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Coffee Culture (Fredericksburg, VA) – Call For Artists

Coffee Culture (Fredericksburg, VA) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] LibertyTown Arts Workshop announces a call for artists for Coffee Culture, a national juried art exhibition.

The nineties are back, baby, and with it, so is the nineties’ coffee house culture. Join LibertyTown this March to celebrate all things coffee and coffee culture, whether they are images of coffee, coffee bean art, celebrations of your life in a coffee house, or deeper examinations of this strange, fermented bean water’s journey from bush to mug. LibertyTown wants to see all of your art celebrating, incorporating, or exploring our sweet, sweet, caffeinated friend, coffee.

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Enter by: 17 February 2025

A non-refundable application fee must be paid for each submitted piece before it will be juried. Payment may be submitted electronically via submittable or by check delivered to LibertyTown. “Friends of LibertyTown” Members receive discounted jury fees. If you aren’t already, you can become a member at http://libertytownarts.com/product/friends-of-libertytown/.

Application Fees

  • 1st piece (Non-member): $25
  • 1st piece (Member): $15
  • Each additional piece: $ 5

All artists age 16 and older, working in any media, may apply to this show. Work previously exhibited in LibertyTown’s gallery is not eligible. Work must be original and not from kits and made in the least five years.

Work accepted into the show must be for sale. Applications must be submitted electronically; no physical pieces will be accepted at the gallery for jurying. Work that will be displayed must be ready to show, with no unfired media, no wet paint, no sawtooth hangers, staple-free edges or other unfinished surfaces. LibertyTown will provide pedestals and shelving as needed. LibertyTown reserves the right to reject works accepted by the juror due to content, space constraints, or inability to properly install the work.

Calendar

  • 2/19: Notifications sent via Submittable Only
  • 3/3: Accepted work due at LibertyTown by 8PM
  • 3/7: Opening reception
  • 3/30: Show closes, unsold work may be picked up/will be shipped back

Coffee Culture Awards

  • 1st Place: $400
  • 2nd Place: $200
  • 3rd Place: $100

LibertyTown keeps a commission of 40% on all show sales. Artists are responsible for any costs related to transporting accepted work to the gallery and transporting unsold work away at the end of the show. Artists applying to this show grant LibertyTown Arts Workshop unlimited non-exclusive right to use images of accepted work to promote the exhibit and the gallery.

About LibertyTown Arts Workshop

LibertyTown Arts Workshop is a 13,000 square foot art facility located in downtown, Fredericksburg, Virginia. LibertyTown is home to over 80 artists, working artists’ studios, and a full spectrum of art classes offered to the public. Main gallery Shows rotate monthly. This ensures that LibertyTown is always presenting new items for local patrons to enjoy and experience. LibertyTown features show items for viewing and sale on their website and features show items on Facebook and Instagram pages. Located downtown, the location is walkable, and they have many visitors local and visiting. LibertyTown participates in First Friday art receptions, which is a well-attended event that happens monthly.

For more information, contact info@libertytownarts.com

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Tartget Prize (Painting Competition – Deadline Extended) – Call For Artists

Tartget Prize (Painting Competition – Deadline Extended) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Tartget Prize international painting competition invites artists from around the world to participate in its first edition. The competitions is dedicated to promoting art and creating opportunities for emerging artists while consolidating the reputations of distinguished painters.

With over €50,000 in cash prizes and international recognition awards through partnerships with magazines, galleries, fine art materials, and art scholarships, there are more than 50 prizes in total.

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Enter by: 15 February 2025 (original)

DEADLINE EXTENDED: 1 March, 2024

  • 30 finalist spots among all participants who submit their works before December 23, 2024.
  • If you don’t secure one of these 30 spots, your work will remain in the competition, giving you another chance after the registration deadline on February 15, 2025.
  • If you submit at least two works before December 23, 2024, you will receive a 50% discount on your next application.

Open to all. Figurative, conceptual, and abstract paintings are accepted, according to categories. The registration fee for the contest is $50 for the first artwork and $30 for each additional artwork or different category. For participants under 25 years old, the registration fee is $30 for the first artwork and $15 for each additional one.

