Dedicated to promoting local artists

Show information

Show Date/Time: December 5 – 7, 2025, 11am- 5pm daily
Location: Col Solare, 50207 Antinori Rd., Benton City, WA
Deadline: November 20, 2025.
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. 

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.

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Curator: Linda Blanchard

 

We need to provide panels. Contact Linda if you can help.
 

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.​​​

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Acceptance:

Linda Blanchard will serve as the curator for accepting works into the show. 

Artists will be notified via email the week of November 23, 2025 regarding pieces selected
 

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 Linda Blanchard at 509-627-7360​

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

• Art for sale should have artist contact information and Venmo or other method to accept payment. The exhibit will not be staffed the entire time..

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Delivery/Pickup of Artwork:

• Art may be delivered to Col Solare on December 4, 2025, between 11 am and 2 pm. Please be respectful of the time, as our volunteers still need to hang the show.

• If you can't deliver your work then, contact Linda Blanchard 509-627-7360. Deliver to her place, 675 Summit Street, Richland, on or before the 3rd. Text her first.

• 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 December 7 at the end of the show or later from Linda Blanchard. Please arrange with her if you need her to pick up your 

• 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.

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