The 2025 Susannah Kelly Art Award

This annual art award will honor the life of Susannah Kelly, a beloved member of the art community, who as owner and founder of Antler & Talon Galleries devoted her time and energy to helping artists build their careers.

We will continue that legacy in her name and look forward to reviewing your applications. You will find further information below about application requirements, as well as what each award winner will receive.

Applications close at midnight on Thursday, March 20, 2025.

Open to artists making original drawings in any physical medium and presented to the best application as determined via jury process.

Winning artist will receive:

Open to artists making original paintings in any physical medium and presented to the best application as determined via jury process.

Winning artist will receive:

Open to artists making original, hand-built sculptures in any medium and presented to the best application as determined via jury process.

Winning artist will receive:

Open to artists making physical art in any medium, awarded to 20 applicants determined via jury process.

Winning artist will receive:

A $10 fee is required per applicant to cover administrative costs of the online platform. This can be paid by credit or debit card when completing your submission.

Please provide the following:

The awarded exhibitions will open on Thursday, September 25, 2025. Award winners will be expected to create and ship works to the gallery to arrive by September 19th for installation ahead of the show. Number of works required will vary depending on the nature and size of the pieces and will be agreed to prior to acceptance of the award. Works submitted in the application are intended as examples and not expected to be available for sale or exhibition.

*Stipend is to be used at artist's discretion to help with associated costs of preparing for the exhibition.

In 2012, artist Susannah Kelly co-founded Antler & Talon Galleries in Portland, Oregon. For more than a decade she was a pillar of the art scene in the city and beyond, helping artists develop their careers as well as bringing them together as a community within the spaces she lovingly built and curated.

In the summer of 2023, Susannah passed away. It was both sudden and devastating to everyone who loved her.

As we move forward, we hope to honor her beautiful spirit and continue her legacy of providing a platform for emerging artists through The Susannah Kelly Art Award.

Susannah’s husband and gallery partner, Neil Perry, along with Annie Owens and Attaboy of Hi-Fructose Magazine invite you to submit your work for consideration in one of three categories: Drawing, Painting and Sculpture.

For questions about this prospectus, please contact [email protected]. For technical support, please see the Support section below.

Additional Notification Information

Notifications will be emailed and posted in your ShowSubmit account by the end of the day on April 23, 2025.

You may view the notification in your ShowSubmit account by logging in and clicking tapping the Notifications at the top right of the screen, or in your Entry History.

If you do not receive your email, login and view the notification in your account. We cannot respond to inquiries regarding the status of notifications.

Note: Entries made prior to 2023 may not display the View Notification link.

Image and Filename Specifications

• File Format: Submit original, high-quality JPEG image files. Other formats (e.g., PNG, TIFF) are not accepted.
• Crop Your Image: Ensure only the artwork itself is visible in the image. Do not show any visible matting, frames, or background distractions.
• Orientation: Make sure your image is oriented correctly (right side up) so that the artwork appears in its intended viewing direction.
• Image Size: You do not need to resize your image files before uploading. The system will automatically resize them. Smaller images cannot be enlarged to meet the requirements, so ensure your images are high resolution before uploading.
• File Names: You do not need to rename your files before uploading them. The system will handle any file naming requirements.
• File Size: There is a 30mb maximum file size limit. Larger image files will take longer to upload and process.

Additional Entry Information

• You will pay for your entry by credit or debit card using our secure checkout system.
• After your entry is submitted and paid for, you may log back in to review your entry, edit artist and image information, and add or substitute images up until the entry deadline (March 20, 2025.)
• Entry fees are not refundable and must be submitted and paid by the entry deadline.
• Entries cannot be accepted or changed after the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified.

Support

Need Assistance? For questions about the entry process or using this website, please check our Help Center or Entry Guide first for detailed guides and troubleshooting tips. Most answers can be found there quickly.

If you still need help, feel free to email ShowSubmit Support at [email protected], and we’ll respond between 9am and 6pm Eastern Time, Monday to Friday.