Artist Opportunities
The Shemer Art Center is dedicated to supporting and showcasing Arizona artists.
Listed below are all of the upcoming opportunities for which Arizona artists are invited to exhibit and participate at the Shemer Art Center.
LARGE GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Monochrome
Seafoam by Julie Gilbert Pollard
An exhibition showcasing artwork created predominantly in one hue.
February 25 – April 2, 2026
Call to Artists | Online Submission
Information about additional exhibitions and calls for artists coming soon!
OUTDOOR EXHIBITIONS
Arizona Sunsets
Sunset by Al Beadle
An outdoor exhibition, to be juried by Gerri Beadle-Murray and colleagues of Al Beadle featuring sculptures that reflect elements of our state, in colors of our desert skies.
April 4, 2026 – May 31, 2028
Call to Artists | Online Submission
Additional 2026 Exhibition Opportunities Coming Soon!
EVENTS:
In February 2026 we will hold our 10th Annual Furry Friends Fine Arts Festival, voted Best Art Festival by the Phoenix New Times!
This fun, animal-themed arts festival is “purr-fect” for the ENTIRE family!
Highlights include juried artists who will showcase animal-themed drawings, photography, ceramics, and more. Paw readings, paw prints and pet adoptions, business vendors, live music, entertainment (including dog carting parades, contests and tricks), an art raffle, and food & beverage vendors are planned that will make it a “dog-gone” fun day to remember!
Admission to the festival is $5 per person or $15 per family. Furry Friends are FREE!
February 28, 2026 9 am – 3 pm
Call to Artists | Online Submission
Mark your calendars and plan to join us Saturday & Sunday, March 28 & 29, 2026, for our Seventh Annual Art in the Garden and Sparkling Tea, to be held on the front lawn and back patio of the Shemer Art Center.
The fun, two-day event will feature a colorful display of garden-themed artist tents, showcasing the latest in florals, botanicals, ceramics, wood and wearable art created by a wide variety of Arizona artists, as well as live music and a garden art raffle! Guests can also visit our current exhibition and our gift shop!
Saturday & Sunday, March 28 & 29, 2026
Call to Artists | Online Submission
More 2026 Event Opportunities Coming Soon!
Solo and Small Group Exhibition Opportunities:
The Shemer Art Center is now accepting proposals from Arizona artists to submit solo and small-group exhibitions for our 2027 and future calendars.
Solo and small-group exhibition submittals will be reviewed once per year, in March. Deadline for 2027 submittals: February 28, 2026.
All artists selected to be showcased in a solo exhibition will be required to become a member of the Shemer Art Center ($50 per year).
Call to Artists | Online Submission
If you have any questions please email exhibitions@shemerartcenter.org
Teaching Opportunities:
Call For Instructors
The Shemer Art Center is always interested in speaking with potential instructors interested in leading workshops for children, teens and adults. Current topics of interest include mosaics, sculpture and fiber art for adults, and ceramics, painting and drawing for teens. After-school and Spring/Fall-break art classes for kids ages 6-13 are also of interest.
Whether your medium is drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, metal-smithing, sculpture, jewelry design, ceramics, glass, calligraphy or book arts, please consider presenting us with your ideas!
If you are interested in teaching at the Shemer Art Center, send an email to info@shemerartcenter.org with the subject line “[Topic] Class Proposal from [Your Name]” and include:
- New Call for Instructorsworksheet per class/workshop
- Course Description
- Materials List for students (if required)
- CV/Resume
- Artist Statement or Biography
- Contact Information for three Recent Professional References (can send us this later, once we have contacted you)
- Images of Your Work
- Images of Your Students’ Work (Optional, but Preferred)
Incomplete proposals will not be accepted!
All candidates for instruction are subject to background review by the Shemer Art Center.
Sales Opportunities:
Shemer Gift Shop
The Shemer Art Center’s gift shop showcases a variety of unique works of art created by Arizona artists and artisans. Since opening in 2012, the gift shop has grown in popularity and size, and now features the work of over 60 artists!
Because our mission is to support and showcase Arizona artists, the Shemer Art Center works with artists in exchange for only a 30% commission on the sale of all works consigned.
Please Note: New, individual artist work is reviewed twice per year, in March and September, which means artwork must be received by the end of February for the March review, and by the end of August for the September review.
Upon acceptance, selected works for the gift shop must be received and inventoried within 30 days. All artists showcased in the gift shop are also required to become members of the Shemer Art Center.
If you are interested in having your work for sale in our gift shop, please read and fill out this Gift Shop Application.
All submissions will be reviewed in accordance with our bi-annual submission policy. All submitting artists will be notified, and if accepted, will be contacted to arrange an appointment to further discuss the consignment of selected works of art.
Thank you for your interest in the Gift Shop at the Shemer Art Center! Your participation and the contribution of your work allow us to continue supporting and showcasing Arizona artists, and sharing the beauty of visual art with the community!
