2025 West Alabama Juried Show Exhibit
The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa is sponsoring its annual juried show/exhibit for West Alabama artists January 15-February 18, 2025 at the Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center’s Arts Council Gallery.
Important Dates
January 15: WAJS opens to the public with weekday hours Monday-Friday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
February 7: First Friday featuring exhibit at 5 p.m. and awards presentation at 5:30 p.m.
February 18: Final day of exhibit
February 19 & 20: Artists pick up works
Awards
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama Purchase Award – $1,000, to be included in The Arts Council’s permanent collection and displayed at the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, 2nd Street in downtown Tuscaloosa.
Gail Skidmore Memorial Award of Excellence – $300
Contributed by The Arts Council
One Cash Award – $100
Contributed by The Arts Council
Accepted Media
All two- and three-dimensional media will be accepted.
Final Round of Judging, Closing Reception, and Exhibit Dates
Once accepted, works will be hung in the gallery followed by a second round of judging to select the winners. Winners will be announced at 5:30 p.m. during First Friday on February 7, 2025 from 5-7 p.m. during First Friday. Exhibit dates are January 15 – February 18, 2025.
Insurance and Sales
All works will be insured while in the custody of The Arts Council, however, works will not be insured or considered to be in our custody prior to or after the designated dates. Any work accepted for the show may be priced to sell to the public. Buyers will be referred to the artist for purchases; The Arts Council will not handle transactions. The Arts Council does NOT charge a commission on sales for this competition.
Pick-up and Publicity
Works accepted for the exhibit must remain until the conclusion of the exhibit. Pick up will be February 19-20 from 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. at the DWCAC. Works which are not picked up within one month will be donated to charity. The Arts Council reserves the right to utilize images of accepted and/or winning entries for publicity or educational purposes and display those images at our discretion.
Contact
Call Kevin at 205-758-5195, ext. 6 for more information or email me at pr@tuscarts.org.
Complete and attach labels to the back of your work only if chosen to appear in the exhibit.