GFAA Board Members (Past & Present)

& Friends of Elementary Arts Student Exhibition

January 25 - February 18

Reception January 27, 7-10

Submissions due/dropoff: Saturday, January 21, 4 - 7

Artists Meetup: Thursday, Feb 9,  5:30-7

CTA: Call for artwork made by past and current board members of GFAA.

DEADLINE PAST - SUBMISSIONS CLOSED 

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INCLUSION

Member drive 
February 22 - March 25

Reception February 24, 7-10

Submissions due/dropoff: Saturday, February 18, 4 - 7

Artists Meetup: Thursday, March 9,  5:30-7   

CTA: NO FEE, OPEN TO ANYONE. OPEN THEME - may choose to work with the idea of “inclusion” in your work, but all subjects and mediums will be accepted.  

DEADLINE PAST - SUBMISSIONS CLOSED 

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B.F.A Student Graduating Exhibitions 
March 29 - April 22

Reception March 31, 7-10 pm

CTA: Call for submissions: Call for BFA and MFA graduating students to submit proposals for one-week shows. 4 week-long exhibitions are available.

DEADLINE PAST - SUBMISSIONS CLOSED 
 

COMMUNICATION

Collaboration with Writers Alliance (WAG)
April 26 - May 20  

Reception April 28, 7-10

Dropoff: Saturday, April 22, 4 - 7

Artists & Writers Meetup: Thursday, May 11,  5:30-7   

Writing submissions due: February 16

Artists matched with writing by: February 23

CTA: Call for Writers to create work that broadly interprets the theme ‘communication’. Call for Artists to create work based on the pieces of writing. 

FULL - SUBMISSIONS CLOSED

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TRANSPARENCY

May 24 - June 24

Reception: May 26, 7-10

Submissions due/dropoff: Saturday, May 20, 4 - 7

Artists Meetup: Thursday, June 8,  5:30-7   

CTA: Call for artwork that broadly interprets the theme “transparency”.

JUDGE: Devin K Harclerode, Visiting Lecturer, UF School of Art & Art History

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Summer Showcase 2023

June 28 - July 22

Reception June 30, 7-10

Submissions due/dropoff: Saturday, June 24, 4 - 7

Artists Meetup: Thursday, July 13,  5:30-7 

CTA: Call for Artists' latest and greatest works - unthemed. 

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Self Portrait

July 26 - August 19

Reception July 28, 7-10

Submissions due/dropoff: Saturday, July 22, 4 - 7

Artists Meetup: Thursday, August 10,  5:30-7 

CTA: Call for self portraits. 

 

CO-CREATION 

Collaborations

August 23 – September 23

Reception August 25, 7 - 10

Submissions due/dropoff: Saturday, August 19, 4 - 7

Artists Meetup: Thursday, September 14,  5:30-7  

CTA: Call for collaborative works; works that co-create. We encourage collaborations with other fields such as music, dance, Theater, Film, literature, science, math, etc. Can also be a collaboration with another visual artist. Must be two or more people that collaborated/worked together to create the work.

 

100 Years of Art -  Anniversary Celebration Exhibition

& 2016 Board of Directors (Front Gallery)

September 27 – October 21

Reception September 29, 7-10

The legacy exhibition is being created by GFAA - No Call to Artists.

CTA: Call for work from the 2016 Board of Directors who were responsible for creating our gallery space. 

GROWTH

October 25 - November 18

Reception October 28, 6-9 pm

Submissions due/dropoff: Saturday, October 21, 4 - 7

Artists Meetup: Thursday, November 9,  5:30-7

CTA: Call for artwork that broadly interprets the theme “growth”. 

 

Winter Showcase 2023
November 22 - December 20

Reception December 1, 7-10 

Submissions due/dropoff: Saturday, November 18, 4 - 7

Artists Meetup: Thursday, December 14, 5:30-7

CTA: Call for Artists' latest and greatest works - unthemed.