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All Creatures

Call for Art​​

In Collaboration with Winchester Medical Center

Animals enrich our world in countless ways. They offer companionship, inspire curiosity, contribute to the balance of nature, and connect us with environments beyond our own. All Creatures invites artists to celebrate the remarkable variety, beauty, personality, and spirit of the animal world.

Artists may draw inspiration from beloved pets, farm animals, wildlife, birds, insects, aquatic life, or imagined creatures. Submissions may capture animals in their natural environments, explore the relationships between humans and animals, or use animal imagery to express broader ideas about identity, emotion, strength, vulnerability, and belonging.

All artistic styles and interpretations are welcome, from detailed realism and expressive portraiture to abstraction, symbolism, humor, and fantasy. Artists are encouraged to consider not only how animals look, but also how they move, communicate, adapt, and affect the lives of those around them.

Presented at Winchester Medical Center, this exhibition seeks to create moments of warmth, wonder, recognition, and connection. Together, the selected works will offer an engaging tribute to the creatures—wild and domestic, familiar and unexpected—with whom we share our world.

Submission Requirements

  • Up to 3 submissions

  • Artwork title(s), medium, size (unframed), year

  • Maximum size: 24 x 24

  • Short artist statement (max 250 words)

  • Bio (max 150 words)

  • Contact information

Selection Process
Works will be selected based on conceptual strength, relevance to the theme, and artistic quality.

Submission Guidelines:

All mediums are accepted

Artwork must be ready to hang with D-rings only. NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS OR EYEHOOKS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO NOT ACCEPT ARTWORK UPON ARRIVAL.

 

SUBMITTING PHOTOS:

All photos must be cropped and labeled in the following format:
****(example: Van Gogh_Starry Night_oil painting)***
If they are not cropped, well lit and labeled properly, they will be disqualified.

 

 

Important Deadlines:

 

Submission Deadline: October 11

Notice of Acceptance: October 17

Drop off: Monday, November 2, 4-6pm (at gallery)

Pick up: Monday, April 19, 2027 4-6pm (at gallery)

Submission Fee:

Members - $25

Non-members - $35

Shenandoah Arts Council

ShenArts Gallery: 128 N. Loudoun St. Winchester, VA 22601  

Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday 12-5 PM

Friday & Saturday 12-8 PM

 540-667-5166  |  info@shenarts.org

Nonprofit 501(c)(3)

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