There are 10 categories to enter:

  • Urban and Industrial Landscape
  • Natural and Outdoor Landscape
  • Animals and Wildlife
  • Drawing and Illustration
  • Still Life and Everyday Objects
  • Figure and Portrait
  • Fantasy and Imaginative
  • Conceptual and Collage
  • Abstraction
  • A special category for teenagers

Works in all styles are accepted, including hyperrealism, photorealism, contemporary realism, imaginative realism, fantastic realism, surrealism, impressionism, expressionism, plein air painting, contemporary, abstraction, and any other type of representative painting.

Tartget Prize Awards

These are the main prizes of the competition:

  • Best in Show: €12,000
  • Second General Prize: €6,000
  • Third General Prize: €4,000
  • Tartget Fusion Prize: €4,000
  • Acquisition Prizes: €1,000, €2,000, €3,000, and €4,000
  • Best in Category: €500

After selecting the 200 finalists, Tartget Prize, along with a panel of physical jurors, will determine the works to be included in the grand physical exhibition to be held in Madrid, Spain, from June 5 to 12, 2025, in the historic Ateneo de Madrid building, just steps away from the Prado Museum and the Thyssen, where most of the winners will be announced.

About Tartget Prize

Tartget Prize is a major international painting competition celebrating its first edition, awarding over €50,000 in prizes. It is sponsored by some of the leading fine art product brands worldwide and boasts a prestigious jury composed of renowned international painters, gallerists, collectors, art critics, and curators.

Undoubtedly, it is a great opportunity for all painters who wish to advance their painting careers, gain recognition, establish themselves in the market, open doors to new opportunities, win significant cash prizes, and exhibit their work in Madrid, one of the world’s most important cultural cities, at the physical exhibition showcasing the best finalist and awarded works.

For more information, contact ceo@tartgetpaintingprize.com

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Creative Climate Awards 2025 (New York, NY) – Call For Artists

Creative Climate Awards 2025 (New York, NY) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Human Impacts Institute (HII) announces a call for artists for the 2025 Creative Climate Awards (CCA), themed Inspiring Futures. HII invites artists to submit works that envision possible futures where humanity rises to the challenge of climate change. This year’s theme aims to shift the focus from fear and uncertainty to hope and solutions, sparking bold, creative visions of a sustainable, equitable, and vibrant future.

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Enter by: 10 February 2025

The Human Impacts Institute’s Creative Climate Awards (CCA) is an annual series of events showcasing artists who address climate change through their creative works. This year’s theme, Inspiring Futures, focuses on using art to shift the climate narrative towards hopeful and solutions-oriented futures. The CCAs are a month-long festival of public exhibits, virtual conversations, screenings, artist talks, and a citywide art installation in New York City.

Prompt: In what ways does your work envision “Inspiring Futures” where we successfully address climate change?

Submit 2D works, films (shorts and features), and 3D works (sculptures and installations), as well as performances (dance, theater, music). Only completed pieces will be considered. Please do not submit concept notes or requests for commissions. Artists from underrepresented communities and those most impacted by climate change are encouraged to apply.

Artists are responsible for costs of shipping works to and from New York City. Performers must be able to perform in New York City between April 20th and May 20th, 2025.

  • Selections Announced: mid-February, 2025.
  • Exhibit and performances: mid-april to mid-May, 2025

Creative Climate Awards Artist Benefits

The Creative Climate Awards provides an opportunity to creatively engage tens-of-thousands of people in climate action, while having your work seen by judges and mentors from some of the top art and environment institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum, MOCADA, Children’s Museum of NY, PBS, and All Arts/WNET.

  • A month long exhibit in New York City
  • Present your work through HII social media takeovers
  • Meet-and-greet curators, mentor, judge and artists events.
  • Cash prize for the top 3 artists selected by external judges

About Human Impacts Institute

The Human Impacts Institute (HII) is an innovative organization at the intersection of art, education, and environmental action. Since 2011, HII has been building a global cultural movement that inspires bold and creative solutions to the climate crisis. Through programs like the Creative Climate Awards, Artivism & Amplifiers Fellowship, and the C3 Lab, HII amplifies diverse voices and fosters collaboration among artists, activists, educators, and community leaders.

