Call for Artists

Call for Artists

Call for Artists opportunities for the Bush Barn Art Center and the Annex take place throughout the year. See below for a current list of ways to get your art out into the world through the Salem Art Association.

Juried exhibitions are those where art is selected according to merit by a juror or jurors. In Non-Juried exhibitions all art is accepted as long as it meets the criteria of the call for artists.


CALL FOR ARTIST PROPOSALS
Deadline Friday, November 15, 2024.

This is a Call for Artists to create one to four (1-4) pieces of artwork based on the book, Why Didn’t You Tell Me? by author Carmen Rita Wong for the Salem Reads Art Exhibit.

Month of October: Pick up your copy of Why Didn’t You Tell Me? You can pick up a copy of the book at the Salem Art Association (SAA) located at 600 Mission St SE, or email Kathy Dinges at kathleen@salemart.org and coordinate a pick-up time at SAA’s Front Desk. In addition, eBooks are available to download on the cloudLibrary and Libby apps.

Call for artists

Rental Sales Program & Gift Gallery

The Rental-Sales Program and the Gift Gallery of the Salem Art Association (SAA) are consignment venues at the Bush Barn Art Center for local, regional, and Pacific Northwest artists to display, rent and sell their work. There is no fee to submit work for consideration.

Call for artists

Open Call for Zines for the SAA Zine Collection and Library

The Salem Art Association (SAA) seeks artists, writers, creatives and community members to participate in zine submissions throughout the year for our Salem Art Association Zine Collection and Library. This Collection houses ZINES from across Oregon covering a wide range of topics and is permanently housed on the SAA Annex landing.

Call for artists

Artist-In-Residence (Juried)

This residency offers a dedicated studio space for artist(s) to experiment and create new work.

THE 2024 AIR PROGRAM IS NOW CLOSED FOR THE YEAR


Exhibition Proposals (Juried)

The A. N. Bush Gallery and the Focus Gallery are exhibit venues for contemporary artists operated by the Salem Art Association (SAA). The A.N. Bush Gallery focuses on regional, national and international solo and group exhibitions. Exhibits in the A.N. Bush Gallery, covering a space of 1,270 square feet, usually include an educational component. The Focus Gallery, measuring 150 square feet, exhibits emerging and mid-career artists from the Mid-Willamette Valley and the northwest. Exhibits usually rotate every six to eight weeks.

Call for Submissions


Call for Guest Speakers

How does your creativity enrich our diverse community? What remarkable creative perspectives would you like to share? An academic degree is not necessary and there are no age restrictions. If you have something remarkable and artistic to share, we would like to hear from you.

call for speakers

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