---
title: The Blues
description: Juried exhibition on the theme of 'The Blues' at Community Arts Center in Wallingford, PA, with cash prizes up to $500.
url: https://www.artsume.com/programs/c5986718-af8d-4156-8fc5-4863abc46039
type: program
status: open
createdAt: "2026-10-24"
updatedAt: "2026-10-24"
programType: Exhibition
organization: Community Arts Center
organizationUrl: https://www.artsume.com/o/community-arts-center
deadline: "2027-02-16"
entryFee: 25 USD
location: Duke Gallery, Wallingford, PA, United States
isOnline: false
compensationRange: "Cash prizes: Best of Show $500, Second $300, Third $200"
disciplines:
  - mixed media
  - wall sculpture
  - printmaking
  - photography
  - digital art
  - sculpture
---

# The Blues

**Hosted by:** Community Arts Center

**Type:** Exhibition | **Location:** Duke Gallery, Wallingford, PA, United States | **Deadline:** February 16, 2027 | **Entry fee:** $25

## About This Program

### About the Exhibition

Artists are invited to submit works that celebrate and explore the theme THE BLUES in any way they choose.

### Eligibility

- Open to all Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Maryland artists eighteen years of age or older.
- Limit of two (2) entries per artist.
- Entries must have been completed within the last 3 years and not previously exhibited at the Community Arts Center.
- All two dimensional media accepted, including mixed media, wall sculpture and hand-pulled prints.
- Photography and digital art are acceptable. (No digital print reproductions of hand made works.)
- Two dimensional work may not exceed 48 inches in width and 6 feet in height.
- Three dimensional work is also accepted. Three dimensional work that requires a pedestal may not exceed 12 inches in width or depth and 36 inches in height. Free standing sculpture may not exceed 24 inches in width or depth and 48 inches in height.
- Hand delivery only.
- All entries must be dry and suitably prepared for hanging/display.
- Unframed canvases should be gallery wrapped and at least 1.5” deep (side profile). No visible stables are permitted.

The Community Arts Center reserves the right to reject any piece that does not meet these requirements.

### Entry Fees

CAC Members: $20 one piece | $25 two pieces

Non-Members: $25 one piece | $30 two pieces

### Sales

All work must be for sale. The Community Arts Center retains 40% commission on all works sold at this exhibition.

### Cash Prizes

- Best of Show $500
- Second $300
- Third $200

### Juror of Selection

Bill Scott

Bill Scott is an American painter known for his vivid abstractions. With an underlying patchwork of organic forms and bright colors, Scott evokes the sensations and textures of nature. Born in 1956 in Haverford, PA, he grew up with a love of Impressionism. He went on to study at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts during the late 1970s. In the early 1980s he lived and painted for several years in France. Over the course of his career, Scott has continued to produce harmonious works that invoke both nature and human imagination. He lives and works in Philadelphia, PA. His works are held in the collections of the National Galleries of Scotland in Edinburgh, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art, among others.

### Terms & Liability

The Community Arts Center will exercise every precaution in handling all entries, however, the Arts Center cannot assume responsibility for loss or damage. The exhibition will be on view in the CAC’s spacious Duke Gallery.

For accepted pieces, your submission photo may be used in the online version of the exhibition.

## Eligibility & Requirements

- **Geographic Eligibility:** Regional
- **Disciplines:** mixed media, wall sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital art, sculpture
- **Age Requirements:** 18+ years old
- **Note:** Open to all Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Maryland artists eighteen years of age or older. Limit of two entries per artist. Entries must have been completed within the last 3 years and not previously exhibited at the Community Arts Center.

### Additional Requirements

- Hand delivery of accepted entries
- High-quality JPEG image files of the artwork for submission (cropped to show only the artwork, correctly oriented, at least 1500 pixels on the longest edge, max 30MB)
- Entry fee payment by credit or debit card

## Compensation & Benefits

Cash prizes: Best of Show $500, Second $300, Third $200

**Includes:** Prize

## Timeline

- **Opens:** October 24, 2026
- **Deadline:** February 16, 2027
- **Program Start:** March 13, 2027
- **Program End:** April 23, 2027

## How to Apply

Apply at: https://showsubmit.com/show/cac-the-blues-2027