Exhibit Your Work: General Guidelines
All exhibiting artists are expected to understand & follow these guidelines.
VAE's City Market gallery hosts 12 juried and non-juried exhibitions each year with monthly exhibit themes. All gallery exhibitions are open to the public five days a week and during monthly First Friday gallery walks at no cost. Some of the themes include VAE's Young Artists Exhibit and scholarship competition for Wake County K-12 students, the N.E.W. (Never Exhibited Works) juried exhibition, and an educational art exhibit geared at teaching the community about a new or unusual form of art.
See the 2010 exhibition schedule
See our Frequently Asked Questions page
How to Enter VAE exhibitions
VAE entry forms can be downloaded. Click on the VAE Juried Exhibit Entry Form link below and print out the pdf form. Fill out this form and bring it to VAE with your artwork on the appropriate delivery date for each show. The N.E.W. show and Scope show have a different forms which are available prior to the exhibits. Click here for a VAE Exhibit Entry Form. (Forms are also available at the gallery on receiving dates and can be completed at the time of entry.)
All exhibitions unless otherwise noted are open to VAE members and non-members alike. Receiving dates are subject to change. Watch the newsletters for juror announcements. All work submitted must be properly presented and wired.
Eligibility
Most VAE shows are open to two and three dimensional works of art. All submissions must be original, completed within the last two years, and not previously exhibited at VAE. No copies, mechanical reproductions, molds or kit work will be accepted. Two dimensional work must not exceed 72 inches in any dimension (including frame) or weigh more than 75lbs. Three dimensional work must not exceed 72 inches in any direction and may be required to come with proper display materials (pedestals, mannequins, etc). All two-dimensional work must be dry, wired and ready to hang. No clip frames or alligator hangers. Entries must be hand-delivered to the gallery or mailed with return postage prepaid in returnable container. Work requiring special installation must be cleared through gallery staff prior to entry. Visual Art Exchange reserves the right to exclude work due to non-compliance with the general eligibility requirements.
- Members: $10 for juried and $5 for non-juried shows (with the exception of the N.E.W. Show & the Scope Exhibit).
- Non-members: $15 for juried and $10 for non-juried (with the exception of the N.E.W. Show & the Scope Exhibit).
Number of entries
Up to two pieces of artwork may be submitted for juried exhibits. One piece may be submitted for non-juried exhibits.
Bring work and entry fee to VAE: 325 Blake Street, City Market, Downtown Raleigh, NC
Community Exchange Exhibits & Exchange Gallery Exhibits
In addition to the main gallery exhibits VAE coordinates Exchange Gallery featured artists exhibits and Community Exchange exhibits.
Sales & Commission
VAE earns 30% commission on the sales of members' works. As of July 1, 2008 VAE will receive 50% on sales of non-members' works. To learn more about membership and how to join VAE please visit: http://www.visualartexchange.org/join.php.
Work Pick-up & Abandonment Policy
There is a $5 per day storage fee for works not picked up by the designated pick up date for the exhibit. The fee may be waived only if the artist makes arrangments with gallery staff ahead of time to store the work. Works left for six months will be considered abandoned and will be donated to charity.