All Aboard! 100 years of Trains and Travel
Judged Art Competition and Exhibit 2025
Exhibit Dates: Sept 10 thru Nov 1, 2025
Public Reception Saturday, September 20, 6-8 pm • Awards Presented at 7 pm
Southern Arts Society is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the historic Southern Railway Depot that is our home.
We are asking artists to help us celebrate by creating art that speaks to the history and power of moving by rail. From 1925 to the present day, what visions reflect the people who built, worked, or traveled on the railway?
The railway moved people, packages, mail, livestock, cars, coal and more around the country, opening the vast regions of the US in a way never seen before. One hundred years later, we still rely on the rails to move and connect our country. We are looking for artwork in all media that captures travel and movement by rail spanning 100 years
Judge: To be announced
Deliver Art: Sat Sept 6, 11 am – 4 pm and Sun Sept 7, 1 – 4 pm; **Early entries accepted during Gallery Hours
Public Reception Saturday September 20, 6-8 pm • Awards Presented at 7 pm
Exhibit Dates: Sept 10 thru Nov 1, 2025
All Aboard! Judged Art Competition and Exhibit 2025
Help us celebrate the 100th anniversary of the historic Southern Railway Depot that is our home. We ask artists to create art that speaks to the history and power of moving by rail spanning 100 years.
ELIGIBILITY: All work Must be Your Original Creation (not from any copyrighted source), not previously exhibited in a judged show at SASi, and completed within the last three years. Artwork must remain the duration of the exhibit. This is a judged exhibit. All entries will be displayed unless they do not meet the specifications below. Work requiring special installation or that is inadequately prepared may be declined.
FEE: (non-refundable) $25 members, $30 non-members, for two entries. Additional entries $5 each for members, $10 each for non-members (4 total).
SALES and PRICING: SASi will retain 30% Commission from all sales by Members, and 40% from all sales by Non-members. Artists will be paid for work sold following the close of exhibition. Work may be listed not for sale (NFS). SASi encourages all entries to be for sale.
SPECIFICATIONS: Painting (oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastel), drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, mixed media, fiber, and fine crafts are eligible. Two-dimensional work is restricted to 48″ by 48″ including frame. Watercolors, pastels, photographs, prints and drawings must be protected by glass or Plexiglas. All work must be properly framed, or gallery wrapped canvas and wired to hang. Mats should be clean and neutral. Fiber art must beready to hang, with rod supplied by the artist. Three-dimensional work is limited to 2’x2′ of floor space, less than 6′ tall and weigh less than 50 lbs. Three-D work must sit solidly on a flat surface or be properly mounted for hanging. The following will NOT be accepted: wet paint, giclee’s, photocopies or computer-generated art. NO clip frames, saw-tooth hangers, cardboard, string, or tape. NO side staples on canvas. Larger work may be accepted depending on gallery space.
LIABILITY: SASi accepts no responsibility for any loss or damage of artwork. Concerned artists should provide their own insurance coverage. SASi reserves the right to decline any works that do not meet our standards or specifications and to withdraw any work from the exhibition at its discretion. SASi reserves the right to photograph, video, and reproduce any entry submitted for educational, marketing, or publicity purposes. Entry in the exhibition constitutes agreement by the artist with all conditions set forth in this prospectus.
AWARDS: First Place – $500; Second Place – $400; Third Place – $300 Merit Award(s) – $100 each
SCHEDULE: Deliver Art Sat Sept 6, 11 am – 4 pm, Sun Sept 7, 1 – 4 pm Early entries accepted during gallery hours. Public Reception Sat Sept 20th from 6-8 pm, Awards presented at 7 pm
PICK UP ART: Sat Nov 1, 10 am – 3 pm and Sun Nov 2, 1 – 4 pm Artwork must be picked up on the scheduled date. Artwork left beyond 30 days will become property of SASi.
GALLERY HOURS: WED–SAT, 10 AM – 3 PM
PROSPECTUS: is available at Southern Arts Society’s Galleries and on our website for download here
ARTWORK LABEL SHEET: is available at Southern Arts Society’s Galleries and on our website for download here
INFORMATION: Ph 704.739.5585 Email southernartssociety@gmail.com