The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs announces a call for submissions for the City Gallery’s 2025 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition. The exhibition will be held at the City Gallery at Joe Riley Waterfront Park and will be on view from May 23 through June 8, 2025.

The annual juried art exhibition will highlight the recent work of artists across the region featuring painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, and photography. Residents of South Carolina and the nearby hurricane-affected states of North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia or Florida are invited to submit original artwork for consideration.

The 2025 Juried Art Exhibition will be held at the City Gallery at Joe Riley Waterfront Park May 23 through June 8, 2025. Artworks receiving prizes are presented alongside a limited selection of pieces identified by the juror as meriting display. Selections for the exhibition will be made by early May, with an art delivery date of May 13th, and artists will be notified of their status by email.

This year’s prizes include Best in Show, with an award of $750, second place, with an award of $500, and third place, with an award of $250.

Applications are due by April 2, 2025.

Entry Specifications:
Submitted work must have been completed within the last two years. Work previously exhibited in the 2024 Piccolo Spoleto Festival Juried Art Exhibitions, the 2024 MOJA Arts Festival, at the City Gallery at any time, or exhibited at the 2024 & 2025 ArtFields or the 2024 & 2025 North Charleston Judged Art Exhibition will not be considered.

Artwork in the following categories may be submitted: oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, printmaking, drawing, photography, and graphics. Additional work in fiber, sculpture, metals, ceramics, basketry, and mixed media will also be juried. Craftwork or jewelry is ineligible. Wall pieces must be framed or gallery wrapped and ready for hanging. No pieces will be accepted with saw-tooth hangers. Freestanding pieces must be fully assembled and ready for installation.

City Gallery reserves the right to exclude work based on the way a piece is framed and mounted to ensure a cohesive look for the exhibition and the right to exhibit sculpture in alternate locations to accommodate work of varied size or scale.

Accepted artwork may not be removed before the assigned time. Early removal or late pick-up will result in disqualification from future Exhibitions. An exhibition program listing participating artists, their phone number, title and value of artwork will be available. Insurance is provided while on display.

Submissions

Submitted artwork must comply fully with the following requirements for originality and date of completion:

1. the artwork is an original creation completed within the last two years and is not, in whole or in part, a copy of any person’s work or photograph, and
2. the artwork was created solely by the artist and not in a workshop, class, or under supervision of an instructor.

Deadline: April 2, 2025

Application Fee: $20.00 (USD)

Application Link: https://cgwp.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/82878

Selections for the exhibition will be made by early May, with an art delivery dat of May 13th, and artists will be notified of their status by email. 

For More Information:

Please contact Anne Quattlebaum, City Gallery Manager, via phone

(843) 958-6484 or email [email protected]; or visit the City Gallery website here and the Piccolo Spoleto website here.

Join Our Mailing List!