Call for Artists: “Shadow & Light: Island Contrast” Juried Exhibition at the Key West Museum of Art & History
August 26, 2025 – (KEY WEST, FL). The Key West Art & Historical Society is now accepting submissions for its upcoming juried exhibition, “Shadow & Light: Island Contrast,” opening December 3, 2025, at the Key West Museum of Art & History. The exhibit invites artists living and working in the Florida Keys to explore the transformative relationship between natural light and the everyday world through visual art.
Opening December 3, 2025, and running through February 15, 2026, “Shadow & Light” encourages artists to step outdoors and observe how light transforms their surroundings. Whether literal or abstract, the works should evoke wonder, introspection, and a sense of connection to nature’s elemental forces.
Submissions are now open and will be accepted through October 27, 2025, at www.kwahs.org/shadow-light. All mediums are welcome, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, encaustic, pencil, sculpture, and mixed media. Work must be original, created within the last three years, and not previously exhibited at the museum. Each artist may submit one piece. A $25 submission fee helps offset exhibition costs.
The exhibition will be juried by a panel of local arts professionals: Dr. Cori Convertito, Curator for the Key West Art & Historical Society; Elena Devers, Deputy Director of The Studios of Key West; Jane Grannis, Vice President of Anne McKee Artists Fund; and Carole Garcia, Chairperson of the annual Anne McKee Art Auction.
Artists will be notified of acceptance by November 14. Accepted works must be delivered between November 24–26. The opening reception will take place on December 3, and the exhibition runs through February 15, 2026. Please note that artwork will not be available for sale during the exhibition.
For full guidelines and to submit work, visit www.kwahs.org/shadow-light
Your Museums. Your Community. It takes an Island.
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IMAGE 1: The Key West Art & Historical Society invites Florida Keys artists to submit work for its upcoming juried exhibition, “Shadow & Light: Island Contrast,” opening December 3, 2025, at the Key West Museum of Art & History. Submissions are open through October 27 at www.kwahs.org/shadow-light. (Photo Credit: The Calming Sound of Waves by Barbara Hann)
