Call for Entries

Open Juried
Paint, Print & Drawing
Annual Exhibition 2026

Exhibit Dates
February 19 - March 14, 2026

Eligibility 
All artists are invited to submit up to 3 original works in any 2 dimensional media, including but not limited to Oils, Acrylics, Watercolors, Encaustic, Printmaking (intaglio, lithography, monoprint, colograph, etc.), Pastel, Drawing Media (graphite, charcoal, pen & ink etc.), Collage, Mixed Media, Paper Making, etc.  Photography excluded.​ Works must have been finished in the last 2 years and NOT shown at previously in a juried SCAA show.

Opening Reception
Awards will be presented at the Opening Reception on February 19, 6-8 PM

Awards
1st Place ($200)
2nd Place ($125)
3rd Place ($75)
3 Honorable Mentions

Entry Fee
Members: $20 for single entry, $15 each for multiple entries
Non-Members: $25 for single entry, $20 each for multiple entries.
Student / Military Veteran: $12 per entry (with valid ID).
Entry Fees are non-refundable.

Framing
All work must be wired and ready for hanging.  No one measurement is to exceed 48”.

Sales
SCAA retains 30% on all sales for members, 35% for non-members. 

Delivery
All entries must be hand-delivered to SCAA, February 11-15, from 1-5 pm each day.

Pick-up
Entries not accepted may be picked up Wed - Sun, 1 - 5 pm, starting February 18.
Accepted work should be picked up on Sunday, March 15, from 1 - 5 pm.

Juror: Shawn Kenney
Shawn Kenney, born in Connecticut, grew up in Washington state and the Mid-Atlantic states before returning to New England to attend the Rhode Island School of Design. He has remained in the area, earning a living as an art director, designer and illustrator. Today he paints food and farms, producing luscious looking still lifes that convey his love for fine food and connections with the local culinary community, as well as scenes of farm life that invoke a comforting nostalgia. Kenney exhibits regionally and co-founded “Will Paint for Food,” an organization that supports hunger relief through sales of his paintings.

www.shawnkenney.com
​www.instagram.com/shawn_kenney

​SUBMITTING YOUR ARTWORK
For each of our juried exhibits, artwork must be submitted in person on the designated dates.

When dropping off your artwork you will be required to fill out an entry form for each piece. In addition to your contact information you will need to provide the Title, Media and Sale Price for the work. If there is no title, “untitled” is acceptable. If you do not wish to sell the piece NFS or Not for Sale may be designated on the form.
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Each piece will be assigned an entry number. Keep track of your entry numbers. Juror selections will be posted on the Exhibit Results page of our website. Accepted submissions will be listed by entry number.

Artificial Intelligence Policy: 
Only works original in conception and execution are eligible for exhibition at the South County Art Association. AI-generated art or works derived in whole or part from AI technology are not elegible to be exhibited, sold in our gallery or store or any art sales that we hold.

TERMINOLOGY
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​Open
Shows designated as "open" are open for anyone to submit, members and non-members. SCAA membership is required for exhibits not designated as open, such as the Members Annual, and Member Invitationals.

Juried
Indicates that the work for the show will be selected by a juror. A different juror is chosen for each show. The juror will view all of the submitted artwork and select the pieces to be exhibited as well as the award winners.

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