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SPARK 2025 — COMMUNITY EXHIBITION
SPARK 2025 — COMMUNITY EXHIBITION
Public Works Art Center invites the community to take part in the Sixth-Annual SPARK Exhibition.
Details on the Seventh-Annual SPARK Exhibition will be shared in the spring of 2026, stay tuned! Read about last year’s SPARK Exhibition below to know what to expect for this year!
PLEASE NOTE:
We are no longer accepting submissions! Thank you so much to everyone who participated!
Please don’t let the cost deter you! Email us at linda@publicworksartcenter.org for a waiver to be a part the show.
Drop-offs for submissions starts August 23, 2025 until September 6, 2025. Early and late submissions or artwork drop offs will not be accepted, so please hold onto your artwork until then! When dropping off work, please check your work in with the Welcome Desk. Don’t forget, all artwork must be clearly labeled on the back with name, contact information (working phone number or email), and either a price or “NFS” (Not For Sale).
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This exhibition exists to “ignite the spark” of creativity in participants and viewers, and all are welcome to take part. One piece per person, regardless of age or background, will be accepted provided it follows the following criteria. This year’s theme is “Harmony,” and we are thrilled to see the work that comes from this theme. Submission fees are $20 for adults and $5 for children. If money is tight, the submission fee can be waived, email us at linda@publicworksartcenter.org for the waiver.
SPARK is a themed exhibition comprised of three parts: an invitational component in our largest gallery (The West Gallery), an open-to-all community portion in the adjacent gallery (The East Gallery) and a youth section in our downstairs gallery (The South Gallery). While all invitational artists have been selected, the Community and Youth portions are open to all who would like to submit work no matter their age or level of experience. There is no “judging” or “jurying” in a piece for the Spark Community Exhibitions, ALL submissions are accepted (one per person, must fit below criteria). You may submit your entry on our website from now until August 31.
After completing the entry form, art work must be dropped off to Public Works Art Center during our regular operating hours (10 am – 5pm Tuesday – Saturday ) beginning August 23, 2025 until September 6, 2025, ending at 5pm September 6th. Please note that early and late submissions or artwork drop offs will not be accepted. Your packing material must go with you, we unfortunately do not have the space to store it all, any packing material left behind will be disposed of or donated. Work not sold may be picked up November 15th – November 22nd. We are not responsible for any work left after the designated pickup dates.
This year, the exhibition runs from September 12 – November 15. The reception for this exhibition will be September 13 from 10 am – 1 pm on the day of our annual Block Party. We strongly encourage you to come out to the Block Party to celebrate your work along with all of the other artists and just enjoy the Block Party (which is free for everyone to enjoy!)
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Submitting this application gives us the information we need to make labels, and means you’re committing to dropping off your piece in the allotted time frame. Please read ALL of the criteria below before considering submission!
- Every artist must fill out this form before dropping off any work.
- Artists must own all rights to the works they submit.
- Early or late entries will not be accepted.
- Each artist is allowed to submit one piece of artwork in any medium no larger than 18″ x 24″ (22″ x 28″ matted). Sizing restrictions are 18″ L x 18″ W x 24″ H for all 3D work.
- Please take any and all packing material with you, this includes bubble wrap and boxes. Packing material left behind will be disposed of or considered a donation to Public Works Art Center.
- All artwork must be clearly labeled on the back with name, contact information (working phone number or email), and either a price or “NFS” (Not For Sale).
- All artwork must be ready to hang (meaning framed with a wire on the back) or ready to display. YouTube videos are available online if you do not have experience.
- For 3D work that needs to be displayed on a pedestal, please contact us at linda@publicworksartcenter.org to ensure that we have space for your work.
- As an all ages friendly art center, we aim to create a safe, inclusive space for all members of our community and we will reject imagery that does not align with our mission and values; if there are any concerns, please let us know ahead of time so we can discuss by emailing linda@publicworksartcenter.org.
- We reserve the right to refuse: unlabeled artwork, artwork outside of the sizing parameters, artwork not ready to hang and/or without wire on the back, or objectively offensive imagery
- If your artwork sells, all adult artists are required to fill out an accurate and completed W-9* in order to receive payment from work sold. *Please note, completing a W-9 does not apply to minors under the age of 17
- Public Works Art Center takes a 30% commission on all gallery sales. All sold works will be collected at the end of the show and purchasers will be contacted. Artists whose work sold during the course of the show will be contacted at the end of the exhibition and payment will be issued within a month of the show ending. If an artist does not claim or deposit payment for their gallery sale within six (6) months of the payment issue date, the payment will be considered unclaimed and considered as a charitable donation to Public Works Art Center.
- After 12/30/25 artwork not claimed will be considered a donation to Public Works Art Center. Artists are required to collect their artwork within the designated pickup period. We reserve the right to sell, display, auction or otherwise use the artwork at its discretion to benefit the nonprofit. We are not responsible for unclaimed work or responsible for any damage incurred to the work not claimed within the pickup window. But we really want you to have your art back so please come get it!
- If these steps are not completed, work will not be accepted or displayed.
By submitting artwork to the SPARK Exhibition, the artist acknowledges and agrees to these terms and conditions.
To submit the form, please scroll to the bottom of this page to the Tickets section, select the number of tickets you would like by using the + symbol then select Get Tickets to checkout.
Thank you so much for submitting your work to the SPARK Exhibition and please, tell your friends!