2025 OKALOOSA PUBLIC ARTS  ANNUAL 

ARTIST'S CHOICE SHOW

CALL TO ARTISTS

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Okaloosa Public Arts (OPA) invites all artists (ages 18+) to submit up to three original works of art depicting your choice of subject matter. Selected pieces will be professionally judged and exhibited in the Okaloosa County Administration Building in Shalimar, FL, from:

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📅 September 3, 2025 – September 2026

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🏆 Awards & Reception

An Opening Reception will be held in the first-floor lobby:
📍 Okaloosa County Administration Building
📅 September 5, 2025
🕒 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
🏅 Awards announced at 4:00 p.m.

• Best in Show – $1,000

• First Place – $800

• Second Place – $500

• Third Place – $300

• Honorable Mentions – $100

Note: Artists winning over $600 must provide a SSN for IRS Form 1099 prior to payment.

📌 Key Dates

• Entry Deadline: August 15, 2025
  (No late entries will be accepted)

• Artwork Take-In:
  📅 September 3, 2025
  🕙 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (No entries past 1:00 p.m.)
  📍 Okaloosa County Administration Building Lobby
  1250 Eglin Parkway, Shalimar, FL 32579

  Note: Artwork from the 2024 exhibit must also be picked up at this time.

💲 Entry Fee

• $35.00 for up to 3 works of art

• Payable to Okaloosa Public Arts

• Checks must be postmarked by August 15, 2025

• Mailing instructions will be provided upon form submission

• Receipt of check will be acknowledged

• Entries without received payment by Sept. 3, 2025 will not be accepted

🖼️ Artwork Guidelines

• Open to 2D artwork only — no bas-relief, sculpture, or freestanding pieces

• Must be family-friendly and original (no plagiarism or AI-generated art)

• Digital art is accepted (AI-generated art is not)

• Must be framed and wired for hanging or gallery-wrapped with finished edges

  • No sawtooth hangers

• Max size: 36" x 60" framed

• Max weight: 25 lbs

• Max depth: 6 inches

• Must be clean and exhibition-ready

• Art remains on display for one year

  If a piece sells, it must be replaced with a similar-sized piece

🛡️ Insurance & Sales

• Art will be insured by OPA up to $500 or stated value, whichever is lower

• OPA does not take commissions on sales

• Artists are responsible for buyer transactions and for dropping off/picking up artwork

📧 Questions?

Contact Kim Urr at:
✉️ okaloosapublicarts@gmail.com

✅ How to Enter

Click the link below to submit your entry online, including your contact information and artwork details:
 

 

CLICK HERE TO ENTER.