Upcoming Gallery Showings & Exhibitions
All Exhibitions require the Payment of Exhibition Fees for each show
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“Postcards” Global Call for Art – Send In Your Submissions Now!
Potsdam Town Hall: Postcard Show! A Global Exchange
We’re calling artists of all ages and backgrounds to participate in our upcoming Postcard Show! This exhibition celebrates small-format creativity and global connection. All submissions should be horizontal and standard postcard size (4″x6″). Whether you’re a professional, hobbyist, or student, your postcard art is welcome!
We encourage submissions from around the world—mail your postcard to after submitting in our google form:
SLC Arts, PO Box 252, Potsdam, NY 13676
Art teachers or class groups wishing to submit together should email Emilia (emilia@slcartscouncouncil.org) to coordinate and receive an exhibition fee waiver.
Individual artists must pay the exhibition fee in support of allowing SLC Arts to continue our exhibition work. If you have reproduced postcards available for our store, please email Emilia to make arrangements.
Let’s connect through creativity—one postcard at a time!
⚡Submission Deadlines: Monday, January 5, at 11:59 PM
⚡Notice of Acceptance: Wednesday, January 7, 2026
📆 Drop off Artwork: by Tuesday, January 20, 2026
📆 Gallery Opening Event: Thursday, January 29, at 5:00 pm
Link to submit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedIPqJWjG2e0FD-YUJVXEcgAOo-F_MDy6VhptDIvajY20ZUw/viewform
Guest Artist Exhibition
Anna Warfield
BIO:
Anna Warfield (they/she, b. 1995) is based in Binghamton, New York. Her predominantly text-based fiber works engage with the body, unlearning, communication, and identity.
STATEMENT:
My work is queer.
It’s both straightforward and unclear.
It’s a processing of identities – many of them.
It’s about how we communicate; the words we use and don’t use.
It’s about unlearning what we’ve been socialized to understand and expect.
It’s nonsensical sense.
It’s the space in between definitions.
📆Gallery Opening Event: Thursday, January 15, at 5:00 pm
📆Last day to view: Saturday, March 7th
Gallery Location: Creative Spirit Community Arts Center
6-8 Raymond St Potsdam NY 13676
Exhibition Calls for Art – Open To All Mediums!
“More Than A Mirror”: Interactive Self-Portraits Showcase
We’re seeking self-portraits with a twist.
This exhibition invites artists of all ages and backgrounds to explore the concept of identity through interactive self-portraiture—art that goes beyond the surface and asks the viewer to engage. Think beyond traditional portraiture: incorporate elements that invite touch, movement, reflection, audience response, or multi-sensory experience. Your portrait could include written components, flaps, QR codes, mirrors, movable parts, layered materials—anything that encourages interaction and invites deeper discovery of self.
Whether literal or abstract, 2D or 3D, digital or handmade—your interpretation of a “self-portrait” is welcome. Let’s reimagine what it means to see ourselves and be seen.
Inspired by: https://beatiewolfe.com/imprinting
⚡Submission Deadlines: February 16th, at 11:59 PM
⚡Notice of Acceptance: February 18th
⚡Drop off Artwork: February 27th – March 4th
📆Gallery Opening Event: Thursday, March 12th, at 5:00 pm
📆Last day to view: May 9th, 2025
đź”—Link to Submit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0tzcoDu552wLOTiTtr815THjsYW90m0cRmPxxKbgo527OFw/viewform
đź”—Please submit jury fees here:
https://slc-arts-council.myshopify.com/products/exhibition-jury-fees
Solo Exhibition at the
Potsdam Town Hall Gallery
For 2026, SLC Arts is seeking an individual (or a pair who work together/have cohesive work) artists who have a body of work to display. Please submit a sample of work and a description of your concept. Artists from all mediums are welcome to apply, but this space can only display 2D work. Please note that for this opportunity, each artist will be responsible for hanging their own work. Work must be put on display the day before the opening reception and removed the day after the last day on display.
⚡Submission Deadlines: Monday, April 6th, at 11:59pm
⚡Notice of Acceptance: Friday, April 10th
📆 Gallery Opening Events: Thursday, May 21st at 5:00 PM
📆 Last Day on Display: September 18th
đź”— Link to Submission Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1MYWlMFOCXoKNITTV5CdedoB0G_nGh8J6rjp-MQrX8jQ/edit?ts=68b86cf4
đź”—Please submit jury fees here:
https://slc-arts-council.myshopify.com/products/exhibition-jury-fees
Solo Exhibition Guidelines:
- Artists must submit a sample of work.
- Artists will hang take down their work on their own work.
- 2D artwork must be framed with hanging wire – no sawtooth hangers.
- Artists are strongly encouraged to have their work for sale, but not required.
- Listed price should include a 30% or 40% commission for SLC Arts, dependent on Creative Partner Status
- NYS Sales Tax ID required for all artists selling work.
Pride Exhibition
SLC Arts and Potsdam Pride invite artists to submit work for a special exhibition celebrating the diversity, strength, and creativity of the queer community.
