Members Showcase 2022

All Heartland Art Club members are invited to submit artwork for Heartland Art Club’s Members’ Showcase, held August 31 – September 28!

Important Dates

Opening Reception: August 31, 2022 at the Galleries at Heartland Art Club, from 6:00 – 8:00pm. Awards will be presented at 7:00pm.

Exhibit Dates: August 31 – September 28, 2022

Deadline for Online Submissions: Saturday, August 20, 2021 at 11:59 CST

Artwork Drop-off Dates: August 24-27, 2022; Drop off of artwork at Heartland Art Club.

Drop-off dates and times:

• Wednesday, August 24, 2022 from 12:30 – 5pm

• Thursday, August 25, 2022 from 12:30 – 5pm

• Friday, August 26, 2022 from 12:30 – 5pm

• Saturday, August 27, 2022 from 12:30 – 5pm

Artwork Pick-up dates and times:

• Thursday, September 29, 2022 from 12:00-5:00

• Friday, September 30, 2022 from 12:00-5:00

• Saturday, October 1, 2022 from 12:00-5:00

Sold Works: November 16, 2021; Payment for sold works mailed.

Exhibit Details (Please read carefully)

• One entry per artist member

• This is a Member’s Show only. If you are not yet a member please join here first.

• There is a $10 fee to enter this exhibit. Payment is made on our website at the time of submission of your artwork.

• There is NO COMMISSION to the gallery on sold works! None. Zero. Nada. Zip.

• There is 3% fee for credit/debit card transactions which will be deducted from the sale of any artwork.

• All submitted artwork is ACCEPTED unless you are notified. This is not a juried show. If you submitted your work online and paid the accompanying fee we expect you to bring it to Heartland Art Club on one of the drop-off dates.

• All entries must be for sale.

• All work must be original.

• Heartland Art Club Awards will be given by our judge, Matthew Ballou, of the University of Missouri, Columbia:

  • 1st Place: $300, sponsored by Grafica Fine Art & Custom Framing, plus a $150 Merchandise award from Airfloat Systems

  • 2nd Place: $200, plus a Merchandise award from M Graham for a 12 color oil, acrylic, gouache or watercolor paint set

  • 3rd Place: $100, plus a $100 Merchandise award from Blick Art Materials

  • Honorable Mention: A $100 Merchandise award from Blick Art Materials

  • David Cornell Award for Composition: $250

• Heartland Art Club reserves the right to disqualify entries that do not conform to the submission guidelines, works that are considered to be offensive by the gallery, or for any other reason.

• Entries submitted online may not be substituted.

• Heartland Art Club cannot be responsible for typos in your submission.

• You will receive confirmation of your submission via email.

Artwork Requirements

• Two-dimensional or three-dimensional REPRESENTATIONAL works only, including photography

• Any artistic style or medium

• Maximum outside dimensions: 48 inches on the longest side (overall size including framing/matting)

Framing Requirements

• Professional gallery framing. Please clean glass, check corners, and look for other damage to matting, framing, and glass.

• Gallery wrapped canvases without frames are okay with finished sides and wire hangers. Gallery wrapped canvases less than 1.5″ in depth not accepted.

• Only wire hangers, no sawtooth hangers

• Must include printable inventory form on back of painting

• Artwork may be hung salon style

Delivery Requirements

Artwork may be shipped or hand delivered to Heartland Art Club. If shipping, you must include a pre-printed paid return label. Make sure to include inventory form to be taped to back of artwork. 

If shipping, please send to:     

The UPS Store
Attention: Heartland Art Club
101 West Argonne
Kirkwood, MO, 63122

Hand deliver artwork to:

Heartland Art Club
101 West Argonne
Kirkwood, MO  63122

File upload requirements

• We recommend roughly 2400 pixels on the long side

• 5MB file maximum, please

• JPEG only

• Cropped to image-Do not show framing or any background

• MOST IMPORTANT: Name your file the same as the title of your piece

Enter the Show

After you fill out the form below, please remember to complete your entry by paying the submission fee (see below the form). Entrants who have not paid the submission fee cannot be included in the show. If you have any trouble submitting the form or paying the fee, please email us at art@heartlandartblub.org for assistance!

  Note: If you have trouble submitting your work via the form, please email us at art@heartlandartclub.org and include the words “Members Show” in your subject line.

Complete Your Entry!

Gallery Contact Information

Phone: (314) 821-6241 (Wednesdays through Saturdays from 12:00 – 5pm-or please leave a message)

Email: art@heartlandartclub.org

We are very excited to have your work in our show! Thank you!