Repeating Exhibitions:
Winter Small Works (OPEN submission opportunity Jan/Feb)
Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories (March)
Annual Members Exhibition (June)
Summer Small Works (OPEN submission opportunity - July)
Art Angels (Volunteers- August)
New Members Exhibition (November)
Associate Members & Graduating Students online exhibit (December)
Flushing Bank cycling exhibits 3x a year (every 4 months)
Park Avenue South & Williamsburg branches
Aloft Hotel, Long Island City- Bi-Annual Large Scale
Exhibition (2x a year)
Repeating Events:
Annual Members meeting and luncheon (May or June)
Induction Ceremony November
Receptions for each exhibition: online and in-person, (Thursdays at 5 pm or depending on venue)
Professional Practices Round Tables - alternating months
Noon with NAWA- Last Wed. of alternating months, Hosted by Christie Devereaux
All information listed above can be found in more detail in NAWA's weekly newsletter.
Hello NAWA PA Members,
Please note the following opportunity to submit your work for a magazine cover art contest for a summer 2025 issue.
Magazine Cover Art Contest: Summer 2025 Issue
Entry Deadline: 5/28/25
Days remaining to deadline: 37
Number of Applications Allowed: 10
Entry Fee (Entry Fee): $10.00
Work Sample Requirements
Images | Minimum: 1, Maximum: 20
Total Samples | Minimum: 1, Maximum: 20
Call Type: Award
Eligibility: International
State: Pennsylvania
PJAS is an interdisciplinary arts and literary journal at the University of Pennsylvania that celebrates the convergence of creativity and scholarship. Each issue showcases work from a diverse range of contributors, including visual artists, poets, writers, and thinkers from around the globe. We are now seeking submissions specifically for cover artwork—the selected piece will be featured on the cover of our Summer 2025 print and online editions. We welcome all styles and mediums of visual art that reflect the journal’s mission: fostering a space for bold, thoughtful, and boundary-crossing creativity.
Application Requirements
Please submit a high-resolution image of your artwork, along with a brief artist statement (200–400 words) explaining your piece and its connection to PJAS’s themes. If an entry fee is a barrier, please contact us and we’ll be happy to accommodate.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to all artists, regardless of age, experience, or affiliation with the University of Pennsylvania. We especially encourage submissions from underrepresented voices and interdisciplinary creators.
https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15371
Hello NAWA PA Members,
Please note the following opportunity to submit your work for the 112th Online Annual Exhibition at the Reading Public Museum.
September 1, 2025–September 1, 2026
On the Allied Artists of America website alliedartistsofamerica.org
Invitational exhibit at the Reading Public Museum
September 13, 2025–January 11, 2026
This year the Reading Public Museum will be hosting a curated exhibition comprised of 100 works selected from the accepted entries in Allied Artists' 112th online exhibition.
Tom Folk is an art appraiser and scholar considered to be the leading authority of the Pennsylvania Impressionists.
$5000 Audrey Love Award
AAA Gold Medal of Honor, $6000
AAA Silver Medal of Honor, $4000
AAA Bronze Medal of Honor, $3000
- Open to all artists from around the world 18 years and older.
- You do not need to be a member of Allied Artists of America to enter the exhibition.
- Original 2 dimensional original artwork in oil, watercolor, pastel, acrylic, graphic, mixed media and sculpture. No photography or digital art.
- We do not accept art images that have been doctored using AI technology in any way, shape, or form for the 112th online exhibition.
If we find that the original art invited into the Reading Public Museum exhibition does not match the online image, it will be disqualified. Please make sure that if you are invited into our museum show, your online image represents your painting accurately. - Works don't have to be for sale, No POR (Price upon request).
- You do not need to be an award winner to be invited to the Reading Public Museum exhibition. You can win an award, without exhibiting at the Reading.
- Work must be framed for the Reading Public Museum show.
Size Limitation
- Two dimensional work - 48 inches maximum width or height including frame.
- Size restrictions will be enforced, so please measure carefully.
- Your work will be rejected if it is over 48 inches.
- All work must be framed, wired and ready to hang–we do not provide framing hardware.
- No glass allowed, please use Plexiglass.
- Sculpture in the round – 48 x 24 x 24 inches maximum dimensions excluding base; maximum weight 150lbs.
- Reliefs - 36" x 36" x 6" inches deep, maximum dimensions, maximum weight 30 lbs.
Entry Fee
- Up to 2 works.
- $65 for the first work, $15 for the second work.
- Elected Members, Associates and Non-Members will be juried this year.
- The $65 fee must be paid by all.
Sales
For Invited Artists
September 2–5, 2025, 11am–3pm
Please be timely the museum will not hang art received outside of this time frame.
Pick up art days:
January 15–20, 2026, 11am–3pm
Please pick up work in a timely fashion.
Acceptance and Award Notifications
Entry Terms
The Reading Public Museum or Allied Artists of America assumes no liability for loss or damage for any cause for accepted work in the 112th. The museum handlers will use the utmost care in handling the work, we strongly recommend artists carry their own insurance.
