Deadline for Entries: November 30, 2026

Freehand celebrates ceramic works that feature direct mark-making as surface decoration: fingertip impressions in wet clay, brushwork, carving, sgraffito, drawing, scratching. In short, works that carry a permanent, visible trace of the artist's uninhibited hand.

Exhibit Dates: February 3 - March 28, 2027
Reception: March 13, 4-6 PM

Juror: Bede Clarke

Bede Clarke is Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri-Columbia, having taught at Missouri 1992- 2021. He received his Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa (1990) and a BFA from Eckerd College (1982). Bede’s work is found in collections in the U.S. and abroad, such as: Taipei County Yingge Ceramics Museum, Icheon World Ceramic Center, South Bend Museum of Art, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Martin Museum of Art and Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art.

Bede maintains a studio in Columbia, Missouri where he produces his work. Recent exhibits include: Muskegon Museum of Art, Dennis Museum Center, Lawrence Art Center, NCECA 60th Anniversary Exhibition, Reuben Saunders Gallery and Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art.

Bede has conducted over 100 workshops and lectures around the country and internationally.

Deadline for Entries: September 14, 2026

The Workhouse Arts Center is proud to announce its Call for Entries for the 12th Annual Workhouse Glass International Exhibition.

This is an Open Call for functional and/or sculptural glass artworks for an this anticipated annual exhibition demonstrating the breadth of contemporary glass.
All levels are welcome.

JUROR: Corey Pemberton (American b. Reston, VA, 1990) received his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2012. He has completed residencies at The Pittsburgh Glass Center (PA), Bruket (Bodø, NO), Alfred University (NY), as well as a Core Fellowship at the Penland School of Crafts (NC). He has exhibited work at the Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art (CA), The Contemporary Museum of Art in Raleigh (NC), and has work in the permanent collections of The Museum of Art and Design (NY), The Boston Museum of Fine Art (MA), and The Chrysler Museum of Art (VA). 

Pemberton currently resides in Los Angeles, California where he splits his time between the nonprofit arts organization Crafting the Future, painting, and his glass practice. He strives to bring together people of all backgrounds and identities, breaking down stereotypes and building bridges; not only through his work with Crafting The Future but with his personal artistic practice as well. 

Exhibition Dates:
October 24, 2026 – January 3, 2027

Workhouse Arts Center's open call for proposals facilitates submissions from parties interested in having a solo or group exhibition in the Workhouse Arts Center’s Building W-16, in the McGuire Woods, Vulcan, and Muse Galleries.

Summer 2026 review
Opens: May 1, 2026
Deadline: July 12, 2026
Notification: July 31, 2026

Application fee: $30

Contact: Sarah Berry, Curator at SarahBerry@workhousearts.org

This open call is for artists interested in applying to the Studio Artist Program at Workhouse Arts Center. Our 55-acre campus has 5 buildings of studios for artists – most disciplines allowed. Please contact the Artist Liaison first if you have any questions about rent, requirements, and/or lease duration.

Now accepting applications for artists interested in applying for non-studio display/sales gallery space in Workhouse Arts Center’s Arches Gallery. There is a monthly hanging fee of $45 if accepted.