call for entry: Vessel

by | May 4, 2026 | call for entry


Vessel
National Juried Exhibition @ Buckham Gallery
$50 Shipping Stipend for ALL Selected Artists
Deadline: July 10, 2026
Submission Fee: $25

For More Information visit: https://www.buckhamgallery.org/vessel-cfe.html

For all of recorded human history, we have created vessels in which to hold water, food, collections of objects, or human remains. These vessels often exist to serve functional purposes, while also decorative with scenes of life and humanity. Vessels have been made of wood, stone, clay, glass, metal, and also paper, fiberglass, etc… While the original vessels served functional purposes, we now create non-functional vessels to be admired in form and beauty. Buckham Fine Arts Project welcomes submissions of three dimensional works of vessels, either functional or non-functional, in a wide range of size and materials

Founded in 1984, Buckham Fine Arts Project | Buckham Gallery is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the vision to support and nurture artists, build community and inclusivity, while challenging our audience to engage with contemporary art in new ways. In commitment to our vision to support artists, Buckham Gallery will provide a stipend of $50 to each artist selected for this exhibition to aid in shipping costs. We acknowledge this may not cover all costs associated with the shipment and return of artwork.

The Vessel exhibition will be held September 11 – October 3, 2026 at Buckham Gallery in Flint, MI.
For More Information visit: https://www.buckhamgallery.org/vessel-cfe.html

Call for Entry: Shino Odyssey – Closes this month!

by | May 4, 2026 | call for entry

Baltimore Clayworks is pleased to announce a call for entries for Shino Odyssey. This is a juried exhibition celebrating the depth and diversity of Shino glazes. This exhibition invites artists to explore and showcase the vast possibilities of Shino, a glaze family known for its remarkable sensitivity to clay body, application, kiln atmosphere, and firing duration. All interpretations are encouraged. Selected artwork will be exhibited in our gallery and available for purchase.

Updated Application Deadline: Friday, May 29, 2026
Exhibition Dates: September 12 – October 31, 2026
Notification: By Friday, June 29, 2026

To learn more and apply visit baltimoreclayworks.org/exhibitions/calls-for-entry

call for entry: Oak Spring Fellowship for Distinction in Fine Crafts & Design

by | Apr 28, 2026 | call for entry, residency opportunity

Announcing the inaugural Oak Spring Fellowship for Distinction in Fine Crafts & Design.

Generously supported by Tiffany & Co., this fellowship supports early-career makers and designers across disciplines such as fiber and textiles, wearable designs, woodworking, ceramics, jewelry, furniture design, and more.

The award includes a $10,000 grant and a 2-5 week residency at Oak Spring Garden Foundation.

🗓️Apply by May 31, 2026 Full details here.

call for entry: Convergence, a juried ceramic exhibition through Clay Festival 2026.

by | Apr 28, 2026 | call for entry

 

This juried ceramic exhibition invites artists working in clay to share work that reflects the meeting of many voices, ideas, and approaches within contemporary ceramic practice. Clay carries traces of place, memory, culture, and imagination, and in the hands of different artists it becomes something endlessly adaptable. Convergence celebrates the moment where varied perspectives, forms, and materials come together in one shared space. Rather than centering on a single aesthetic or narrative, the exhibition welcomes a broad range of work, allowing unexpected relationships and quiet dialogues to emerge between objects. Through this gathering of ceramic works, the exhibition creates a landscape where difference is not only present, but essential to the beauty of the whole.

Jurors: Bradley Klem, Stephanie Seguin, Penelope Van Grinsven 

WHERE: Light Art Space
209 West Broadway, Silver City, NM 88061 https://lightartspace.com/

WHEN: June 4 – 20, 2026
Submission deadline: May 10, 2026 11:59 MST

Call for artists: 2026 Pride in Craft

by | Apr 28, 2026 | call for entry

Artwork in image by ceramic artist Julian Miholics (@julianmiholics), featured in Pride in Craft 2025: This Way Forward

Craft Ontario is seeking submissions for an in-person retail feature that will highlight the recent work of 2SLGBTQIAP+ Craft Artists from June 12 – July 12, 2026, as well as a written feature on the Craft Ontario website.

This feature has developed over the past several years from a partnership with the ArQuives, in which Craft Ontario presented craft items from fonds in relation to the work of current craft artists, to last year’s online juried feature of recent works of seven extraordinary trans and queer craft artists in Ontario, to now being a juried feature with access to a wider arts market in the Craft Ontario Shop.

“Craft” typically involves handmade objects with a functional purpose, using the following materials:

  • Glass
  • Clay
  • Textile
  • Wood
  • Metal
  • Paper
  • Printmaking
  • Stone
  • If your material/medium is not listed but you believe your work still fits the “Craft” criteria, please submit!

With the purpose of selling the accepted work, this year’s Pride in Craft offers artists the opportunity to highlight a range of work, including large or one-of-a-kind pieces, and production work in the Craft Ontario Queen Shop – located at 1106 Queen St W, Toronto, ON. All work displayed in the Feature must be for sale and should have the potential to sell in a retail setting.

Accepted applicants will receive the following:

  • Artwork displayed in the Craft Ontario Queen Shop for the specified duration
  • A complimentary 1-year Maker Membership to Craft Ontario
  • A selection of the featured works available on the Online Shop
  • Name, biography, and artist statement shared in the Online Shop alongside the work for sale
  • Accepted artworks promoted on Craft Ontario social channels
  • A written feature in a dedicated blogpost, providing context and an in-depth review of the artwork

Key Dates:

  • Application Deadline: May 12, 2026, 11:59 PM EST
  • Application response sent to accepted artists, May 15, 2026
  • Artwork dropped off at the Craft Ontario Queen Shop, May 28 – June 4, 2026
  • Feature on view and works available for purchase, June 12 – July 12, 2026
  • Unsold artwork picked up from the Craft Ontario Queen Shop, July 13-19

Please Note:

  • There is no charge associated with this application
  • You do not have to be a current Craft Ontario Member to apply for this opportunity

If you have any questions regarding applying to Pride in Craft 2026, please email [email protected]

MORE INFO HERE.