Columbia City Gallery
Unwavering Hope, Columbia City Gallery’s Annual Juried Exhibit
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Eligibility: We highly encourage artists local to the Greater Seattle Area and the Pacific Northwest to apply, but this application is open to artists worldwide. Please note, however, that shipping costs will be the artists’ responsibility.
Columbia City Gallery is honored to announce a Call for Entries for its 18th Annual Juried Exhibit. The Jurors for this exhibit are Avery Barnes of Avery Barnes Gallery and James Coley, King Street Station Program Lead of the Seattle Office of Arts & Culture. The exhibit will run from August 26 – October 4, 2026.
Unwavering Hope is a call for all artists who yearn for a brighter future. This Juried Exhibit aims to highlight the radical act of hope in today’s harrowing political climate.
All artists working in 2D and/or 3D media are encouraged to submit artwork completed within the past 3 years that reflects the theme of Unwavering Hope. We ask artists to share works depicting ideas or subjects that fill them with promise, uplifting hopeful perspectives that matter to them and merit more visibility.
Awards: $500 First place; $300 Second place; and $200 Third place.
$30 entry fee. Discounted entry fees are available to BIPOC, LGBTQ+, disabled, and/or immigrant artists, or other marginalized groups who would benefit from reduced cost-access. For the code, please email with subject: Juried Exhibit Community Access and a quick write-up on your background for eligibility to the discount code.
More Information: artist.callforentry.org