BROOKGREEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED for nawasc
If you have been accepted please read the following info:
Calendar:
February 3 – March 28, 2025: Submission timeframe. (submissions are closed)
April 7, 2025: Notification of acceptance.
Notification will be through email from SmarterEntry and posted on NAWA SC FaceBook pages.
April 18, 2025: Hand delivered artwork due at Brookgreen Garden.
We will make every effort to help you deliver your artwork. Once we know who is participating we will try to arrange for transportation where possible.
● Hand delivered artwork: If hand delivering, art must arrive at BG Friday, April 18, 2025. Please arrive 10am-noon or 1:30-4pm.
● *Installation pieces, if hand delivered, must be delivered on April 18 with thorough instructions and photographs to assist the staff. You may visit and review the installation May 1, 2025, 10am-4pm. If you need special accommodations, please email StaciSwider@gmail.com
Shipped Artwork: Please read!
Work is to be shipped to the following:
Coastal Transfer and Storage
3295 S. Frazer St
Georgetown, SC 29440
Attn: Susan McClary
843-546-4563
Arrival April 14-18, 2025
● Do NOT ship your artwork to Brookgreen Garden directly.
● All shipped artwork must have prepaid barcoded UPS or FedEx return shipping label included in shipped work. Shipping box must be sturdy enough to handle return shipping. (No counter labels or US Postal Service labels or stamps). No packing peanuts; please advise shipper of this or work will be returned. Please use sturdy, reusable cartons with adequate packing materials to withstand return shipping. Please use bubble wrap as opposed to airbags, which tend to deflate before the end of the exhibition. Please do not use oversized packaging. Tape return shipping label to back of artwork along with the art exhibit artwork ID label.
● The space allows for installation work and large pieces. If your piece has special installation needs, upon acceptance we will set up a time for you to discuss your work with the curator. Installation entries should be accompanied by work in progress photos, full installation photos if available, and/or sketches.
● The museum has pedestals available for sculpture.
● Please direct questions about large work or installations to art.nawasc@gmail.com.
● Installations may be reviewed May 1, 2025, 10am-4pm.
● Mark the outside of the box “Brookgreen Inspires—Women Create”
Time to Plan For the 2025 Brookgreen Exhibit
EXHIBITION DETAILS
May 2, 2025: Exhibit Preview Reception· 4:30-5:30pm Artists meet with Curator’s Circle. Name tags will be provided. BG will need a list of who is in attendance. Please respond to StaciSwider@gmail.com to let her know if you plan to attend. · 5:30-7:00pm Reception
May 3, 2025 : Exhibit Opens · 9:00am Exhibit opens. No fanfare.· 2:00pm Curator talk in galleries. Artists in attendance are then asked to station at their artworks to engage with visitors as they tour the exhibit. (Gallery Hours, Daily, 9:30am-5pm)
July 20, 2025: Exhibit Closes and Return of Artwork ● Hand delivered art should be picked up at the gallery on July 21, 2025 before 4pm (10am-noon, 1:30-4pm). Art is to be signed out with the NAWASC coordinator. Please avoid 12:15-1:30 while staff is at lunch.● Shipped artwork will be returned ASAP.
Awards: Liz Miller, curator of Burroughs Chapin Museum of Art, Murrells Inlet, SC will be our juror.BEST IN SHOW $500 2D First $3003D First $300 2D Second $2003D Second $200 2D Third $1003D Third $100
Contact: Exhibition Chair Staci Swider staciswider@gmail.com
Theme: Brookgreen Inspires
Brookgreen Gardens is a renowned sculpture garden located south of Murrell's Inlet, SC, covering over 9,000 acres. Originally a rice plantation, it was later transformed into an award-winning sculpture garden. Brookgreen Gardens boasts an extensive collection of sculptures, flowers, plants, and animals. The visionary behind Brookgreen Gardens was Anna Hyatt Huntington, a member of NAWA, and it is now considered one of the top sculpture gardens in the US.
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About the NAWA South Carolina Chapter
What We Do
Our Inspiration
Our Inspiration
"The purpose of the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) is to foster public awareness of, and interest in, visual art created by women in the United States."
The South Carolina Chapter is continuing this mission within our regIon and around the world. The Association promotes culture and education in the visual arts thro
"The purpose of the National Association of Women Artists (NAWA) is to foster public awareness of, and interest in, visual art created by women in the United States."
The South Carolina Chapter is continuing this mission within our regIon and around the world. The Association promotes culture and education in the visual arts through exhibitions of its members’ works, educational programs, scholarships, awards, its historical archive, and other appropriate means.
Our Inspiration
Our Inspiration
Our Inspiration
We are inspired by a life time of dreams, influenced by our unique experiences, and bound together by our common desire to express ourselves through our art. We hope you glimpse into our art world, and pause.... just for a moment to find your own metaphors.
Click here to learn about joining the NAWA South Carolina chapter.
Who are We?
Our Inspiration
Who are We?
The NAWA South Carolina chapter is comprised of painters, sculptors, fiber artists, printmakers mixed media artists, photographers, and more. Our styles are as diverse as our mediums, and each of us let our ideas manifest in our own unique styles and mediums.
While encouraging contemporary and emerging artists
The NAWA South Carolina chapter is comprised of painters, sculptors, fiber artists, printmakers mixed media artists, photographers, and more. Our styles are as diverse as our mediums, and each of us let our ideas manifest in our own unique styles and mediums.
While encouraging contemporary and emerging artists, the Association honors and continues the long and important contribution of women to the history of American culture and art.