Call for Art

animalia – – 8th Annual Small Works Show

Curated by Janette Kahil and Sandra Scheuer

November 15, 2025 – January 3, 2026

The Olive Free Library Association will be presenting its 8th Annual Small Works Show, this year titled “Animalia”, in time for the 2025 holiday season. All Hudson Valley artists are invited to show their small works in the Olive Free Library Community Gallery. All genres of art are considered but work MUST be wall-hung and properly wired (NO sawtooths!). The exhibition will open on Saturday, November 15, from 3 – 5 pm and will run through January 3, 2026. If you would like to submit work to be considered, please read the submission instructions below.

Submission Requirements (.pdf):

1. All artwork must be original (no reproductions) and must fit the theme of the exhibition “Animalia” defined as the Kingdom Animalia, or Metazoa, which includes all animals. Animals broadly are multicellular organisms that develop from embryos and more specifically could be our companion animals, domestic farm animals, wildlife or creatures from other lands or sea. Work should be of or pertaining to animals or could describe the concept of the Kingdom as a whole.

2. All artwork must be NO MORE than 12 inches x 12 inches in size, INCLUDING FRAME. All works must be wall hung. Small shelves (to be provided by the artist) for sculptures are acceptable.

3. The library takes a 30% commission on all sales (the artist will receive the remaining 70% of the sale). All artwork must be for sale.

4. Send ONE EMAIL only to oflartsubmissions@gmail.com with up to 5 jpg or png files of your work (NO zip files). DO NOT include the frame in the image (if your work is framed) - ONLY send an image of the artwork itself.

5. Image files MUST each be named with the artwork's title only. In the body of the email provide a listing with details for each of the works, i.e. title, medium, and size (height x width) incl. frame (if framed). for example:
Title 1: oil, 5” x 7”
Title 2: pastel, 8” x 10”
Title 3: pen and ink, 12” x 12”

6. Please submit your image files by Friday October 3.

7. If your submission does not follow these requirements, it will be automatically rejected.

8. If accepted, you will be contacted directly by email with all necessary forms for you to fill in, to be submitted with your artwork during drop-off. Intake day is Monday, November 10, 2025.

9. All artwork MUST be dropped off on Monday, November 10, 2025 from 12 – 4 pm and picked up on either Saturday January 3, 2026 or Monday January 5, 2026. The Olive Free Library Association cannot receive or send back art to you by mail, nor are they responsible for your work after those pickup dates.

10. All artwork MUST BE PROPERLY WIRED and ready for hanging. Any work not done so will be rejected.

If you want to be added to the Olive Free Library's email list and find out about its events and other exhibition opportunities, please send an email to helpdesk@olivefreelibrary.org.

Exhibition Committee – Olive Free Library Association
4033 Route 28A, West Shokan, NY 12494 / Phone: 845.657.2482 / Website: olivefreelibrary.org