About the Open Call

Art has always been a compass for navigating uncertainty. Help us map the territory between renewal and resolution. As we complete another revolution around the sun, we find ourselves at the threshold of new beginnings while carrying the weight of unfinished business. This moment—suspended between what was and what could be—invites artistic exploration of transformation, persistence, and purposeful redirection. We seek works that engage with: The tension between fresh starts and ongoing struggles; Personal and collective goal-setting as creative practice; Art as a tool for focus and redirection; The cyclical nature of time and the linear nature of change. Open to all media and disciplines. We encourage experimental approaches, collaborative works, and pieces that challenge traditional boundaries between resolution and renewal. Submission Guidelines: Exhibition Entry Form. Please read the Exhibition Guidelines. Entry into the exhibition and payment of the hanging fee constitute your acknowledgment that you have read and understood the guidelines for exhibitions in OPAL’s Carriage House Gallery. This is an Open Call. The artwork you submit will be included if it meets the Call criteria. All work must have been completed within the past 3 years and not previously exhibited at OPAL. Deliver artwork to the Gallery on the drop-off dates below. All media/mediums accepted except for AI generated work. ARTWORK IS LIMITED IN SIZE TO (42”) IN THE LARGEST DIMENSION, including frame. Sculptural work can be up to 72” high if it is freestanding but must be no more than 36” wide in the round. All work MUST be ready to hang, with hanging wire. (ABSOLUTELY NO SAWTOOTH OR STRING HANGERS WILL BE ACCEPTED) Limit of 2 submissions per artist. Submission fee: Please be prepared to pay hanging fee on the day of drop off with cash, check, or card. Art Member - 1st work - $25., 2nd work $10. Non Member - 1st work - $45., 2nd work $20. IMPORTANT DATES: Drop off work: Jan 3 & 4. Exhibition dates: January 9 – February 8, 2026. Opening reception: Saturday January 10, 1-4pm. Pick up work: Feb 7 & 8 during gallery hours.

Requirements

Artwork must have been completed within the past 3 years and not previously exhibited at OPAL. All media/mediums accepted except for AI generated work. Artwork is limited in size to 42 inches in the largest dimension, including frame. Sculptural work can be up to 72 inches high if freestanding, but no more than 36 inches wide in the round. All work MUST be ready to hang, with hanging wire (ABSOLUTELY NO SAWTOOTH OR STRING HANGERS WILL BE ACCEPTED). Limit of 2 submissions per artist.

How to Apply

Submit via the Exhibition Entry Form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSctwfH1z-wJGpFp90vBwtsL-uC_SmrXhtTsFgNg5ysNan1GLw/viewform?usp=publish-editor). Read the Exhibition Guidelines. Deliver artwork to the gallery on January 3 or 4, 2026. All work must be ready to hang with hanging wire. Limit of 2 submissions per artist. Be prepared to pay the hanging fee upon drop-off (Art Member - 1st work: $25, 2nd work: $10; Non Member - 1st work: $45, 2nd work: $20).