This exhibition is a space to express your truth, your identity, and your journey. Whether your art is bold and loud, quiet and reflective, joyful or defiant—your voice matters. We’re looking for work that reflects the spectrum of queer experiences: love, struggle, celebration, resistance, healing, and hope.
Join us in making a powerful statement through art at the official kickoff to Pride Weekend. Share your story. Honor your identity. Inspire others.
Guidelines:
– Any medium.
– Supports the queer community
đź”— Link to Submission Form: https://forms.gle/hhgmX82jSRyF3ZfM8
đź”—Please submit jury fees here:
https://slc-arts-council.myshopify.com/products/exhibition-jury-fees
Timeline:
⚡Submission Deadlines: Friday, May 8th, at 11:59 pm
⚡Notice of Acceptance: Monday, May 11th
📆Drop off Artwork: May 12th – June 5th
📆Gallery Opening Event: Thursday, June 11th, at 5:00 pm
Ogdensburg Free Academy Alumni & Educators
Art Exhibition
The Ogdensburg community has long been shaped by the creativity, curiosity, and dedication of its graduates and the educators who supported them. This special exhibition invites OFA alumni from all graduating years and current or former OFA educators to submit artwork for a showcase celebrating the wide-reaching artistic legacy of the OFA community.
The exhibition will be held at the James F. Montpelier Gallery, 1100 State Street, Ogdensburg Free Academy, with an opening reception on July 23rd from 5–7 PM and a closing reception on October 8th from 5–7 PM. Some pieces will be available for sale.
Artists of all backgrounds and experience levels are encouraged to participate. Whether you pursued a career in the arts or continue to create on your own terms, your work is part of the story of OFA’s creative spirit.
Eligible participants:
– OFA alumni from any graduating year
– Current or former OFA educators (all departments)
Accepted Media:
All 2D and 3D visual art forms, including but not limited to painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, mixed media, digital art, ceramics, fiber arts, printmaking, etc.
Submission Guidelines:
– Each artist may submit up to five pieces. Submissions will be juried.
– Each alum and educator is guaranteed that at least one piece will be selected.
– Exhibition fees: $12 per artist, or $6 for Creative Partners of SLC Arts.
Join us in celebrating the connections, experiences, and artistic journeys that continue to link generations of the OFA community.
đź”— Link to Submission Form: https://forms.gle/3uvqAwqh6GB1NYAs7
đź”—Please submit jury fees here:
https://slc-arts-council.myshopify.com/products/exhibition-jury-fees
Timeline:
⚡Submission Deadlines: Friday, May 8th, at 11:59 pm
⚡Notice of Acceptance: Friday, May 15th
📆Drop off Artwork: Starting May 25th at SLC Arts, July 22nd at OFA
📆Gallery Opening Event: Thursday, July 23rd, at 5:00 pm
2026 Creative Partner Showcase
SLC Arts is excited to announce the 2026 Creative Partner Showcase, an annual exhibition that highlights the incredible talent within our Creative Partnership community. This showcase features artwork exclusively from Creative Partners, celebrating the diversity, imagination, and creativity that make our region thrive.
⚡ Submission Deadlines: Monday, July 27, at 11:59 pm
⚡ Notice of Acceptance: Wednesday, July 29th
📆 Drop off Artwork: Week of August 10th – 15th
📆 Gallery Opening Event: Thursday, August 20th, at 5:00 PM
Potsdam Town Hall: Things I Found in my Basement
Inspired by the forgotten, the left-behind, and the rediscovered, Things I Found In My Basement invites viewers to consider the stories objects hold. From dusty relics tucked in attics to curious keepsakes uncovered in garages, these finds spark memory, wonder, and sometimes mystery. Each piece asks: what do the things we save or forget—say about who we are, and the lives lived before us?
đź”—Link to Submission Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSct4CK_9SuH6er-RtgFGVKyUtB_jlxFPz5WL3TApTTxhM_gVg/viewform
đź”—Please submit jury fees here:
https://slc-arts-council.myshopify.com/products/exhibition-jury-fees
⚡Submission Deadlines: Monday, September 7th, at 11:59 pm
⚡Notice of Acceptance: Wednesday, September 8th
📆Drop off Artwork: Week of September 12th – 19th
📆Gallery Opening Event: Thursday, September 25th, at 5:00 pm
The theme Macro invites artists and audiences to explore the world magnified. By enlarging what often goes unnoticed: the textures, details, and patterns of life. Macro asks us to pause and appreciate the hidden beauty within the small and the everyday. From the veins of a leaf to the intricate lines of a fingerprint, Macro highlights how shifting perspective can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary.
đź”—Link to Submission Form: https://forms.gle/4XXGhK8otjc6G9sN9
đź”—Please submit jury fees here:
https://slc-arts-council.myshopify.com/products/exhibition-jury-fees
⚡Submission Deadlines: Thursday, September 11th, at 11:59 pm
⚡Notice of Acceptance: Friday, September 18th
📆Drop off Artwork: Week of September 22nd – 26th
📆Gallery Opening Event: Thursday, October 1 at 5pm.