Gallery Submissions

Current Calls for Submissions in chronological order by submission deadline

Waterways II call for submissions

We invite you to submit ceramic pottery or sculpture for consideration for Waterways II, an exhibition exploring the Earth’s waters and their inhabitants, as well as our physical, emotional, and cultural connections to water. Waterways vary from supersalinated to marine to brackish to fresh, from the vast seas that surround our continents and contain some of the greatest biodiversity on the planet, to rushing rivers and majestic lakes, to quiet inland ponds and marshes. We utterly rely on water for life, and we delight in its beauty. Waterways provide opportunities for wildlife viewing, recreation, resource extraction, navigation, and ritual that have been essential to human existence since before historic memory. Water provides habitat for creatures that live above and below its surface. For this exhibition, we invite you to submit work exploring waterways, the wildlife species that we find associated with them, or their significance to you personally or to your community through pottery or sculpture. Please limit your submissions to work no larger than 18" in any dimensions and including ceramic materials only (no non-ceramic surfaces, mixed media, etc.). Please do not submit sets (multiple pieces intended to be sold as one item) or hanging work.

To submit your work for consideration for this exhibition, please email the following to submissions@charliecummingsgallery.com by midnight Eastern, Friday, March 6, 2026 with Waterways 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 where 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. Exactly five (5) medium-resolution images of the exactly 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. Include 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:
March 6, 2026 Midnight Eastern – Submission deadline
March 30 – Notifications sent
April 24 – Work ship-by Deadline
April 30 – Work due at gallery
Tuesday, June 2, 2026 – Show opens online at noon Eastern
June 18 – Sold work turned off on website
June 2027 – 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 advertises and 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 their account information in order to receive payment.

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

Cup: The Intimate Object XXII call for submissions

This fall Charlie Cummings Gallery will host Cup: The Intimate Object XXII, the twenty-second installment of our iconic annual cup show. This year the exhibition will once again be via both invitations and submissions showing five individual cups from each participant and will be online. We are pleased to invite artists to submit cups for consideration for this exhibition celebrating the most intimate and beloved of functional ceramic objects. All kinds of cups are welcome, including mugs, yunomi, teacups and saucers, etc. Please submit exactly 5 cups. Please do not submit multiple cups that are intended to be sold as one item/as a set. Please do not sell any of the cups you submit for consideration for this show before notifications are sent; we will not accept substitution cups in lieu of those you originally submitted. Please do not submit cups with flaws such as drying cracks, glazed-on chunks from kiln shelves, etc. as most of our customers will be shopping your cups online without the opportunity to scrutinize them. We welcome submissions from both national and international artists.

To submit your work for consideration for this exhibition, please email the following to submissions@charliecummingsgallery.com by midnight Eastern, Friday, May 29, 2026 with Cup: The Intimate Object XXII in the subject line:

Part 1 - In the body of the email include:
1. Your full contact information including email, telephone, and website address.
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 cups 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 cup. 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:
Friday, May 29 Midnight Eastern – Submission deadline
Friday, June 12 – Notifications sent
Friday, August 14 – Work ship-by Deadline
Thursday, August 20 – Work due at gallery
Friday, October 2 – Show opens online at noon Eastern
October 19 –Sold work turned off on website
March and April 2027 – Unsold work returned

Artist pays shipping and insurance for shipment to gallery and for return of unsold work.
Gallery insures pots while on the premises.
Gallery actively advertises and 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.

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: