpg”). Make sure the name and title in the file name matches the name and title indicated on the entry form.
- Dimensions - images should be 1900 pixels or greater on the longer Dimension
- Image should show artwork only and NOT include mat or frame. Image quality matters. Get help if you need it to prepare your images.
- File size - JPG file size must be less than 5.0 MB. To see the file size, close your editing program, highlight the file, and Get Info or View Properties
- File format - Save in an RGB color profile as a “Baseline” (Standard) JPG file. Do NOT save as a “Progressive” JPG file as it may not display properly for jurying.
- Number of images - You are allowed to enter only one JPG image for each artwork submitted