Mark Making: Dots, Lines, Textures
- Deadline
- 19 days left
- Entry fee
- $35
- Location
- California
- Exhibition window
- Sep 17, 2026 → Nov 11, 2026
- Applicants notified
- Aug 15, 2026
- Size cap
- ≤ 72" max dimension
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About
Submit up to 3 two-dimensional original artworks featuring mark making—dots, lines, and textures—showing evidence of the artist's hand and creative process.
Overview
This exhibition seeks artists who explore mark making—with surfaces revealing the artist's hand through brushstrokes, texture, and evidence of the creative process. Works will be evaluated on engagement with the theme, technique, overall mastery, creativity, and originality.
Eligibility
Open to Bay Area artists 18 years and above.
What to Submit
Two-dimensional original artworks only: painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor) and drawing (charcoal, ink, pastel, graphite), as well as fine art prints and mixed media on paper or canvas. Textiles, photography, AI-generated art, and reproductions are not accepted. Low-relief works (5 inches deep or less) are acceptable; no suspended or free-standing sculpture.
Size & Framing Requirements
Ready-to-hang pieces (including frame, if framed) must be 72" high x 60" wide maximum and 8"–10" high x 10" high minimum. Work cannot exceed 50 pounds. D-rings must be positioned high on the back with braided stainless-steel or multi-filament wire; no sawtooth hangers.
Key Dates
- Submissions open: Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 12:01am
- Submissions close: Saturday, August 1, 2026, 11:59pm
- Artist notification: Saturday, August 15, 2026
- Artwork drop-off: Friday, September 11, 2026, 11:00am–1:00pm (preferred) or Saturday, September 12, 2026, 9:00am–10:30am
- Opening reception: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 6pm–8pm
- Exhibition dates: September 17 to November 11, 2026
- Artwork pick-up: Friday, November 13, 2026, 9am–10:30am (preferred) or Saturday, November 14, 2026, 9am–10:30am
Fees & Sales
Entry fee of $35 covers up to 3 submissions (each may include 2 additional detail images). All work submitted must be for sale. Works that sell: 70% to the artist, 30% to THE Gallery.
Submission Requirements
Complete a short bio and artist statement (each 475 characters or less—roughly 70 words). Omit your name from the artist statement. Update your ArtCall photo before the submission deadline. Follow input guidelines: capitalize first letter of first and last name, street address, and city; use CA for state; format phone as xxx-xxx-xxxx; enter both unframed and framed dimensions as h" x w".
About THE Gallery
THE Gallery at Belvedere Tiburon Library showcases outstanding emerging and established artists from around the Bay Area. Chosen artists will be viewed by several thousand visitors attending Gallery and library events or browsing the library. The exhibition aims to make art more accessible and bring artists and their work into conversation.
- Entries per artist
- Up to 3
- Sales commission
- Organizer retains 30% on sales
- Eligibility
- Local
- Audience
- Bay Area artists 18 years and above
- Size & format
- Maximum dimensions of ready-to-hang pieces (including frame, if framed) are 72" high x 60" wide. Minimum dimensions allowed are 8" high x 10" wide or 10" high x 8" wide.
- Also worth noting
- Maximum dimensions of ready-to-hang pieces (including frame, if framed) are 72" high x 60" wide. Minimum dimensions allowed are 8" high x 10" wide or 10" high x 8" wide.
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