--- title: Portals description: >- Online juried exhibition themed "Portals" for collage, mixed-media, assemblage and digital collage; open to CAA members and non-members, $1,300 in awards. url: 'https://www.artsume.com/programs/532b9fff-4ded-488e-980c-fec58cc50438' type: program status: closed createdAt: '2026-09-07' updatedAt: '2026-10-02' programType: Exhibition organization: Collage Artists of America organizationUrl: 'https://www.artsume.com/o/collage-artists-of-america' deadline: '2026-10-01' entryFee: 35 USD location: 'Studio City, CA, United States' isOnline: true compensationRange: >- $1,300 total in awards: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $300, 3rd Place $200, Carolann Watterson Memorial Award $100, plus up to four Honorable Mentions at $50 each. disciplines: - collage - mixed media collage - assemblage - digital collage --- # Portals **Hosted by:** Collage Artists of America **Type:** Exhibition | **Location:** Studio City, CA, United States | **Deadline:** October 1, 2026 | **Entry fee:** $35 ## About This Program > "Portals" Portals is an online juried exhibition open to all CAA members and non-members. The exhibition will be hosted on the CAA website and on OLJS. It will include awards. ### Juror Karin Skiba received her MFA from CGU in Claremont, CA, and was a full-time art professor at Norco College in the Riverside District, retiring as Professor Emeritus. Karin has shaped the region's artistic landscape by founding and directing the Norco College Art Gallery, serving as the inaugural director of the Hi-Desert Art Gallery, and curating at Joshua Tree's Juniper Arts Gallery. She has created art for over 50 years exhibiting in Los Angeles, Chicago, Portland, Joshua Tree, Palm Springs, and Riverside. Now with a studio in Joshua Tree, Karin continues creating vignettes and fictional characters with a diversity of media. ### Awards **AWARDS = $1300** - First Place $500 - Second Place $300 - Third Place $200 - Carolann Watterson Memorial Award $100 - Plus: up to four Honorary Mentions $50 each ### Important Dates - Call for Entries Opens: Saturday, August 1, 2026 - Deadline for Submission: Thursday, October 1, 2026, 11:59 PT - Notification of Acceptance: Monday, October 12, 2024 - Reception and Awards: Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026 (online; time TBD). Zoom link will be posted in your acceptance letter and also sent by email. ### Theme: Portals We encourage you to explore what defines a portal, and to imagine one that resonates. It might be an elaborate doorway leading to the known or unknown, or an opening into other universes, into the body or mind, or any entrance to something real or imagined. ### Types of Collage That Qualify for This Exhibition - **Collage:** Flat or very low relief. - **Mixed Media Collage:** Moderate relief and/or different techniques and materials. - **Assemblage:** Highly dimensional, multiple three-dimensional elements, and/or freestanding. - **Digital Collage:** Combination of multiple images. Digital manipulation of single image does not qualify. ### Rules of Entry - Two- or three-dimensional collage, mixed-media collage, assemblage and digital collage will be accepted. Any size is acceptable as this is a virtual online show. - As an OPEN exhibit, CAA members and non-members may enter a maximum of four works. - Work shown at any prior juried CAA exhibit is not allowed. - Works done in an instructor directed, step-by-step class or workshop are ineligible. Entries must be original and of the artist's own execution. No artificially generated artwork is eligible. (no AI works.) - Once artwork is accepted the artist may not withdraw it, nor change the price. No substitutions of accepted works will be allowed. ### Entry Fees - Members: $35 for up to 4 entries, 4 entries max. - Non-Members: $40 for one, $5 each for up to 3 additional entries - 4 entries max. We invite you to join CAA ($55) to qualify for the Members entry fee and other membership benefits—a members-only exhibition in Spring 2027, workshop discounts, members-only zoom socials, and easy access to gatherings featuring talks by top-tier collagists. Our membership year is July 1 to June 30. ### Submit Entries to Online Juried Shows Log in and click on "Enter This Show" above to begin your submissions. - Payment is made through OnlineJuriedShows via credit card or PayPal. Fees are non-refundable. - There is no guarantee of acceptance into the show. - Note: try to enter early, as last day entries may cause errors due to overloading the site. ### Format for Digital Images (JPGs) and How to Send Them All entries must be submitted in a digital JPEG format and under 4 mb. For best results, images should be at least 1920 pixels on the longest side @ 72 dpi. ### Accepted Art This will be a **Virtual show only**. All accepted entries and winners will be displayed as an on-line exhibit on CAA's website, collageartists.org and on the OnlineJuriedShows website's "Published Shows" at onlinejuriedshows.com. ### Reproduction of Artwork Images By entering this exhibit, artist agrees that any accepted artwork may be reproduced for advertising, marketing, and promotional purposes for this exhibit or future exhibits without consent of or notification to the Artist or the Artist's agent. Release of liability: the artists indemnify CAA for any copyright violations in their work. Insurance for sold artwork entered in this exhibit is each individual artist's responsibility. ### Sales All sales will be handled by contacting the exhibits committee of Collage Artists of America. Any and all sales tax will be the responsibility of the Artist. No commission will be taken by the Collage Artists of America. ## Eligibility & Requirements - **Geographic Eligibility:** International - **Disciplines:** collage, mixed media collage, assemblage, digital collage - **Note:** Open exhibit for CAA members and non-members; membership is not required to enter. Entrants may submit up to four works. Work shown at any prior juried CAA exhibit is not allowed. Works done in an instructor-directed, step-by-step class or workshop are ineligible. Entries must be original and of the artist's own execution; no artificially generated (AI) artwork is eligible. ### Additional Requirements - Up to 4 digital JPEG images of artwork, under 4 MB each - Images at least 1920 pixels on the longest side @ 72 dpi - Entry fee paid via OnlineJuriedShows (credit card or PayPal) ## Compensation & Benefits $1,300 total in awards: 1st Place $500, 2nd Place $300, 3rd Place $200, Carolann Watterson Memorial Award $100, plus up to four Honorable Mentions at $50 each. **Includes:** Prize The exhibition offers a total prize pool of $1,300 across five award tiers plus up to four honorable mentions. Awards are selected by the juror, Karin Skiba, and announced at the online reception and awards event. ## Timeline - **Opens:** August 1, 2026 - **Deadline:** October 1, 2026 - **Program Start:** November 1, 2026 - **Program End:** December 31, 2026 ## Contact **Email:** onlinejuriedshows@gmail.com **Phone:** 888-666-1351 ## How to Apply Apply at: https://www.onlinejuriedshows.com/Default.aspx?OJSID=59019