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2025 Juried Art Exhibition Call for Submissions (deadline: August 18)
Applications are due by August 18, 2025. Click here to apply.
The City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs announces a call for submissions for the 2025 MOJA Arts Festival’s Juried Art Exhibition. The MOJA Arts Festival is an 11-day multi-disciplinary celebration of African American and Caribbean culture produced by the City of Charleston’s Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the MOJA Planning Committee.
This year’s festival is from September 25 to October 5, 2025. The 2025 MOJA Arts Festival Juried Art Exhibition will be held at City Gallery and the College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center, on view September 25 through October 13.
Artists should submit artwork that celebrates African American and Caribbean culture and the Lowcountry.
Estimated art delivery date is September 15. Artists residing in South Carolina, as well as those based in communities proximate to the Gullah Geechee Heritage Corridor in the adjacent states of Georgia and North Carolina, are encouraged to submit work for consideration. This year’s prizes include Best in Show, with an award of $750, second place, with an award of $500, and third place, with an award of $250.
Entry Specifications
Proposed artwork may not have been previously exhibited in the Charleston region.
Artwork in the following categories may be submitted: oils, acrylics, watercolors, pastels, printmaking, drawing, photography, and graphics. Additional work in fiber, sculpture, metals, ceramics, basketry, and mixed media will also be juried. Wall pieces must be framed, or gallery wrapped and ready for hanging. Freestanding pieces must be fully assembled and ready for installation.
City Gallery reserves the right to exclude work based on the way a piece is framed and mounted to ensure a cohesive look for the exhibition and the right to exhibit sculpture in alternate locations to accommodate work of varied size or scale.
Accepted artwork may not be removed before the assigned time. Early removal or late pick-up will result in disqualification from future participation. An exhibition program listing participating artists, their contact information, title and value of artwork will be available. The City of Charleston provides damage and theft insurance for artwork while on display.
Submissions
Submitted artwork must comply fully with the following requirements for originality and date of completion:
- the artwork is an original creation completed within the last year and is not, in whole or in part, a copy of any person’s work or photograph, and
- the artwork was created solely by the artist and not in a workshop, class, or under supervision of an instructor.
Deadline: August 18, 2025
Application Fee: $20.00 (USD)
Application Link:
https://cgwp.slideroom.com/#/permalink/program/84727
Selections for the exhibition will be made by early September, and artists will be notified of their status by email.
For More Information:
Please contact Anne Quattlebaum, City Gallery Manager, via phone
(843) 958-6484 or email QuattlebaumA@charleston-sc.gov; or visit the City Gallery website here.
About MOJA Arts Festival
The MOJA Arts Festival is a multi-disciplinary festival produced annually and directed by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the MOJA Planning Committee, an all-volunteer community arts and cultural group.
Additional assistance and guidance is provided by the less formal networks of the MOJA Advisory Board, a group of civic leaders who assist with fundraising and advocacy, and the Friends of MOJA patron circle, representing individual and corporate donors.
Continue reading about the Festival and learn more about the History of the Festival.
