**Curated by Kellie Lehr, Jamie Powell and Lisa Petker Mintz**

  
The Painting Center is seeking submissions for the juried group exhibition _Turned and Turning Still,_ curated by Kellie Lehr, Jamie Powell, and Lisa Petker Mintz. The exhibition will be on view from June 24 - July 19, 2025, and will be featured on Artsy. _Turned and Turning Still_ invites work that embraces movement, change, and material experimentation. This exhibition celebrates the ever-evolving nature of artmaking—where creation is rarely linear, and change is constant.

  
We welcome work that reflects:

• The tension between stillness and motion.

• The layering and erasure of meaning or material.

• Shifts in technique, medium, or form.

• The process of construction and deconstruction.

• Concepts of becoming, impermanence, or identity in flux.

  
Artists across all styles and mediums—traditional and nontraditional—are encouraged to apply. Inspired by artists like Marcel Duchamp, Yayoi Kusama, Eva Hesse, Jasper Johns, Julie Mehretu, Oscar Muñoz, Sam Gilliam, and El Anatsui, this exhibition seeks work that embraces experimentation and transformation in all its forms.

  
Exhibition Dates: June 24 - July 19, 2025

Reception Date: June 26, 2025

Deadline Date: May 30, 2025 

Notification Date: June 9, 2025 

Artwork Shipping / Delivery Dates: Wednesday, June 18, through Saturday, June 21, between 11 am and 6 pm. 

  
Submission Requirements: JPEGs must be 300 dpi and a professional quality image. The maximum file size for any individual image is 10 MB. 

Additional Requirements: All works submitted must be for sale. (The gallery takes a 35% commission on any works sold.) There is no size limit for works submitted. Please note that all works must be wired and ready to hang or be able to be secured on a pedestal. If the works cannot be wired or secured on a pedestal, please provide installation instructions. 

  

"Turned and Turning Still" Exhibition

**Curated by Kathleen Beausoleil and Shazzi Thomas**

  
The Painting Center is seeking submissions for the juried group exhibition _Let Nature In_ curated by Kathleen Beausoleil and Shazzi Thomas_._ The exhibition will be held in person and on Artsy from July 22 – August 16, 2025, with an opening reception on July 24\. _Let Nature In_ will feature contemporary artists who continue to engage with the natural world by offering fresh perspectives on our ever-evolving relationship with its environment. From the earliest cave paintings of trees and plants to the intricate floral motifs of 10th-century Eastern art, nature has been a constant source of creativity - an open invitation to reflect and create. In Western art, landscape painting did not emerge as a central subject until the 16th century, which led to rich traditions of pastoral scenes and florals. Throughout history, depictions of nature have served both artistic and functional purposes—vast landscapes were once used to strategize battles, while the detailed botanical illustrations of the 18th and 19th centuries documented plant species for scientific study. Artists have let nature influence their work by bringing the outside in. Claude Monet immersed himself in his water lilies, transforming the play of light on the water into a dreamlike experience. Georgia O’Keeffe magnified the beauty of flowers, pushing them toward abstraction. Andy Goldsworthy works with natural materials, creating ephemeral sculptures that unfold with the elements. For _Let Nature In_, we invite artists to join this timeless conversation—to reinterpret, challenge, and deepen our connection to the natural world through works that don’t just depict nature but breathe with it literally and sometimes metaphorically, letting the outside seep into our consciousness.

  
Exhibition Dates: July 22 - August 16, 2025

Reception Date: July 24, 2025

Deadline Date: June 26, 2025 

Notification Date: July 3, 2025 

Artwork Shipping / Delivery Dates: Wednesday, July 16 through Saturday, July 19 between 11 am and 6 pm. 

  
Submission Requirements: JPEGs must be 300 dpi and a professional quality image. The maximum file size for any individual image is 10 MB. 

  
Additional Requirements: All visual art styles and mediums will be considered for this exhibition. All works submitted must be for sale. (The gallery takes a 35% commission on any works sold). There is no size limit for works submitted. Please note that all works must be wired and ready to hang or be able to be secured on a pedestal. If the works cannot be wired or secured on a pedestal, please provide installation instructions. 

  

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