Wish You Were Here

Wish You Were Here invites artists to explore the postcard as both format and concept. Rooted in the familiar 5 × 7 size, this exhibit challenges artists to consider how scale, limitation, and intention shape meaning. The postcard is traditionally a vehicle for communication—brief, personal, portable, and sent across distance—and this exhibition asks artists to engage with those ideas while reimagining what a postcard can be. ​Artists are encouraged to think beyond the postcard as an image alone and consider it as a message, a memory, a fragment, or an invitation. What does it mean to compress a place, an emotion, or a story into a small, deliberate space? How does working within 5 × 7 influence material choices, narrative, and viewer interaction? Submissions may be literal or abstract, intimate or bold, nostalgic or experimental. ​All media are welcome, including painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, collage, mixed media, fiber, sculpture, and conceptual works, provided the final piece adheres to the 5 × 7 dimensions. Works may be two- or three-dimensional, wall-mounted or freestanding, as long as they clearly reference or inhabit the postcard format.

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Wish You Were Here invites artists to explore the postcard as both format and concept. Rooted in the familiar 5 × 7 size, this exhibit challenges artists to consider how scale, limitation, and intention shape meaning. The postcard is traditionally a vehicle for communication—brief, personal, portable, and sent across distance—and this exhibition asks artists to engage with those ideas while reimagining what a postcard can be.

​Artists are encouraged to think beyond the postcard as an image alone and consider it as a message, a memory, a fragment, or an invitation. What does it mean to compress a place, an emotion, or a story into a small, deliberate space? How does working within 5 × 7 influence material choices, narrative, and viewer interaction? Submissions may be literal or abstract, intimate or bold, nostalgic or experimental.

​All media are welcome, including painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, collage, mixed media, fiber, sculpture, and conceptual works, provided the final piece adheres to the 5 × 7 dimensions. Works may be two- or three-dimensional, wall-mounted or freestanding, as long as they clearly reference or inhabit the postcard format.

## Submission Requirements
Up to 3 submissions Artwork title(s), medium, size (unframed), year Short artist statement (max 250 words) Bio (max 150 words) Contact information Selection Process Works will be selected by a jury based on conceptual strength, relevance to the theme, and artistic quality. Submission Guidelines: ​​​All mediums are accepted Artwork must be ready to hang with D-rings only. NO SAWTOOTH HANGERS OR EYEHOOKS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO NOT ACCEPT ARTWORK UPON ARRIVAL. SUBMITTING PHOTOS: ​All photos must be cropped and labeled in the following format: ****(example: Van Gogh_Starry Night_oil painting)*** If they are not cropped, well lit and labeled properly, they will be disqualified. Important Deadlines: ​Submission Deadline: April 14 Notice of Acceptance: April 20 Drop off: June 2, 3 - 6p Opening Reception: June 5, 5 - 7p Pick up: June 29 Exhibit Dates: June 5 - 28 ​ Submission Fee: Members - $20 Non-members - $30​ This show will take place at the ShenArts Gallery. Art drop off and pickup will be at the ShenArts Gallery. 128 N Loudoun St. Winchester VA 22601 ShenArts handles all sales and promotion and takes a 30% commission of the retail price. You must be able to deliver and pick up your piece; we are not able to have artists ship their pieces to our location at this time. ​ You may watch the Entry Process Tutorial video below [31518] Terms & Conditions

Fee: $20