Gallery Submissions

Current Calls for Submissions in chronological order by submission deadline

Wintertime II Call for Submissions

Wintertime II is a holiday exhibition that is more than a holiday exhibition. This show is intended to give participating artists lots of freedom regarding the kind of work you want to make and how to interpret the winter season and/or its holidays. Packed with an abundance of important holidays, traditions, and the hearts warmed by them, winter is also a time of drama in nature and extremes of weather. For this exhibition, we welcome your holiday-themed work as well as seasonally-inspired work. Vessels, small-scale sculpture, and ornaments are all welcome. Whether you already make seasonal work as part of your repertoire or you haven’t before but feel inspired to create something new and wonderful, we welcome submissions of your interpretation of the holidays and the winter season. We ask for exactly five submissions from each artist that are the exact five pieces you would send for the show. This exhibition will include invited artists as well as artists by submissions.

To submit to this exhibition, please submit 5 vessels, ornaments, or small-scale sculptures that celebrate the winter holidays or the winter season itself. Please do not submit sets (more than one piece intended to be sold together as one item). Do not submit anything that measures less than 2 inches or more than 12 inches in any dimension (if you’re making ornaments, they should be at least 2 inches in one dimension, but they don’t have to be that big in all dimensions because many ornaments are flat). Please do not submit wall-mounted work, hanging work (other than ornaments) lamps/lighted work, candleholders, pieces that can only be displayed sitting at the edge of a table or shelf (such as with legs hanging over the edge), or jewelry.

To submit your work for consideration for this exhibition, please email the following to submissions@charliecummingsgallery.com by midnight Eastern, Monday, October 12, 2026 with Wintertime II in the subject line:

Part 1 - In the body of the email include:
1. Your full contact information including email, telephone, website address, and how we can find you on social media.
2. A guide to the images you submit with title, type of clay, type of firing, forming process, dimensions, and retail price. Please identify the entries using the naming format listed below.

Part 2 - Attachments:
1. Five (5) medium-resolution images of the 5 actual pieces you would like to send for the exhibition. Named using the following format- LastnameFirstname_01.jpg, LastnameFirstname_02.jpg... Please note capitalization. No detail shots please. Send only one image of each piece. Do not send zip files or Google docs links.
2. Your resume or CV in PDF format.

There is no fee associated with this call for submissions.
Please read carefully. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will not be considered.

Exhibition calendar and details:
Monday, October 12, 2026, Midnight Eastern – Submission deadline. Plan ahead if you have questions. We are closed Friday-Sunday and will not be available to answer last-minute questions.
Monday, October 19 – Notifications sent
Friday, November 6 – Work ship-by Deadline
Thursday, November 12 – Work due at gallery
Friday, December 4, 2026 – Show opens online at noon Eastern
September 17 –Sold work turned off on website
February 2028 – Unsold work returned

Artist pays shipping and insurance for shipment to gallery and for return of unsold work.
Gallery insures work while on the premises.
Gallery actively promotes the exhibition.
Gallery takes a 50% commission on all sales. All works in this exhibition must be for sale. Gallery does not pay artists with paper checks. We use a bank transfer service, and all participating artists will be required to provide our reputable online servicer information in order to receive payment. Please do not submit flawed work or seconds. We cannot accurately assess such flaws from your submission images, and customers cannot accurately assess them while shopping our website online. Our customers trust us to show high-quality work without significant flaws. Work that arrives at the gallery with significant flaws such as drying cracks in handles, bloating, crumbling underglaze, etc. will not be included in the exhibition.

Send questions (not submissions) to jessica@charliecummingsgallery.com, or call 352-810-0171.

Portfolio Submissions

Ceramic artists who would like for their work to be considered for inclusion in group exhibitions, features, and solo exhibitions may submit a portfolio including the following: