10th Biennial Fitton Member Show

Highlighting the creativity of current Fitton Center members and their families, this all-media non-juried show features art in the following two categories:

Member Artist Category: Original artwork or fine craft created by an adult member entrant within the past 5 years.

Generations Category: Original hand-crafted historical or contemporary artwork/ object made by a child or adult family member of the member entrant.

 

*Note: there are six pages of info before you reach the entry form - click on the "Next" button at the bottom of each page.

Online form background image: painting by Jennifer Roark Fitton Member Show 2024. 

Image above: Push & Pull Exhibition, February 2026, art credits: John Fitzsimmons, Fatima Taylor, Tarah Trueblood.

Participating in the biennial Member Show is one of many benefits of being a member of the Fitton Center for Creative Arts.  In addition, your membership helps us continue to serve our artists, students and local partners with a variety of arts programming available only through the Fitton Center.

Memberships are just $35 per individual or $70 per family for a year!  Or take advantage of March Membership Madness and receive 20% off a new or renewed membership!

Learn more about member discounts for performance series, classes, artwork purchases, rentals and local business Community Rewards - and sign up for membership by visiting      https://www.fittoncenter.org/become-a-member or calling 513 863 8873 ext. 110.

Exhibition Requirements

• Entrants must establish Fitton Center Membership before submitting entries.
• Complete the online entry form (it follows these pages of info)
• Aside from annual membership dues, there is no fee to participate.
• This exhibition is not judged, so all entries that meet preparation requirements will be displayed in the exhibition.
• Entrants must be 18 or older.
• Adult member entrants may submit youth art in the Generations Category.
• Each entrant may submit up to two artworks TOTAL. 
  • (Two Member Artist Category entries, Two Generations Category entries or one work in each category.)  In family memberships, each adult in the household is considered a separate entrant.
• Member Artist Category works must have been created within the past 5 years.
• Works cannot have been previously exhibited at the Fitton Center in any capacity, including in a Community Gallery exhibition.
• All 2D & 3D media are acceptable.
• All entries must include either a retail price or an insurance value if not for sale.
• The member entrant will receive 70% of their submitted retail price if a displayed artwork sells.
• Upon delivery, works must be completely dry, clean and ready to install. 
• Artists are responsible for providing foolproof framing with secure hanging methods.  For framed works, braided wire on D-rings is preferred but other methods may be accepted if secure. The Fitton Center will not be held responsible for damage to the artwork that occurs as a result of the failure of framing and display features supplied by the artist.
• Artist assumes responsibility for any damage that occurs to works on paper (photos, prints, drawings) that are not framed under glass.
• Quilts or other fiber works must include a hanging sleeve and slat or supplied rod and clip system so that the piece may be attached to the wall.
• Artworks must be able to fit into our elevator (3 x 6 x 7 feet) and should not exceed 100 lbs.
• The Fitton Center reserves the right to reject incomplete submissions, entries that do not meet display preparation requirements or works that we deem inappropriate for our audience.
• Entrants must complete the online form that follows
  • Required: member contact information, artwork information
  • Optional: artwork image JPEGS, artist selfie JPEGS, artwork narratives and website and/or social media links

 (image credit: drawing by youth artist Cobalt Smith, Fitton Member Show 2024)

 

ESTABLISH MEMBERSHIP

By Wednesday April 1 at 11:59pm (before entering online) 

Please establish or renew your membership before submitting your online entry form. Only submissions by active members will be displayed. Memberships are $35 per individual or $70 per family for a year! To establish membership visit

https://www.fittoncenter.org/become-a-member

or call 513 863 8873 ext. 110

or visit during regular office hours

Have trouble securing your membership during the entry process? No worries, office staff will help resolve problems during regular office hours.  Call 513 863-8873 ext. 110 for help. 

 

SUBMIT ONLINE ENTRY FORM

Now through Wednesday April 1, 11:59pm 

To enter, members must submit contact and artwork information by April 1 in the online form that follows and then deliver artwork to the Fitton Center April 6-11 during scheduled hours. 

 

DELIVER ARTWORK

Monday April 6, 4:00-6:30pm

Tuesday April 7, 1:00 - 6:00pm

Wednesday April 8, 1:00 - 6:00pm

Thursday April 9, 4:00 - 6:30pm

Friday April 10, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Saturday April 11, by appointment only, 5:30 - 7:00pm, 

• All entries must be at the Fitton Center for installation by April 11 or they will be excluded from the exhibition. 

Deliver artwork entries submitted through this online form to: 

Fitton Center for Creative Arts, 101 S. Monument Ave, Hamilton Ohio 45011

• only artworks that have been pre-submitted in the online form will be accepted
• during delivery, we'll ask you to completely unwrap your artwork so that we can
  • check its condition and suitability for installation
  • add an entry label to the artwork
• artwork must arrive with secure hanging methods included
• please thoroughly read the EXHIBITION REQUIREMENTS section above for full information about eligibility and artwork preparation
• if you are unable to deliver artwork during scheduled days/hours above, you must make a delivery appointment with Cathy Mayhugh, cathy@fittoncenter.org, 513-863-8873 ext 122 

 

ALL ART MUST BE ONSITE FOR INSTALLATION BY:

Saturday April 11

 

EXHIBITION ON VIEW

May 2 - June 26

 

GALLERY OPENING

Saturday May 2, 5:30 - 7:30pm

free and open to the public

in conjunction with The Drag Show https://www.fittoncenter.org/jazz-cabaret

 

MEMBERS AND BUYERS PICK UP EXHIBITED ART

Saturday June 27, 10:00am - 1:00pm

Monday June 29, 10:00am - 1:00pm

 

QUESTIONS?

