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Vice & Virtue

The Annual Juried Regional Show is Art Center Sarasota’s largest and most prestigious juried exhibition, spanning all four of our galleries. This year, we invite artists to delve into the dualities of the human condition—Vice & Virtue.

By definition, vice represents behaviors deemed morally wrong by society, while virtue embodies excellence and integrity. But in today’s world, where do we draw the line? Through this theme, artists are challenged to explore the shifting boundaries of morality, shaped by cultural norms, religious beliefs, and political landscapes. What defines good and evil in contemporary society? And perhaps more intriguingly, does a gray area exist between them?

IMPORTANT DATES 

Submitted on Tue, 04/08/2025 - 15:08

Annual Juried Regional Show: Vice & Virtue

The Annual Juried Regional Show is Art Center Sarasota’s largest juried show of the year and encompasses all four of our galleries. This show is open to artists in the southeast region of the United States. This year’s show invites artists to explore opposing elements of our human condition. By definition, vice is a practice that is considered morally wrong in society whereas virtue is a trait of excellence. Vice & Virtue asks artists to define their perception of these “rights” and “wrongs” in our contemporary society. Cultural norms, religious beliefs and our political climate all play a role in the artist’s assertion of what is good or evil. Is there a gray area in between?

Submitted on Thu, 02/20/2025 - 15:58

An Abstract View

AN ABSTRACT VIEW
On View Aug 24-Sept 30 | Opening Night Reception: Thursday, Aug 24, 6-8 pm
This show encompasses all forms of non-representational art from Cubism to Abstract Expressionism to Minimalism and beyond. Juror is Tre Michel, Co-Owner, State of the Arts Gallery, Sarasota.

Abstract art is art that does not attempt to represent an accurate depiction of a visual reality but instead uses shapes, colours, forms and gestural marks to achieve its effect.

Some noteworthy abstract artists include: Kazimir Malevich, Hilma af Klint, Helen Frankenthaler, Sam Gilliam, Pablo Picasso, Barbara Hepworth, Robert Delaunay, Piet Mondrian, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, Lee Krasner, and Cy Twombly.

Submitted on Tue, 06/20/2023 - 19:47

OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS - INFINITY

Artists from all countries are welcome to submit their works for consideration. You are welcome to submit works in any medium. (painting, photography, printmaking, video art, installation, films, sculpting, mixed media, poems, illustration etc). The theme of the exhibition is OPEN.

Any artist from any background can submit any of their work. There is no charge to submit your application, please feel free to share your work with us. A small fee (£35) is applied per artist once they have been selected for the exhibition.

The team will review all applications and the selected work will be announced in May 2021.

DEADLINE: 7th MAY 2021

EXHIBITION DATES: 8 - 14 May, 2021

 

Submitted on Sun, 05/02/2021 - 14:39

The Gateway International Painting Competition

The Gateway International Painting Competition is a juried monthly and annual online painting competition at PaintingContest.Org, open to artists world wide over 18 years old. Comprised of 12 separate monthly competitions within an annual competition, it  begins the first day of each month and ends 11:59 pm the last day of each month, Arizona USA time, spanning August 1st to July 31st the following year.

Submitted on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 12:21
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