By combining storytelling, public engagement, and cutting-edge education, HII transforms complex environmental issues into accessible and actionable initiatives. Its emphasis on inclusivity and creativity makes it a trailblazer in driving systemic change for a sustainable and equitable future.

For more information, contact programs@humanimpactsinstitute.org

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Laguna Art-A-Fair Summer Festival (Laguna Beach, CA) – Call For Artists

Laguna Art-A-Fair Summer Festival (Laguna Beach, CA) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Laguna Art-A-Fair announces a call for artists for the 2025 Laguna Art-A-Fair Summer Festival. In it’s 58th year, the fine arts festival will be open daily from June 27th to August 31st, 2025.

Laguna Beach, California, is an acclaimed destination for those interested in artwork of all types, with dozens of galleries. The three summer festivals located adjacent to each other along Laguna Canyon Road draw a high number of visitors, with Laguna Art-A-Fair located between the other two festivals.

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Enter by: 3 February 2025

Unlike the other two summer art festivals adjacent to Laguna Art-A-Fair, there are no residency requirements.

Over 50,000 attendees visit Laguna Art-A-Fair each summer. Laguna Beach is a very popular summer tourist destination for its beaches, coastline, restaurants, and art galleries. Juried-in exhibitors choose booth sizes from 1/2 booth (8 linear feet) up to 1 1/2 booth (24 linear feet). Booths are constructed with drywall walls for exhibitor use, making the displaying of artwork very easy.

Since all sales are processed through a central cashier, even if an exhibitor isn’t in attendance, sales opportunities are not lost. There is 24-hour security, which minimizes concerns of theft of artwork. The fair is aggressive in its social media promotion of the festival with over 300,000 Facebook followers and over 100,000 Instagram followers.

About Laguna Art-A-Fair

Laguna Art-A-Fair is renowned for the high quality and wide diversity of its fine art offerings. Laguna Art-A-Fair’s theme is a “Festival Without Borders”. Each year, artists from other states and even other countries exhibit in the festival. The art fair is consistently voted as the best summer art festival in Laguna Beach. The organization runs as a cooperative, with each exhibitor as a member who has a say in the festival’s operation, and a Board of Directors elected from the membership. Besides booth fees, exhibitors pay only a 20% commission on sales.

For more information, contact lagunaartafair@gmail.com

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ARC Salon (International Art Competition) – Call For Artists

ARC Salon (International Art Competition)  – Call For Artists

[Exhibition Update]

Congratulations to the participants and winners of the Art Renewal Center’s 17th International ARC Salon Competition! The ARC received over 5,000 entries from 87 countries; 40%, 1,970 works have been selected as semi-finalists. Finalists comprise a select group of the very top-rated entries, 1,226 works in all, or approximately 24% of entries. Both finalists and semi-finalists have been published on the ARC website.

The highest award, Best in Show, which is a $25,000 prize generously donated this year by the MacAvoy Foundation, has gone to Pavel Sokov for his entry of Watching the Dance.

Special congratulations are also due to our additional six first place category winners. Hiroshi Furuyoshi, for his work in the Figurative Category, Julia, depicting what appears to be a young and reluctant bride from the Medi-eval period sitting on a throne in deep contemplation. Casey Baugh, for his thought-provoking work in the Imaginative Realism Category titled The Music TeacherSara Gallagher, for her symbolic and introspective drawing of Let Them FallLynette Cook, for her contemporary landscape, Illumination, depicting the side of a modern building but with reflections and shadows of the natural world. Donald Demers, who in addition to winning First Place plein air, has also won the Plein Air Magazine Award with his work, The Lower Flume. And finally, Angela Zhou, our Teen Category First Place winner, who painted her work Laboratory Study at age 15.

