Pencil on Paper Gallery
Open Call Submission Information
BTWHSPVA Open Call:
Timeline of Events...
July 30, 2022 – Submissions Open Online
September 10, 2022 – Submissions Close Online
September 17, 2022 – Accepted Entries are Notified
October 15 & 16, 2022 – Artwork Delivery Days
October 27, 2022 – Artist Reception/ Soft Opening
Images - Minimum: 1, Maximum: 1
Entry Fee: $5.00 (An image of 2D or 3D artwork, and a submission fee of $5 per entry will be required.)
Submissions are available using Step 1 & Step 2 on the pencilonpapergallery.com website.
Graduates of Booker T. Washington School for the Performing and Visual Arts are eligible to submit one work of art for this Alumni Exhibition Open Call.
If the entry fee is a barrier to your participation, please contact Valerie Gillespie at pencilonpapergallery@gmail.com.
Submissions are for BTWHSPVA alumni only.
All art must be original and submitted online only using a high-quality JPEG image no larger than 10MB.The submission form can be found here.
Accepted forms of art for the 2022 BTWHSPVA Open Call:
Painting. Drawing. Photography. Mixed Media. Sculpture. Ceramics. Digital Media. Watercolor. Printmaking. Work on Paper. Work on Canvas. Collage. (Videos/Films not accepted.)
All work will need a title and will need to have a specified medium. (The submission form will take you through this process.)
Guidelines for Art:
All 2D work must not exceed 60in x 60in. All 3D work should be no larger than 30in around the entire object/surface. No glass. Plexi must be used if framing. All work must be ready to hang using wire and d-rings. No saw tooth hanging allowed. Any 1in canvas should be framed. Gallery wrapped canvas is preferred for artwork without a frame.
The BTWHSPVA Alumni Exhibition is open to all BTWHSPVA alumni. Please know that the art exhibition takes place in Dallas, Texas at Pencil on Paper Gallery. (4755 Algiers Street, Suite 100, Dallas TX 75207) Artwork will need to be physically hand delivered to the gallery in October on the specified delivery days. Please do not mail in your accepted artwork/entry to the gallery. For accepted artists living outside of Dallas, please contact the gallery for delivery options. (pencilonpapergallerysubmission@gmail.com)
Legal Agreement:
Pencil on Paper Gallery reserves the right in their sole discretion to reject any or all submissions or applicants, and to modify or terminate the submission process or the selection process for any reason and without prior notice. Applicants agree that any and all materials submitted may be used in marketing for the BTWHSPVA Alumni Exhibition. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Applicants shall retain all copyright in the work which may be held by Applicants. Applicants further agree that placement in this submission does not guarantee acceptance in the alumni exhibition. The Applicants certify that the information contained in the submission, including all supporting documents and attachments, is true and correct to the best of his/her/their knowledge.
There are no refunds for entries and Pencil on Paper Gallery and BTWHSPVA are not responsible for delivery fees if any.
All BTWHSPVA alumni artists are eligible to apply, and it is the responsibility of the artist/artist representative to hand deliver art and pick up art from Pencil on Paper Gallery in person. Any fraudulent statement made in this submission will be grounds for removal from this Open Call.
Submit your art below...
Stacie Monday Solo Exhibition
Let the Church Say Amen
Stacie Monday is a self taught artist from Tulsa, OK. She began painting in 2014 and her primary medium is acrylics. The purpose of her work is to celebrate African American women and to be an activist in her community. Her work includes her individual struggles, experiences, and lessons learned as a Black woman in America. Monday focuses on promoting positive narratives of Black women and paints to change the negative views and stereotypes that they face through storytelling and advocating equitable representation in visual culture.
Monday has exhibited her work in many art shows across the country. In 2018 she won 3rd place in acrylic art in the Lenora Rolla Black History Month show. Monday was also a participating artist for the Affirmations art show located at the South Dallas Cultural Center, and had a residency and solo show at Sunset Art Studios. She completed two murals, one at the Bath House Cultural Center in Dallas and the other at Mag and May luxury apartments in Fort Worth, TX. Monday's work was on display at the African American Museum of Dallas. This will be Monday's second solo exhibition with Pencil on Paper Gallery.
A Woman Callused...
Red Milk Crone Solo Exhibition
"A Woman Callused represents works of colorful imagery in a mentally and emotionally bleak and exhausting world..." - Red Milk Crone
Miguel Martin Exhibition
"Since a little boy, I have always been very close to my family. My family always made sure that I would be part of this traditional celebration and educated me on it. Now as an adult and as an artist, it fills me with pleasure to be able to show people all over the world about this wonderful tradition...." -Martin