Also, a complete list of exhibitors will be listed in the catalog: the artist’s name, address, title of their work, and price are printed in the exhibitor’s list in the exhibition catalog.
Entry to the 112th Exhibition signifies agreement to all the above terms.
Image and Filename Specifications
- File Format: Submit original, high-quality JPEG image files. Other formats (e.g., PNG, TIFF) are not accepted.
- Crop Your Image: Ensure only the artwork itself is visible in the image. Do not show any visible matting, frames, or background distractions.
- Orientation: Make sure your image is oriented correctly (right side up) so that the artwork appears in its intended viewing direction.
- Image Size: You do not need to resize your image files before uploading. The system will automatically resize them. Smaller images cannot be enlarged to meet the requirements, so ensure your images are high resolution before uploading.
- File Names: You do not need to rename your files before uploading them. The system will handle any file naming requirements.
- File Size: There is a 30mb maximum file size limit. Larger image files will take longer to upload and process.
Additional Entry Information
- You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card using our secure checkout system.
- After your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (June 17, 2025.)
- Entry fees are not refundable and must be submitted and paid by the entry deadline.
- Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.
For questions about AAA or this Prospectus, please contact Gabriela Delloso (artsalime@hotmail.com).
Please note:
International artists must have PayPal to receive award payment, Allied Artists of America does not issue international payments any other way. If international artist does not have PayPal they will not receive award payment. Entry to the competition signifies agreement and understanding of these terms.
Calling All Older Artists: Submit Your Work for the Older Artist of PA Showcase
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts are now accepting works of art created by Pennsylvanians aged 60 and older for the first-ever Older Artists of PA Showcase. The deadline to submit artwork is Friday, April 4.
The exhibition will display winning pieces selected by a three-person panel from each of the five regions across the Commonwealth in the State Capitol East Wing Rotunda during the month of May, which is observed nationally as Older Americans Month.
Both professional and non-professional artists based in Pennsylvania are invited to contribute up to two pieces of art for consideration. There is no cost to enter and the pieces must have been produced within the past 18 months. In addition to hanging their work in the showcase, the winning older adults will also have the opportunity to sell their pieces throughout the month of May.
Artists can submit their work either through an online form or mail to Jessie Pierce, Executive Director, PA Council on Aging, c/o PA Department of Aging, 555 Walnut St., 5th Floor, Harrisburg, PA 17101.
Details can be found here:
Hello NAWA PA Members,
The Fox Clark Gallery
Upcoming Events: Westsylvania Open Arts Show and Indiana PA, Paint Out and Wet Sale
Two exciting events are coming to The Fox Clark Gallery in the next few months: The Westsylvania Open Arts Show and the Indiana, PA Paint Out and Wet Sale! We’re excited to offer these opportunities to the community and hope you’ll plan to attend and/or participate! Mark your calendars and follow us on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates!
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Indiana, PA Paint Out and Wet SaleThis July, The Fox Clark Gallery is excited to bring the tradition of the plein air paint out to Indiana County! Mark your calendars now—more details coming soon! |
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Mt Lebanon Artists’ Market
Hello NAWA PA Members,
Please note the following upcoming opportunity to apply to participate in the Mt. Lebanon Artists’ Market.
Scheduled for Saturday, September 27th and Sunday, 28th, 2025, the two-day fine arts fair will once again make Mt. Lebanon a focal point of the Pittsburgh art world.
The Mt. Lebanon Artists’ Market is sponsored by the Mt. Lebanon Partnership, an established nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing the vitality of Mt. Lebanon’s business districts. As a juried arts festival, The Artists’ Market will include 60 to 80 booths featuring professional quality, original art in a variety of media. This will include 2D work, jewelry, wood, sculpture, glass, ceramics, fiber, wearables, mixed media, leather, and metal. Additionally, the Artists’ Market planning committee is organizing an impressive food and entertainment component that is sure to please audiences and artists alike. Cash awards, as well as other incentives, promise to help attract top-level talent.
Located in the Academy lot behind The Saloon and across from the Rollier Hardware store.
View the application and contact for the Market here (application processing fee $25 per medium):
https://mtlebopartnership.org/events/mount-lebanon-artist-market/artists-market-application/
Contact information: 412-760-8210 or Info@mtlebanonartistsmarket.com
If you are interested in sponsoring this event, contact Steve Denenberg for details.
https://mtlebopartnership.org/events/mount-lebanon-artist-market/
Hello NAWA PA Members,
We thought that the following Artnet article on A.I. and Copyright Protection of A.I. created imagery might be of interest to you:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/invoke-snags-first-ai-image-copyright-2608219
Hello NAWA PA Members,
Our NAWA President, Jackie Loreio has asked that the following opportunity be shared with NAWA PA Members. Please note the following for the Wayne Art Center Regional Juried Spring Open.
