Frequently Asked Questions

All members of the Friends of the Hopkins Center for the Arts. If you are not a member, you may become one when you register for the show.

• Original work in all media is accepted but must have been completed within the last 2 years and not previously exhibited at the Center. Work is not juried for entry.
• Work must be submitted ready for installation - clean, undamaged and framed if meant to be framed. For wall-hung pieces, please attach a horizontal wire as the hanging mechanism as this permits us to attach the piece securely to the wall.
• Due to increased participation, artists are limited to one piece.
• Diptychs are allowed, but must be framed together as one object. Other suites of work, or artworks incorporating multiple objects, must be in a shared frame or mounted to a single substrate. In essence: each entry must be able to be moved as one object.

• Complete Submission Form at Spring Members' Show February 20 - March 29, 2026.
• Hand deliver your pre-registered entry ( limited to 1 piece of art) to the Center on Monday, April 6 from 1 - 7 pm. 
• Have a check ready for your nonrefundable entry fee of $15  (if you haven’t paid by credit card when completing the submission form).
• Due to increased participation, artists are limited to one piece or work, and it must be 48" or less.
• If you need to become a member, you may include your membership fee in the same check ($39, $35 for people age 60 and over or full-time students, $60 Dual Senior membership (Arts Center & Activity Center). Make the check payable to: Friends of Hopkins Center for the Arts (HCA).
• Make sure you have the following information attached to the back of your piece: your name & title of work.

• A free, public opening reception will be held on Saturday, April 11 from 4-6 pm. The show will be judged for awards. Awards will be presented at 5 pm during the reception.
• The show will remain open for public viewing free of charge during normal operation hours.
  
  You must pick up your artwork after the show closes on Sunday, May 17 (1 -7 pm). Work not picked up on time is subject to a storage fee of $5 per day.