Exhibit: September 8 – November 17, 2025
Reception and Awards Ceremony: Sunday, September 7, 2025, 2:00 p.m.
Mission Statement: The Glema Mahr Center for the Arts seeks to encourage participation in all areas of the arts, including visual arts. Therefore, entry to this juried exhibition is open to any artist who would like to have their work judged. We especially encourage new artists as well as local and regional artists to submit their works.
The Anne P. Baker Gallery
2025 Juried Photography Exhibit & 2025 Juried Art Exhibit
September 8 – November 17, 2025
Reception & Awards Ceremony: Sunday, September 7, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.
Exhibit Rules
Timeline
• Entry form may be completed online at https://forms.gle/exhXJXjKcZiHwy1KA or in person at the time of artwork submission.
• Tuesday & Wednesday, September 2 & 3, 2025, 10am-4pm: Artists may submit artwork. Late entries will not be accepted.
• Sunday, September 7, 2025, 2pm: Reception and Awards Ceremony.
• Monday, September 8 to Monday, November 17, 2025: Exhibit open for viewing, 10am-4pm Monday-Friday, with extended hours on Glema Center event days.
• Tuesday & Wednesday, November 18 & 19, 2025: Artists or buyers must pick up artwork between 10am & 4pm.
Eligibility
This competition is open to any artist in the region.
Awards
Merit Awards will be presented at the discretion of the juror. Awards for each exhibit may include the following:
• Gladys Martin BEST OF SHOW – $500
• Silver Award for Excellence – $250
• Bronze Award for Excellence $175
• Glema Mahr Beauty of Nature Merit Award – $125
• Anne P. Baker Beauty of People Merit Award – $125
• Juanita Badgett Beauty of Life Merit Award – $125
• Robbie P. Ruby Merit Award – $75
• J.B. & Kiel Moore Merit Award – $75
• Ruth & Sue Ann Salmon Environmental Awareness Award – $75
• Partners in Progress Merit Award – $50
• New Artist Merit Award – $50
• Young Artist Merit Award (15 & under) – $50
Acceptance of works into the exhibit will be at the discretion of the juror and the Glema Center Director, as will the granting of all cash awards.
Specifications and Restrictions: Work may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. The Anne P. Baker Gallery is in a public, multipurpose building. We ask that discretion be used in submitting your work. The Glema Center reserves the right to reject work that is deemed inappropriate for a public space. All work must be original, completed within the last 2 years and not previously entered in the Glema Center Juried Art Exhibit or Juried Photography Exhibit. Categories for the Juried Art Exhibit include: Painting (Acrylic, Oil, Watercolor), Drawing (Ink/Graphite, Colored Pencil/Pastel), Mixed Media, Fiber Arts, Sculpture, Woodcarving, and Pottery/Ceramics. Any artwork that originated as a photograph must be entered in the Photography Exhibit.
Presentation and Framing: All submitted artwork must be ready to be displayed (wired for hanging), or it will be rejected. Wrapped canvas need not be framed, but must have a finished edge and be wired for hanging. Two-dimensional work should be equipped with a secure hanging apparatus. Three-dimensional work should be self-supporting, on its own stand, or capable of being displayed on a pedestal supplied by the Glema Center.
Entry Information: A nonrefundable jury fee of $20 will allow the artist to submit one piece. One additional piece may be submitted for $10. Once entered, work may not be withdrawn for the duration of the exhibit. Early removal may result in refusal of work for participation in future GMCA exhibits.
Sales and Commission: Sales from the exhibition will be encouraged.
Liability and Insurance: The Glema Mahr Center for the Arts will insure all artwork from the time it is received by the Center until the deadline for the artwork to be picked up. NO artwork will be insured beyond the pickup deadline or for a value more than $2000. GMCA will not be responsible for insuring work in transit. ALL entries MUST have an Insurance Value whether For Sale or Not For Sale. If insurance value is not listed, the Glema Center will assess the value for insurance purposes.
Agreement: Submission of a work of art to the exhibition shall be understood to indicate an agreement on the part of the entrant with all conditions set forth, including an agreement to exhibit.
Jurors for the 2025 Juried Photography Exhibit & 2025 Juried Art Exhibit
Photography – TBA
Juried Art – TBA
For more information, visit the Glema Center office, call 270-821-2787 between 10am and 4pm, Monday through Thursday (Summer 2025 hours), or email Director Toby Roberts at Toby.Roberts@kctcs.edu.