CALL FOR ENTRIES
Each year, SAAC accepts submissions for exhibitions in the beautiful Staunton Augusta Art Center Galleries. Our professional galleries are large, airy, inviting and are a space that truly highlights the artwork. We accept entries for work in all media, from individual artists, curators, groups, and for solo or group exhibitions. You do not have to have large sizes or quantity to be part of a show, we are happy to pair you with other artists that complement your work.
Shared Vistas: A Celebration of the American Landscape
Opening July 10th and on view until Aug 7th
We invite artists to submit work for Shared Vistas: A Celebration of the American Landscape, a group exhibition exploring the beauty, complexity, and meaning of the land around us. This exhibition seeks to highlight the natural landscapes that shape our collective experience—places of quiet reflection, dramatic grandeur, familiarity, and connection.
From mountains and coastlines to rural backroads, deserts, forests, and urban edges, the American landscape offers endless inspiration and a shared visual language that transcends differences. We welcome a wide range of interpretations, including representational, abstract, and conceptual approaches, in all visual media.
This exhibition aims to bring together diverse artistic voices united by a common engagement with the land itself—its forms, its light, and its enduring presence in our lives.
Artists at all stages of their careers are encouraged to apply. Selected works will be presented as part of a curated group exhibition celebrating our shared connection to place.
ABOUT OUR SPACE
The R.R. Smith Center for History & Art is home to the Staunton Augusta Art Center ("SAAC") and includes galleries, classrooms, archives, conference space, a garden, and offices for non-profit cultural organizations. Located in Staunton’s Beverley Historic District, the building is an 1894 hotel designed in the French Second Empire style by Staunton architect, T.J. Collins.
SAAC’s state-of-the-art galleries, competitive exhibit selection process, and free access provide a welcoming setting for visitors to view and purchase excellent art year-round. Every year, we invite applications from individual artists, curators, and groups for solo and group shows. Artwork encompassing a full range of styles, techniques, and content will be considered, and work representing new or traditionally underrepresented perspectives and experiences is particularly welcome.