Shadow & Light: A Juried Exhibition
The Key West Art & Historical Society will host its bi-annual juried exhibition Shadow & Light, slated to open in December 2025 at the Key West Museum of Art & History. Shadow & Light is open to all artists living and creating in the Florida Keys. The exhibition beckons artists to immerse themselves in the outdoors, capturing natural light and its interaction with everyday objects into visual expressions that evoke contemplation, wonder, and introspection. (Jury Panel information coming soon) The exhibit will include a special opening reception for the artists and the public on December 5, with the show running from that date through February 15.
The Society’s goal with this exhibition is to invite artists to create artwork that expresses ideas about the natural world and to venture into the intricate interplay between the elemental forces of nature and the ever-changing light of the Florida Keys. The museum is seeking submissions of original artwork that captures the essence of Shadow & Light in the broadest sense that include a range of mediums such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, encaustic, pencil, sculpture, and mixed media.
“In art, shadow and light are fundamental to expressing three-dimensional form. When applied the correct way, shadow and light effects make a powerful storytelling tool,” says Cori Convertito, PhD, curator for the Society. “We seek artwork that represents the dynamics between these two simple, yet powerful, components. The exhibit is open to all visual artists throughout the Florida Keys working in any fine art or fine craft medium or technique, in two or three dimensions, representational, abstract, or non-representational.”
The submission fee for artists is $25, which will offset the cost of the opening reception. Only one submission per artist, with a deadline of November 2. All mediums and themes will be considered but work must have been completed within the last three years and cannot have been displayed previously at the museum. Artist notification is November 17 with delivery dates November 24 and 25. Please note that Society policies strictly prohibit the sale of any artwork during the exhibit.