View more details about and images from the exhibition here: https://www.artrenewal.org/17th-arc-salon#/


[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Art Renewal Center announces an extended deadline for The 17th International ARC Salon Competition call for artists. Due to a large number of requests for more time and individuals needing last minute technical assistance, the deadline for the 17th International ARC Salon Competition will be extended until the end of the day on July 1, 2024.

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Enter by: 1 July 2024

When talking about competitions dedicated to 21st Century Realism, the International ARC Salon is the largest in the world. With over $130,000 in cash awards and international recognition through partnerships with prestigious magazines, galleries, and museums, don’t miss your chance to compete. Categories include figurative, portraiture, imaginative realism, drawing, landscape, still life, plein air painting, fully from life, sculpture, animals, and a special category for teens.

Works do not need to be available for sale to win any of the awards other then Purchase Awards. Works do not need to be available to exhibit in the ARC Salon Exhibition for all awards other then FWSD Awards.

ARC Salon Artist Benefits

All winners, honorable mentions, finalists, and semi-finalists will have their entries accompanied by their name and artwork details displayed on the ARC website. Biography, photo of the artist, and painting descriptions provided during the entry process may also be shown for all qualifying works. All winners, honorable mentions, and some finalists will be featured in the 17th/18th International ARC Salon Book, “International Realism.” In addition, all winners and honorable mentions will receive an award certificate suitable for framing.

The show will consist of approximately 100 of the best works from the combined 17th and 18th International ARC Salon Competitions. The exhibition is planned to open at what will be Sotheby’s New York’s new flag ship, Madison Avenue location, in the summer of 2026, where the official award ceremony will be held.

About Art Renewal Center

Leading the revival of realism in the visual arts, the Art Renewal Center® (ARC), a 501(c)(3), non-profit, educational foundation, hosts the largest online museum dedicated to representational art. It includes works by the old masters, 19th century, and 21st Century Artists as well as articles, letters, and other online resources. The ARC is the foremost and only vetting service for representational art schools ensuring that the teaching curricula and quality of teacher and student work meet strict standards to become ARC Approved.

The ARC runs the ARC Salon Competition, which is the largest and most prestigious competition in the world for realist artists painting, sculpting, and drawing with eleven categories and thousands of works competing, culminating in a live exhibition of many of the winning works.

The ARC works with other ARC Allied Organizations, artist groups, museums, and publications to become a central news hub for the 21st Century Representational Art Movement. Read the ARC Philosophy written by ARC Chairman, Frederick C. Ross, to learn why ARC is so passionately dedicated to representational art.

For more information, contact sabrina.foland@artrenewal.org

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Perceptions Unscripted (Online Art Competition) – Call For Artists

Perceptions Unscripted (Online Art Competition) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] KiteraSpace announces a call for artists for Perceptions Unscripted, an online international art competition. Perceptions Unscripted calls artists to explore the concept of transcending perceptual limitations, whether physical, emotional, cultural, or imaginative. It challenges creators to reflect on breaking barriers, crossing thresholds, and pushing past the edges of what is accepted as real.

Click here for the application / registration

Enter by: 28 February 2025

2D and 3D works in all styles, media, and subjects are welcomed.

Finalists will have their work featured in the virtual galleries of Kitera.Space and Art.Space and will move on to the final round of jurying in consideration for cash awards and honors. Exhibition will be freely accessible through any device and viewable online.

Bring your work to life and the world. Promote your art in the Competition Virtual Galleries. Share freely, get instant visitors and sell your art directly. Enjoy a 3D-Virtual space to exhibit your art quickly and easily. Have more visibility in a respected, global virtual gallery platform. Network with worldwide curators, collectors, and art professionals. Inclusion in a milestone development celebrating emerging and contemporary artists through virtual exhibitions.

About KiteraSpace

KiteraSpace’s mission is to connect contemporary art with curators, collectors, art professionals, education professionals, and the general public world wide. The submission fees received go towards awards, funding the platform, and providing opportunities and free resources to artists and educators around the world. They support the production of free virtual exhibitions, enabling an independent platform dedicated to artists.

