Compete 17th Annual 50|50 Show
Opportunity Description
U.S. Regional Deadline: May 27, 2025 – Create 50 works of art in 50 days! An energizing creative challenge that expands your artistic practice.
This annual event — in its 17th year — is a renowned celebration of artist creativity and perseverance. Artists create 50 small works (6” x 6”) over the course of 50 days. The exhibition of the artworks will take run Sept 5 – Oct 5, 2025.
ELIGIBILITY
Sanchez Art Center (SAC) invites California artists (18 and older) to submit an entry to participate in the 50|50 Show. Each artist chooses a (10 word or less) theme for all 50 pieces. Creation of works by participating artists will begin Monday, June 23 and end Monday, Aug 11, 2025.
All fine art visual media will be accepted. Artists may prime and paint on panels, or attach canvas, drawings, or watercolor paper. 3D sculptures may be attached to wall-mounted panels, or stand on SAC-approved shelves (shelving and mounting hardware provided and installed by artist). Each piece must fit in allocated space of 6” x 6” x 6”. If your work requires a different approach, contact us for approval as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please call us!
MATERIALS
Sanchez Art Center will furnish each artist with 50 unprimed non-archival medium-density fiberboard (MDF) panels, 6” x 6” with nail holes pre-drilled, and will provide hanging supplies (nails, adhesive putty) and pre-hung installation templates. With SAC approval, other 6” x 6” panels may be used at the artist’s expense (small canvases, birch wood box panels, 3D materials, etc.) as long as the presentation is professional in appearance and there is a rigid support for the work (i.e., no paper or fabric may be placed directly on the wall). Artists providing their own panels or shelves must still pay the $75 participation fee. Variations in panels being used must be approved by Sanchez Art Center in advance.
JUROR
Serving as co-jurors are Melissa Kreisa & Rose Sellery, Artists and Co-Directors, M. K. Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
AWARDS
2 Exhibition Awards ($250 plus an exhibition in 2024);
2 Merit Awards ($250)
ENTRY FEE
Artists may submit up to 20 entries, including 18 jpegs and up to 2 videos. The non-refundable fee for each image or video entered is $15 (i.e., the fee is $30 for 2 images, $45 for 3, etc.).
APPLY ONLINE
It is recommended to not wait until the final hours of the submittal window in the event there is a technical issue that needs resolution with your application.
SALES
The 50|50 Show is a fundraising event, and all artworks will be for sale. All works of an individual artist must have the same price (regardless of medium[s]), except the 50th piece if it is framed. Guideline for pricing: $50 to $175 each (not mandatory). Minimum price is $45. Artists have the option of offering 10% off purchases of 2 or more panels. No new work may be substituted for pieces sold; this includes photography. Pre-sales are allowed as long as the pre-sold work is included in artists’ displays for the ticketed opening event (first two days of the exhibition). SAC will process sales and sales tax, and will take a 30% commission. Buyers take their purchases with them at time of sale (except during the opening fundraiser when all works remain on the walls).
DATES
- Entry Deadline Tues, May 27, 2025, 10:59 pm PDT
- Artists Notified of Jurying Results (acceptance/decline) Thurs, June 5
- Pick-up Panels, Pay $75 Participation Fee Sat, June 14
- Day 1 of 50 Mon, June 23. Artists Gathering – Learn more about installation, opening events, AND share your progress and challenges, including a few pieces of your artworks for the show. TBD (generally a Sunday, via Zoom)
- Day 50 of 50 Mon, Aug 11
- Confirm Wall Label Text Tues, Aug 12
- Deliver & Install Artwork Sat, Aug 23; Sun, Aug 24; Mon, Aug 25, 11 am – 5 pm
- Ticketed Fundraiser Fri, Sept 5 and Sat, Sept 6. Ticketed Times
- Last Day of Show Sun, Oct 5 1-5 pm
- Remove Artwork Sun, Oct 5, 5 – 7:00 pm or Mon, Oct 6, 11am – 2pm
Note: NO unsold artworks may be removed prior to the 5:00 pm show closing.
About:
The mission of Sanchez Art Center is to create community through art. Sanchez Art Center was established in 1996 when artists and community members converted an old school into a multi-use arts complex that now includes 3 galleries, 19 art studios, an arts classroom, and the Mildred Owen Concert Hall. Sanchez Art Center offers exhibitions by established and emerging artists. We make art accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds by offering a variety of free exhibitions and lectures, affordable studio rentals, workshops and classes for teens and adults, and after-school art classes and summer camps for kids, as well as community art projects and opportunities.
Sanchez Art Center
1220-B Linda Mar Blvd
Pacifica, CA 94044
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