CALLS for ENTRY

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2025  CALLS for ENTRY 
from The FORD Studios

If you are interested in showing work at The FORD Studios, below you will find a full calendar of shows for 2025.  These are group shows curated by Artist R.L. (Rachel) Gibson, two of which are by invitation only.  If you are looking for representation, and your work does not fall into any of the curatorial themes below, feel free to contact us anyway -- by email or via Facebook or Instagram.  We are always interested.  

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    THE BODY POLITIC: The Policing of our Persons (Sept/Oct 2025)

    • ENTRY DEADLINE:  August 16, 2025
    • ENTRY FEE:  There is no entry fee, nor any participation fee.  The only cost to artists is the shipping of accepted work to the gallery by August 23, 2025.
    • SHOW RUN:  Sept 5 - Nov 1, 2025
    • RECEPTION:  Friday, September 5, 2025
    • MEDIA:  All media will be considered. We consider ourselves a smallworks gallery.  For our purposes, that means most (not all) work is 11"x14" or smaller.  Your chances are better if your work falls within our normal size parameters; however, don't let size prevent you from entering.  
    • THEME:  Body Politics. We are open to wide interpretation of the theme, but for our purposes we are looking for work regarding the policing of our bodies from fat shaming to reproductive legislation.  Tell us how you feel about the messaging, politics and expectation around our physical selves -- good, bad or indifferent. *Note:  We understand that "the body politic" has a different meaning than our use of it.  We meant it as a pun of sorts.
    • JURORS:  Your jurors will include Rachel Gibson (a mixed media artist & gallery director at The FORD Studios) & Jon Ives (a potter & artist-in-residence at The FORD Studios).
    • SALES: The FORD Studios retains 35% commission and pays on or around the 20th of the month following the close of the show.
    • SUBMISSION:  To submit work, scroll to the bottom of the page for instructions.

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    A MAGICAL MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS (Nov/Dec 2025)


    • SHOW RUN:  Nov 11 - Dec 23, 2025
    • THEME:  We don't really know what we are seeking.  If you have something gift-y, handmade & feels like it fits a medieval or fantasy-themed Christmas.
    • JURORS:  This isn't a juried show.  We are just looking for work that fits the theme.  You need not send images of the exact work, just examples similar. Gallery Director, Rachel Gibson (a mixed media artist & gallery director at The FORD Studios) & Jon Ives (a potter & artist-in-residence at The FORD Studios) will make decisions about content.
    • SALES: The FORD Studios retains 35% commission and pays on or around the 20th of the month following the close of the show.
    • SUBMISSION:  To submit work, scroll to the bottom of the page for instructions.

     

    TO SUBMIT TO JURIED SHOWS, send images (limit of 5 per person unless otherwise indicated) along with titles, media, size & prices to:

    • thefordstudios@gmail.com or you can send via message via Facebook or Instagram
    • If your work is accepted, you are responsible for your own shipping or delivery, we will pay to return it to you (within reason) if it remains unsold.  
    • The FORD Studios retains 35% commission on all sales.

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