Call For Artists

VISUAL ARTS GUILD OF FRISCO

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Upcoming THEMES below for at our partner art galleries:

Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea Frisco

Night:  August 25 – October 27

Creme de la Creme Revisted:  October 27 – December 8

Up Close:  December 8 – February 5

Frisco Dental Studio

Retro:  October 6 –  December 1

Venture X Fairview/Allen

Go BIIIG!:  October 13 – January 12

Frisco Discovery Center – Juried Exhibition

Creme de la Creme – Open Theme:  September 29 – October 27

Fresh Start 2025 – Open Theme:  March 2 – March 30

Artrageous 2025 – Open Theme:  June 1 – June 29

Click on the Flyer for more info! 

Join us for the 7th Annual Frisco Arts Walk and Run on Saturday, October 26th, 2024, at Kaleidoscope Park!  

**Seeking 8 -10 En Plein Air Artists to volunteer to paint on the walk path

The run route takes you through the scenic Texas Sculpture Garden at HALL Park with pop-up musicians, dancers, vocalists, actors, visual artists, and more along the way.

Funds raised from the Frisco Arts Walk and Run supports our advocacy, education, and outreach initiatives. Come walk, run, or dance through the Frisco Arts 5K and help us champion the arts community in Frisco!

**PLEASE REMEMBER, TO DISPLAY YOUR ART, YOU MUST VOLUNTEER AS AN EN PLEIN AIR ARTIST and be a MEMBER OF VAGF**

En Plein Air artists bring one art piece for display in VAGF art tent!  After signing up below to volunteer to paint en plein air during this event, simply bring ONE original artwork that you choose to showcase for sale. Art pieces cannot exceed 24 inches in width and 24 inches in height (including the frame). All art pieces must have value of at least $100. VAGF will handle all sales during the event and will retain a 20% commission on all sales during this event. 

All artwork should be ready-to-hang with wire taut at the upper fourth of the frame. Saw hook hanging will not be accepted. 

VAGF TENT HELP 6:30AM – 11AM

EN PLEIN AIR ARTISTS SET UP 7AM – 11AM

** Please email all inquiries to finance@vagf.org **

Please review the available slots HERE on Sign-Up Genius and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

 

In partnership with Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea Shop in Frisco, VAGF presents Art Exhibit at Sweetwaters! The theme for this show is “Up Close” .

Submission is for current VAGF members only. Non-members may participate in the show by joining VAGF online here prior to the submission deadline.

Free submission for up to two images for VAGF Members. Submit your artworks as JPEG for consideration by November 16, 2024. You will be notified of acceptance into the show by November 21, 2024. 

https://www.smarterentry.com/CallsForEntry/VAGF/

Please make note of these dates and times: Accepted works must be delivered to the Sweetwaters Coffee and Tea at 13030 Preston Rd, Ste 100, Frisco TX 75035 on Sunday, December 8, 2024 between 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. and picked up on Sunday, February 2, 2025 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

A “Meet the Artists” event will be held on Sunday, January 19, 2025 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Artists accepted to the show will receive calendar invites to these events from vagfsuggestions@gmail.com.

Failure to bring the artwork during the dropoff time will result in exclusion from the show. Failure to pick up art during the pickup time will result in storage fees of $10 per day starting with the pickup day.

All submitted works should be ready-to-hang with wire taut at the upper fourth of the frame. Saw hook hanging will not be accepted. All works on 1/2” canvases should be framed. All the works on 1” to 2” canvases need to have neatly painted edges if not framed.

Due to space limitations, art pieces cannot exceed 36 inches in either dimension (including the frame).

All artwork sold must remain on display until the end of exhibition.