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The Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts juried exhibition continues in 2024, hosted at the Kentucky Museum. 

This competitive exhibition is open to all residents 18 years of age or older, living in a Kentucky county which falls within a 65-mile radius of Bowling Green. The exhibition is also open to all current WKU faculty, staff, and students. The exhibition is located at the Kentucky Museum on the campus of Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.

The Call for Artists webpage lists all important information. Artists should visit the webpage and review all information before registering. 

Important Dates:

• Entries due: Friday, February 9, 2024by 11:59 pm CST online.
  • If dropping off a paper form, must submit at the Kentucky Museum by 4:00 pm on February 9.
• Artwork drop off: Friday, February 16, 2024, from 9 am to 6 pm.
• Awards Ceremony: March 1, 2024 from 6 to 8 pm.
• Show open to the public: March 2 - April 12, 2024.
  • Note that the Museum will close for WKU's Spring Break, March 18 - 23.
• Artwork pick up: April 13, 2024, from 9 am to 2 pm.

How to Enter

Step 1:

Do you live within 65 miles of 1444 Kentucky Street, Bowling Green, KY 42101? or Are you currently employed by or enrolled as a student at WKU?

If yes, continue. If no, you are not eligible to enter this show.

Step 2: Read the Terms and Conditions outlined on this webpage. Your work MUST meet the guidelines set forth in the "Artwork Conditions" and "Hanging Specifications" sections. Click here to download a PDF of the important dates, terms, and conditions.

Submission of any entry to the 2024 Abound Credit Union Celebration of the Arts exhibit will be understood to indicate agreement on the part of the artist with all conditions set forth on this page.

Step 3: Download, print, fill, and affix this label to your artwork. 

Step 4: Register your work via the appropriate link below. You may only enter ONE work in the show. The registration fee is $20, except for currently enrolled WKU and SKYCTC students who receive scholarships.

Artists including Community Members, WKU faculty, and WKU staff - CLICK HERE. 

WKU Students - CLICK HERE

SKYCTC Students - visit Associate Professor C. David Jones at SKYCTC to register.

A printable entry form is available upon request to Lynn Claycomb, 270-745-6094.

Entries must be received no later than Friday, February 9, 2024.

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