Call for Art: 42nd ANNUAL
FOUNDERS JURIED ART SHOW
Submission Deadline:
October 2 & 3, 2026
Important Dates
Art submission: Friday and Saturday, October 2 & 3 from 11 am – 3 pm
Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Opening reception and Awards announcement:
Firehouse Gallery, Saturday, October 10, 3 – 5 pm
Exhibition closes: Sunday, November 15. Artists need to pick up unsold
work on this day from 11 am-3 pm.
42nd Annual Founders Juried Show Prospectus & Entry Form (pdf)
Submitting Artwork
Entries: $20 non-refundable entry fee per piece. Maximum of three entries per artist. Fees are paid when entering pieces. Fees cover the cost of the exhibition, including marketing, awards, and reception.
Eligibility Criteria
Open to Hawai’i Island-based artists who are current members of the Waimea Arts Council. Individuals who join the Waimea Arts Council may enter this show. A membership form is attached to this prospectus. If accepted for the Firehouse Gallery exhibition, all work must be gallery-quality, installation-ready to hang, or easily installed with wire attached (no sawtooth hangers or shrink wrap).
• Open to any media 2- and 3-D art. No video.
• All entered pieces must be available for sale.
• No reproductions, AI-generated art, or teacher assisted art will be accepted.
• The maximum size for any entry, including the frame, is 36 x 36 inches
(or approximately 1296 square inches).
• Artwork must have been created within the past two years.
• Artwork must not have been in the past Waimea Arts Council-sponsored
juried shows or have won previous awards in any contest.
• If accepted for the Firehouse Gallery exhibition, all work must be gallery-quality, installation-ready to hang, or easily installed with wire attached (no sawtooth hangers or shrink wrap).
If you have questions about installing your work, don’t hesitate to contact WaimeaArtsCouncil@gmail.com.
Prizes:
Cash awards presented at the reception on Saturday, October 10, 3-5 pm.
Sales and terms
- Works must be for sale.
For any work sold, Donation schedule (portion of sales) based on volunteer hours:
Artists receive a higher percentage of sales based on their volunteer contributions each month: - 50% donation (artist receives 50%) – Less than 4 volunteer hours/month
- 30% donation (artist receives 70%) – Minimum 4 volunteer hours/month
- 25% donation (artist receives 75%) – Minimum 8 volunteer hours/month
- 20% donation (artist receives 80%) – Minimum 12 volunteer hours/month, including at least 4 hours/month as a gallery docent
The Waimea Arts Council will handle all work with the utmost care; however, artists will be responsible for the liability of their art and will hold the Waimea Arts Council harmless.
Artists are responsible for arranging the necessary shipping of sold work by contacting the buyer directly to cover any associated shipping fees.
Judging Information:
Entries will be judged using five criteria: originality, visual balance, clarity, personal expression, and execution of the medium.
Judge – Richard Bodien is a painter, poet, and musician based in Hāwī, Hawaiʻi. His work has been exhibited in Seattle, his own Hāwī Gallery, and at the Kahilu Theater. His abstract paintings are represented by Tiffany’s Art Agency. A lifelong student of art history, Bodien has both an artist’s eye and a broad perspective of American, European and Asian art.
From 2011 through 2020, he founded and operated Hāwī Gallery, a museum-like destination featuring carefully curated selections of fine art, books, ʻukulele, Hawaiian music, vintage aloha wear, and authentic Hawaiian artifacts.
As a gallerist, he valued artistic quality, craftsmanship, provenance, presentation, and cultural meaning. As a juror, he values work that demonstrates clarity of intention, originality, technical command, visual intelligence, and an individual point of view. As a writer, Richard Bodien most recently published KOHALA, Volume 1: Owhyhee and KOHALA Volume 2: America. He also writes essays on Hawaiʻi’s land, culture, history, and public life at www.hawaiifirst.blog
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About the Firehouse Gallery:
The Firehouse Gallery serves as a venue for Big Island artists to provide educational and creative opportunities for sharing
work. It is a program of the Waimea Arts Council, located at the cornerstone of this local arts community: the former Waimea
fire station at the junction of Highways 19 and 190 in Kamuela (Waimea), on the Big Island of Hawaii. The Firehouse
Gallery is open Thursday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
About Waimea Arts Council:
Established in 1976, the Waimea Arts Council, a 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization, sponsors programs, exhibitions, and arts
education, offering support to individual artists and other community groups. Membership is open to all who support the arts.
Committed to promoting the arts, nurturing artists, and providing a platform for art-related community events, the Arts
Council is primarily funded through donations from its members and the public.
Waimea Arts Council and the Firehouse Gallery
67-1201 Mamalahoa Hwy. • Kamuela, Hawaii
Mailing address: P.O. Box 1818, Kamuela, HI 96743
Website: www.waimeaartscouncil.org • Email: WaimeaArtsCouncil@gmail.com
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