ARTS recognizes the artistic vision and ingenuity of our community. The Holiday Show provides an annual opportunity for creatives to showcase their work at ARTS' Ross Gallery.

Enter the Show!

Please read the following important dates, deadlines, rules, and requirements carefully. If you have questions or would like more information, please email artists@artsforruraltexas.org or call (979) 378-2113.

Important Dates & Deadlines:

  • Friday, November 1: The call for entry will open at 10 AM.

  • Friday, November 29: The online entry form will close at 4 PM. Late entries will NOT be accepted!

  • *Monday, December 2 – Friday, December 6: Artwork can be delivered to the ARTS Ross Gallery from 9 AM – 5 PM. All submissions must be received by Friday, December 6 at 5 PM. Again, late entries will NOT be accepted!

  • Saturday, December 14: ARTS celebrates in conjunction with Fayetteville’s Country Christmas. The artists’ reception and exhibition opening will be held from 4 – 6 PM. Stick around for the lighted Christmas parade on Fayetteville's Town Square!

  • December 14 – January 11: Exhibition dates. The ARTS Ross Gallery will be open to the public Tuesday – Saturday from 10 AM – 4 PM.

  • *January 13 – January 18: Unsold artwork can be picked up from the ARTS Ross Gallery from 9 AM – 5 PM Monday – Friday and from 10 AM – 4 PM Saturday. Any unclaimed artwork not picked up by 4 PM on Saturday, January 18 will become the property of Arts for Rural Texas. ARTS will make every effort to contact the artist by phone or email. However, if 30 days pass without the artwork being collected, it will be considered property of Arts for Rural Texas, allowing us to manage or repurpose the work at our discretion.

  • *If you cannot meet the prescribed delivery or pick up times, please email artists@artsforruraltexas.org or call (979) 378-2113 to make special arrangements.

Rules & Requirements:

  • Applicants may enter one submission. All entries will be automatically accepted into the exhibition; there is no jurying process.  

  • Applicants must complete the online entry form. Work that is delivered without a completed entry form will NOT be accepted.

  • All two-dimensional works (paintings, drawings, photography, and digital prints) must be framed and ready to hang with a wire across the back. Unframed work will not be accepted (gallery wrapped canvases may be submitted with no frame).

  • If three-dimensional works require special support, that support must be provided with the artwork (ARTS has pedestals and tabletop easels available for display).

  • All artworks must be for sale. ARTS will collect and pay state sales tax. After state sales tax has been paid, the artist will receive 60% of sales, and 40% will be withheld as a donation to further ARTS’ mission. At the close of the exhibition, ARTS will disburse a check made out to the artist for the sold work. The check will be mailed to the provided mailing address on the entry form within 30 days of the close of the exhibition.

  • Artwork must be delivered with a description of each piece (the artist’s name and title) attached to or written on the back of the work for identification purposes. All other required information will be collected from the online entry form.