Painting (Oil, Acrylics, Watercolor & Guache)

• $100 – Best of Show – Windom Before the Rain by Tatiana Murray
• $100 – First Place – The Spill by Jennifer Owen
• $75 – Second Place – Oregon Coast by Rebecca Gholston
• $50 – Third Place – Seasons by Caroline Blackwell

Congratulations to Tatiana Murray who won Best of Show for her watercolor painting entitled “Windom Before the Rain.”

Hosted by the Creative Arts Center.
Opening Reception & Awards Ceremony:
Sponsored by the
Glaser Family Charitable Foundation.

 Rules and Important Information: (please read carefully!) 

1. Artwork Drop Off Times: Artwork can be brought to the center during normal business hours between August 27 – September 3. Normal business hours are Tuesday – Friday from 10 am to 5 pm and Saturdays from 10 am to noon.  The Center is located at 200 W. Fifth Street in Bonham.
2. Entry Deadline: All artwork must be submitted to the Creative Arts Center by 5 pm Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
3. Entry Forms: Each artist must complete an entry form for their artwork.  Copies will be available at the center when dropping off the artwork.

    

4. Artwork Labels: Each piece of artwork must have the following information securely attached to the back or underside of the artwork:
   artist name
   artwork title
   artwork medium
   sale price or NFS if Not For Sale.
5. Wires: All hanging artwork must have a wire, suitable for hanging in the gallery. No sawtooth hangers.
6. Entry Fees:  all entries will be charged an entry fee, even members.  Entry fees will help ensure we have funds for cash prizes.

   For members, the entry fees are:
   $25 for one piece of artwork
   $35 total for two pieces of artwork
   $45 total for three pieces. 

   For non-members, the entry fees are:
   $35 for one piece of artwork
   $45 total for two pieces of artwork
   $55 total for three pieces of artwork.

   Payment can be made by cash, check or card and must be made at the time of submitting the artwork.

7. Artists are limited to three entries per person.
8. Opening Night Reception & Awards Ceremony: All artists are strongly encouraged to attend the opening night reception and awards ceremony on Friday, September 5, 2025, come and go from 5-7 pm.  Awards will be given out at approximately 5:30 pm.
9. Artwork Sales: Artists have the option of offering their work to be for sale or not. Artists set their own prices.  The Creative Arts Center will retain a 20% commission and handle all sales and sales taxes.  Artists’ checks will be processed and mailed as quickly as possible after the end of the month.  Artists can expect their checks around the middle of October.
10. All artwork must remain on display at the art center until Sept 30.
11. Artwork pick up: Any artwork that does not sell or was not offered for sale, can be picked up during normal business hours starting Sept 30. Any artwork that is not picked up by October 31, will become the property of the Creative Arts Center.  The Center will then be able to sell or dispose of the artwork as they see fit.
12. Artwork must be original. No coloring pages. No arts/craft kits. No copyrighted or licensed characters.
13. The Creative Arts Center retains the right to determine what is suitable to display. The center reserves the right to not display any artwork that is deemed controversial, inappropriate, overtly political, violent, disturbing or otherwise not suitable for display in the center.  Nudes that are explicit or graphic will not be allowed, as the center aims to be family friendly and often has children and youth in the center. The center reserves the right to not display artwork that could present a risk to safety of people in the gallery, such as a sculpture that is not steady and could fall over or a piece with sharp points or edges. Determining what artwork is not suitable or safe will be generally be determined by a panel of artist members but may also be determined by the Director.