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 Guidelines:
-Artist must be a current Creative Partner. Anyone who submits who is not a Creative Partner may join as a Creative Partner and be included in the show.
-Each artist may submit up to five pieces. Submissions will be juried.
-Work may be 2D or 3D.
-Work may be any medium.
– Each Creative Partner is guaranteed that at least one piece will be selected.
– No Exhibition Fees.

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?

Submission Guidelines:
– Each artist may submit up to five pieces. Submissions will be juried.
-2D Art only
– Exhibition fees: $12 per artist, or $6 for Creative Partners of SLC Arts. 

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.

Submission Guidelines:
– Any medium, 2D and 3D work is encouraged. Although size will not be limited per piece, if a piece is too large based off of other submission, we will not be able to accommodate.
– Each artist may submit up to five pieces. Submissions will be juried.
– Exhibition fees: $12 per artist, or $6 for Creative Partners of SLC Arts. 

In a world of color, we invite you to use just one. Explore the complexities of tone and shade while creating a new work of art.

Guidelines:

All work must use one color. Tones and shade can vary.
NYS Sales Tax ID required for all artists selling work.
Artists may submit work that is unique to a typical exhibition, we will hang all of the work for sale and it will be on display the duration of the show.
SLC Arts will only accept completed works that accurately reflect the images submitted during the application process. All submissions will be hung as uploaded pictures depict. 
2D artwork must be framed with hanging wire – no sawtooth hangers. 
Only 2D artwork accepted. 
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 (learn more at slcartscouncil.org/join)

SLC Arts is seeking 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.

Guidelines:

• Artists will hang and take down their own work.
• Artists must submit a sample of work.
• 2D artwork must be framed with hanging wire – no sawtooth hangers. 
• SLC Arts reserves the right to not include any individual piece from the show if it violates our terms or the terms of the Potsdam Town Hall. 
• Artists must submit pieces that are fully completed. 
• SLC Arts may choose to pair two similar artists together or split the timing of this exhibition into two separate exhibitions. 
• 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 (learn more at slcartscouncil.org/join)
• NYS Sales Tax ID required for all artists selling work. 

Let your voice be heard!

Guidelines:

Artists must submit a photograph of completed work upon submission.
All mediums supported.
2D artwork must be framed with hanging wire – no sawtooth hangers. 
SLC Arts will only accept completed works that accurately reflect the images submitted during the application process. All submissions will be hung as uploaded pictures depict. 
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 (learn more at slcartscouncil.org/join) NYS Sales Tax ID required for all artists selling work.