Arts Alive Festival | Gallery Exhibition 2027
Submit up to 3 digital images of original artworks in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, textiles, mixed media, metal, clay, glass, jewelry, photography, wood, or other media for jury consideration and possible exhibition.
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Get matched →- Deadline
- 180 days left
- Entry fee
- $45
- Award
- $6,000
- Location
- Florence, Alabama
- Exhibition window
- May 15, 2027 → Jun 25, 2027
- Applicants notified
- Mar 22, 2027
About
Overview
The Arts Alive Gallery Exhibition is a juried show featuring artists from across the southeastern United States. Works are displayed in the galleries of the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts and viewed by thousands of visitors. The festival raises money for workshops and scholarships for art teachers and students in northwest Alabama.
Key Dates
- Application Deadline: February 5, 2027
- Artist Notification: March 22, 2027
- Exhibition Opens: May 15, 2027
- Exhibition Closes: June 25, 2027
- Artwork Delivery Deadline: May 3, 2027
- Artwork Pickup Deadline: July 2, 2027
Media & Eligibility
Artists working in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, textiles, mixed media, metal, clay, glass, jewelry, photography, wood, and other media are invited to submit.
How to Enter
- Minimum 3 images required to apply
- Up to 3 works may be submitted per $45 jury fee
- Submitted works must be titled, priced for purchase, framed, wired, and ready to hang
Fees & Awards
- Nonrefundable Jury Fee: $45
- Prizes: More than a dozen prizes awarded; prize money totals more than $6,000.00
Sales & Commission
A 25% commission will be taken from the sale of artwork in the gallery. Neither the Arts Alive Festival nor the Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts is responsible for work lost or damaged during shipping. Damaged work may be excluded from the exhibition.
Venue
Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts, 217 Tuscaloosa Street, Florence, Alabama. Regular gallery hours: Monday–Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Award
- More than a dozen prizes awarded; prize money totals more than $6,000.00
- Entry fee
- $45 jury fee per entry (up to 3 works per fee)
- Entries per artist
- Up to 3
- Sales commission
- Organizer retains 25% on sales
- Theme
- A juried exhibition celebrating diverse artistic categories and media, from traditional to modern approaches.
- Eligibility
- Open to artists from across the southeastern United States working in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, textiles, mixed media, metal, clay, glass, jewelry, photography, wood, and other media.
- Audience
- Artists from across the southeastern United States
- Format
- Ship your work in
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