48th Annual Art Comp

48th Annual Art Comp

OPENING
Awards Reception Friday, May 9th, 2025 | 6PM – 8PM
In Beverly Arts Center’s Simmerling Gallery

NOTIFICATION
Artists selected for ART COMP 48 will be notified no later than Friday, April 11th at 4PM.

The Beverly Arts Center proudly announces the open application period for ART COMP 48.  This annual juried gallery exhibition celebrates the talent and creativity to local and regional artists. Since 1976, ART COMP has supported artists with prize money and the opportunity to show their work in the BAC’s Jack Simmerling Gallery. 

Submission Form

48th Annual Art Comp Submission Form Here

Administrative Fee

Administrative Fee Payment Here

Forms with missing information or forms submitted without payment will be considered incomplete and will be ineligible for consideration.

Selected artworks can be dropped off during the week of Monday, April 14th – Sunday, April 27th. BAC will accept mailed in artwork with return postage included in the packaging.

HISTORY OF ART COMP
In 1976, real estate developer Arthur Rubloff and local artists William and Judie Anderson, all original supporters of the Beverly Arts Center, decided to honor their good friends, Alice and Arthur Baer, by establishing a juried art competition in their name. Each year, the Beverly Arts Center awards over $5000 in prize monies to local and regional artists whose works are selected for exhibition.

ART COMP 48 is made possible through the generous support of Beverly Bank and Trust.

RETURNING WORK
Shipped work will be mailed by Tuesday, June 10th, 2025. All other work must be collected between Saturday, June 7th and no later than Saturday, June 20th.  Work may only be picked-up during hours that the BAC Front Desk is staffed – Mondays – Thursdays, 12noon – 7pm, Fridays, 12noon – 5pm, and Saturdays, 9am – 2pm.  The BAC is not responsible for uncollected works.

LIABILITY & INSURANCE
The BAC does not insure artwork. Artists are responsible for demonstrating proof of insurance for their own work.

SALES
The BAC retains a 30% commission of any item sold based on the sale price determined by the Artist in advance of the Exhibition. All sales of pieces exhibited at ART COMP 46 for the duration of the show,  Friday, May 9th, 2025 and Friday, June 6th, 2025 will be processed through the Beverly Arts Center’s point of sale system.  Artists whose work is purchased during this period will receive payment from the BAC no later than Friday, June 27th, 2025.

MARKETING
The BAC reserves the right to photograph all exhibited works and to use those photographs for catalog and/ or publicity purposes.

INCLUSION
The Beverly Arts Center is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. We empower the creative vitality of every identity and encourage work from all communities, groups, and individuals