Your Family, Your Library Exhibition

Your Family, Your Library exhibition is open April 15, 2024 to April 29, 2024 in the Cossitt Library.

Learn more about being a part of this exhibit and apply below!

• Submissions are open and will be judged by a team of accomplished artists who have been provided a rubric for judging. We will not be able to provide any judging feedback.
• Notifications on acceptance or non acceptance will be sent by March 28th.
• You may submit up to three projects. From the three submissions, we will choose one to be displayed.
• Those accepted into the exhibition will receive further instructions on the drop off of the project and if you submitted multiple projects, which project was formally accepted into the exhibition.
• No sexual imagery, no drug/alcohol use depicted.
• Notification on submission will be sent via email by: please ensure your email is correct as this is the main way we contact you. You can also check your junk mail as well.
• If you are not chosen to be part of the exhibition, we would still encourage you to come join us for a fun day celebrating community and libraries!

Important Dates

• Entries Accepted: March 1st to March 26th at 11:59pm
• Notifications to accepted artists via email: March 28th
• Notifications to non-accepted artists via email: March 28th
• Drop off Accepted Artwork: March 30th – April 6th at Cossitt Library
• Dates of Exhibit: April 15-29 at Cossitt Library

Who is Eligible

• The exhibition is open to artists of all ages in Memphis/Shelby County TN area.

Eligible Work

• Artwork in the following forms is accepted: Paintings, drawings, original prints, photography, and graphic design.
• All components must be affixed; no separate parts.
• Cossitt cannot accept performance or installation works at this time.
• Only original artworks by the entering artist will be accepted; no reproductions.
• Cossitt may refuse to exhibit any work that does not comply with the juried image or that Cossitt is unsuitable for display.
• For questions regarding the eligibility of artwork, contact Janay Kelley at janay.kelley@memphistn.gov.

Entry Specifications

• Two-dimensional entries may be at most 70 inches by 70 inches and must be no smaller than 8 inches by 10 inches framed.
• All two-dimensional work must be framed and/or ready for display.
• Works on paper must be framed and glazed or matted.
• Photography and Digital Art must be printed out, matted, and framed.