South Works 2021: Call for Art

OCAF is now accepting submissions for the 26th annual SouthWorks National Juried Art Exhibition!

This year’s exhibit will be juried by Jennifer A. Smith, Gallery & Marketing Director at The Arts Center of Greenwood, SC.

Online submissions are due no later than Friday, March 12th, 2021. 

Important Dates:

March 12: Submission deadline

March 25: Notifications emailed to artists

April 6: Deadline for receipt of work by 5pm

April 16: Opening reception (6-9pm)

May 30 – June 3: Return of Shipped work/Artwork pickup

Eligibility:

• Open to all United States residents ages 18 and older.
• Work previously exhibited at SouthWorks or at any OCAF exhibition is not eligible.
• Each applicant may submit up to 3 artworks for consideration.
• OCAF strongly encourages artists to only submit artwork that is for sale. OCAF will only accept a total of 5-10 artworks (10%) that are not for sale into the final exhibition. OCAF charges a 35% commission on all sold artworks. Checks for sold artwork will be mailed 10 business days after the exhibition closes.
• All artwork must be original and created by the submitting artist.
• No prints of original artwork will be accepted. The OCAF Director reserves final discretion in whether or not a print qualifies as an original artwork.
• Artists must follow the proper procedures to submit and drop off artworks. Artwork submitted in an improper format will not be considered.

Shipping:

• Shipped artwork and associated expenses/insurance are the responsibility of the artist. Each shipped work must be accompanied by a valid return shipping label. Artwork must arrive prior to April 6th, 2019 at 5:00pm. Ship to: Attention Exhibitions, 1902 OCAF Center, 34 School Street, Watkinsville, GA, 30677.
• Artwork not picked up by June 8th will become OCAF property unless prior arrangements are made with the Director.
• Hanging work must be properly framed and ready for hanging with wire in place. No saw tooth hangers.
• Artwork requiring assembly must be delivered, assembled, then disassembled and picked up by the artist.

Jury:

• • This is a juried exhibition. The juror reserves the right to include or exclude any entries. Inclusion in a previous SouthWorks exhibition does not guarantee inclusion in this year’s show.
  • A non-refundable jury fee of $30 for OCAF members and $40 for non-members is required. This fee allows artists to submit up to three pieces.
  • All entries will be juried from computer images. If selected and upon receipt the entry is not the quality reflected in the digital image, the juror reserves the right to exclude the work from the exhibit.
  • It is in the artist’s best interest to submit the highest quality images possible to be juried. The juror will not see any entries in person during the selection process.

Juror Information:

Jennifer A. Smith is the gallery director for The Arts Center of Greenwood , located in South Carolina . She earned her bachelor ’s degree in Visual Arts from Lander University in 2010, including an academic minor in Art History. A native of Anderson, South Carolina, she has 11 years of curatorial experience including exhibition design, administration, creative consulting, and marketing with various non profit s and arts organizations throughout the south east She has also served as an in dependent juror for more than a dozen exhibitions. In her professional history with The Arts Center of Greenwood, she has organized over 140 exhibitions from 2010-202 1.