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"EMERGING VISIONS"
INAUGURAL JURIED COLLEGIATE EXHIBITION

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Redbud Arts Center

DEADLINE JUNE 14, 2025 

ELIGIBILITY: All student artists aged 18 and over who are currently enrolled at a university, college, community college, or have graduated in the Spring of 2025 in Houston, TX are eligible. Entering artists must be prepared to show proof of enrollment with a current student ID. All media are accepted for entry.

ENTRY PROCEDURE & FEES: $10 for up to 3 entries. Entry fees are non-refundable and must be received by the entry deadline.

 

MEDIA / SPECIFICATIONS: All media are accepted. 2-D works must not be larger than 72 inches in any direction. Each artist may submit up to three entries. Artists must state the final sale price upon submission. (Prices and/or size of works may be taken into consideration by the jury if deemed excessive for this exhibition.) All entries must accompany an artist statement.

 

ENTRIES: The deadline for submissions is midnight on June 14, 2025. Submissions will be accepted online only.  Notification of acceptance will be sent by June 21st.

 

EXHIBITION: Emerging Visions 2025 opens July 12, 2025, with a reception and continues through August 30, 2025. All accepted works must remain on view until the close of the exhibition on August 30, 2025.

 

PRESENTATION: Accepted 2D artworks must be ready to hang for formal gallery presentation with all the necessary hardware (i.e. all paper/mylar/etc. works MUST be framed or mounted, no clips or magnets will be used to hang work.) Accepted 2D artworks MUST

HAVE D-RINGS OR WIRE ATTACHED prior to delivery. Each work of art is received in good condition unless otherwise noted. No objects will be exhibited that might be unsafe or cause injury to the Gallery. Works damaged in transit will not be displayed.

 

DELIVERY of ACCEPTED WORKS: Hand deliveries must arrive at Redbud Arts Center between June 22 – June 28, 2025. Delivery hours are Monday through Saturday 12pm-5pm. Late or damaged deliveries will not be received. Works must be labeled with Artist name, Title of the piece, dimensions, medium, year, and contact information (email, cell).

 

RETURN of ACCEPTED WORKS: Pick up of artwork begins August 31 from 1pm to 3pm and September 1 from 10 am to 2pm. Artists are responsible to pick up their works in the provided time frame.

 

LIABILITY: All reasonable care will be given to objects in the custody of the Redbud Arts Center. Works are insured while on exhibition. The Art Center cannot assume responsibility for damage or deterioration incurred before the exhibition, or after if not removed/picked up as stated above. It is understood that unsold works that are not removed from the exhibition by the end of the loan agreement by the artist/lender will no longer be property of the artist/lender and the Redbud Arts Center reserves the right to use the artwork as it sees fit.

SALES / REPRODUCTION: Artists will receive 70% of the sale price, and the Redbud Arts Center will receive 30% in support of administrative costs. Redbud Arts Center reserves the right to reproduce accepted entries in all exhibition and promotional material.

 

JUROR INFORMATION: We are honored to announce Bradley Sumrall, Curator of the Collection for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art as the juror for our inaugural Collegiate Juried Exhibition. Sumrall will be responsible for selecting the top three Best of Show awardees for this year’s exhibition. An exhibition in 2026 in the East Gallery for first price, $300 for second prize, and $200 for third prize.

QUESTIONS:

Contact Tanja Peterson at tanja@redbudartscenter.com

Bradley Sumrall

Bradley Sumrall
Curator

Bradley Sumrall is Curator of the Collection for the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, where he is involved in building, researching and interpreting the nation’s most comprehensive collection of the art of the American South. He has written extensively on the art and culture of the American South, and has served as curator for over 90 museum exhibitions, including From Terra to Verde: The Art of Sharon Kopriva, Michael Meads: Bent not Broken, Piercing the Inner Wall: The Art of Dusti Bongé, and Keith Duncan: Battle of the Bands. His practice has been featured in The New York Times, and his exhibitions have been reviewed in Art in America, Art Forum, Hyperallergic, Terremoto Magazine, Forbes, and Art&Antiques among other online and print publications. His books include One World, Two Artists: John Alexander and Walter Anderson, From Terra to Verde: The Art of Sharon Kopriva, Clementine Hunter: A Sketchbook, and Keith Duncan: Battle of the Bands, among others. A native son of Mississippi, he currently lives with his two Peruvian hounds in the Historic Faubourg Tremé of New Orleans. 

Entry Form

Artwork Entries

Number of entries being submitted:
1
2
3

ENTRY 1:

IMPORTANT: Entries not following the image requirements below will not be considered.

Image file type: jpg, jpeg; Image file size: 2MB max

Image filename format: 01_Firstname_Lastname.jp; Example: 01_John_Smith.jpg

ENTRY 2:

IMPORTANT: Entries not following the image requirements below will not be considered.

Image file type: jpg, jpeg; Image file size: 2MB max

Image filename format: 02_Firstname_Lastname.jpg; Example: 02_John_Smith.jpg

ENTRY 3:

IMPORTANT: Entries not following the image requirements below will not be considered.

Image file type: jpg, jpeg; Image file size: 2MB max

Image filename format: 03_Firstname_Lastname.jpg; Example: 03_John_Smith.jpg

ENTRY FEE:
$10

After clicking on the "Submit" button, you will be taken to the checkout page to pay the entry fee.


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