Open To: Ohio visual artists registered in the Ohio Artist Registry
Entry Open Date: Monday, March 3, 2025
Entry Deadline: Friday, April 25, 2025
Jury Awards: Three, $500 Juror Choice Awards
Exhibition Summary: The Ohio Arts Council (OAC) in partnership with the Friends of the Library and Columbus Metropolitan Library (CML) presents the annual Ohio Artist Registry Juried exhibition. The exhibition features the work of Ohio artists who are members of the Ohio Artist Registry (OAR). The OAR showcases work by Ohio, national, and international artists. There is no theme to this exhibition and there is no fee to enter.
Exhibition Information: The juried exhibition will be presented in the Carnegie Gallery at the Columbus Metropolitan Library's Main Library from July 3 to September 13, 2025. Three Juror's Choice awards of $500, provided by the Ohio Arts Council, will be selected by a panel of jurors consisting of a professional Ohio artist, a Columbus Metropolitan Library employee, and a member of Friends of the Library.
Eligibility Requirements:
Entrants must be:
Please note: OAC and CML employees are not eligible to apply for this exhibition.
Create an Ohio Artist Registry Public Profile:
It is free to be part of the Ohio Artist Registry and to make a public profile.
To be eligible to apply for the juried exhibition, a public profile must be received by the CFE deadline, April 25, 2025.
To register and create a public profile:
2. Click ''Register'' in the upper right corner. Complete the registration information and submit for OAC staff approval. (Approvals happen during OAC business days.)
3. Once your registration is approved:
Submitting Work for the Exhibition:
Exhibition Parameters:
Selection Review Process: The jury process is anonymous and is based on the work submitted for the exhibition. In an effort to present exhibits of merit and significance, work must be evaluated by objective criteria. Clearly, however, an artwork need not meet all of the criteria in order to be accepted for exhibition. When judging the quality of the artwork submitted, several standards, and combinations of standards may be used, such as:
Notifications: Week of May 23, 2025 -- Notification will be emailed through the ArtCall.org site.
Artwork Drop-Off Date and Time: Saturday, June 28, 2025, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. -- Shipped works must arrive the week of June 23rd and arriving no later than June 28th, 2025.
Exhibition Dates: Thursday, July 3 – Saturday, September 13, 2025
Closing Reception: Saturday, September 13, 2025, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Artwork Pickup Date and Time: Monday, September 15, 2025, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. -- Artists may also pickup artwork at the conclusion of the Closing Reception on September 13th.
Accepted artwork should be delivered/picked up at the second-floor information desk at the Main Library, located at 96 S. Grant Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43215. No adjustments can be made to the delivery/pick-up schedule; late submissions will not be accepted. Friends and family members may deliver/pick up artwork if the artist is unavailable. Work must be delivered with appropriate packaging and protection material. An Exhibitor Agreement document will be emailed to artists to be completed, signed, and delivered with artwork.
Mailed work should be sent to the following address: Attn: Jennifer Selfinger, Columbus Metropolitan Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave. Columbus, Ohio 43215. Mailed work must include pre-paid return shipping if the work is to be shipped back. Artists who ship work for exhibition may elect to pickup work in person. Artists may elect to drop off in-person and have worked return shipped.
Liability and Insurance: Every care will be taken for the safety of all works of art. CML, its officers, and agents, will not be responsible for any loss or damage. CML does not insure entries. Works will be handled and exhibited at the artists' risk.
Artwork Sales: Submitted artwork does not have to be available for sale, but you must provide a value for each piece. Friends of the Library will enter each image that is for sale and each price on their website. Visitors interested in purchasing work should contact The Library Store at Main Library. Friends of the Library will receive 30% of any sales from the exhibition.
A dedicated 2025 exhibition website will be created and archived on the OAC website. See 2024 exhibition website as an example by visiting the Registry and clicking on the Exhibition tab.
Ohio Arts Council Staff:
Kathy Signorino, Artist Programs and Percent for Art Director 614-728-6140 or kathy.signorino@oac.ohio.gov
Chaz O'Neil, Artist Programs and Percent for Art Coordinator 614-728-4421 or chaz.oneil@oac.ohio.gov
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