The Oxford Arts Alliance welcomes artists of all ages and levels to submit work for our upcoming invitational exhibition, "Celebrate the Farm."
We will show artwork in all media that celebrates the heart and spirit of our precious farm heritage. Show the love of rolling hills, fields, pastures, rustic barns, old tools, tractors, animals, and the sublime in rural life.
Submission Deadline: July 25, 2025 - all theme-relevant work accepted
Received By: July 28, 2025 - artwork received at OxAA
Exhibit Dates: August 1 to August 29, 2025 - opening reception
Location: 38 S. 3rd. Street, Oxford Arts Alliance Gallery, Oxford, PA 19363
Media: Painting • Photography • Sculpture • Mixed Media • Fiber Arts • Ceramics
Entry Fee: $35 - 1 to 4 gallery-ready art works.
Let’s celebrate the life, labor, and landscape of the farm — together in art!
Artwork is submitted after the fee is paid using the button below the prospectus.
PROSPECTUS
Celebrate The Farm
August 1-29, 2025
EXHIBITION CALENDAR
June 13 Entries Open
July 25 Submission Deadline - online entry.
July 28 Last day to drop off work or for pieces to be received at Oxford Arts Alliance.
August 1 EXHIBITION OPENING: Oxford Arts Alliance, 38 S. 3rd Street, Oxford, Pennsylvania
August 29 Exhibition Closes
ENTRY FEE: $35 for 1 – 4 images.
IMAGE REQUIREMENTS
JPG only.
1040 pixels on the longest side.
2 MB maximum.
ACCEPTED WORK*
Work must be ready-to-hang: 2-D: wire stretched between D-rings 1/3 of the way down on back
No Sawtooth hangers
3-D: Pedestal or Floor installation
3-D wall pieces not to exceed 10 lbs
*OXFORD ARTS ALLIANCE reserves the right to exclude works from the exhibition that are not gallery-ready or misinterpretations of the theme.
SHIPPING WORK
No Glass on Shipped Work. Plexiglass must be used with all glazed work.
Ship in a Re-Packable Container & Insure your work.
A “Shipping Box” is double or triple walled, padded and returnable.
Artists must use a container designed for shipping Art.
PLEASE NOTE: A “Moving Box” is only single walled and not durable for shipping or Re-packing.
Examples of 2- D Art Shipping Box:
https://airfloatsystems.com/strongbox
https://www.uline.com/BL_413/Large-Side-Loaders
2- D Art Shipping Box: Use 2” of cushioning on all sides of artwork. (Bubble wrap plus foam insulation board works well. No Packing peanuts. Our storage space is limited.
LABELS: PRINT OUT Official Label at end of Prospectus. Affix to each piece secured on back (2-D) or bottom (3-D) of each work.
SHIPPING: Oxford Arts Alliance 38 S. 3rd Street Oxford, PA 19363
RETURN SHIPPING
Prepaid return: USPS, UPS or Fed EX return shipping label must be provided with shipping container. Keep a copy of the prepaid return shipping label and your receipt. Work will be repackaged with the enclosed materials.
ArtWork must remain installed for the entire exhibition.
Work dropped off or without return shipping may be picked up by arrangement at the conclusion of the exhibition. Work left for more than 30 days after close of exhibition will become the property of OXFORD ARTS ALLIANCE.
OXFORD ARTS ALLIANCE will exercise all due care in handling your artwork. However, OxAA is not liable for loss, theft, damage, or replacement of artwork, nor is OxAA liable for damage during shipping. Please consider insuring your work.
SALES
OXFORD ARTS ALLIANCE encourages the sale of exhibited work. A 30% commission is taken by the organization for member sales. A 40% commission is taken by the organization for non-member sales. Pennsylvania sales tax will be added to the price for each sale. If a piece is not for sale, simply note NFS. If accepted work does not indicate a price, it will be listed NFS.
IMAGE RIGHTS: COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH ARTIST. Digital images of accepted work may be used for promotion of OXFORD ARTS ALLIANCE programs and events.
Exhibition Labels: Print, Fill, Attach to your works
