Info & Guidelines for Submission to Pensacola Beach Gallery

2026 Celebration of Women Juried Exhibit

Theme: Collaborations

This exhibition celebrates the power of collaboration in the arts. Artists are invited to create and submit works made by two or more collaborators across any medium. The guiding idea is to demonstrate how different perspectives, techniques, and talents can merge into a unified piece that is greater than the sum of its parts.

While we welcome artwork that brings awareness to important causes with human or environmental conditions we do not promote or accept political themes that create division.

IMPORTANT DATES:

  • Submission deadline: February 15

  • Notification of acceptance: February 25

  • Artwork drop-off dates to be announced

  • Exhibition dates: March 13, 2026 to June 3

  • Opening reception: Friday, March 13 from 6-9pm

NEW - AWARDS

A team can only win one of the awards below.

Best of Show (Collaboration Award): Presented collectively to the team whose work most powerfully embodies the spirit of collaboration.

    • Best of Show artist winners will be given an opportunity to exhibit at the gallery according to the gallery’s schedule.

    • Monetary award of $500 will be evenly divided among the collaborators, unless otherwise agreed upon by the team. The submitting artist will be given the check and will oversee the distribution of monies to the other collaborators.

    • The award recognizes the group as a whole; all collaborators’ names (including organizations) will appear on each certificate, catalog, and publicity.

  • Most Innovative Collaboration: Honors the team that demonstrates the boldest and most original approach to working together. Innovation may show through experimental techniques, unconventional use of materials, inventive problem-solving, or unexpected methods of integrating multiple artistic voices. This award highlights how collaboration can spark creativity that breaks boundaries and leads to fresh, surprising results.

    • Monetary award of $250 will be evenly divided among the collaborators, unless otherwise agreed upon by the team. The submitting artist will be given the check and will oversee the distribution of monies to the other collaborators.

    • The award recognizes the group as a whole; all collaborators’ names (including organizations) will appear on each certificate, catalog, and publicity.

  • Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Celebrates partnerships that bridge different artistic fields or practices—such as visual art with music, performance with technology, poetry with design, or other interdisciplinary pairings. The recognized team will show how merging distinct disciplines can produce a unified work that challenges categories and expands the audience’s understanding of what art can be.

    • Monetary award of $250 will be evenly divided among the collaborators, unless otherwise agreed upon by the team. The submitting artist will be given the check and will oversee the distribution of monies to the other collaborators.

    • The award recognizes the group as a whole; all collaborators’ names (including organizations) will appear on each certificate, catalog, and publicity.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to artists of all disciplines and backgrounds.

Applicants must reside in Escambia or Santa Rosa Counties in Florida or within 5 miles from the counties,

  • Each submission must involve at least two collaborators working together. Collaborations may include:

    • Artist + Artist (two or more individuals).

    • Artist + Group/Organization (e.g., families, schools, nonprofits, community groups, or cultural organizations). We can suggest organizations if needed.

  • Collaborators may be from the same or different disciplines (e.g., painter + sculptor, photographer + poet, etc.).

  • All media are welcome, including painting, wall-mounted sculpture, installation, mix media, digital/new media, performance documentation, etc.

    • Videos can NOT have sound due to venue limitations. Videos cannot be installed with other mediums such as painting, sculpture, etc. Videos will either be shown on a screen or the gallery may create a small descriptive board with a QR code link to the video.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • One artwork per collaboration team may be submitted. A person can belong to more than one team.

  • Each submission must include:

    • Artwork images or documentation (up to 3 views for 3D, or a 3-minute, 100 MB MAXIMUM excerpt for time-based work or video).

    • Artist statement (250–400 words) explaining the collaborative process, the role of each contributor, and how the final work reflects the theme of collaboration.

    • List of all collaborators, with equal credit given (for organizations, please name both the organization and its representative participant(s)).

    • Agreement on shared ownership. One designated person will submit the work for everyone in the team.

SUBMISSION FEE

Submission fee: $30 per entry.

There is one fee for the one entry of a collaborative team. A person can be a member of other teams. For example, a person may work with an organization to make a team and work with other artists to be part of another team. Each separate team must pay a $30 fee for its entry. This is non-refundable and does not guarantee acceptance.

PRICING

  • Each artwork price and value must not exceed $2000. Video entries will not be for sale but artists will give the gallery permission to share in the website, social media, and other promotional efforts.

ORIGINALITY & PRINTS

  • All entries must be original work completed within the last three years and not previously shown in any Luna Fine Art Gallery show. Reproductions of original works of art, whether embellished or not, are not eligible for submission. However, prints such as photographs, lithographs, woodcuts, engravings, etching, screen prints, and digital works are acceptable as long as they are labeled as such, and numbered as an edition.

  • Diptych,Triptych, etc. is considered as one submission of artwork and must be submitted, labeled, and priced as such. The overall maximum size of the diptych, triptych, etc. should not exceed 36” x 48” (horizontal or vertical)

SIZE: (Important size change)

  • Maximum size for artwork is 36” x 48” (horizontal or vertical)

  • Diptychs, triptychs, etc. must not exceed 36” x 48”

  • Any entry weighing over 60 lbs. must be handled by the artist and prior arrangements for its placement made with the Gallery Director.

TWO DIMENSIONAL ART & FRAMING

  • All works on paper, including photographs, must be framed with glass or plexiglas that is clean (inside and out), unscratched and intact. Works on canvas must be framed or have finished edges. Gallery wrapped canvas is acceptable, provided that no staples are showing and the edges are clean and free of smudges and smears that are not in intentional of the artwork.

  • Frames must be in good condition (no scratches or loose corners).

  • Mats must be clean and smoothly cut.

  • Screw eyes and hanging wire MUST accompany and be attached to the back of the artwork in a paper or plastic seal. If an alternative method of hanging is required for the piece, it must be cleared with the Gallery Director in advance of its submission to the show. The Gallery director must also be notified if any unconventional method of presentation or hanging is required. Artist agrees to the Gallery using necessary hardware (eye screws, etc.) to provide security in installing the artwork.

  • Art work must be completely dry.

THREE-DIMENSIONAL ART & DISPLAY

  • The gallery can not place art on pedestals. Sculptural artwork must be able to hang on the wall. If the sculpture has fragile components, it will be placed under plexiglass and cannot protrude more than 4 inches. The gallery will provide the plexiglass for display.

VIDEOS:

  • Videos must not be exceed 3 minutes and 100 MB.

  • Videos can NOT have sound due to venue limitations. 

  • Videos cannot be installed with other mediums such as painting, sculpture, etc.

  • Videos will either be shown on a screen or the gallery may create a small descriptive board with a QR code link to the video.

WITHDRAWAL

  • Work accepted for an exhibition may not be substituted, nor will any be permitted to be withdrawn during an exhibition, except in extenuating circumstances, and then only with the approval of the Exhibition Curator.

SALES

  • All work on exhibit except for videos must be for sale. No POR (Price on Request) or NFS (Not for Sale) is permitted in a juried show. Artists will be subject to the Gallery’s standard contract agreement. The Gallery will collect Florida sales tax plus a 40% commission on all work sold. Artists receive payment of 60% of original price. A W-9 form must be filled out and returned before an artist can receive payment.

DISCLAIMER

  • Any exhibiting artist consents to the use of his/her name and the artist’s image(s) for purposes of promotion and advertisement by the Gallery. The artist waives any claim, including any claim for invasion of the right of privacy or copyright, against Luna Fine Art Gallery, its directors, officers, employees, and agents.