Prospectus
TITLE OF SHOW: Alter Ego
EXHIBITION STATEMENT:
The person we present to the world is rarely the entirety of who we are. Beneath the familiar exists a more complex landscape of identities, perspectives, desires, strengths, and possibilities. Alter Ego invites artists to explore these layers—both within themselves and within their artistic practice.
This exhibition encourages artists to move beyond the expected and reveal a less familiar side of their creative identity. Artists may explore a different medium, process, subject, aesthetic, or conceptual direction; embrace experimentation; or create work that reveals something previously unseen in their practice. An alter ego may emerge as bold, introspective, playful, mysterious, unconventional, or entirely imagined.
At its core, Alter Ego considers the relationship between identity and expression: who we are, who we imagine ourselves to be, and what becomes possible when we step outside the boundaries of the familiar. The work may be deeply personal, symbolic, humorous, surreal, or entirely transformative.
Artists are encouraged to interpret the theme through realism, abstraction, symbolism, surrealism, portraiture, sculpture, mixed media, photography, or any visual language that explores identity, duality, transformation, perception, and self-expression.
Alter Ego is an invitation to look beyond the surface—to challenge expectations, embrace another perspective, and reveal the artist that may be waiting just beneath the familiar.
More than meets the eye. Show us the artist behind the art. Reveal your other side.
CHAIR: Amber O'Neal 727-642-2095, aoneal@gallery500.art
CO-CHAIR: Michelle Delisle 407-858-8688, micheleadelisle@gmail.com
IMPORTANT DATES
Entry Deadline: September 19, 2026
Intake: Thursday, October 1, 2026, 10 am - 12 pm
Pick up: Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 10 am - 12 pm
Reception: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 3- 5 pm (coincides with Frist Saturday Art Walk)
ENTRY FEE $35.00
COMMISSION SPLIT: 100% goes to artist, direct sales through artist
LOCATION: Ormond Beach Performing Arts Center (PAC), 399 US-1, Ormond Beach, FL
Acceptance letters will be sent on or before September 23, 2026. All selected entries will be reviewed again during drop-off to ensure FLWAA standards and gallery standards are met. Entries may be ineligible if they do not meet FLWAA’s standards. Please refer to our website AND the entry jotform. If you have any questions prior to entering, please contact the Chair.
ARTWORK STANDARDS
• Artists must be current members of FLWAA to enter.
• Artists may submit only original work made within the last 5 years.
• Artwork may be framed or unframed. If unframed, the artwork must have finished, painted sides
• Artwork may not have been previously exhibited in a FLWAA sponsored show.
• All artwork submitted must be for sale.
• Artists are to complete an online entry form before the cutoff date and pay a non-refundable entry fee for each submitted piece. Entry forms will be listed on our website at FLWAA.com as well as on our Facebook page.
SUBMISSIONS
• Artists may submit 1 piece of art either 2-D or 3-D,
• Aor 2D ARTWORK: MAXIMUM SIZE is 36” on the longest side
Triptychs and Diptychs are eligible in this show, but size limit refers to entire piece, not individual pieces of diptych or triptych.
• Artwork may be framed or unframed, but the sides MUST be finished or painted if not framed
•. Canvas pieces must be dry
• Artwork must be ready to hang with D RINGS and PICTURE HANGING WIRE. No SCREWS, NAILS, SINGLE STRAND WIRE OR SAWTOOTH HANGER WILL BE ACCEPTED.
• All 3D ARTWORK must fit on a standard gallery pedestal or be able to hang on the wall with proper wiring. Questions will be directed to the Chair.
• Work must be securely constructed and be able to be moved by FLWAA exhibit committee members.
• No additional poems or artwork descriptions will be included for entry to hang with individual pieces for this show.
• The use of A.I. (specifically only using Artificial Intelligence Text to Image) to create art that is not the original work of the artist is prohibited
• All entries must be the original design of the artist.
• All artwork must be labeled on the back with the artist’s name, title, size, and price.
• Artwork must comply with exhibition standards for this show and FLWAA’s 2024 exhibition guidelines. Failure to comply with artwork standards may result in disqualification from the exhibit and/or awards.
INTAKE AND PICKUP
• Please do not contact the gallery directly with questions or arrange for early drop-off. Direct all questions regarding drop off/pick up to the chair only.
• All accepted artwork will remain in the gallery until the end of the exhibition and picked at specific date and times as stated. If a piece sells, the gallery may grant early removal.
• Artists are responsible for arranging drop off/pick up of their piece on specified date and time. All questions regarding drop off/pickup should be directed to the chair.
• Art will not be stored at the gallery.
RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES
FLWAA often uses images of artwork for the purpose of promoting the organization and retains the right to do so. The Florida Women’s Arts Association and hosting gallery is not liable for loss, theft, or damage to artwork during exhibits. By entering this exhibition, you agree to its terms and conditions and will hold harmless FLWAA and the hosting gallery.