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32nd ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION

One of the most prestigious juried shows in San Diego, selected artists will exhibit their work in our galleries, receive excellent exposure, and mingle with both artists and art lovers at an opening reception. Prize winners, including the recipient of the Leslie Von Kolb Memorial Award, will be announced at the opening reception.

Nearly 300 artists entered approximately 900 works for consideration. Juror Armando Pulido, Writer and Curatorial Assistant, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, selected the final 52 artists and 51 works to exhibit.

SELECTED ARTISTS NAMES IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER:

Luis Alderete, Roger Anderson, Clara Barra de Guevara, Nikusha Beatty, Natalie Bessell, Joe Cantrell, Aldo Cervantes, Catherine Chambers, Ethan Chan, Sandra L. Chanis, Sherry Chen, Frisco Dancon, Carolina Danu, Gabriela Domville and Marie Najera, Venezzia Dutra, Kim Emerson, Gaby Espina, Don Fike, Sarah Garcia, Stephen Frank Gary, Emily Gilmore, Sam Grenier, Wills Howard, Rodrigo Jimenez-Ortega, Judy Judy Judy, Paul Kauffman, Amanda Kazemi, Yena Kim, Viviana Lombrozo, Monica Loss, Evie Maher, Jeff Maysent, Lori Mitchell, Gracie Moon, Annalise Neil, Lee Puffer, Dusty Rose, David Roy, Sibyl Rubottom, Vincent Schafer, Evan Scoggins, Alyssa Stewart, David Russell Talbott, Tim Topalov, Francesca Towers, Kathy Trice, Christina Valenzuela, Karina Velasco, JP Wackenstedt, Rebecca Webb, Jessica Yambao

Deadline to Enter: Friday, June 14, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT.
The submissions are now closed. Artists will be notified via email after July 1. Please, no calls.

The call for entries for the Athenaeum's 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition is open early April through June 14, 2024. Artists may enter up to three different works for juror consideration for this exhibition, on view July 20 through September 28, 2024. Our juror this year is Armando Pulido, Writer and Curatorial Assistant, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Entry fee per artist is $15 for members and $20 for non-members.

Exhibition dates: July 20–September 28, 2024

Opening Reception: Friday, July 19, 6:30–8:30 PM. Free admission.

Submission Deadline: Friday, June 14, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT


Criteria:

  • Artists: Must live, work or exhibit within San Diego County or Tijuana, Mexico. Maximum 3 works/digital images per artist (jpegs, no larger than 2 MB each)

  • Media: 2-D and 3-D media (no functional or craft art), or video. 2-D work must be ready-to-hang and may not exceed 60" width or height, framed. 3-D work may not exceed 8' H.

  • Date: Pieces must have been completed within the past 5 years.

  • Awards: 1st, 2nd and 3rd places, Leslie Von Kolb Memorial Award

  • Fee per Artist: $15 for Athenaeum members; $20 for nonmembers. Payment must be submitted online at end of entry form. Fee is per artist, not per work.

 

Deadline to Enter: Friday, June 14, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT. Artists will be notified via email after July 1, 2024. Please, no calls.

 

One of the most prestigious juried shows in San Diego, selected artists will exhibit their work in our galleries, receive excellent exposure, and mingle with both artists and art lovers at an opening reception.


The 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition will be on view at the Athenaeum from July 20 to September 28. Prize winners, including the recipient of the Leslie Von Kolb Memorial Award, will be announced at the opening reception on Friday, July 19, which will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.


Juror:

Armando Pulido, Writer and Curatorial Assistant, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

Armando Pulido is a curatorial assistant at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and a regular contributor to Frieze magazine. He has reviewed exhibitions in Los Angeles that help to expand the social art histories of contemporary art, such as the Made In L.A. biennial and Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and The Great Wall. His research has focused on art from the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, Mexican Muralism, and contemporary U.S. Latinx art. He has contributed to exhibition projects at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and was recently a fellow of the AllPaper Seminar at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College. Prior to the Lucas Museum, Armando held curatorial positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art.


The 32nd Annual Juried Exhibition will be on view July 20 through September 28, 2024, with an opening reception on Friday, July 19, 6:30–8:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. Visit ljathenaeum.org/juried-exhibition for updates.

 

Questions: Jocelyn Saucedo Larson at jsaucedo@ljathenaeum.org.

 

FAQ:

  • Friday, June 14, 2024 by 11:59 p.m. PDT, online only. Entries will not be accepted after the closing of the call.

  • $15 for Athenaeum members; $20 for nonmembers. Payment must be submitted online with your entries. The entry fee is PER ARTIST, not per artwork.

  • There is no paper form. All entries must be submitted through the link at http://www.ljathenaeum.org/juried-exhibition.

  • Each artist may submit up to 3 different artworks (one image per work).

  • Mail-in entries will not be accepted.

  • All artists must upload their entries through the online portal on the Athenaeum's website. Email entries will not be accepted.

  • Artists who currently live, work, or exhibit within San Diego County or Tijuana, Mexico.

  • Armando Pulido, Writer and Curatorial Assistant, Lucas Museum of Narrative Art

    Armando Pulido is a curatorial assistant at the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and a regular contributor to Frieze magazine. He has reviewed exhibitions in Los Angeles that help to expand the social art histories of contemporary art, such as the Made In L.A. biennial and Painting in the River of Angels: Judy Baca and The Great Wall. His research has focused on art from the U.S.-Mexico borderlands, Mexican Muralism, and contemporary U.S. Latinx art. He has contributed to exhibition projects at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and was recently a fellow of the AllPaper Seminar at the Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College. Prior to the Lucas Museum, Armando held curatorial positions at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

  • Yes, entries will be submitted online, and the exhibition will be held at the Athenaeum from July 20 through September 28, 2024. Winners will be announced at the opening reception on Friday, July 19, 6:30–8:30 p.m.

  • Please contact Jocelyn Saucedo Larson at jsaucedo@ljathenaeum.org if you need to make a correction.

  • Please contact Jocelyn Saucedo Larson at jsaucedo@ljathenaeum.org if you need further assistance.