Call for Artists: 2024 BEAUTY OF THE NORTHWEST 

Registration is now open for Gallery North’s eleventh invitational Beauty of the Northwest Show. This eagerly anticipated exhibit will be on display from Oct 1st – 29th, 2024.

Gallery North invites artists to enter their paintings, drawings and 3D pieces depicting scenes or subjects representing the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Accepted works will be on display and available for sale at Gallery North during the month of October.  Each Artist may enter up to three pieces.  Please note that photography and computer-generated art will not be considered for this year’s show.

Artwork will be juried for acceptance by a panel with the selected work juried for awards by this year’s juror, Tracy Kay Felix.

Important Dates

• Online Entry: July 10th – Sept 10th, 2024 5 PM PDT
• Notification of Show Acceptance: Sept 15th, 2024
• Artwork Delivery: TBD
• Exhibition: Oct 1st through Oct 31st, 2024
• Artists’ Reception/Awards:  Oct 5th, 1- 4 PM PDT
• Edmonds Art Walk: Oct 17th, 5 – 8 PM PDT
• Artwork Pick Up: Oct 30th, 12 – 4 PM PDT

Awards

• First Place                                            $300
• Second Place                                       $200
• Third Place                                           $100
• Honorable Mentions (two).              $  50

Submit Application for Show on EntryThingy.com

Download the 2024 Gallery North Prospectus for full details and rules for submission. 

Awards Juror: Tracy Kay Felix

Tracy Felix is a well-known artist and art show juror throughout the region.  Felix is trained in a traditional manner through all the private art lessons and academic art classes she could find, including studying under Irving Shapiro and earning a degree in Graphic Design & Advertising from the American Academy of Art in Chicago.  In the Pacific Northwest, Felix opened Fraker/Scott Gallery, in Seattle’s Pioneer Square, co-owns an art store called ARTspot in Edmonds, and co-founded the educational non-profit Art Start Northwest housed in the Graphite Arts building in Edmonds WA.

Felix has had what she calls an “Art Life” because that is the constant that weaves through everything.  She has chosen to not limit myself to one medium, as each provides specific effects that give her work interesting and unique qualities. She works in series, and keeps working with a concept until it is explored fully. There is always another inspiration on the horizon, and choosing what to explore is an important part of the process. 

To see more about Tracy Kay Felix, visit her website.

To me, art should have a strong sense of purpose. Paintings need to be about something. I consider my work to be abstract expressionist. My paintings are built in layers of color, texture, images and mixed media when it supports my concept. I feel strongly that creating a feeling of depth is important – both visual and of meaning. My art can be viewed literally or symbolic of larger ideas. Experimentation keeps me interested and my work moving forward.