Gallery5 is now accepting submissions for The Carnival of 5 Fires, opening First Friday, October 3rd, 2025.
Gallery5 is currently taking art submissions for our annual Carnival of 5 Fires group exhibition, with work inspired by the mysterious, macabre, occult, witchy, tarot, creepy, freakish, absurd, carnival culture, circus, etc...It's the start of spooky season!
October First Friday kicks off with a full indoor and outdoor multi-faceted visual and performing arts celebration featuring this exhibition + live music, interactive games, arts vendors and maker tables, burlesque, belly dance, circus acts, fire performances, DJs, parade puppets, and more.
🔥Digital submissions should include a link to your online portfolio, attached image files or proposals for new works and emailed to gallery5@gallery5arts.org between now and September 8th.
🔥If you are submitting a proposal for new work that will be created for this exhibition, please provide a MINIMUM of 3 examples of your work. You do not have to have the final piece of art for the gallery completed at this time.
🔥Final submissions include all types of framed or ready to hang wall-mounted original 2D visual artwork not limited to digital or traditional illustration, photography, fine art, mixed media, cards, banners, flags, photography, sculptures, and masks. Any original 3D works must be either wall hanging or small enough to display on pedestals or shelves.
🔥Costumes and larger sculpture will be accepted on the basis that the display or dress form will be provided by the artists.
🔥We will not be accepting video or audio submissions at this time. Original art submissions only. No Al work will be accepted!
🔥Submissions will be reviewed by the exhibition curators with notification emails of acceptance into the show sent out to all applicants by Wednesday, September 10th.
email entries to:
gallery5@gallery5arts.org
subject line:
Carnival of 5 Fires Art 2025
Now seeking curator, artist and non profit exhibition proposals for our 2026 season!
Please complete our 2026 exhibition proposal application.
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