VAE exhibitions are open to all artists. To enter please carefully follow the exhibition guidelines (click here to view). Work not adhereing to the guidelines is ineligible for jurying or inclusion in exhibits.
Entry Fees. Entry fees are due at the time of entry and are non-refundable. For a complete list of entry fee rates please click here.
Scope: The NC Landscape
June 4-24, 2010
First Friday Reception: June 4, 6-9pm
Scope will feature interpretations of the varied North Carolina landscape by artists across the state. See the state through the eyes of its artists--the rolling mountains, growing downtown Raleigh skyline, sprawling salt marshes.
Juried with JPEGs. Juried by Jonathan Stuhlman of the Mint Museum of Art.
Entries must be received by May 1, 2010.
Nothing Rhymes with Orange
July 2-29, 2010
First Friday Reception: July 2, 6-9pm
Energy. Enthusiam. Fire. This show will explore the creative possibilities of the color orange. All work must feature orange as the dominant color.
Juried by Kathleen Rieder, Associate Professor of Art and Design at the College of Design, North Carolina State University. Sponsored by the YWCA.
Artists: Click here for an entry form and deliver actual work to VAE June 25-26 from 11-4pm.
Snapshot
August 6-26, 2010
First Friday Reception: August 6, 6-9pm
In August, VAE will celebrate photographers and the work they produce with unframed photographs. Work must not exceed 36" in any dimension.
Non-juried. One entry per artist. Photographs on canvas will NOT be accepted.
Artists: Click here for an entry form and deliver actual work to VAE July 30-31 from 11-4pm.
21st Annual N.E.W. Show
September 3-23, 2010
First Friday Reception: September 3, 6-9pm
Never Exhibited Works (N.E.W.). Work must have been created within the past 12 months and not previously exhibited anywhere.
Juried with JPEGs. Juried by Steven Matijcio, curator of contemporary art at SECCA in Winston-Salem, NC.
Entries must be received by July 15, 2010.
Monster Mash
October 1-28, 2010
First Friday Reception: October 1, 6-9pm
During the month of October, VAE will celebrate our non-human friends--monsters! Artists, feel free to use your imagination! All unearthly creatures are fair game!
Juried. Artists may submit up to two entries.
Artists: Click here for an entry form and deliver actual work to VAE September 24-25 from 11-4pm.
22nd Annual Young Artists Exhibit
November 2010
First Friday Reception: November 5, 6-9pm
Teachers: more information coming soon!
Sale for the Season
December 3-23, 2010
First Friday Reception: December 3, 6-9pm
Sale for the Season is the best opportunity for VAE members to make their art available for purchase this holiday season and for shoppers to get original, thoughtful gifts!
Non-juried. VAE members only. Up to 2 works per person. Work cannot exceed 20" in any direction and must be priced at $300 or less.
VAE Members: Click here for an entry form and deliver actual work to VAE November 19-20 from 11-4pm. $5 for members.