AMPED: The Art of Rock & Roll

AN OPEN CALL FOR

“AMPED: The Art of Rock & Roll”

A NATIONAL JURIED ART SHOW NYC JULY 19 – AUG 24, 2025

 

 

Amped: The Art of Rock & Roll is an exhibition celebrating the cultural and historical impact of rock and roll, showcasing the exhilarating synergy between visual art and music while exploring the music’s transformative influence on art.

We are looking for work that captures the rebellious spirit of rock and roll.

Amped is a visual expression of the energy you experience when this music moves through you and ignites a fire in your soul. We challenge you as an artist to capture and amplify that energy. The exhibition is open to all visual media.

The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition is an artist-run, 501(c)(3) nonprofit. With 25,000 sq. ft. of exhibition space set in a Civil War-era warehouse on the waterfront of Red Hook Brooklyn. BWAC provides exhibition opportunities to artists of various levels of experience as well as professional development and public engagement. Explore membership opportunities at bwac.org

CALL TO ARTISTS FOR SUBMISSIONS

●     Submission Deadline: Final Application Deadline Wed, June 25, 2025

●     Gallery Exhibition Dates: Saturday, July 19– Sunday, August 24, 2025 weekends 1‐6 P.M.

●     Opening Reception: Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 1‐6 P.M.

 

ELIGIBILITY

This call for submission is open to all residents of the U.S. and its Territories, 18 years of age or older. The show will be curated by BWAC VP and ceramicist Sandy Forrest, and artist, musician, songwriter and producer Dan Lawson. Entry is open to all artists working in all traditional and non‐traditional formats. All artwork must be original in concept, design and execution and framed/ready to hang for exhibition.

Note:

• Artwork must be available for sale. NFS or POR will not be considered
• Crafts, kit work or reproductions of original works in other media (such as giclee reproductions of oil paintings), unless used as part of a mixed media work, will not be considered

 

Oversize Work, exceeding 72” X 72”, and overweight work exceeding 30lbs, are welcome only at the discretion of BWAC staff, but must meet all other specifications and be delivered, installed and removed by the artist (or their agent) upon prior arrangement with BWAC. Any work not meeting these eligibility requirements can automatically be disqualified regardless of juror selection. Wearable art

 

SUBMISSIONS / FEES

●     Submission fee of $35 for up to three (3) images ($5.00 for each additional image) is due by midnight of June 25, 2025. All entry fees are non‐refundable.

●     Artists are responsible for shipping fees and return labels. Shipping instructions will be provided in the acceptance letter.

o  Handling fees for Shipping- $30 Covers unpacking/repacking for return shipping as well as storage of original packaging or procurement of replacement packaging. This fee will be waived if shipped in an Airfloat box.

●     BWAC will retain a 30% commission on all exhibition sold artwork

 

 

JUDGING 

The BWAC Exhibition Committee will jury the submissions, and the exhibition. All judging for the competition will be online and artwork is blind juried. Entries that differ significantly from their digital images may be rejected. Decision of the jurors/curators is final.

 

DIRECTIONS FOR ONLINE SUBMISSION

Click on the Sign Up Now! link.

 

Follow the directions on the Site Login Page to create a profile, if you are new to Smarter Entry or used the system prior to August 27, 2012. Profiles created in Smarter Entry after the date above have been saved in the system. Simply log in using your email as your username.

 

·      Select “AMPED” to register (UNDER AVAILABLE SHOWS). You will be redirected to a secure page to pay the application fee and upload your work.

 

●     Once you have paid your application fee, you can upload your images. Submit your images as JPG or PNG file with the shortest side being no less than 1,280 pixels, max file size 4MB.

 

NOTE:

·      Your Submission is not complete and will not be valid if you do not upload an image even if you pay. Please do not skip this step.

 

CONTACT/QUESTIONS: Direct all questions to  [email protected]. The curator’s results will be emailed the week of JUNE 27. If you have not received notification by JUNE 30, please notify us at the email above. If accepted, your Acceptance Letter will include instructions to confirm participation, deadlines, and all the details needed to exhibit.

 

Drop-Offs and Installation will be JULY 5,6 and 10. Pick-Ups will be Sunday JULY 24 after the show closes and JULY 30, 31.

 

ENTRY AGREEMENT: With the submission of artwork into the “AMPED: The Art of Rock & Roll” BWAC Show, the artist agrees to all the terms and conditions set forth in this prospectus.

06/25/2025

$35.00