Interested in showing your work in our gallery space? We feature four juried group exhibitions per year: Dayton Area Works on Paper in January; The View Juried Landscape Exhibition in May/June; HWD (Height x Width x Depth) Sculpture Exhibition in the fall; and Art Ed: An Art Educators' Exhibition in December. We also offer eight solo exhibitions yearly. Here, you'll find detailed information about each opportunity and how to apply.
Rosewood Art Center’s 5th Annual Portfolio Exchange is open for submissions!
This is an excellent opportunity to acquire exhibition quality print work from talented artists in the region. Artists of all levels are invited to submit an edition of ten original prints in exchange for an assortment of eight different original prints by other participants plus one commemorative print made by artists at Rosewood Arts Center. Of the two remaining prints one will become part of Rosewood’s permanent collection and one will be used in an exhibition and fundraising sale to benefit Rosewood programs. Participants are invited to attend.
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all artists working in print medium in the region (Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana).
DUE DATE:11/4/2023. Entries post-marked by the due date will be accepted.
PRINT DIMENSIONS: Paper dimension must be 5 x 7 inches. Prints not sized at 5 x 7 inches will not be eligible for the exchange.
PRINT MEDIA: Any archival print process is acceptable.
EDITION SIZE: Ten identical prints, each one signed, dated, and numbered 1/10 – 10/10. Titles are optional. Please feel free to include contact information on the reverse side of your prints such as your website. Interleave all prints with recycled paper, tissue paper, or glassine prior to shipping. Be careful when adding information on the back of the print that it does not bleed through to the front image.
ENTRY FEE: $15 for non-students and $10 for students. We currently accept payment by check made out to the city of Kettering via mail or credit card by phone (937) 296-0294. A hardcopy receipt of payment made by phone must be submitted when you mail your edition.
SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Mail your print edition of ten (with interleaving), with the entry fee (or receipt) to: Portfolio Exchange, Rosewood Arts Center, 2655 Olson Drive, Kettering, OH 45420. Include the following on a separate paper: your name, medium, email address, website/social media handles (optional), and mailing address so we can ship your assortment of prints from other exchange participants. If you are a student, please include the name of your school.
Please ensure the safe packing of your work. No packing “peanuts” please. An easy and affordable solution to packaging: secure your print between 2 pieces of foamcore (or thick cardboard) that is at least 2″ larger than the mat on all sides, then tape along all edges of the foamcore/cardboard. Dayton area artists may deliver work by hand, but safely packed. Although Rosewood will handle all work with the utmost care, Rosewood cannot be held responsible for damage incurred during shipping.
Rosewood will act as the exchange point between contributed work and the exchange. Prints will be randomly assembled, placed in a portfolio, and shipped to its new owner by December 15, 2023. Submit and wait for your surprise package to arrive as a gift to yourself for this holiday season!
Tracy Longley-Cook, As the light lies on these white walls, 2021, archival inkjet print
This exhibition is postponed and will return in 2025.
Rosewood Gallery in Kettering, Ohio, announces a call for entries for Art Ed: An Art Educators’ Exhibition. Held bi-annually since 2011, Art Ed is dedicated to celebrating the artwork created by the region’s current and retired art educators.
Entry must be an original work in any media (2-D or 3-D), must have been made in the last 10 years, and be able to fit through the 34″ x 79″ doorway. Work previously exhibited at Rosewood Gallery is not eligible.
An entry form is required. There is no entry fee for this exhibition, but entrants must be professionally teaching art in the Dayton area during the exhibition dates OR retired from a career in art education in the Dayton area.
Entries should include one digital image of the work submitted along with a completed entry form (in digital format or hard copy). Files should be in JPG format and be named as follows: LastnameArtEd.jpg. Entry forms and images may be sent via email to paula.kraus@ketteringoh.org or mailed to Paula Kraus, Gallery Coordinator, 2655 Olson Dr., Kettering, OH 45420.
DROP OFF ARTWORK
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ARTIST RECEPTION
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AWARDS AND SALES
Rosewood Gallery encourages sales, for which the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department retains a 30% commission.
LIABILITY
Every precaution is taken in handling exhibiting artwork. All work is insured during the installation process and while the work is on display. The Gallery Coordinator reserves the right to reject work if it violates any conditions set forth in this prospectus or is unsafe to display for any reason. Rosewood Arts Centre and Rosewood Gallery are not responsible for damage caused by faulty hanging systems/frames provided by the artist. Artists are encouraged to use frame corners or other protective devices during drop-off/pickup.
By submitting my entry, I confirm that I have read and agreed to be bound by the Rosewood Gallery Group Exhibition Agreement, as collected and read at playkettering.org/gallery or at Rosewood Gallery or Rosewood Arts Centre front office.
