EXHIBITIONS

CALL TO ARTISTS

Show us your BEST for the Best of Show exhibition this November at SRQ East Art Studios. The exhibition will celebrate creativity + community while helping support families in need during the holiday season through All Faiths Food Bank.

Submit your best. Shine your brightest. Be part of the Best of Show. 

WHO: Open to Local Florida Artists able to hand deliver and pick up artworks to SRQ East Art Studios at 8326 Consumer Ct., Sarasota FL 34240

WHAT: Area artists are encouraged to submit their best work (painting, wall hanging, framed photography, sculpture space limited) and to present pieces that demonstrate technical skill and mastery of their chosen medium.

DEADLINE: Space is limited!!! Reserve your entry by Friday, October 31 by emailing high-quality images to srqeastart@gmail.com and sending payment of $15 per entry to @srqeast via Venmo. Physical artwork must be dropped off and checked in by Jen Kroeger at SRQ East Art Studios on either Monday November 3, 5-7pm or during our open studios on Saturday November 8, 11am-3pm. 

EXHIBITION: An Evening Reception with Refreshments will take place on Saturday, November 15 from 5-7pm. The exhibition will run through our following Second Saturday Open Studios on December 13, 11am-3pm (Pickup begins that Saturday at 3pm).

TIMELINE:

• Friday, October 31 (Midnight): Deadline for entries

• Saturday November 1st: Artists be notified of acceptance by midnight via email (check promotions tab and spam folder)

• Monday, November 3, 5-7pm & Saturday - OR - November 8, 11am-3pm, 2025: Art Drop off 

• Saturday, November 15, 2025: Exhibition reception 5-7pm

• Saturday, December 13, 11am-3pm: Second Saturday Art Studios last chance to view exhibition

• Saturday, December 13, 3-5pm & Monday, December 15, 5-7pm: Art pickup 

SUBMISSION DETAILS - PLEASE READ CAREFULLY:

• Artwork Size: 36” inches wide maximum - or less. 

• Canvases should be gallery depth, aka 1.5” in depth, or artwork must be framed, unless it is a finished wall hanging.

• Artwork must have proper hanging hardware - D rings and wire preferred. NO GLASS in frames. If your work is not ready to hang, it will not be part of the exhibition.

• Subject matter must be appropriate for a family-friendly setting. We reserve the right to deny any submission.

• $15 entry per piece - up to three art submissions. Pay fee through Venmo to @srqeast (majority of proceeds will go to All Faiths Food Bank and a portion toward hosting the event)

• Email high-quality images by Friday, October 31 to Jen Kroeger at srqeastart@gmail.com

• PLEASE RENAME YOUR PHOTO FILES like this: Name_title_medium_price.jpg (price must be no less than $100)

Cash Prize winner will be announced during the exhibition and publicized during our newsletter and promos prior to December Open Studios/Last Chance viewing. There will be a 20% commission on any works sold at the event. A portion of the funds raised will be donated to support All Faiths Food Bank.