Exhibits & Contests

Exhibits are open to members and non-members. Entries for exhibits are FREE! Ribbons are awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. 

Contests are open to members and non-members. 

Entry fees:

• Student Art Category – 9 years and under: Free to enter; 1st, 2nd, 3rd place ribbons awarded
• Student Art Category – 10 – 18 years: Free to enter; 1st, 2nd, 3rd place ribbons awarded
• Adult  Art Category – 19 years and older: $25 Entry fee for members; $45 Entry fee for non-members (Includes a one-year complimentary membership to Garrard Arts); 1st place cash prize for adults

• Open to all artists of any age working in any medium including but not limited to drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, glass, metal, crafts, needlework, or mixed media.
• All work will be juried to ensure the work is family friendly.
• 2-Dimensional entries must have finished edges or be framed. Each entry must have a wire for hanging. Entries can be no smaller than 5 x 6 inches or larger than 16 x 24 inches.
• 3-Dimensional entries can be no larger than 12 x 12 x 25 inches. 
• Each artist may enter up to 3 pieces

August Exhibit - Passionate Purple, Artwork due Tuesday, August 5, 2025

September Art CONTEST – Fall into Art – THEME: My Favorite Thing - Artwork due Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025

October Exhibit – Outrageous Orange - Artwork due Tuesday, October 7, 2025

November Exhibit – Snow Pretty - Artwork due Tuesday, November 4, 2025

January CONTEST – Winter Blues - Artwork due Tuesday, January 5, 2026

February Exhibit – Pets: Art's Best Friend – Artwork due Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026

March CONTEST – Photo Contest – THEME: Kentucky History & Heritage in recognition of the America 250th Birthday Celebration – Photos due Tuesday, March 10, 2026

What is the difference between history and heritage?  History is what happened in the past. Heritage is what it means to us, how we remember and commemorate, the stories we tell.

Heritage is happening now; history occurred in the past.

A photo of a historical site or building is history; a photo of the commemoration of a historical event is heritage.

April Exhibit – Rainy Day – Artwork due Tuesday, April 7, 2026

May Exhibit – Glorious Green – Artwork due Tuesday, May 5, 2026

June Exhibit – Mellow Yellow - Artwork due Tuesday, June 9, 2026