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45th Northwest Artists' Exhibition
July 19th - August 28th, 2024

The Northwest Artists' Exhibition is an annual juried exhibition open to those who live in or near

Northwestern North Carolina. 

Juror: Betty Powell

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Eligibility and Entry Fee 

The competition is open to artists who live in or near the northwest region of North Carolina. An entry fee of $15 per entry is payable when work is dropped off at the gallery.  However, members receive either two or five free entries (see below): 

 

  • Student, Individual, and Family memberships:  

2 free juried exhibition entries 

  • Artist, Van Gogh, Rockwell, Matisse, O’Keeffe, Bearden, and Rembrandt memberships:  

5 free juried exhibition entries 

 

 

Divisions 

Division I: Paintings, Drawings, Lithographs, etc.        

Division II:  Sculpture, Pottery, Metals, etc. 

Division III: Mixed Media, Collage, Fibers 

ARTISTS WILL ONLY BE ABLE TO SUBMIT THREE PIECES PER CATEGORY - NINE PIECES IN TOTAL

 

 

Awards and Acknowledgments 

Margaret Bloomfield Award: Best in Show- $500 

Edith Marie Carter Award- $100 

People’s Choice- $100  (voted on July 19th-20th, awarded July 23rd)

  

 

Division Awards  

1st Place Awards $200  

2nd Place Awards $150  

3rd Place Awards    $75  

 

 

Entry Drop Off Dates: 

Tuesday, July 9th, 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

Wednesday July 10th, 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. 

EARLY / LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

 

Pick Up Dates:  

Thursday, August 29th: 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, September 3rd: 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.  

If you are wanting to submit work into this exhibition, please download the 45th Northwest Artists' Exhibition prospectus. Read the directions and fill out the needed information. Contracts will be collected on drop-off dates. Labels will need to be attached to the submissions. 

Click the pdf button to download the prospectus

Guidelines for submissions are made available in the prospectus.

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