CALL FOR ENTRIES
 

22nd Annual Wabi Sabi Exhibition
In-Person Gallery Show

O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Juried by Sherrie Lovler and Colin Talcroft
Exhibition dates: October 20 – November 19, 2026
 

DESCRIPTION
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts invites you to submit work for our 22nd Annual Wabi-Sabi Exhibition.

“Pare down to the essence, but don’t remove the poetry.”
— Leonard Koren

Wabi-sabi invites us to find beauty in the simple, the rustic, the unassuming, and the imperfect—to appreciate things that are unfinished, irregular, weathered, used, or worn by time. It embraces asymmetry and roughness, values what is natural and intuitive, and finds meaning in what is modest, intimate, austere, and incomplete. Proportion need not be perfect; only what is necessary needs to remain. A rusty object, a found fragment, a rough surface, or an unexpected combination of natural materials can evoke something larger—the transient beauty of the natural world and, perhaps, a sense of the infinite.

This exhibition celebrates artists who explore these qualities through their work, emphasizing not the perfected final form, but the feeling and sensibility of wabi-sabi. We invite work that is dynamic, spontaneous, irregular, random, and poetic—work that reveals beauty in the marks of time, chance, nature, and the human hand.

THIS IS AN IN-PERSON /IN-GALLERY SHOW ONLY

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SUBMISSION APPLICATION FORM

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MEDIA
Open to all artists aged 16 and over.
Submission limit: 2 works per artist.
Works previously displayed in the O’Hanlon Gallery are not eligible.

ART PREPARATION
All work must be ready for display. Paint, glue, etc. must be dry!
Wall hung pieces must be securely wired.
Label all work. OHCA will provide the printed labels for you to attach to your artwork upon delivery. Please complete your submission form and pay the entry fee in advance so we can print the labels.
Bring or attach resume and/or artist statement to the application if desired. (2 pages max.)

ENTRY PROCESS
Please hand-deliver (no digital submissions) up to two pieces of work to:
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts • 616 Throckmorton Avenue, Mill Valley CA 94941
We strongly encourage all artists to complete their submission application form online beforebringing in their artwork.
Please note that all artwork must be hand-delivered to the gallery for jurying.
You may pay online by credit card, or indicate that you’ll pay by check, cash, or Venmo at drop-off.
If you’re unable to complete the form in advance, we’ll be available to assist you when you arrive.
The art tags will be printed by the office and handed to you to attach to the work when you arrive to drop off work.

ENTRY FEE
$40, or $30 for Artist level OHCA members.
If you pay by credit card a small service fee will be added.

DATES

Dates for in-person entry submission:
Friday, October 9, 11 am to 4 pm
Saturday, October 10, 10 am to 1 pm 

Date when artists will be notified of jury results:
By Wednesday, October 14 by 5 pm, results will be sent to the email provided on the submission application form.

Pick up times for non-selected work:
Tuesday, October 20 from 10:30 am to noon
Thursday, October 22 from 10:30 am to noon
Saturday, October 24 from 10:30 am – 2:30 pm

End-of Exhibit Artwork Pick-Up
Friday, November 20 from 11 am to 4 pm
Saturday, November 21 from 10 am to 1 pm

EVENTS
First Tuesday Art Walk Reception
Tuesday, November 3, 5:30 – 7:00 pm

Art Talk and Opening Reception
Saturday, October 31, 3:00 – 4:30 pm

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Contemporary, exploratory, and/or experimental entries encouraged.
Please note Entry Dates/Times carefully. Late delivery of artwork is not allowed.

By submitting artwork to be considered for any Exhibition, Artist understands and agrees to GALLERY POLICIES.