CURRENT OPEN CALLS
2023 SUMMER JURIED SHOW
Main Galleries
CALL FOR ART FOR THE 2023 SUMMER JURIED SHOW IS NOW OPEN!
We are excited to present a call for submissions for the 2023 Summer Juried Show: Ethnicity Through the Eyes of the Artist .
The theme for this summer’s juried exhibition asks artists to focus on ethnicity. Ethnicity Through the Eyes of the Artist challenges artists to explore what ethnicity means personally versus how ethnicity represents you in the greater culture. This exhibition is open to all mediums and all interpretations.
Ethnicity can express a shared culture such as language, worldview, and value systems of a particular social group. A person’s identity and personal enculturation/acculturation experience often shape their orientation to the world and how it is seen from their eyes. Artists have an uncanny ability to bring to life a perspective that can frame or deconstruct these arrangements in a visual way. This challenges the viewer to reflect on, and see beyond attitudes and boundaries that have been formed previously within the greater culture. Artists have the ability to creatively illustrate how ethnicity, just as language, is an evolution that is constantly shifting.
RELEVANT DATES
Application Deadline
May 1 2023
Notification Date
May 9 2023
Opening Reception
June 9 2023 – 6-8 PM
Exhibition Duration
June 9 – July 24 2023
SUBMISSIONS FEES
The application fee is $30 for Non-members and free for Abington Art Center Members.This non-refundable fee covers the cost of the exhibition, which includes materials, labor, advertisement and reception costs.
Please make sure you are using the correct application before submitting. If you are unsure of your membership status, you can call (215) 887-4882 or email studioschool@abingtonartcenter.org.
APPLICATIONS
Learn more about our jurors for this show!


SOLO SERIES REVIEW 2023/24
Main Galleries & Community Arts Gallery
CALL FOR ART FOR OUR 2023/2024 SOLO SERIES IS NOW OPEN!
Our Solo Series offers artists the opportunity to show a body of work in an individual gallery. Over the course of the year, 9-12 artists will present an exhibition of their own design in one of Alverthorpe Manor’s historic rooms.
Artists will be selected for a solo exhibition in either our Fall (September – November), Winter (January – February), or Spring (April – May) exhibition season. Each year, AAC’s exhibition program features national and regional artists
in our gallery spaces, as well as related programs such as lectures, public forums, and workshops designed to involve audiences in the experience.
Applicants will also be considered for an exhibition in our Community Arts Gallery, which highlights artists whose work aims to create conversation and engagement around local cultural and historical concerns.
View our Exhibition Archives to see past exhibitions and artists selected at AAC.
RELEVANT DATES
Application Deadline
June 1st 2023
Notification Date
TBD
Fall 2022 Exhibition Schedule
September – October 2023
Winter 2023 Exhibition Schedule
January – February 2024
Spring 2023 Exhibition Schedule
April – May 2024
SUBMISSIONS FEES
The application fee is $40 for Non-members and $10 for Abington Art Center Members.This non-refundable fee covers the cost of the exhibition, which includes materials, labor, advertisement and reception costs.
Please make sure you are using the correct application before submitting. If you are unsure of your membership status, you can call (215) 887-4882 or email studioschool@abingtonartcenter.org.
APPLICATIONS
Frequently Asked Questions
Submissions to all Abington Art Center open call opportunities and juried exhibitions must be submitted using the appropriate online submission form. Open calls have two submission forms, one for Non-Members which requires a full submission fee ( $30 – $40) and one for Abington Art Center Members which includes a reduced fee ($0 – $10).
If you are a current Abington Art Center MEMBER you may use the Members Only Form. All other applicants must use the Non-Member Form. If you would like to become a Member and receive the reduced rate on Open Calls, Please visit our MEMBERSHIP Page.
All forms submitted using the Members Only form will be checked for membership status and only be reviewed if the artist has an active Membership with Abington Art Center. Please call 215-887-4882 during our hours of operation to make a submission payment over the phone. Alternatively, you may become a MEMBER on our Membership Page.
Each submission form allows one image file per piece to prevent exceeding data limitations. If you would like to show multiple views of a piece, you may submit an image with multiple views stitched together with a app or website similar to PicCollage.
No, printed or in-person submissions are not accepted. The jurors review the work digitally and cannot attend an in-person review. All entries must be submitted online using the appropriate form.
Abington Art Center has no method of retrieving lost submission forms or saving submission forms and is not responsible for lost forms that have not yet been submitted. Please make sure to have all pictures and artwork information ready when submitting, as there is no save feature and forms should be completed all at once. Please make sure to have a reliable internet connection when submitting.
For both the Annual Juried Show and the Summer Juried Show the work is selected online entirely by the call’s juror. Solo Series artists are selected by AAC Staff collectively. All participants whether selected or not will be sent a notification when the review is complete. The notification will go to the artist’s provided email.
For both the Annual Juried Show and the Summer Juried Show the exhibition is curated by the juror and hung by AAC Staff members. Solo Series artists are responsible for installation and deinstallation of their exhibition. Please take this into account before submitting.
Yes. Unless otherwise noted, all open calls with Abington Art Center accepts all mediums. However, prizes will only be potentially given to works that meet the each prizes’ criteria. All awards with a cash prize were funded by donors that have chosen the prizes’ criteria. If you would like to fund a prize in your name or as a gift or donation, please email joshell@abingtonartcenter.org.