Accepted Artwork

  • Dodie Barr – “America”
  • Larry Bennett – “Blue Ridge Mist”
  • Debbie Biddle – “Potato Field in Winter”
  • Debbie Biddle – “Along Ramsey Creek”
  • Sal Campanaro – “Harbor of Hushed Light”
  • Candy Cannon – “The Gaintess At Rest”
  • Russell Carlson – “Boulder Beach”
  • Russell Carlson – “Winter Buds”
  • Don Cresswell – “Pots & Shadows”
  • Gene Crocker – “Cat and Cradle”
  • Gene Crocker – “Dark Beach”
  • Nathan DePue – “Magical”
  • Nathan DePue – “Jones Gap”
  • Stephanie Deryke – “The Home Stretch”
  • Stephanie Deryke – “Swansong”
  • Cynthia Dewild – “The Dancer”
  • Cynthia Dewild – “Forest King”
  • Larry Druffel – “Elk”
  • Larry Druffel – “Wolf”
  • Ted Fisher – “Skull Rock”
  • Ted Fisher – “Mitten”
  • Ted Fisher – “Monument Valley”
  • Tammy Funkhauser – “Gateway to the Sea”
  • Tammy Funkhauser – “Calm Waters”
  • Tammy Funkhauser – “Calanais Stones”
  • Carolyn Gibson – “Red Sky in the Morning”
  • Rick Haley – “Turbulent Waters”
  • Imtiaz Haque – “Between Breathbeats”
  • Imtiaz Haque – “Stillness, Painted”
  • Wanda Heffelfinger – “Grandma’s Itinerary”
  • Larissa Heimlich – “Harry’s”
  • Larissa Heimlich – “Squirrel Feeder”
  • Christopher Hepler – “Passing Train”
  • Christopher Hepler – “Stork”
  • Sophia Hepler – “Bluebird”
  • Brenda Hill – “101”
  • Amanda Johnson – “Overtaken”
  • Amanda Johnson – “Reflection”
  • Amanda Johnson – “Sandbar”
  • Katie Johnson – “Water Dog”
  • Katie Johnson – “Rockport”
  • Kate Kirby – “All things French”
  • Kristen Lewis – “Fan Dance”
  • Kristen Lewis – “el Caballito”
  • Anna McIntosh – “Sol and Solitude”
  • Anna McIntosh – “Sun Beams”
  • Laurie Metzger – “Sunrise Circus”
  • Laurie Metzger – “Waves on Fire”
  • Laurie Metzger – “In the Path of Power”
  • Kathy Patten – “Morning Has Broken”
  • Kathy Patten – “It Was a Good Life”
  • Jim Pierson – “Cubicle Dreams”
  • Lisa Ristow – “Surprise at Sunrise”
  • Lisa Ristow – “Zimbabwe Mystique”
  • Kathleen Santilli – “Seealpsee Switzerland”
  • Kathleen Santilli – “Venice Italy”
  • Kathleen Santilli – “Lavertezzo Switzerland”
  • Pete Schramm – “Diane”
  • Pete Schramm – “Asleep”
  • Susan Stameyu – “Fall in the Cypress Swamp 2”
  • Erica Walker – “Waiting for Pickup”
  • C.T. Weiss – “The Queue”
  • Barbara Whitney – “Stillwater Sunrise”
  • Barbara Whitney – “Stilt Incognito”
  • Silas Williams – “Rest Between Tides (Ankigny, Madagascar)”
  • Silas Williams – “Among Giants (Addo, South Africa)”
  • Silas Williams – “Colors Changing Hue (Ísafjörður, Iceland)”
  • Ann Zeilman – “Mountain Morning”

Exhibition Timeline

Accepted Artwork Drop Off:

  • Friday, March 13 (1-4pm)
  • Saturday, March 14 (10am-1pm)

Opening Reception:

  • Friday, March 20 (5:30-7pm)

Show on Display:

  • March 20 – April 24, 2026
  • Gallery Hours
    • Wednesday: 1-4pm
    • Thursday: 1-4pm
    • Friday: 1-4pm
    • Saturday: 10am-1pm

Closing Reception:

  • Friday, April 24 (5:30-7pm)

Closing reception will include a juror talk discussing work in the show and award-winning artwork.

Artwork Pick-up:

  • Friday, April 24 (7-7:15pm)
  • Saturday, April 25 (10am-1pm)

No early pick-ups. Artwork left more than 30 days becomes the property of BRAC.

Delivery & Retrieval Options

Accepted entries must be ready for installation with wire hanger attached. Maximum size should not exceed 30” x 40”.

Shipped artwork must be received by Friday, March 13 in a sturdy reusable container. Shipping details will be provided in acceptance email.

Contact Larry Bennett at 561-889-9215 to discuss local printing and framing of your artwork.

Blue Ridge Arts Center cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss to artwork that has been left for longer than 30 days following the posted deadlines for pick-up. Artwork left longer than 30 days becomes the property of Blue Ridge Arts Center.

Photography Disclaimer

Blue Ridge Arts Center reserves the right to photograph or record any entry submitted for publicity or educational purposes. Photographs of artwork and artists may also be taken during drop-off, pick-up, receptions or open gallery hours.


Alan Ethridge is the Executive Director Metropolitan Arts Council. Alan is an alumnus of Vanderbilt University where he received a B.A. in English Literature and Fine Arts. He has served on the Board of Directors of Visit Greenville SC and the Board of Governors of the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. He is currently on the Board of Directors of Artisphere and the Board of Advisors of the Department of Visual Arts of Greenville Tech. In 2010, Alan received the Excellence in Arts Leadership Award from the Chamber of Commerce and the Peace Center for the Performing Arts. In 2018, Alan received the Elizabeth O’Neill Verner Governor’s Award for the Arts. This award is given to an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions to the arts in South Carolina.