KiteraSpace provides online art curated collections in a familiar art gallery setting, with free movement and true scale. Unlimited by reality. Accessible for everyone. Visit 3D art exhibitions from the comfort of your browser. Discover new and interesting art to acquire directly from the artist. Experience more art than would ever be possible in reality. Whenever and Wherever.

For more information, contact art@kitera.space

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Street Photography (Online Photography Competition) – Call For Artists

Street Photography (Online Photography Competition) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The New York Center for Photographic Art (NYC4PA) announces a call for artists for Street Photography, an online photography competition.

Street photography, as an art form, captures a special essence of life, not posed, not set up, but there in the streets, yards, and avenues we pass every day. The challenge is composing those photographs that set them apart from snapshots. Take your camera or phone outside with you and capture the odd juxtaposition of a passerby and a window decoration, special look, split-second moment of communication, or scene that conveys a message or feeling. The examples are too numerous and varied to list. All 2D photography is welcome.

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Enter by: 9 February 2025

NYC4PA offers opportunities to participate in themed calls for photographers. Each call has a different theme and 50 images win. The prizes total $4000. There is a grand prize, 3 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 3 third prizes, 20 juror’s selections, and 20 honorable mentions. All 50 winners are posted in a gallery on the NYC4PA website and included in an exhibition gallery. The call is open to any photographers worldwide and of any age, amateurs or professional. A professional photographer, gallery owner, or photography teacher is the juror.

About New York Center for Photographic Art

The mission of the New York Center for Photographic Art is to provide exhibition opportunities in the vibrant New York City gallery world to photographers around the globe. NYC4PA offers international, themed, open call competitions juried by recognized experts in the field of photography. Prizes include cash awards, online gallery, catalog, and New York City gallery exhibits.

For more information, contact nyc4pa@gmail.com

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PASEO Festival (Taos, NM) – Call For Artists

PASEO Festival (Taos, NM) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The PASEO announces a call for artists for the 2025 PASEO Festival, an outdoor event in Taos, New Mexico. Works should be immersive, site-responsive, participatory, and/or will make a dynamic impact within the Taos Historic District.

The PASEO started in 2014 as an outdoor arts festival connecting the 40th annual Taos Fall Arts Festival in the Downtown Historic District of Taos, New Mexico. In its twelfth year, The PASEO has become the anticipated art event of the year, bringing out thousands of locals and visitors alike to fill the streets. Taos is a centuries-old Art Colony and home to Taos Pueblo, UNESCO protected and the oldest continually inhabited community in North America. Home to artists for centuries, The PASEO holds to the tradition of bringing artists from around the world to both inspire and be inspired.

Click here for the application / registration

Enter by: 15 February 2025

The PASEO Festival features installations, projections, and performance art that can be installed, shown, projected, or performed outdoors for this two-day outdoor art festival. Installations must be designed for nighttime viewing. Artists must be on site sunset to 11 pm daily, September 12th and 13th. Artwork must be able to withstand the outdoor environment of the high desert of Northern New Mexico. Overnight security is provided.

Submissions must be of fully executed projects. All work must be original and created by or under the direction of the artist(s). Collaborations are welcome.

The PASEO Festival is seeking 20 installations for 2025. Stipends range from $500 to $3,000 (with larger projects funded at $5,000 – $15,000). Stipend is contingent on size, complexity, and anticipated festival impact. PASEO provides funds for the shipping of artwork, but artists are responsible for the installation of their work. The festival will provide staff and volunteers to assist.

About PASEO

Since 2014, the Paseo Project has brought projection, performance, and installation art to the streets of Taos, New Mexico with free, community events.

The PASEO was founded in 2014 as a project of Taos Fall Arts Festival. Its original purpose was to connect the multiple venues of Fall Arts’ exhibitions with street activities to keep visitors engaged and moving.

Over the years the event has grown, from one night to two nights, hosting dozens of artists regionally, nationally, and internationally. In 2016, the PASEO team took the leap into a more sustainable model and became a 501c-3 nonprofit, The Paseo Project.

The Paseo Project offers year-round programs and events in addition to hosting the annual fall PASEO festival.