AGREEMENT
Submission of an entry to Art Ed constitutes an agreement on the part of the entrant to the conditions set forth in the exhibition prospectus. The Rosewood Gallery reserves the right to reproduce accepted entries for publicity purposes.
David Marquez, Primitive 013, 2020, cast iron, steel
September 11– November 18, 2023
Rosewood Arts Center in Kettering, Ohio announces a call to artists living in Ohio and surrounding states to participate in the 17th annual HWD. HWD (Height x Width x Depth) is the area’s only gallery exhibition devoted exclusively to sculpture.
Jurying will take place from digital images. Completed entries will be accepted via CallForEntry.org through July 20, 2023. The exhibition runs from September 11 through November 18, 2023. A closing reception will be held on November 18, 1- 3 p.m. at the gallery. Both the exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. Information and a link to the online entry can be found on our website.
Artist awards totaling over $1,900 will include the Virginia Krause Hess Award for Excellence in Sculptural Art and the Joan W. McCoy Memorial Art Fund Peoples’ Choice Award.
Juror: Geno Luketic
Juror, Geno Luketic, is a potter living in Waynesville, Ohio. His studio practice embraces installation, performance and relational experiences. Geno is a member of the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts Green Task Force and is a faculty member in the Department of Art + Design at the University of Dayton.
Rosewood Gallery in Kettering, Ohio announces a call for entries for the 29th annual The View, a juried exhibition for Ohio artists presenting landscape or land imagery, environmental themes and world issues. Entries must be original works in any media (2-D or 3-D), completed within the last four years. Jurying will take place from digital images. Work previously exhibited at Rosewood is not eligible. Completed entries (entry form, digital images, and non-refundable entry fee of $25 for up to 3 works), will be accepted via CallForEntry.org (click the link or search “Rosewood” on the CallforEntry.org website) through April 20, 2023. The exhibition runs from June 12 through July 15, 2023. Both the exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.
Juror, Lynette Santoro-Au, Executive Director of ROY G BIV Gallery for Emerging Artists, has been working in the arts for nearly 40 years. Her goal is to showcase innovative contemporary art by emerging artists impacting the community by supporting neighborhood activities and arts groups, hosting outside organizations in ROY’s gallery space and collaborating with other arts institutions on events and promotion. In her role she is working with other Creatives in the Franklinton Arts District to create opportunities for the emerging artists we champion.
ELIGIBILITY
Entrants may submit up to three works of art per entry. Multiple entries are permitted
Entrants may provide up to two images per artwork
All media considered
Artwork must be created within the last four years
Artists must be residents of Ohio
Works previously exhibited at Rosewood Gallery are not eligible
ENTRY PROCEDURE
Jury is done from digital files. A non-refundable entry fee of $25 for up to three artworks must accompany each entry. Multiple entries are permitted. Accepted artworks must be ready to hang/install upon arrival at Rosewood Gallery, and must be labeled with artist’s name and artwork title on the piece or its packaging.
AWARDS AND SALES
Awards totaling $1100 will be distributed at the discretion of the juror. In addition, a People’s Choice Award of $150 will be awarded by the Joan W. McCoy Memorial Art Fund through the Kettering Parks Foundation. Rosewood Gallery encourages sales, for which the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department, sponsor for Rosewood Gallery, retains a 30% commission.
LIABILITY
Every precaution is taken in handling exhibiting artwork. All work is insured during the installation process and while the work is on display. The Gallery Coordinator reserves the right to reject work if it differs from the work presented in the original application, violates any conditions set forth in this prospectus, or is unsafe to display for any reason. Artists who are shipping their work are responsible for shipping charges both ways. Return shipping must be pre-paid with a pre-paid label through UPS or FedEx. If no such arrangements are made, the artwork will not be returned. All wall pieces must include proper hanging materials or instructions. Participating artists must agree to be bound by the Rosewood Gallery Group Exhibition Agreement.
David Battle, Rose in Glass Vase, 2021, watercolor
Works on Paper is a juried exhibition for artists living within a 40-mile radius of Dayton, Ohio (this excludes Columbus and Cincinnati), working in or on paper. This includes, but is not limited to photos, prints, painting or drawings on paper, cast paper, paper mache, cardboard, etc.
This year’s exhibition is juried by Michael Roediger the Director & CEO of the Dayton Art Institute. He is member of the prestigious Association of Art Museum Directors. In 2021, he led the establishing of the museum’s first Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) standing committee.
Prior experience includes Victoria Theatre Association; Junior Achievement of Dayton; Children’s Friend and Service, the country’s oldest not-for-profit in Providence, RI; and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.
Michael holds a Master of Science degree in Leadership Development from Wright State University, a Bachelor of Arts from Ohio Northern University with concentrations in Communications, Public Relations and Theatre, a Certified Fund Raising Executive credential and a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace certificate from the University of South Florida MUMA College of Business.
