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Never Forget: Every Story Leaves A Trace - Call For Art


  • Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts 230 S. Phillips Ave, Suite 204 Sioux Falls United States (map)

Call For Art

Open: Now - 11/05/2025

Never Forget
"Every Story Leaves A Trace"

Serendipity Studio invites artists of all visual mediums to submit work for our upcoming exhibition, Never Forget.

Memory is fragile, yet powerful. It binds us to loved ones, places, and experiences, shaping who we are and how we see the world. Never Forget invites artists of all mediums to create works that honor remembrance in its many forms—personal, collective, historical, or symbolic.

This exhibit asks: What do you carry forward? Is it a face, a touch, a song, a place, a story whispered from one generation to the next? Is it a history that must not be lost? A small object that holds enormous weight? A community moment that echoes across time?

Artists are encouraged to reflect on:

  • Personal Remembrance: memorials, heirlooms, photographs, rituals of grief and gratitude.

  • Collective Memory: community histories, public events, shared symbols of resilience.

  • The Memory of Place: landscapes, homes, and sacred spaces that linger in our minds.

  • Witness & Legacy: stories of resilience, truth-telling, and honoring those who came before.

This exhibition explores remembrance in its many forms—from personal stories and family heirlooms to community histories, sacred rituals, and the quiet details of daily life that echo long after they’ve passed.

All mediums are welcome. Apply now!

- Deadline for submissions: November 5, 2025 @ 5:30PM
- Deadline for artwork delivery: November 6, 2025 @ 4pm

- Exhibit Dates: November 8, 10:00 AM - December 27, 4:00 PM
- Location: Serendipity Studio Gallery & Gifts, 230 S. Phillips Ave, 2nd floor, Sioux Falls, SD 57104

We host a variety of art calls throughout the year, and encourage you to consider all of them. Best of Show & People’s Choice award winners have a chance to win cash prizes.

Eligible Mediums:

  • 2D Art: Painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, digital art, and mixed media

  • 3D Art: Sculpture, ceramics, glasswork, textile art, and found-object creations

To participate, please do the following:

  1. Submissions are open to artists of all levels, backgrounds, and ages.

  2. Each non-associate artist may submit up to 3 pieces for consideration. Associate artists may submit up to 5 pieces for consideration.

  3. Submitted artwork must align with the theme of Never Forget: Every Story Leaves A Trace.

  4. Artwork should be original and not infringe upon any copyrights. Please be aware that we will not accept any artwork that is deemed pornographic, hateful, or violent. Artwork previously submitted to other exhibits will be rejected.

  5. Please provide a brief artist statement with each submission, explaining how your work relates to the theme.

  6. Digital submissions should be high-resolution images (300 dpi) in JPEG or PNG format. Please resize to 1920 pixels along the longest side. Please be aware that these images are utilized by Serendipity Studio to build the online exhibit as well as promote the exhibit in marketing, so please submit your best images.

  7. For physical submissions, please contact us for delivery instructions.

  8. Additional information below must be submitted by email to serendipitystudiosd@gmail.com.

  9. Identify each image with title, medium, size, and retail price

  10. Do NOT just simply include a link to your website/Instagram/Facebook, etc.

  11. Please complete the form below.

If you are selected, you will be emailed a contract further explaining the terms of the agreement. The costs associated with the call are a $30 fee per piece that is selected, unless you are an Associate Artist of the gallery, in which case your fee will be reduced by $25 per piece. The gallery retains a 25% commission from all sales during the exhibit, unless the artists have an existing Associate Artist agreement.

$5 of each submission fee will be donated to the Alzheimer's Association. We appreciate all that they do to help serve those who are struggling to Never Forget.

Deadline to submit artwork: November 5, 2025

Deadline to deliver artwork: November 6, 2025

 
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