WAC Gallery Jurying Form

  • WAC Gallery Jurying Form

    Welcome and thank you for jurying our gallery submissions! Below you will find all the information you need to effectively rate submissions. Please contact Krista at admin@watauga-arts.org if you run into any issues or have any questions.

  • Current Call for Art/Exhibit Description: 

    The Art of Jazz: An Artistic Response

    We invite artists to explore the spirit, emotion, and rhythm of jazz through visual art. In dialogue with Boone’s High Country Jazz Festival, The Art of Jazz: Artistic Response challenges artists to reflect on the question: What does jazz mean to you?

    Artists are invited to explore jazz through imaginative, interpretive, and conceptual approaches. We welcome work that channels the spirit of jazz, its improvisation, rhythm, movement, tension, harmony, and cultural resonance through abstraction, symbolism, and experimentation. Literal scenes are not required; instead, artists are encouraged to translate the feeling, structure, and cultural conversations of jazz into compelling visual expressions. The exhibition aims to reflect the dynamic energy surrounding jazz in the High Country during the lead-up to and throughout the Jazz Festival season.

    This juried exhibition will be presented at WAC with a special reception and presentation at the Appalachian Theatre on June 11th, as part of the kickoff to Jazz Fest (June 10-14). 

    Requirements / Other Info:

    • You may submit no more than 3 pieces for consideration in this exhibit.
    • There is a $35 application fee
    • 2-D Media: Wetmedia, Painting, Drawing, Pastel, (watercolor, acrylic, oil, etc.) (No photography)
    • Presentation: Artwork must be ready to hang upon drop-off
    • Frames are not required, but pieces must be hang ready if selected)
    • Deadline: All works must be submitted for consideration via this form by March 31st, 2026.
    • Awards: Cash awards will be presented in connection with this exhibition. Details to be announced.
    • All WAC exhibits are juried by a diverse panel of local artists, arts professionals, and arts business owners with backgrounds in various mediums.
    • You will be notified on April 20th, 2026 of your application status. 

  • Jurors must submit all ratings by end of day Wednesday, April 15th, 2026. 

    You will be rating every piece submitted. You can view all current applications on the Google Drive shared to your email. If you have personally submitted a piece to the gallery for consideration, you must recuse yourself from rating your own application, but are welcome to rate all other applications. 

     

    Below is the criteria you should be grading off of: 

    Originality: How original is the concept or idea behind the work?

    Composition: Is the composition visually balanced and engaging?

    Theme: How well does the piece fit the exhibition's theme?

    You will be rating on a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being "Exceptional"

    You will need to indicate whether or not you would recommend each piece into the exhibit

    New to this exhibit: We have collected application fees for a Best in Show cash prize. You will need to indicate in this jurying form which piece you'd nominate for Best in Show.

    The title of each artwork is included in the file name of the photo(s) the artist uploaded in their application.

    You DO NOT need to submit a form for each submission. Instead, hit "Add New" in the rating table below for all submissions. You should only need to submit one total form at the end of your rating process. 

    If you do not finish in one sitting, please submit the responses you have. You will be able to go back and edit or add to your responses later via the link that will automatically be sent to your email upon submission, or simply start a new form and finish where you left off. Please be sure all ratings are submitted by the due date listed above. 

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