2025 Annual Juried Show!
Opening Reception: Friday, October 3
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Arts on Main invites artists of every medium and level to submit up to three works of art for a chance to be featured in Arts on Main’s 2025 Annual Juried Show! The show will run from October 3rd to November 1st, and three winning artists will be awarded a cash prize at the First Friday opening reception on October 3rd.
This year’s juror will be VMFA Film and Media Resources Coordinator, Trent Nicholas. Like jurors from previous years, Trent will conduct a blind review of the submissions and select 40-50 pieces for the show. (He will see the photos you send of your work but not your name or other information. Be sure to send good pictures!) He will then choose three prize winners from the show. We look forward to seeing what you submit and what Trent selects!
HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK:
Pay the non-refundable submission fee, then fill out the submission form using the buttons below (if you submit your work through the form but we haven’t received your payment, your work will not be considered)
Early bird submission fee is $25 until July 28th at 5pm, and then the fee goes up to $35
The deadline to submit your work is August 8th at 5pm
You will be notified of acceptance in early September
We will have three winners: 1st place winner will receive $1,000, 2nd place winner will receive $500, and 3rd place winner will receive $300
Artists accepted into the show must drop off their work to Arts on Main September 22-27 anytime between 12-5pm
All ages are welcome to submit their work!
MEET YOUR JUROR
Trent Nicholas received a BFA in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1974 and an MA in Cinema Studies from New York University in 1986. He is currently the Statewide Media Programs Coordinator at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and teaches film history for the VCU Art History Department as Adjunct Faculty.