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.
The Road Show
January 8-28, 2010
First Friday Reception: January 8, 6-9pm
Whether it's by car, bus, or bicycle, we're taking this show on the road (not literally). This exhibit will feature works about life on the road, whether it's road signs, maps, cars, road, or sights from your road trip travels.
Juried by Megg Rader of the Collector's Gallery and the Mahler Fine Art.
Artists: Click here for an entry form and deliver actual work to VAE December 18-19 from 11-4pm.
Imagine
February 5-25, 2010
First Friday Reception: February 5, 6-9pm
In February, VAE will showcase illustrative, surrealist, and imaginative art. Let your imagination run wild--free your inner Salvador Dali.
Non-juried. One entry per artist.
Artists: Click here for an entry form and deliver actual work to VAE January 29-30 from 11-4pm.
Drawing the Line
March 5-25, 2010
First Friday Reception: March 5, 6-9pm
Parallel, perpendicular, intersecting, curved, organic--March is your chance to utilize all of those skills you learned in art class (and maybe even math class) to create work that emphasizes line.
Juried.
Artists: Click here for an entry form and deliver actual work to VAE February 26-27 from 11-4pm.
21st Annual Young Artists Exhibit
April 2-15, 2010
First Friday Reception: April 2, 6-9pm
The Young Artists Exhibit features some of the most talented up-and-coming artists in Wake County--elementary, middle, and high school students.
Teachers: contact VAE about how to enter your students' work.
Unfettered
May 7-27, 2010
First Friday Reception: May 7, 6-9pm
Anything goes in this VAE exhibit. We are removing all theme and media restrictions. Work must be wired for hanging (if 2D) and structurally sound.
Juried.
Artists: Click here for an entry form and deliver actual work to VAE April 30-May 1 from 11-4pm.
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.
Entries must be received by April 15, 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. 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.
Artists: Click here for an entry form and deliver actual work to VAE July 30-31 from 11-4pm.