Entry Deadline - Monday, October 3, 2025
See Calendar below…
Exhibit Statement
Distill the human story down to its essence and it might be explained simply as a conflict between neighbors. Christ answered the question, “Who is my neighbor?” by telling a story about an otherwise unworthy person, the “other,” who plays the hero by saving the life of a mugging victim left for dead. That unworthy person, the “other” in his story, is who we call the “Good Samaritan.” Digging deeper, one might ask: Sometimes our neighbor is the “other” – and so how do we love them well? In what ways are individuals, communities and nations to grapple with such difficult questions as dealing with the “other?” What do artists have to say about these facets of the human condition? Can art play a role in building bridges towards our neighbor?
To answer these questions and others like them, Asbury University’s Art + Design Department joins the College of Communication Arts Theatre Department, and the 2025 Asbury University Embrace Conference to offer a juried art exhibit to deal with the theme of race, justice, and reconciliation. The exhibit will coincide with related events on Asbury’s campus in the Fall of 2025. Asbury’s annual Embrace Conference focuses on racial reconciliation and justice through a Wesleyan theological understanding. Sponsored each year by the Office of Intercultural Affairs, the conference is an opportunity for students, faculty, and staff to come together and learn from scholars and practitioners in the field.
The Art + Design Department seeks artwork along the themes of loving and extending hospitality to those we consider “other,” for consideration in the forthcoming exhibit, I Can See Your House from Here. This exhibit, showing November 20, 2025 –February 6, 2026 on Asbury’s campus, will feature artwork by students (past and present) of Asbury University. Subject matter is open; however, the art must clearly contribute to or give a unique and appropriate perspective on the theme of the exhibit. All media will be considered.
Eligibility
Open to all Asbury students. Artists may enter up to three original works that have been completed within the last four years. Work will be considered based on quality of execution, and connection to exhibit theme, as determined by Jury. Any work deemed inappropriate for a wide audience will not be considered. Jury decisions are final.
Presentation
All media are accepted, with consideration of the capability and capacity of our exhibiting facilities. All two-dimensional work must be professionally framed, and ready to hang with cables across the back.
All media are accepted, with consideration of the capability and capacity of our exhibiting facilities. All two-dimensional work must be professionally framed, and ready to hang with cables across the back.
Submission Entry & Fees
Artists may submit three pieces maximum. One image file is to be submitted for each piece, with additional if necessary to adequately describe three-dimensional work.
Artists may submit three pieces maximum. One image file is to be submitted for each piece, with additional if necessary to adequately describe three-dimensional work.
Submission is FREE for all current students. All others $5 per piece submitted. Fees are non-refundable.
Files should be .jpg files, larger than 2MB.
Name the files as follows: <lastname_01.jpg> etc.
Representative photos must be well lit, have uncluttered backgrounds, no glare, and be a reasonably accurate rendition of the artwork. Artwork received that has been modified or is in significant ways different from the representative images will be returned to the artist and not exhibited.
All entry materials should be sent to kbarker@asbury.edu subject line: "EXHIBIT SUBMISSION"
Application Requirements
Artists must supply the following in email with image submissions:
ARTIST DATA
• Artist Full Name
• City and Country of Residence
• Phone
• Email
• Artist Statement (<500 words)
• Social Media Links (optional)
• Website (optional)
• Biography (optional)
• Artist Full Name
• City and Country of Residence
• Phone
• Artist Statement (<500 words)
• Social Media Links (optional)
• Website (optional)
• Biography (optional)
ARTWORK DATA (with each piece)
• Title
• Medium
• Creation Year
• Size (Width x Height x Depth) in cm or inches
• Artwork/Series Description (Optional)
• Price in USD (If Not For Sale [NFS] please provide replacement/insurance value
• Title
• Medium
• Creation Year
• Size (Width x Height x Depth) in cm or inches
• Artwork/Series Description (Optional)
• Price in USD (If Not For Sale [NFS] please provide replacement/insurance value
Calendar
Exhibit Dates - Monday, November 10, 2025–Friday, February 6, 2026
Reception - Tuesday, November 11, 2025 [subject to Embrace Conference]
Exhibit Dates - Monday, November 10, 2025–Friday, February 6, 2026
Reception - Tuesday, November 11, 2025 [subject to Embrace Conference]
Entry Deadline - Monday, October 3, 2025
Notification - Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Notification - Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Receiving Dates:
Hand-delivery October 27–29, 2025. 12:00PM–6:00PM
Drop off at Gallery Office in ZT’s Bistro Johnson Cafeteria Building, second floor.
Hand-delivery October 27–29, 2025. 12:00PM–6:00PM
Drop off at Gallery Office in ZT’s Bistro Johnson Cafeteria Building, second floor.
Retrieving Dates:
Hand-delivered Entries February 23–25, 2026. 12:00PM–6:00PM
Retrieve artwork at Gallery Office in ZT’s Bistro Johnson Cafeteria Building, second floor.
Hand-delivered Entries February 23–25, 2026. 12:00PM–6:00PM
Retrieve artwork at Gallery Office in ZT’s Bistro Johnson Cafeteria Building, second floor.
Awards Ceremony and Reception
Reception is planned for Tuesday, November 11, 2025 [subject to Embrace Conference].
Reception is planned for Tuesday, November 11, 2025 [subject to Embrace Conference].
Jury
The Jury will be comprised of Asbury Art Faculty. They will review all eligible submissions and choose those that will be accepted in the exhibit. Jury decisions are final. Submissions that are to receive cash awards are then determined. One Juror will be selected to write a curatorial statement for the exhibit that will be part of a potential exhibit catalog.
The Jury will be comprised of Asbury Art Faculty. They will review all eligible submissions and choose those that will be accepted in the exhibit. Jury decisions are final. Submissions that are to receive cash awards are then determined. One Juror will be selected to write a curatorial statement for the exhibit that will be part of a potential exhibit catalog.
Gallerist
The Gallerist will receive submissions, determine eligibility, and prepare them for review by the Jury, and then for Guest Scholar. The exhibit will then be installed and managed by Gallerist supported by Gallery Staff workers. The Gallerist will communicate with the artists about receipt and return of their artwork.
The Gallerist will receive submissions, determine eligibility, and prepare them for review by the Jury, and then for Guest Scholar. The exhibit will then be installed and managed by Gallerist supported by Gallery Staff workers. The Gallerist will communicate with the artists about receipt and return of their artwork.
Sales
There is no commission on sales. Purchase arrangements are to be handled between the artist and the buyer. Under no circumstances is the artwork to be removed from the exhibit before the established retrieval dates. After the exhibit, artwork will be returned only to the artist unless written permission states the names (and contact information including mailing address) of any additional individuals who are authorized to pick up the work, or be sent the work.
There is no commission on sales. Purchase arrangements are to be handled between the artist and the buyer. Under no circumstances is the artwork to be removed from the exhibit before the established retrieval dates. After the exhibit, artwork will be returned only to the artist unless written permission states the names (and contact information including mailing address) of any additional individuals who are authorized to pick up the work, or be sent the work.
Insurance
All artwork must be accompanied by all the required documentation as listed under “Application Requirements” above. It will be covered for the duration of the exhibit and in storage until it is retrieved. After thirty days beyond the last pick-up date, any remaining artwork becomes property of Asbury University.
All artwork must be accompanied by all the required documentation as listed under “Application Requirements” above. It will be covered for the duration of the exhibit and in storage until it is retrieved. After thirty days beyond the last pick-up date, any remaining artwork becomes property of Asbury University.
Questions? contact Prof. Keith Barker