He has a vast history of volunteer service including as a new member of the Kettering Art in Public Places Committee.
Michael resides in Kettering and is the proud father of his son, Richard, who is Sophomore at The Ohio State University in the Honors Program. He volunteers for Midwest Boston Terrier Rescue and recently adopted Boston Terrier Chace into their family.
· Entries must be original works in any media on or of paper, completed within the last four years
· Artwork must not to exceed 40 inches in width (image, not frame)
· Artwork must be created within the last four years
· Artists living within a 40-mile radius of Dayton, Ohio (this excludes Columbus and Cincinnati). View Map.
ENTRIES DUE (Juried from actual work)
Saturday, December 31, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Tuesday, January 3, 4 – 8 p.m.
ENTRY PROCEDURE
Clarice More, Happy Hour, 2020, watercolor
Jurying will take place from actual work. Pieces must be labeled with the tags provided, stating artist’s name and artwork title and corresponding to the entry form. Artists must drop off entries at Rosewood Gallery during the designated drop-off dates and times as listed on the reverse side of this prospectus. A non-refundable entry fee of $20 for up to three pieces must accompany each entry form. Multiple entries are permitted, and should include an additional entry form and fee. Please make checks payable to City of Kettering or make credit card payment over the phone by calling Rosewood Arts Center at (937) 296-0294.
Upon delivery, all 2-D work must be labeled, framed, wired, and ready to hang; all 3-D work must be labeled and ready to display (indicate display method: pedestal, floor, hang from ceiling, etc.). The gallery coordinator reserves the right to reject any work not prepared in a sound manner for hanging, or otherwise unpresentable for display. Submissions must include a completed entry form and $20 entry fee at the time of drop-off.
AWARDS AND SALES
Awards totaling $1,100 will be distributed at the discretion of the juror and announced online. The People’s Choice Award will be awarded by the Joan W. McCoy Memorial Art Fund through the Kettering Parks Foundation will be announced at the end of the exhibition. Rosewood Gallery encourages sales, for which the City of Kettering Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Department, sponsor for Rosewood Gallery, retains a 30% commission.
LIABILITY
Every precaution is taken in handling exhibiting artwork. All work is insured during the installation process and while the work is on display. The gallery coordinator reserves the right to reject work if it violates any conditions set forth in this prospectus or is unsafe to display for any reason. Rosewood Arts Center and Rosewood Gallery are not responsible for damage from faulty hanging systems provided by the artist. Artists are encouraged to use frame corners or other protective devices during drop-off/ pickup. By submitting my entry, I confirm that I have read and agreed to be bound by the Rosewood Gallery Group Exhibition Agreement, as listed at playkettering.org/gallery or at Rosewood Arts Center front office.
AGREEMENT
A submission constitutes an agreement on the part of the entrant to all the conditions set forth in this prospectus.
Call for Proposals: Rosewood Gallery 2024 Exhibition Season
The City of Kettering, Ohio and Rosewood Arts Center invite artists working in any media to submit proposals for exhibition in the Kettering Health Art Gallery at Rosewood Arts Center during the January – December 2024 Exhibition Season. Proposals must be submitted via Call for Entry by August 17, 2023.
The gallery specializes in the exhibition of contemporary art by emerging local, regional and national artists. It is dedicated to the encouragement and creation of new works and to the promotion of the visual arts in the Dayton, Ohio area. Eight solo exhibitions are presented each year in the Gallery, with support from the City of Kettering Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts and the Ohio Arts Council.
A selection committee composed of three regional art professionals will make recommendations from submissions of work for exhibition. Notifications of the jurors’ decision will be emailed by the end of August 2023.
All media will be considered for exhibition, including video and installation pieces. Exhibition proposals must include the following:
1. A cover letter describing the proposed exhibition, any special installation requirements, potential public engagement programs, and available dates.
2. An artist’s statement, resume, and previous exhibition record.
3. Ten (10) images and corresponding titles, media, dimensions and dates. The committee will be presented with only 10 images for consideration. If the work you are submitting is for example only, please be specific in your explanation of what you propose to present in the gallery if selected.
The City of Kettering insures all works while on exhibition (please refer to our policy) and covers printing and distribution costs of an announcement mailer for each exhibition. A transportation and shipping honorarium of $250 is provided to artists selected for exhibition. Any cost reimbursement requirements over and above the $250 honorarium should be listed and explained in the proposal. The Gallery does not provide equipment for multimedia installations. The gallery walls are constructed of drywall over plywood and cannot be altered other than by use of standard hanging hardware. Various pedestals are available for exhibitions. Educational programs and artist talks are strongly encouraged and may merit additional funding, per negotiation. Current employees of the City of Kettering are not eligible for solo exhibitions. For inquiries, email Paula Willmot Kraus, Gallery Coordinator.
