Wayne Art Center's Regional Juried Spring Open Taking Entries

WAYNE, PA — The Wayne Art Center 2025 Regional Juried Spring Open is now open for entries.

Artists 18 and older from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington DC can submit entries into the annual contest.

Eligible artists can submit up to two original pieces.

Media allowed are painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, mixed media, ceramics, sculpture, glass, jewelry, metals, fiber, 3D printing, and works on paper. 3D work should not weigh more than 70 pounds. The Wayne Art Center's galleries can accommodate work up to 12 feet high (at any length) as long as it is installation-ready and can fit through the doors of the art center, which are 90 inches high by 60 inches wide.

Contact the Wayne Art Center if you have an excessively large and/or complex installation. Additional expense will be incurred by the artist if the artwork requires carpentry, special surface treatment to gallery walls or a custom-built pedestal/armature or specific installation request.

All accepted work must be hand-delivered to, and retrieved from, the Wayne Art Center. Shipped work will not be accepted.

Artists can submit work online here with an entry fee of $50.

Prizes in the amount of $3,000 will be awarded and presented at the Reception & Awards Presentation.

This year's juror is artist, curator, educator and writer Christine Lafuente.

Works submitted must have been completed after Jan. 1, 2023 and must be for sale. Works previously exhibited at Wayne Art Center are not eligible.

Collaborative work is accepted. Include all artists’ names on the online application when submitting collaborative works.

Artwork must remain on display throughout the duration of the exhibition.

Withdrawal of invited work by the artist prior to the exhibition will result in exclusion from exhibiting at WAC the following year.

Each application may include up to two entries for juror consideration.

3D artists are invited to include additional image views of submitted work, but no application should include more than two works.

All images should be at least 300 dpi resolution in JPEG or JPG formats only, with file sizes under 5 megabytes. Name each JPEG file with the title of the work and specify multiple views with "full" or "detail" view.

Record all 2D artwork dimensions to include framing.

For 3D works, a detail image or additional view may be submitted along with the overall image, therefore up to two views per piece for 3D works are welcome. All images should be at least 300 dpi resolution.

Artists are permitted to apply with a second application. Artists should use the same name and contact, including email, information for both applications but must use a different username to create additional CaFE accounts/applications.

Exhibition inventory for works invited to this exhibit will be created from your submission listing.

Updates, edits and changes to any part of listings for title/medium/size/price of work after entry and for the in-gallery exhibition can be made only by contacting the Wayne Art Center.

A $20 administrative fee applies to any requested changes. Artists are asked to carefully review submission info before completing entry.

Below is the schedule for the exhibition:

• Feb. 17 — Call for Entries closes at Midnight
• March 1 — Notifications to Artists
• March 20, March 21 — Artwork Delivery, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• April 26 — Exhibition closes at 4p.m.
• April 26 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., April 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Artwork Pick-Up