Wayne Art Center Regional Juried Spring Open
Wayne Art Center is proud to present the 2025 Regional Juried Spring Open, an exhibition featuring works in painting, drawing, printmaking, works on paper, photography, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, glass, jewelry, metals, fiber and 3D printing technology. Artists from the mid- Atlantic region (PA, NJ, NY, DE, MD, VA and Washington, DC) are eligible to submit up to 2 entries for consideration by juror, Christine Lafuente. Prizes in the amount of $3000 will be awarded. The exhibition will be on display from March 30 through April 26, 2025 in the Davenport and Ethel Sergeant Clark Smith Galleries at Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
Call Details:
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Application Deadline 02/17/2025 |
State
Pennsylvania |
Call Type
Competitions |
Eligibility
Regional |
Entry Fee
$50.00 |
Call Details
Contact Information
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Wayne Art Center |
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610-688-3553 ext. 211 |
https://wayneart.org/
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Saturday Life Drawing
In Studio & Zoom Studio Information
January 11- March 1, 2025 (8 Weeks)
-FORMAT FOR STUDIO LIFE DRAWING IN PITTSBURGH:
9:00am - Noon in my studio at the Highline in the Southside.
-PARKING: There is free outside parking along the river, limited free street
parking, and an interior garage with two free hours of parking.
-FORMAT FOR THE ZOOM CLASS from photos: There is an optional Zoom
Saturday Group Critique at 12:15pm. FILLED
-COST OF CLASS: $168 for 8 Weeks
-TO RESERVE A PLACE: Please let me know right away if you want to join us since the class fills
quickly.
-MAILING ADDRESS FOR CHECKS: Message via website or IG for details
-PLEASE MAKE CHECKS OUT TO: Creation Art Studio or Elizabeth Castonguay
-MODELS: Undraped and Partially Draped Models each Saturday. The studio
pays the model fee but there is a tip jar for the models.
-MATERIALS: Your Choice
-INSTRUCTOR: Elizabeth Myers Castonguay has BA, BFA, and MFA degrees in Painting
and Drawing. The paintings have won First Place Awards in International, National,
and Regional Art Competitions and in a National Figure Painting Competition juried by
the late Martha Mayer Erlebacher -former Chair of the MFA program at the New York
Academy of Art and Prof. of Anatomy and Drawing. The work has been exhibited in
Juried Group Exhibits at the: Morris Museum of Art (NJ), Amarillo Museum of Art (TX),
State Museum of Pennsylvania, Regina A. Quick Center Museum (NY), Westmoreland
Museum of American Art, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, National Art Club
Gallery (NYC), Salmagundi Art Club (NYC), Carnegie Museum of Art (Associated Artists
of Pittsburgh), Crary Gallery Museum (Warren, PA), Rockport Art Association &
Museum (Rockport, MA) and in numerous galleries (CV available upon request).
Castonguay taught Life Drawing at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and the Carnegie
Museum of Art. She also taught Painting and Figure Drawing with Carnegie Mellon
University’s Pre-College School of Art and as an adjunct of Drawing at C.M.U’s School of
Drama.
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Artist's Website: www.CreationArtStudio.com
Hello NAWA PA Members,
The following opportunity has been extended to NAWA PA artists from Artist and Author Fran Gardner
A special invitation for those who were present at the December 2 NAWA PA meeting
from Artist & Author Fran Gardner
Understanding your art is like cracking a code. What is on the surface is where we start but really understanding what you are making, why, and the messages that it sends into the world is much deeper and more complex than any single painting. Remember Raiders of the Lost Ark? Indiana Jones finds an artifact, studies the object, thinks through the context of where it was found, creates theories and tests them out, all the while guessing and second guessing his findings. He also seeks help and makes profound discoveries about the artifacts and himself along the way.
Our art is much like this. We have to crack the code of it, and you are the only one that can do it. No one is better equipped than you to go on the deep adventure of your own work. Understanding your art takes study, thought, finding clues, guessing, second guessing. Creating and testing theories. Gathering information until it clicks. Until it makes sense. And, all of that requires support!
Let’s go on an exploration of your work. Let’s see what messages it can uncover. And let’s see if that is the very discovery that can take you to even richer, more meaningful, heartfelt art making.
I am so excited to offer you a special spot in my new “Mysteries and Messages of Your Art” online course!
This 5-week online class is for artists who have developed bodies of work, who are searching for a deeper understanding of what they are making and why they are makers. It is for those who are seeking direction in their work.
This class meets every Tuesday from 10:00am-12:00pm ET beginning January 28, 2025 and ending on February 25, 2025.
Sign up by December 15, 2024 for the early bird price of $500.
Click the link to submit payment and secure your spot: https://venmo.com/u/Fran-
After December 15th, the price increases to $650. This is your only chance to get this online course and deep support from me at this rate!
Here is What You Need to prepare for the course:
Stable internet connection. I’ll send a Zoom link when you register and you’ll use that same link to sign in for every class.
An Instagram account. I’ll set up a private Instagram group where we can share our art and our discoveries between class meetings.
Something to write with. You can use a paper journal, sketchbook, notebook or computer. Whatever you feel most comfortable with.
Pictures or original pieces of your most recent body of work, and access to pictures from your work over time.
Click the link, select “pay,” then enter $500 to submit payment and secure your spot. Spots are limited!
https://venmo.com/u/Fran-
I can’t wait to explore the Mysteries and Messages of Your Art with you!
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