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Submitting Your Artwork to the KCA Gallery & Gift Shop
Submissions at a Glance
To submit your art to be shown in the Gallery, please follow our step-by-step "How to Submit Art" guide below.
The following guidelines apply to all art submissions: The artwork content should be appropriate and uplifting for most audiences of any age, gender, race, culture or religion. All submitted artwork must be the submitter's original work, meaning the creation has not been copied or duplicated from another person's artwork, including drawings, photographs, posters, album covers or designs.
See "Submission Guidelines" for more details and exceptions.
You may submit copies of your own original artwork (drawings, watercolor, acrylic, oil, collages); however, make sure to clearly identify them as such. See "Submission Guidelines" bfor more details.
Submission questions may be emailed to gallery@kingmanarts.org or call 978-660-9764.
How To Submit Your Art (Gallery Shows)
1. Call For Art
1. Call For Art
1. Call For Art
Prior to each show, a "Call for Art" email is sent to artists on our list. This is an invitation for artists to submit their artwork to the next gallery show.
2. Pay Fees
1. Call For Art
1. Call For Art
For Gallery submissions (pick 1):
Non-Members: $5 per piece, up to 5 submissions.
Members: $40 membership per calendar year (renews in January). This covers 4 free submissions per show.
For Gift Shop submissions:
$40 mandatory membership per calendar year (renews in January).
Fee Payment: CLICK HERE
Membership also includes our monthly e-newsletter with updates and information on KCA activities and special invitations to member activities.
3. Send an Email
1. Call For Art
4. Attach a Photo
Your submission email must include the following information for each piece submitted:
- Title of Piece
- Medium
- Dimensions (including frame, if applicable)
- Price
(If you do not want to sell your piece, you may label it "Not for Sale" (NFS). NFS submissions require a $30 exhibitor's fee, charged on the day of art intake.)
You may submit up to five pieces per show to submissions@kingmanarts.org. Submission fees and/or membership must be paid prior to submitting artwork.
4. Attach a Photo
6. Prepare Artwork for Hanging
4. Attach a Photo
Attach a clear photo of each of your submissions to your submission email.
Present your art in the best possible light for the jurors. For tips, see below under "Submission Photo Etiquette."
If your artwork is a sculpture and comes with a pedestal, please include the pedestal in photo submissions.
5. Wait for Response
6. Prepare Artwork for Hanging
6. Prepare Artwork for Hanging
Once we have received your submission(s), we will send you a confirmation email.
Your art will be reviewed by our team of jurors, and their input will guide the Exhibition Curator in making the final decision regarding acceptance into the show. This process takes ~3 weeks.
You will be notified via email of the Exhibition Curator's decision. If your art is accepted, you will receive an acceptance email including art Intake and Outtake dates and intake paperwork that must be filled out by the day of intake.
6. Prepare Artwork for Hanging
6. Prepare Artwork for Hanging
6. Prepare Artwork for Hanging
All artwork must be professionally presented. Hanging artwork must be mounted securely with hanging wires (no sawtooth hangers or hooks).
If artwork is standalone (ie. a sculpture, book, etc.), display pedestals can be provided. Please reply to your acceptance email requesting a pedestal.
All artwork must have the artist's name and phone number on the back.
How To Submit Your Art (Gift Shop)
Send Us an Email
Attach Artwork Photos
Attach Artwork Photos
Send us an email to retail@ kingmanarts.org.
Your submission email must include the following information for each piece submitted:
- Title of Piece (or item description)
- Medium
- Dimensions (including frame, if applicable)
- Price
Attach Artwork Photos
Attach Artwork Photos
Attach Artwork Photos
Attach a clear photo of each of your submissions to your submission email.
Present your art in the best possible light for our jurors. For tips, see below under "Submission Photo Etiquette."
Pay Membership
Attach Artwork Photos
Wait for a Response
Pay your $40 KCA Membership. Renews per calendar year (January).
Fee Payment: CLICK HERE
Membership also includes our monthly e-newsletter with updates and information on KCA activities and special invitations to member activities.
Wait for a Response
Prepare Your Artwork
Wait for a Response
The gift shop committee will review your submission. Allow at least 2 weeks for a response.
Upon acceptance, the gift shop committee will decide how your artwork will be displayed. Please do not bring display furniture unless it is requested by the gift shop committee.
Fill out the inventory sheet included in your acceptance email.
Prepare Your Artwork
Prepare Your Artwork
Prepare Your Artwork
Pictures should be hung with wire. No sawtooth hangers.
Prints should be put in plastic sleeves that fit the artwork. Proper fitting sleeves give your artwork a professional look.
Include your information on the back of your artwork.
Deliver Your Artwork
Prepare Your Artwork
Prepare Your Artwork
Schedule a time with the Gift Shop Coordinator or Gallery Director to drop off your artwork.
They will inspect your items and process your paperwork. Paperwork must be signed off by either the Gift Shop Coordinator of Gallery Director prior to item display.
Submission Photo Etiquette
Good Submission Photo
Good Submission Photo
Good Submission Photo
- Full artwork included
- In focus
- Good lighting and no glare
- Top-Down (not taken at an angle)
Improper Submission 1
Good Submission Photo
Good Submission Photo
Photo has glare from lights
Improper Submission 2
Good Submission Photo
Improper Submission 2
Photo has reflection from poor lighting
Improper Submission 3
Additional Information
Improper Submission 2
Photo is out of focus
Improper Submission 4
Additional Information
Additional Information
Photo is taken at an angle and is cluttered
Additional Information
Additional Information
Additional Information
If your artwork has a frame with glass or plexiglass, it is recommended that you remove the glass during the photo-taking process to reduce lighting issues.
It is acceptable to submit a photo of your artwork without the frame or glass as long as you mention that it will be framed. Be sure to specify in your email if the dimensions you include are with or without the frame.