We at Studio 55 Martinez are excited to invite you to exhibit your small works in an upcoming exhibition titled, “Joy In
Small Things”. This group show is an opportunity for you to display small works that may be purchased and given as cherished gifts for the holidays, with 3% of sales going to local org “Stand Together Contra Costa”.

Eligibility: This exhibition is open to all emerging and established artists.

Medium: painting, drawing, printmaking, illustration, watercolor, oil, acrylic, collage, ink, pencil, mixed media, digital art, photography, fiber and textile art, and sculpture.

Submission guidelines:

a. Artist may submit up to 3 pieces of artwork in any medium

b. Submissions must be high-resolution JPEGs at 300dpi, with the longest side measuring 1200 pixels without the frame or mat.

c. Submissions must include a description.

Dates & deadlines:

a. submission deadline November 1

b. approval/decline notices will be sent out on November 15

c. Drop off on or before Sunday, November 23, during gallery hours. 

d. Reception Saturday, December 6

e. Pick up January 10 & 11, 2026 during gallery hours.

Fees & sales agreement:

a. Non-refundable $10 per submission.

b. 25% commission upon sale of artwork.

c. 3% of art sales (from gallery commission) will be donated to Stand Together Contra Costa

Work must be “installation ready”, meaning: 

a. Work must be framed or gallery-wrapped and ready for hanging

b. Flat D-ring, hardware, and wire must not be visible.

c. Work must be ready to hang with a wire. No saw-tooth hangers or protruding screw eyes.

d. Work must be clean and the frames in good condition

e. Unframed canvas and panels will have gallery-wrapped sides with no staples visible.