Call To Artists

The Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Gallery is planning exhibitions for March 2025 through February of 2026.  Artists living within 250 miles of Knoxville are encouraged to submit proposals.

 

This premier, not-for-profit gallery, located just west of The University of Tennessee, programs eight exhibitions per year, showcasing regional artists working in a wide variety of styles, media, and genres. The gallery can only show work that is two-dimensional and ready to hang in a professional manner. Work must be appropriate for audiences of all ages and will be decided on by the art committee. The TVUUC Art Gallery Committee reserves the right to pair artists for two-person exhibitions but will also consider artists for one-person exhibitions as well as group shows by arts organizations. Exhibitions typically run for two months.

The nonrefundable entry fee for submitting a proposal is $30 per individual artist or $60 per  official organization. The gallery provides publicity (including show postcards) and hosts a  reception for the artist(s) whose work is selected.

Individual artists have the option of submitting their work by email (see the email address to send to below), using the web form linked here, or physically delivering their submission to TVUUC. Here’s a link to a form that can be printed, filled out, mailed, etc. Email submissions will be sent to Diane Fox at dfox7(AT)utk.edu. Artists will submit an online package to Diane or a flash drive (to the church or to Diane with prior arrangement) with eight to ten images of the work (or type of work) they wish to show, a one-paragraph bio with name, address, phone, email address, a brief artist statement and an image list including title, size and media. Include payment with proposal. If submitting by email, please send or deliver a check for $30 in payment to TVUUC (memo to the Art Committee).  If submitting a physical package with flash drive, please include your $30 check in the package.  JPG images are required, approximately 5 MB in size, labeled with title, size and artist’s name.  (Example: JohnDoe_BusyCityStreet_22x30)

Art must be original and created by the artist.

Organizations will submit everyone’s images and info in one group submission. Package will  include a flash drive with 2-3 representative images of each artist’s work, a one paragraph bio  with name, address, phone, email address, a brief artists statement and an image list  including title, size, and media per artist. 

Proposals must be received by Saturday, January 4, 2025.

Art Gallery Committee
Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church
P.O. Box 11763
Knoxville, TN 37939

Artists will be notified by Tuesday January 14, 2025.

The church takes a 15% commission for every sale.

For further information please e-mail 

Application as follows:

TVUUC Art Gallery Application (print) Form   (web form) DUE November 30, 2024

To be submitted with other required materials described in call to artists.