Need to make arrangements to deliver or pick up art outside of scheduled hours?

Contact Cathy Mayhugh, Director of Exhibitions

cathy@fittoncenter.org

513 863 8873, ext. 122

  

 (glass work by Darryl Berry, Fitton Member Show 2024)

EXHIBITION SERIES SPONSOR

City of Hamilton

 

MEMBER SHOW 2026 SPONSORS

Moya Jones

Kettering Health Hamilton

 

ARTISTS ONSITE SPONSOR &

LEADING COMMUNITY GALLERY SPONSOR

Penny Brooks

 

SUPPORTING COMMUNITY GALLERY SPONSOR

City of Hamilton

 

CREATION STATION SPONSOR

Dianne Fitton

 

PRINCIPAL FUNDERS

 

 

You have the option to save a partially-completed entry form and return to it later.  However, it is best to carefully read and fully understand all requirements and prep some items before beginning the process of submitting the form.

PREPARE YOUR REQUIRED ARTWORK INFO

Prep the following info for each entry:

• category (Member Artist or Generations)
• artist name
• artwork title
• materials
• dimensions in inches - please provide in the following format (height x width) or (height x width x depth).  example: 30H x 24W x 3D
• year of completion
• retail price or insurance value

RETAIL/INSURANCE VALUE OF ART

Determine the retail price or insurance value of each entry:

• You may offer your art for sale through the Fitton Center galleries. 
• You will not be able to change your submitted retail price during the coordination or run of this exhibition. 
• In the event of a sale, you will receive 70% of the retail price you provide in this online entry form.  (The Fitton Center will retain a gallery sales commission.) 
• Artworks listed for sale will be insured at 70% of the retail value provided in this entry form.
• If you list your art as Not For Sale, you must provide an insurance value or the Fitton Center will automatically list the insurance value for your artwork at $100.

PREPARE OPTIONAL IMAGE FILES

PREPARE YOUR PROFILE PIC JPEG (optional)

• Choose a selfie or studio shot that represents you for use during the show.
• Provide a high resolution JPEG (Example: resolution 300 dpi or size 3MB)
• Rename the JPEG file as follows:  YourLastName_YourFirstName, Example: Smith_Jane

PREPARE ARTWORK JPEGS FOR PROMOTION (optional)

• You may provide JPEG files of your art for possible use to promote the current and future iterations of the Member Show. 
• Provide high resolution JPEGS (example: resolution 300 dpi or size 3MB)
• Rename your image files before uploading.  Identify each JPEG with a file name that is YourLastName_ ArtworkTitle  (Example: Smith_BlueVase). 
• You may upload up to 2 JPEGS for each entry  (For a total of up to four entry JPEGS). 
  • The first JPEG for each entry should be a full view of the artwork. 
  • The second JPEG for an entry could be an alternate view of a 3D work or a close-up (called a "detail") of a section of the artwork. 
  • Please title second JPEGS accordingly.  (Examples: Smith_BlueVase_View2 or Smith_BlueVase_Detail)

PREPARE OPTIONAL TEXTS

The texts you provide will be uploaded directly from this online entry form to create wall signage.  Please use standard spelling, capitalization and punctuation.  If your text requires extensive editing, we will not use it in the show.

ARTWORK NARRATIVES

You may submit a story of up to 75 words with each entry.

MEMBER ENTRANT BIOGRAPHY:

You may provide a bio of up to 75 words.  As part of this bio, please include how you are involved at the Fitton Center.

PREPARE OPTIONAL ONLINE ADDRESS/HANDLES

• You may submit your website address, and/or instagram or facebook handles.

(photo by Scott Kissell, Fitton Member Show 2022)

• Make sure your photograph your artwork in good lighting, color seems true, and consider cropping the image to eliminate any unnecessary objects in the picture frame.

• Provide high resolution JPEGS

• Identify each JPEG with a file name that includes: Artist'sLastName_ArtworkTitle  (Example: Smith_BlueVase). 

• You may upload up to 2 JPEGS for each entry   (For a total of up to 4 JPEGS).  For example, you might choose to submit a full view and a detail image of Entry 1.

I've read and fully understand the requirements of this exhibition.  I understand that my entries will be displayed in the Fitton Center galleries if they meet the exhibition's and organization's guidelines and I am an active Fitton Center Member.  I agree to allow Fitton Center for Creative Arts, at no charge, to reproduce my artwork, online, on social media or in printed promotional materials for this and/or future programming.

LIABILITY

Member Show entrants are responsible for ensuring that submitted link content is appropriate for all audiences.  The Fitton Center will not be held responsible for content provided by artists in links to third party websites.

Each work is insured to a reasonable amount while on Fitton Center premises only.  Artists are responsible for insuring work while in transit.  The Fitton Center will not be held responsible for damage that occurs due to failure of framing or display methods provided by the artist.

ENTERING YOUR ART IN THE EXHIBITION SHALL INDICATE AGREEMENT WITH ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.