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Submission Deadline: 11/15/2025
 
Show information

Show Dates: January 3 – February 28, 2026
Location: CAVU Cellars, 175 E Aeornca Ave, Walla Walla WA
Deadline: November 15, 2025. No late entries are accepted
Entry Fee: Free to members of Art Works Northwest
Entries: Minimum: 1, Maximum: 4

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Prospectus Overview

Art Works Northwest is dedicated to promoting our artists through regional member shows. CAVU Cellars is known for supporting local artists and providing a large venue for showing and selling our art professionally.


Work will be accepted in the following categories:
Sculpture: Any three-dimensional work such as glass, wood, clay, stone, bronze, or other
Painting: Oil, acrylic, watercolor, or mixed media
Drawing: Pastel, pencil, graphite, charcoal, ink, or any combination
Photography: Any photograph that begins with capturing an image through a lens. Includes digitally-enhanced photography
Other: includes but is not limited to fiber arts, functional pottery, ceramics, functional glass, and digital art.
Copies, kits, reproductions, or work done under instruction are not eligible.

 

Curators: Kristen Meier and Delia Morgan
 

Eligibility and Entry Process:

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  • Open to all Art Works Northwest artists

  • Size Constraints: Pieces weighing more than 200 lbs. or two-dimensional work measuring more than 10 square feet will not be accepted

  • All entries are to be submitted via the website at Artworksnw.org under the tab Show entry.

  • Submit one image per two-dimensional piece. Two or three images may be submitted for each three-dimensional piece.

  • Each artist must provide a brief biography (170 words or less), highlighting your career or past achievements, information regarding your process as an artist (if appropriate), or a simple artist statement communicating something you want the viewer to know. This information will be printed and posted adjacent to the artist’s work during the show. The committee reserves the right to edit for grammar and length.

  • Artwork shown at the member's “Aspects of Life” show in the past three years is discouraged.

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Acceptance:


An Art Works Northwest committee will serve as a jury for accepting works into the show. A judge will be responsible for making awards.


Artists will be notified via email the week of November 16, 2025 regarding the status of each piece submitted.
(Invited or Not Invited)
 

Please check your email to ensure messages from art.works.northwest@gmail.com are received and not intercepted by your SPAM folder.
 

If you do not hear from the curators by December 1, it is your responsibility to contact Pam Sharp at pamsharpartist@gmail.com​

Framing and Presentation Requirements

  • All work intended for display MUST be fitted with a secure wire for hanging.

  • We strongly suggest framing two-dimensional works for optimal presentation.

  • Works on canvas or other surfaces that do not use framing around the work must be appropriately finished on the sides of your piece. The show will not display exposed staples, untrimmed canvas, dirty sides, or other inappropriate treatments. Bracket frames, Uni-frames, rings, screw-eyes, zigger, and sawtooth-type mountings are unacceptable.

  • When attaching the wire to your piece, we suggest placing your attachment in the upper 1/3 of the piece. This will ensure that the piece does not tilt outward at the top when hung.

  • Glass or Plexiglas must be properly secured.

  • Work that does not meet the standards of quality identified in this prospectus will not be displayed.

  • If you have doubts about your finished look, don't hesitate to get in touch with pamsharpartist@gmail.com

Sale of Art

  • All exhibited art must be available for sale.

  • The CAVU sales desk will handle all artwork sales.

  • CAVU Cellars will retain a 20% commission on all sales resulting from the exhibition. Due to the all-volunteer nature of the show, it may take up to 3 weeks for all payment checks (for art sale proceeds and awards) to be generated and sent out. We will try to get checks to artists sooner, but please anticipate this possible timeline. Thanks for your understanding and patience.

  • We will use the price you assign to your artwork in the online entry process. We will not accept price changes once your piece has been accepted.

Awards

An independent judge will select Best in Show, Best 2D and Best 3D categories for which AWNW will provide monetary prizes. There will also be six honorable mentions awarded.

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Artists’ Reception

An Opening Night Reception will be held Friday, February 6, from 5 to 7 p.m., at CAVU Cellars. The awards will be announced, and this year’s judge will be introduced. Hors d’oeuvres will be served, and no-host wine and other beverages may be purchased.

Delivery/Pickup of Artwork:

  • All art is to be delivered to CAVU on January 3, 2026, between noon and 2 pm. Please be respectful of the time, as our volunteers still need to hang the show.

  • All 2D work shall have the following securely mounted to the back of the piece.

    • Your name

    • Your contact information

    • Title of the piece

    • Size of the piece

    • Price of the Piece​

  • Work can be picked up on Feb 28 between 11 am and 2 pm at CAVU.

Alternatively, you can have your work transported via courier.

There is a $10.00 fee for transport of your art to and from CAVU. This will be given to the driver of your art.

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If you choose to have your work transported:

  • Artwork is to be delivered to 89417 Summit View Drive, Kennewick, WA, between Dec 30 and Jan 2. Between 9 am and 4 pm.

  • Your 2D artwork must be protected either in a bubble wrap pouch (see Frame Destination for purchase), a slide-in bubble pouch, or in a sealable cardboard box.

    • no pillowcases.

    • Do not wrap your art in bubble wrap and tape. (If you do, you will be on the committee to unpack and repack artwork next year.)

    • All packing material must be labeled with your name and the title of your work

  • 3D work must be in a sealable cardboard box, and the artwork must be appropriately protected.

    • No peanuts.

    • No part of the artwork should extend past the box.

    • Labeled with your name and the title of the work.

Work can be picked up at 89417 Summit View Drive, Kennewick, WA, after March 3 and before March 5. Hours are 9 am to 4 pm

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2026 CAVU Cellars Show - Artist Application

"Aspects of Life III"

Fields with asterisks are required. If you fail to include them, the form may reset and  you will need to enter your information again. The phone number must include the country code (pre-filled for the USA/Canada).

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You may enter up to four pieces of art. Submit one or more image(s) per piece. Please keep file sizes to about 5 MB or below. Jpeg format preferred for images.


The file name should be in the format: artist last name_number_title_price.jpg, e.g. sharp_1_teton fall_200.jpg (or jpeg).

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Also, upload your brief biography (170 words or less) as a Word, RTF or text file.


The button below will allow you to upload up to 13 files. If you add some files and then click the button again, you may add additional files and the original files will remain.

Work 1

Work 2

Work 3

Work 4

Please review the conditions and prospectus to the left prior to submitting your application.

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By clicking submit, you are agreeing that you understand and accept all of the conditions.


Once you click submit, the form will reset and you should see a thank-you submission message below the button for about 12 seconds.

                       

Prospectus PDF - check back later.

 
 
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