Art Blooms Guidelines
This year’s Art Blooms Juried Art Exhibit will be on display from May 3 - May 14 inside the Croft Farm Arts Center. Click here for the exhibit viewing schedule.
ELIGIBILITY:
Open to artists of all ages and experience levels.*
Open to the public.
Please do not enter other artists' work as your own.
* There is no children's category. Artists will be judged the same, regardless of age/ability.
ENTRY FEES:
$10 non-refundable jury fee** per piece.
Maximum of three (3) submissions per artist.
Pre-registration/payment (Visa or Mastercard) is recommended. Please click here to register.
** Money collected from entries into Art Blooms and Fall Into the Arts is used to provide The Gaye Pino Memorial Scholarship to a Cherry Hill High School East and West student in the art, music or theater field.
AWARDS:
Cash prizes will be awarded to three place winners (1st: $250; 2nd: $150; 3rd: $75) during an evening reception on Tuesday, May 5 from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at the Croft Farm Arts Center, 100 Bortons Mill Road. Winners will be notified ahead of time. Artwork will remain on display and for sale through May 14, 2026. No commission will be added to any sale.
REQUIREMENTS:
- ORIGINAL FINE ART: oil/acrylics, watercolor, pastels, mixed media, drawing, printmaking, etc.
- Artwork must have been made within the last 3 years and not previously hung in this exhibit.
- No giclees or prints of original work can be submitted. No photography, needlework, stained glass, wood carvings, or sculpture.
- There is no theme or subject requirement.
- Framed/Finished size not to exceed 38" x 38". Pieces larger than this size will be rejected with no refund.
- Weight not to exceed 30 lbs. Pieces heavier than this will be rejected with no refund.
- Artwork must be dry, wired and ready to hang. Click here for hanging requirements. The Arts Board cannot add or adjust wiring. Improperly framed pieces will be rejected.
- Identification cards must be affixed to the back of each piece at the top left or right corner.
- This is a juried exhibit, NOT all artwork submitted will be hung. No refunds will be given for unselected artwork, failure to drop off artwork during designated receiving times or artwork that is incorrectly framed or sized.
- You may list your artwork for sale; no commission applies. The Arts Board will place potential buyers in contact with artists or they will contact you directly through information you provided.
- Accepted artwork MUST be on display for the full duration of the exhibit.
DROP-OFF:
Monday, April 27: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 28: 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (No work will be received after 7:00 p.m.; no exceptions.)
Online pre-registration/payment recommended.
*If you need to make alternate arrangements, please call 856-488-7868 to discuss.
LOCATION:
Croft Farm Arts Center (yellow building)
100 Bortons Mill Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
856-488-7868 (Recreation Office)
NOTIFICATION:
You will be notified of results by email.
PICK-UP:
- The exhibit will be on display through May 14, 2026; Dates/times to pick-up art will be emailed later.
- If your artwork is not selected to be part of the exhibit, please pick it up during one of the open gallery times.