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FREEHAND - ArtsFairfax

Submit ceramic works featuring direct mark-making as surface decoration for exhibition.

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Deadline
77 days left
Entry fee
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Location
Workhouse Arts Center, Ceramics Gallery, Building 8
Exhibition window
Feb 3, 2027 → Mar 28, 2027

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About

Overview

Freehand celebrates ceramic works that feature direct mark-making as surface decoration: fingertip impressions in wet clay, brushwork, carving, sgraffito, drawing, scratching. Works that carry a permanent, visible trace of the artist's uninhibited hand.

Key Dates

  • Deadline for entries: November 30, 2026
  • Exhibition dates: February 3 – March 28, 2027
  • Reception: March 13, 4-6 PM

Juror

Bede Clarke, artist and Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri-Columbia

Location

Workhouse Arts Center, Ceramics Gallery, Building 8

Media accepted
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Theme
Ceramic works that feature direct mark-making as surface decoration, including fingertip impressions, brushwork, carving, sgraffito, drawing, and scratching—works carrying a visible trace of the artist's uninhibited hand.

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