CALL FOR ARTISTS

for Monthly Exhibit Entries

The Creative Arts Center displays a new art exhibit every month.
Our main gallery exhibit features a preselected theme,
and our middle gallery is reserved to display any artwork of the Artist’s Choice!
We also host an opening reception to celebrate the new artwork each month.  

Before you start reading about our monthly themes and deadlines, a quick note about these themes.  Some artists use these themes as a challenge or  inspiration for new artwork.  Generally speaking, artwork that fits the theme will often be placed in our main gallery.  These themes help the show have a focus and often make the front gallery come together with a cohesive look.   It is also important to know that you have creative freedom in how you interpret the themes.  Let your imagination go! You have the creative freedom to interpret the theme as you see fit.  But if the theme really does not speak to you, no worries, bring us your choice of art.

Artist Choice – every month. Every month is also Artist Choice.  If some months the theme does not inspire you, no worries at all.  Bring us what you want to create.  Artist Choice artwork will often be shown in the middle gallery, the east gallery and/or the library. 

All Mediums accepted. Oil, acrylic, watercolor, mixed media, photography, sculptures, fiber arts and more are accepted every month.

• November 2025 – From the Heart & Artist Choice. Due November 6, 2025. Opening Reception Nov 7, come and go from 5-7 pm. In the month we celebrate Veterans and Thanksgiving, we want to see artwork that celebrates the things you love.  That might be a photograph or portrait of your favorite veteran or loved one.  Could be artwork that depicts your favorite people or place in the world. Might be a creation that captures a touching moment.
• December 2025 – Fire & Ice & Artist Choice. Due Dec 2, 2025. Opening Reception Dec 4, come and go from 5-7 pm. This month that bring the start of winter, bring us your artwork of winter scenes or cozy fires.  Or perhaps an abstract piece full of fire reds and oranges or cool, icy blues and grays.
• January 2026 – Kaleidoscopes & Perspectives. Due Jan 8, 2026. Opening Reception Jan 9, come and go from 5-7 pm. When you look into a kaleidoscope, you see colorful patterns that keep changing and come in and out of focus as you turn the tube.  Perspectives on a still life, landscape scene or other object, change as you move positions.  For this month, you could create a colorful abstract piece inspired by the colorful kaleidoscope or draw a still life or other scene with a focus on the perspective.  Or perhaps create a piece that has a unique or unusual perspective.  A small bug or flower, close up and spread across a big canvas.  Or a close up view of an animals face, or part of a building or some other large thing you find interesting.
• February 2026 – Black History Month. Due Feb 5, 2026.  Opening Reception Feb 6, come and go from 5-7 pm. Let’s see your artwork that celebrates black people and culture.
• March 2026 – Tiny. Due March 5, 2026. Opening Reception March 6, come and go from 5-7 pm. For purposes of this show, tiny will be defined as 12 inch by 12 inch or smaller.  Have fun creating on a smaller canvas.  This month, our Main and East Gallery will have a special exhibit, celebrating the life’s work of Ruth Anderson.  Artwork submitted for this month’s show will be shown in the Middle Gallery and LIbrary.
• April 2026 – Budding Artists Contest: Under the Sea.  Due April 1, 2026.  Opening Reception April 3, come and go from 5-7 pm. Click the Budding Artists Contest button below for all of the details.  Adult artists – we will only display adult artwork if space allows.
• May 2026 – Flowers. Due May 7, 2026. Opening Reception May 8, come and go from 5-7 pm. Let’s see your flowers. Whether it be a close up of one single bud, a vase full of many or field full, we want to see your flowers.  As always, all mediums welcome.
• June 2026 – Rainbow. Due June 4, 2026. Opening Reception June 5, come and go from 5-7 pm. This month’s challenge is to use the whole color pallet in your artwork. We want our gallery to explode with color.
• July 2026 – Textiles & Textures. Due July 8, 2026. Opening Reception July 10, come and go from 5-7 pm. This month we welcome and celebrate all of the fiber arts, as well as paintings, sculptures and other artforms that have real texture or simply the illusion of texture.  At the end of the month, we will switch out and adjust the display to make room for beautiful quilts for the annual Quilt Hop. It’s also our country’s 250 Birthday this month – so we would love to see artwork that is red, white and blue!
• August 2026 – Destination. Due Aug 6, 2026. Opening Reception August 7, come and go from 5-7 pm. Bring us your paintings, photography and other art forms that celebrate a favorite destination – whether that be a big city, a mountain getaway, your favorite beach, your front porch or other special place in the world.
• September 2026 – Community Art Contest. Due Sept 2, 2026. Opening Reception September 4, come and go from 5-7 pm. Contest rules and other details will be posted when we get closer to this time.
• October 2026 – Farm Life. Due October 1, 2026. Opening Reception Oct 2, come and go from 5-7 pm. Bring us your paintings, photography and other forms of art that celebrate life on a farm.  We expect to see lots of cows, roosters, horses, goats, dogs, cats and other critters, as well as famers, cowboys, tractors, barns and such. 
• November 2026 – Scapes. Due Nov 5, 2026. Opening Reception Nov 6, come and go from 5-7 pm. Show us your best scapes – whether that be cityscape, landscape, mindscape or dreamscape. 
• December 2026 – Joy. Due Dec 1, 2026. Opening Reception Dec 3, come and go from 5-7 pm. What brings you joy?  How can you express that in a piece of artwork?