Show Your Work
Members can enter up to three works each month. Shows change on the last Monday of the month, with the opening that following Thursday. When a work sells, the member may bring a replacement for the remainder of the show without an additional charge.
Get a
discount on your entry fees by volunteering just 6 hours every two months!
Monthly Member Shows
January
March
April
June
July
August
October
November
December
Juried Competitions
Winter: February
Spring: May
Fall: September
Juried shows are not held during ArtWalk. Exact months above are subject to change depending on the ArtWalk schedule. |
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Exhibitions
Juried Shows
The Galveston Art League presents three juried competitions per year, winter, spring, and fall. Winning entries at juried shows receive cash awards and ribbons. Entry fees are:
Volunteering Members - $15 per work for first 2 entries, $5 for third
Non-members - $20 per work
The League has distinguished five categories of art, although some months additional categories may be added based on medium and/or technique of entering artists
1. Work on canvas or panel (oil and acrylic)
2. Work on paper (watercolor or acrylic used like watercolor)
3. Photography
4. 2-dimensional mixed media (collage, fiber, assemblage in 2-D)
5. 3-dimensional (sculpture, art dolls, assemblage, jewelry, pottery, porcelain, glass, wood, metal)
Monetary awards are given in each category for first and second places and one award for best of show.
Best of show $300
First place in each category $100
Second place in each category $50
Member Shows
Members can enter up to three works each month. Shows change on the last Monday of the month, with the opening that following Thursday. When a work sells, the member may bring a replacement for the remainder of the show without an additional charge. A detailed schedule of gallery shows can be found by visiting our Calendar or Call for Artists on the website. Fees for entering are based on membership status.
Volunteer Members. If you are a member who has volunteered a minimum of 6 hours during the previous 2 months exhibit space during regular member shows is $15 each for the first two pieces, $5 for a third piece.
Non-volunteer members. If you have not volunteered within the last 2 months for 6 hours, fees are $20 for each work for the first 2 pieces and $10 for the third.
Instructions for Acceptable Artwork
Framed works larger than 24” in any direction must use Plexiglas.
Specifics for sizing your art:
One space
Measure the horizontal and vertical size, if these 2 numbers are equal to or less than 70 inches, the art will occupy one space. Said another way, measure the entire circumference of your work, if that number is equal to or less than 140 inches, the art will occupy one space.
Two spaces
Measure the horizontal and vertical size, if these 2 numbers are greater than 70 inches, the art will occupy two spaces. Said another way, measure the entire circumference of your work, if that number is greater than 140 inches, the art will occupy two spaces.
Works cannot hang for more than 2 consecutive months, although any work may be re-entered, just not more than 2 consecutive months.
- Framed art must be installation ready with mat, finished edges, cabled /
wired frame (NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS OR HOOKS), glass or plexiglass, and
hanging device in place where appropriate
- Paintings without frames must use
gallery-wrap canvas with finished edges and have cable wire on the back for hanging.
- Two people must be able to
easily carry or hang any work
NOTE: Works that do not meet these
criteria will not be hung, even if inadvertently accepted into the show.
If unable to make a scheduled pick up time, artists must arrange for
someone to get the work and inform the gallery, or works become property
of Galveston Art League.
Submitting Artwork for the Web Gallery.
If you would like to submit your own photo for our online gallery of work in the GAL, please submit your jpgs before the 10th of the month after changeover.
We are asking artists – who are able – to bring .jpg images of their work to changeover or to email them to Fontaine. This will give us much better images than we currently have because images on the website today were taken through glass as they hung at the GAL. If you are unable to do this, no problem, we will continue to photograph the show; however, note that colors may be off and there may be reflections in the glass.
Specs for .jpg images
If you are able to create .jpg images of your art and/or jewelry:
Put the image on a CD or flash/thumb drive and bring it to changeover
Title the IMAGE: Artistsfirstname Lastname Title of Work.jpg
(i.e., Fontaine Jacobs White Rose.jpg)
Label the CD or flash/thumb drive with the artist's name and phone #. CD's are non-returnable, and thumb drives will be returned to the GAL gallery after the online gallery is complete.
Images –72dpi jpgs that are 500 pixels wide would be ideal.
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