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.

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.