THIS YEAR’S JUROR: JESSICA FUENTES
A longtime Fort Worth resident, Jessica Fuentes has exhibited her work locally for over a decade and is a former member of the F6 Gallery Collective and 500x gallery. In 2023, her work was included in the 18th Annual Joyce Elaine Grant Exhibition at Texas Woman’s University in Denton.
As an art educator with more than 15 years of experience, Jessica has taught in public schools, higher education, and museums. She was instrumental in developing the C3 Visiting Artist Project at the Dallas Museum of Art and the Carter Community Artists initiative at the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Jessica has contributed to institutional publications and national blogs. She authored a chapter in the book Creating Meaningful Museum Experiences for K-12 Audiences: How to Connect with Teachers and Students (October 2021), edited by Tara Young, and has published articles in the Journal of Museum Education and the Art Education Journal. In 2023, Jessica was named a recipient of The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant.
Jessica was the founding director of Kinfolk House and currently serves on the organization's board. She is the News Editor for Glasstire and a freelance museum consultant. Additionally, she serves on the board of Make Art with Purpose (MAP).
In her downtime, she can usually be found with her family out in nature, enjoying an art museum, or making art in their home studio.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
A state-wide juried exhibition conceived to introduce & promote emerging artists. New Texas Talent is designed to introduce and promote emerging visual artists in the commercial market. Each year hundreds of images are submitted for review. The juror then selects artists to participate in the New Texas Talent exhibition. Through their participation in the show, some artists have been offered representation by galleries and/or have been extended invitations for inclusion in future exhibitions. The exhibition and its participants have also received media exposure in such publications as Patron Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, D Magazine, The Observer and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Arts+Culture Magazine and many others.
ELIGIBILITY
All artists residing in Texas over the age of 18, WITH NO FOR-PROFIT OR NON-PROFIT GALLERY REPRESENTATION.
Suggested $25.00 donation to EASL (Emergency Artist Support League) may be sent to Craighead Green Gallery at 1011 Dragon St. Dallas, TX 75207. Payable to EASL. NO ENTRY FEE REQUIRED. Or donate online at https://easl.us/donate/
All visual media, including video, will be accepted, with the exception of film, utilitarian crafts & jewelry. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE & PRICED ACCORDINGLY.
No entries can be more than 84" tall, wide or deep. All work should be current or created within the past two years.
Craighead Green Gallery reserves the right to refuse accepted artwork that has recently or concurrently been accepted and shown in any other venue.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
All entries must be received electronically from the digital submission site linked at the bottom of the page. Any artworks submitted after May 18th, 2024 will NOT be considered for the exhibition.
Please submit up to 3 art works to the said link.
FILE FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS - PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY
Only files in .jpg or .jpeg format will be accepted
Each file must not exceed 1mb
The title of the piece, dimension, and medium MUST be included in the file name.
For example: Untitled18X24_ oil_on_canvas.jpg
Slides or hard copies will not be accepted for entries. DO NOT MAIL YOUR ENTRY TO THE GALLERY.
Selection/Notification: The juror will make their initial selection from submitted images only. (Anonymous) Acceptance by juror does not guarantee inclusion in the final exhibition. The juror and the gallery reserve the right to decline work that differs significantly from the submitted image. Due to the large volume of entries received, notification will be by email ONLY to those selected to participate, on or by June 15th, 2024. The selected participants list will also appear online at www.craigheadgreen.com.
IF YOUR WORK IS NOT SELECTED, YOU WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED.
Sales Policy: All accepted works must be for sale. The gallery will take a 50% commission of the retail price after discounts, if any, on work sold during the exhibition. The gallery may discount work up to 15% without consent of the artist. The retail value should be inclusive of all framing costs unless otherwise noted.