This fall Charlie Cummings Gallery will host Cup: The Intimate Object XIV, the fourteenth installment of our iconic annual cup show. This year the exhibition will once again be an invitational and juried exhibition showing five individual cups from each participant and will be online only. We are pleased to invite artists to submit cups for consideration for this exhibition celebrating the most intimate and beloved of functional ceramic objects.

To submit your cups for consideration for this exhibition, please email the following to [email protected] by midnight Eastern, July 8th, 2018:

Part 1 – In the body of the email include:
1. Your full contact information including email, telephone, and website address.
2. A guide to the images you submit with title, type of clay, type of firing, forming process, dimensions, and retail price. Please identify the entries using the naming format listed above.

Part 2 – Attachments:
1. Five (5) medium resolution images of the 5 actual cups you would like to send for the exhibition. Named using the following format- LastnameFirstname_01.jpg, LastnameFirstname_02.jpg… Please note capitalization. No detail shots please.
2. Your resume or CV in PDF format.

There is no fee associated with this call for submissions.
Please read carefully. Incomplete or incorrect submissions will not be considered.

Exhibition calendar and details:
July 8 – Submission deadline
July 20 – Notifications sent
August 10 – Cups Ship-by Deadline
August 17 – Cups due at gallery
October 6-November 2 – Cup: The Intimate Object XIV online
December 2018 – Cups returned

Artist pays shipping and insurance for shipment to gallery and for return of unsold work.
Gallery insures cups while on the premises.
Gallery actively advertises and promotes the exhibition.
Gallery takes a 50% commission on all sales.

Send questions (not submissions) to [email protected], or call 352-514-8821.

Portfolio Submissions

Ceramic artists who would like for their work to be considered for inclusion in group exhibitions, features, and solo exhibitions may submit a portfolio including the following:

Cover Letter, CV, 15-20 images of artwork (Named using the following format- LastnameFirstname_01.jpg, LastnameFirstname_02.jpg…,) A guide to the images you submit with title, type of clay, type of firing, forming process, dimensions (H x W x D,) and retail prices, and full contact information including email, telephone, and website address to: [email protected]

ORIf your website includes ALL of the information requested above, send a cover letter and the link to your website to: [email protected]

Send questions (not submissions) to [email protected], or call 352-514-8821.