Body Eclectic 2025 Call for Entry
The Body Eclectic '25 An All Media Juried Exhibit Featuring the Figure
Are you ready? 2025 and the first competition of the new year! The Body Eclectic '25 -an All Media, 2D and 3D Juried Show at Lawrence Street Gallery. The theme of this annual show is...the human body, in all its shapes and forms and feelings.
The juror for this exhibit will be Carole Morisseau.
Carole Morisseau is a prize-winning American Artist, Most recently her sculpture placed 2nd in the regional Gilda Snowden Memorial Exhibition, 2023 at the Scarab Club – Detroit, MI.
Her work was also selected as “Best in Show” at the Detroit Artists Market, 2020.
Morisseau’s work is represented in local and national collections, including the prestigious collection of CCH. Pounder and Public commissions of Henry Ford Health, University of Detroit Mercy and HGTV. Carole is a Fulbright Hays Fellow GPA to Brazil, 2018. Carole was selected for the Cuttyhunk Island Artist Residency, Massachusetts, 2019. She has been featured in several articles in the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News. Morisseau sits on the Board of Directors of two historical arts organizations, Scarab Club Detroit (Vice President) and Detroit Artists Market. She has been honored by the Arab American Artists organization as an “Outstanding African American Artist".
Key Dates:
- Exhibition: February 5-28, 2025.
- Entry deadline : 11:30pm Saturday January 4, 2025
- Notification of invited or declined will be on January 14th.
(via email from Laura Host and posting on the website) - Drop off at the gallery will be January 29 - Feb 1, '25 during gallery hours.
- Opening Reception: Sunday, February 9th, 2:00 - 4:30pm
- Mid-Month Reception: Sunday, February 23rd, 2:00 - 4:30pm.
NOTE: RECEPTIONS ARE NOW ON SUNDAYS TO ALLEVIATE PARKING CONCERNS. Parking is free on Sundays in Ferndale. - Pick up unsold work: Saturday, March 1st, 2025.
The monetary awards (Best in Show $150, 2nd Place $100, Honorable Mentions $25 each) will be determined in person by the juror, Carole Morisseau, and announced at the Opening Reception. The Gallery will also award a People's Choice Award ($75), based on the highest number of visitor votes received between the Opening Reception and the Mid-Month Reception, with this announcement at the mid-month reception.
Rules for this competition:
- Each entry may include the consideration of up to two pieces of art for $35. This entry fee does not guarantee entry, but does ensure the juror will view and consider your work and will offset show awards.
- No AI art please.
- PLEASE CONSIDER CAREFULLY what you enter in the form below. Changes (Title, Medium, Size and Price) will not be accepted after the entry is submitted. The Juror, website manager, Public Relations people and Label Maker will be using the information as submitted.
- Awards will include BEST OF SHOW ($150), 2nd Place ($100), Peoples Choice ($75) and Honorable Mentions ($25 each).
- All entries must be for sale and not have been exhibited at Lawrence Street Gallery before.
- We are unable to accept shipments of artwork, and therefore require in-person delivery and return of accepted artwork. Please contact Jamie Thomson (jamie@brilliantbluedesigns.com) with Subject line:Body Eclectic for questions on this issue.
- Art can be no larger than 40" wide - INCLUDING THE FRAME- or weigh more than 50 lbs.
- Lawrence Street Gallery will retain 30% of the sale price on all pieces sold at the gallery or in our online shop.
- Artwork may not be removed prior to the end of the exhibit (by artists or buyers) and will be available for sale on our website for the month of FEBRUARY, 2025).
- Artwork must be ready for exhibit (framed & wired properly - no sawtooth brackets). We prefer plexiglass to regular glass for glazing. We have pedestals for 3D work.
- Labels for the back or bottom of the artwork will be provided via email after your entry has been accepted (notification via email on approximately JANUARY 14th). Please print the label and attach to back of artwork after acceptance information is emailed to you.
- Lawrence Street Gallery will exercise professional care in the handling of all entries, but cannot assume liability for loss or damage while works are in our possession.
- All unsold work must be picked up Saturday March 1st. Alternative arrangements can be made by notifying the gallery (phone or email).
- This is a non-refundable entry fee.
- Work not picked up 30 days after end of show becomes property of LSG .
- The gallery reserves the right to cancel the event due to unavoidable events and entry fees will be refunded.
Remember: ALL ENTRIES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY 11:30pm JANUARY 4th, but we really appreciate if you don't wait til the last minute to enter.