The Cup Show VII: Vessel, Icon, Canvas - Call for submissions

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George Caleb Bingham Gallery

The Cup Show VII: Vessel, Icon, Canvas - Call for Submissions

A bienniel exhibition of functional, design-based, sculptural ceramic cups.

 

Juried by Molly Ann Bishop

https://mollyannebishop.com/ 

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

Entry Deadline: Sept. 5, 2025
Notification: Sept. 19
Shipped Work Accepted Oct. 13 - 14
Exhibition: Nov 3 - Dec 12, 2025

GUIDELINES:

  • Open to residents 18+ of all 50 states and Washington D.C.
  • Work must be ceramic and address the theme “cup.”
  • Enter up to 3 pieces or sets. Sets submitted as a single entry must be measured and priced as one.
  • No piece or set should exceed 14” in any dimension or 10lbs in weight. 
  • Entry accepted via Café Entry www.callforentry.org
  • Substitutions for accepted works are not allowed. Be sure to enter only available work.  

INSTRUCTIONS 

Submit only one image per entry. By submitting entry, artist agrees to gallery’s use of images for advertisement purposes. E-signing the entry form signifies agreement to all terms and instructions in this prospectus. The form cannot be edited once submitted. The non-refundable Entry Fee ($30 standard, $25 currently enrolled students) covers one, two or three entries. More than one entry by an artist may be selected by the juror. The fee must be submitted using the secure payment button on Café at www.callforentry.org  

SALES 

The Bingham Gallery takes a 30% commission on sales. Specify under “retail price” on the entry form if it is not for sale (NSF). Insurance value will automatically be set at 70% of retail. Payment to artists for artwork sales are issued by the University of Missouri and can take 2-3 weeks. 


SHIPPING  

Entrant is responsible for cost of shipping TO the gallery and insuring the shipment. (Artwork is insured by the gallery while on the premises). Organizers will pay RETURN SHIPPING and insure work for return. All work must be double boxed (pack each cup with ample padding in a small inner box and pack small box(es) surrounded by tightly-packed padding with two inches of “float space” within the outer\shipping box). 

Please DO NOT use packing peanuts!  

 

Ship accepted work to: 

Attn: Madeleine LeMieux

George Caleb Bingham Gallery  

University of Missouri 

A126 Fine Arts Building 

505 Hitt Street 

Columbia, MO 65211 

 

CONTACT 

Madeleine Lemieux, Gallery Director 

mmlemieux@missouri.edu 

visualstudies.missouri.edu/gallery/bingham 

573.303.7195

 

PREVIOUS JURORS  

  • 2023 Wes Brown
  • 2021 Kevin Snipes
  • 2018 Ayumi Horie
  • 2016 Dan Anderson
  • 2014 Linda Arbuckle 
  • 2012 Pete Pinnell