Jasper Arts
32nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition
September 4 - November 23, 2025
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Submission deadline July 13, 2025
How to Apply
Step 1-A:
Click here to fill out the application below & pay by credit card
Step 1-B:
Those who wish to pay by check will need to download the application and
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Email Images to: visualarts@jasperindiana.gov
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And Mail a Check to:
Jasper Arts
c/o Emily Colucci Peak
100 3rd Ave, Suite A
Jasper, IN 47546
Deadline for submissions
Sunday, July 13, 2025
Jasper Arts manages the Arts Wing of the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center which features over 6,000 square feet of exhibiting space across three galleries. The Galleries feature seventeen visual arts exhibits annually. Jasper Arts also manages the Jasper Arts Center which hosts a number of performances in its 675 seat auditorium and hosts a variety of educational outreach programs, plus workshops, lectures, and special events. Jasper Arts is a Department of the City of Jasper.
Timeline
July 13 Application deadline
July 18 Images reviewed by Juror
July 23 Notifications mailed
August 25-29 Accepted artwork received
September 3 Juror reviews work in Gallery to determine winners
September 4 Show opens
September 4 Reception and awards 5-7 pm
November 23 Exhibit closes
December 1-2 Pickup or return shipping
Eligibility
This competition is open to any artist, 18 and older who is a current or former resident of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan or Ohio. No students please.
Awards
$2,000 in Merit Awards will be presented at the discretion of the Juror.
Juror
Tania Michelle Wineglass is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, and curator based in Indianapolis, with over two decades of experience in the visual arts. Her work—rooted in painting, mixed media, and ceramics—focuses on themes of identity, healing, and cultural heritage, with a strong emphasis on the experiences of Black women. Inspired early in life by Mari Evans’ poem “I Am a Black Woman,” Wineglass creates in powerful series such as Legacy, My Healing Heart, and AfroPunk, the latter incorporating underglazes on ceramic plates to explore Afrofuturist expression.
Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across the country, including at Newfields: Indianapolis Museum of Art, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, and Kente Royal Gallery in Harlem. She has curated and co-curated numerous exhibitions, created large-scale public murals, and illustrated published books. Wineglass holds a Master of Arts with a focus on ceramics and painting, and brings a thoughtful, community-driven lens to both her art and her curatorial work. As a juror, she brings a deep appreciation for storytelling, technical excellence, and emotional authenticity in visual art.
Specifications & Restrictions
Work may be two-dimensional or three-dimensional. Size restricted to 72 - 90 inches with a weight limit not to exceed 80 pounds (if hung on the wall). ALL WORK MUST BE ORIGINAL, COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST THREE YEARS, AND NOT PREVIOUSLY HUNG IN JASPER ARTS' GALLERIES.
Presentation
& Framing
Canvas paintings must be stretched, framed and wired; warped canvases will be rejected. Drawings, watercolors and other mixed media paintings must be under Plexiglass unless hand delivered. Artwork must have D-Ring hanging armature or similiar, or a previous discussion must be had with our curator. Do not ship any paintings under glass.
Entry Information
NOTE: All selections will be made only from digital images submitted!
A non-refundable jury fee of $25 will be assessed for one or two images. Awards will be based upon digital presentation. Accepted images will be kept for publicity purposes including color reproduction for the postcard in the local media. Images can be sent online, via mail or e-mail and should be in JPG format. All submissions must be named by the artist's last name followed by the first initial, and then the title of the artwork.
For example: Smith J Sunrise Landscape.jpg
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A completed image list on the entry from must accompany each entry. Jasper Arts is not responsible for loss or damage to entries submitted. Entries may be submitted online and paid with by credit card, or mailed with a completed hard copy form, check, and images on CD or e-mailed as attachments.
Deadline for receipt of images is July 13, 2025
Download the application at the link above, or complete the online application below. Further instruction on delivery and shipping will be sent upon acceptance into the juried show.
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Submission of a work of art to the exhibition shall be understood to indicate an agreement on the part of the entrant with all conditions set forth, including an agreement to exhibit. A signed contract will be required by each accepted artist prior to exhibiting. Accepted entrants who do not deliver their work will be banned from exhibiting for two years. Work which does not meet the digital presentation may be withdrawn at the discretion of Jasper Arts.
Delivery & Return of Accepted Entries
Accepted artwork must be hand-delivered or shipped, by the date indicated. Crates must be sturdy and reusable. STYROFOAM PEANUT PACKING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. All works will be returned in the same crates and manner as received. Shipping costs are entirely the responsibility of the artist.
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Jasper Arts
Thyen-Clark Cultural Center
100 3rd Avenue, Suite A
Jasper, IN 47546