For more information, contact paseo@paseoproject.org

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Abstractions (Online Photography Exhibition) – Call For Artists

Abstractions (Online Photography Exhibition) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] Decagon Gallery announces a call for artists for Abstractions: The Art of Seeing Things Differently, an online photography juried exhibition. Explore the infinite possibilities of abstraction, where form, color, texture, and light transform into visual poetry.

From minimalist compositions to vibrant, chaotic expressions, Decagon Gallery encourages entries that challenge perception and push the boundaries of photographic artistry. Show your unique vision — whether through experimental techniques, intentional distortions, or capturing the unseen details of the everyday.

Click here for the application / registration

Enter by: 28 February 2025

The First Place entry for Abstractions will be awarded $300 and offered a Solo Exhibition in the gallery’s Featured section. This Solo Exhibition will be promoted on Decagon Gallery’s website and newsletter.

Digital badges will be awarded to all participants. Certificates will be given to the First, Second, and Third place entries plus the two Honorable Mentions. The exhibition will be promoted on Decagon Gallery’s social media sites and email blasts.

A printed catalog will be produced, and a short video on the gallery’s YouTube channel.

About Decagon Gallery

Decagon Gallery is located in Brooklyn, New York — a hub of creative activity. They have relationships with other galleries and arts organizations, and strive to make exhibiting affordable to all photographers. Some opportunities are free to enter and have no other fees. Their website gets thousands of visitors worldwide. All inquiries for print purchases are forwarded to the photographer. No commissions are taken by the gallery.

For more information, contact info@decagongallery.com

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Juried Art Exhibition At Art Barn (Valparaiso, IN) – Call For Artists

Juried Art Exhibition At Art Barn (Valparaiso, IN) – Call For Artists

[Side Arts Certified Sponsored Listing] The Art Barn School of Art announces a call for artists for their 31th annual juried art exhibition, to be held April 4 – June 5, 2025.

The purpose of this long-standing exhibition is to promote the creation and recognition of original, quality, 2-dimensional works of art and ceramic arts. The exhibition attracts entries from established and aspiring artists from Northwest Indiana, Chicago suburbs, and Southwest Michigan.

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Enter by: 26 February 2025

In a hope to encourage and support emerging artists from all over the United States, there is a minimum age requirement of 18 years old. This invites a large age range of artists to apply for this exhibit, making the exhibition widely accessible.

For 2025, the Art Barn has carefully selected a team of jurors, all of whom are working and teaching artists, in an effort to not only support them as artist individuals, but to provide for a fair and wide range of expertise. This will ensure that each submission is regarded with the highest standards, making it a true honor to have the opportunity to be selected for the Juried Art Exhibition.

  • Betty Carr, an upcoming Guest Artist and master painter in the American Impressionist Society
  • Sarah Rehmer, a previous Guest Artist and Chicago-based encaustic artist
  • Amy Palatnick (Amy the Potter), a California-based potter and online instructor

Juried Art Exhibition Awards

Art Barn provides numerous purchase and merit awards totaling $5,000.

  • Best of Show – $500
  • Merit Awards – in various values from $20 – $300
  • Purchase Awards – in amounts of $300, $400 or $500
  • Jan Sullivan Emerging Artist Award – $200 (artists between the ages of 18-25 are eligible)

About Art Barn School of Art

Art Barn School of Art, housed in a century-old renovated barn, is dedicated to fostering the love of art for artists of all ages and abilities in its unique 69-acre environment in Porter County, Indiana. Art Barn fosters art education and cultural access for residents, businesses, and partners in the community by offering a full range of art education classes for children and adults, as well as having a monthly rotating exhibition schedule and providing a venue for performing arts and weddings.

The mission of the Art Barn School of Art is to inspire creativity across generations by providing an inclusive, nature-based space where artists of all skill levels can explore, experiment, and grow through the arts. Their vision is to become a renowned destination for arts education and creative exploration in Northwest Indiana, where people of all ages and skill levels can immerse themselves in art and nature.

For more information, contact info@artbarnschool.org

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