Art Party Juried Exhibition & Competition
Accepted artists will exhibit their work in the Art Party Juried Exhibition in one of our participating downtown Rock Hill businesses—historic settings in the first Cultural Development District of South Carolina that make the ART PARTY experience distinctive.
Acceptance into the Art Party Juried Exhibition is by the jury only. The decisions of the jury are final. Once the artwork is accepted, the entry may not be substituted by another work.
Winners of the Juried Competition are selected from the Juried Exhibition artwork by a jury panel of art professionals.
Prizes:
1st - $1500
2nd - $1000
3rd - $500
SUBMISSIONS
OPEN: MON, JUN 9, 2025
CLOSE: FRI, AUG 29, 2025
EXTENDED TO: MON, SEP 8, 2025
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RULES FOR SUBMISSION
Make sure your artwork is prepared and submitted properly for entry.
SUBMISSION PROCESS
Artists must complete the online submission form, including high-resolution images (at least 300dpi/1MB), and pay a non-refundable entry fee through our Paypal payment platform.
JURIED COMPETITION
SUBMISSIONS OPEN: MON, JUN 9, 2025
DEADLINE: FRI, AUG 29, 2025 EXTENDED TO: MON, SEP 8, 2025
CLOSED
#2 PAY Entry Fee
FEE: $30 PER CATEGORY
LIMIT 2 CATEGORIES
ACCEPTANCE PROCESS
Once accepted, Artist & Venue Hosting Agreement must be completed to confirm your participation.
JURY
Artists will be notified of acceptance into the Juried Exhibition via e-mail by September 22, 2025.
All submissions will be reviewed by an independent juror/jury.
The top-rated artists will be invited to exhibit during Art Party, in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
The jurors will also award prizes for 1st ($1500), 2nd ($1000) and 3rd ($500) place.
VENUE
After being informed of acceptance, the artist will be informed of the Venue location to deliver their accepted artwork. Artists & Venues will be paired by Friday Arts Project. To confirm your participation, you’ll sign an Artist and Venue Hosting Agreement. Artist and Venue Hosting Agreement must be completed by October 6, 2025.
Artwork may be moved to another Venue at the discretion of Friday Arts Project.
DELIVERY & REMOVAL OF WORK
DELIVERY OF WORK – The artist is responsible for transportation and cost of transportation of the accepted artwork to, and removal of the artwork from the Venue location. Artwork must be delivered between Monday, October 13 – Saturday, October 18, 2025. Artist is responsible for making arrangements with the Venue to drop off work. Site-specific and Installation works that have been accepted must be delivered, installed and removed by the artist by making an appointment with the Venue. Except for installation artists (see above), Artists are not required to install their work. Our team will be installing the artwork at each of the approved, selected Venues. REMOVAL OF WORK – Artwork needs to be removed between Sunday, November 23 – Thursday, December 4, 2025.
Please see the Rules for Submission (button link above) for complete guidelines.
IMPORTANT DATES
SEP 22, 2025 Artist will be notified of acceptance via email.
SEP 29, 2025 Artist will be informed of the Venue location to deliver their accepted artwork via email.
OCT 6, 2025 Artist & Venue Hosting Agreement must be completed to confirm your participation.
SAT, OCT 18, 2025 Artwork must be delivered by this date.
MON, OCT 27 — SAT, NOV 22 Artwork will remain on display in the Venues throughout the Juried Exhibition.
DEC 4, 2025 Artwork must be removed by this date.