☀️ SOL – SLAC OPEN CALL FOR ART ☀️
Do you remember lying in the grass and soaking in the sun’s warmth on your face?
The way it blazes across a golden hour photo, or casts everything in a glow too bright to look at directly?
What is the sun to you? A symbol? A science? A savior? A scorcher? 🔥🌻🕶️
Is it the golden glow of morning coffee, the searing brilliance of summer afternoons, or the fading embers of a sunset?
Maybe it’s mythic—Ra, Apollo, Helios...Sol anyone?
Maybe it’s scientific—solar flares, sunspots, eclipses, and celestial fire.
Or maybe it’s emotional—warm joy, oppressive brightness, the longing for shade. 🏖️
SOL is the theme of our next SLAC show at the Sip Coffee House in Highland, Indiana, and we want to see your interpretation—literal, emotional, abstract, surreal, radiant, or raw.
Many of you remember back in early 2023, we howled at the MOON—at the Crown Point Sip! 🌛
Now it’s time to honor her radiant counterpart.
Anywhere from bold beams of silver light to the mysterious myths and old, warm memories the sun stirs up, this show is open to your most sun-drenched, light-infused ideas.
Let’s celebrate the sun! 🌞 Let your work shine. ✨ Happy Summer, Everyone! 💛
All mediums are welcomed as long as it can be SAFELY mounted to the wall with proper wiring!
🌞Submit up to 3 pieces by…
ONE: filling out this super easy form:
https://forms.gle/5px7kQGpzGBZXjPbA
TWO: sending jpg images of each piece along with the TITLE OF ARTWORK to
📧
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with “SOL” in the subject line
by TUESDAY, JULY 22nd, 2025, BY OR BEFORE 11:59 PM
That’s
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Please name the jpegs clearly so we can match titles to the art. We need to know which piece goes with which tag!
You’ll receive an email notification for any accepted work by end of day, Wednesday, July 23rd.
☀️ NO submission or commission fees!
Size Limit: No larger than 39 inches
Sculpture: Must be securely mountable on the wall
Framing: All pieces MUST be properly framed and wired (NO sawtooth hangers).
We will not hang pieces that aren’t ready to go. No exceptions.
Please let us know if you need help with getting it all together!
We are here to guide and help!!!
✨ART DROP-OFF:
Sunday, July 27th, from 3–6 PM at
Sip Coffee House – Highland
2815 Jewett Ave, Highland, IN
(If you can’t make that time, you must contact a SLAC admin to make arrangements.)
—Please sign in your pieces on the provided sheet when dropping them off.
—Do not leave them unattended or with coffee shop staff without letting an admin know or making prior arrangements, as they deal with a lot of other outside art and artists that are not involved with the show.
—As always, attach a tag to the back of your piece with your name, title, and price (or NFS).
🚚 Shipping?
Submit your form and email images by midnight on July 15th to allow time for coordination and shipping.
You must let us know in your email submission if you need to ship. You are responsible for all shipping costs, insurance, and return labels.
☕ INFORMAL FORMAL RECEPTION:
Friday, August 1st, 2025 at 7 PM
Start your weekend basking in local art, coffee, and community. Sunny attire is encouraged!
DISCLAIMER:
While extreme care will be taken with all artwork, the venue does not provide insurance.
By submitting work, you agree to hold harmless the venue, SLAC, and exhibit coordinators in case of damage, loss, or liability.
We can’t wait to see how you bring the heat and sunshine with SOL. ☀️
✨If ya need a recap:
Make some sun art! Think outside the box but make it safely mountable to the wall!
Fill out the form here (make sure you get an emailed copy or it didn’t go through):
https://forms.gle/5px7kQGpzGBZXjPbA
Then email your jpegs to:
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📅 Email Submissions Due: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025 by or before midnight
📬 Acceptance Notifications: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025 by end of day
📦 Art Drop-Off (at Highland Sip): Sunday, July 27th from 3–6 PM
🎉 Art Exhibit Opening Reception: Friday, August 1st, 2025 at 7 PM
🗓️ Tentative Closing Date: TBA — tentatively November 2025
Also check out other Arts events in Highland.
