Attraction to Abstraction 2026

Contact InformationWayne Art CenterContact Email: [email protected] Phone: 610-688-3553

Requirement OverviewLocation Eligibility Type: RegionalEligible Applicant Types: ArtistSubmission Limit: 1Media RequirementsImages | Min: 1, Max: 3Audio | Min: 0, Max: 0Video | Min: 0, Max: 0Total | Min: 1, Max: 3

Opportunity SummaryWayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania is pleased to announce this year's Call for Entry for Attraction to Abstraction 2026 a JURIED EXHIBITION accompanying CraftForms, the 31st International Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft.Regional artists 18+ are invited to submit up to three abstract Paintings, Works on Paper, Photography, Mixed Media and Fiber Works for juror consideration for this exhibition. Work should have been created in the last two years and not previously shown at WAC. All pieces must be at least 24 inches in each direction (may include frame) to be eligible.Vlad Milan Duchev serves as Juror for Entry for this exhibit.Attraction to Abstraction 2026 will remain on view from December 6, 2026 through January 23, 2027 in Wayne Art Center's Vidinghoff & Radnor Township Galleries and will debut on December 5, 2026 the evening of this year's CraftForms Preview Party.An exhibition fee of $25 per piece for up to three pieces will be processed with registration.

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General InformationCall for Work for Attraction to Abstraction 2026! Thank you for your interest in Wayne Art Center’s Attraction to Abstraction 2026 exhibition! Each year Wayne Art Center is proud to showcase abstract Paintings, Works on Paper, Photography, Mixed Media and Fiber Works created by Regional Artists during CraftForms. This exhibit will be on view from December 6, 2026-January 23, 2027 in WAC's Vidinghoff and Radnor Township Galleries at Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania. Nancy Campbell, Executive Director and Chief CuratorPam McLean Parker, Exhibition and Program CoordinatorKaren Louise Fay, Director of Marketing and Events This JURIED CALL FOR ABSTRACT WORK is for regional artists and is hand-delivery only. Eligibility RequirementsOpen to WAC students, WAC members and regional artists 18 years of age and older.Eligible media includes Painting, Works on Paper, Photography, Mixed Media and Fiber Works. Work should have been completed since January 2024.Works previously exhibited at Wayne Art Center are not eligible. Work must be For Sale. All accepted work MUST BE HAND-DELIVERED TO AND RETRIEVED FROM Wayne Art Center. NO shipped work will be accepted. NO exceptions.Artwork must remain on display throughout the duration of the exhibition.Wayne Art Center reserves the right to use digital images of artwork from Attraction to Abstraction 2026 for exhibition promotional use. ​​Entry InformationRegional Artists should register their work through the Call for Entry on the CaFE submission platform. New CaFE users will need to create an account with the platform before applying. Prior CaFE users should log-into their accounts to apply. All applicants should add jpegs of their artwork to their CaFE portfolio before beginning their application for Attraction to Abstraction 2026. All images should be at least 300 dpi resolution. File Format: JPEG or JPG only. File Size under 5mb. Please name each jpeg file with the TITLE of the work. Please list all 2-D work with the overall size of the work INCLUDING FRAMING.Artists may submit one CaFE application for ONE, TWO or THREE pieces. The entry fee is $25 per piece for up to three abstract works. Entry fees are non-refundable.Applications on the CaFE platform will not be finalized until the entry fee has been paid. Entries must be complete and submitted by midnight MDT, October 21, 2026. Please create your submission listing with care! Exhibition inventory for works included in this exhibit will be created from your submission listing. Updates, edits and changes to any part of listings for title/medium/size/price of work for the in-gallery exhibition can be made only by contacting WAC. A $20 administrative fee applies to any requested changes. Artists are asked to carefully review submission info before completing entry. Juror of Entry - Vlad Milan DuchevVlad Milan Duchev was born in 1965 in the small town of Pokrov, Ukraine. From an early age, he was drawn to the quiet depth of Russian and Ukrainian impressionist painting —works where light, atmosphere, and suggestion carried more weight than detail. At the age of eight, he entered an art school in Bila Tserkva, beginning a formal path toward becoming a painter. That path shifted at age fourteen, when he followed his musical family’s direction and committed to classical training. He studied double bass performance at the Music College of Zhytomyr, the Music Academy of Kharkiv, and later at the National Conservatory of Ukraine in Kyiv. Yet painting never left. It continued alongside music — less as a discipline, more as a necessity. Where music demanded precision and interpretation, painting offered a different kind of space — one that allowed for openness, for searching, for something less defined and more personal. In 1994, he moved with his family to the United States amid uncertainty in Ukraine. He now lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland. Over time, these parallel paths — structure and freedom, discipline and intuition—have shaped his approach to painting. His work reflects a continuing search for clarity through reduction, where what is left unsaid carries as much presence as what is seen. CALENDAR OF EVENTSOnline Registration with the CaFE Platform AcceptedSeptember 22-October 21, 2026Final Deadline to RegisterWednesday, October 21, 2026 - Midnight MDT Notification to ArtistsSaturday, October 31, 2026 HAND-DELIVERY OF INVITED WORKMonday, November 23, 2026 10am-12pm - Vidinghoff Gallery ExhibitionDecember 6, 2026 - January 23, 2027 Vidinghoff & Radnor Township Galleries Visit wayneart.org for gallery hours and visitors information