CraftForms 2025, 30th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft
December 7, 2025 – January 24, 2026
ABOUT THE JUROR
Bruce W. Pepich is the Founding Director Emeritus of the Racine Art Museum (RAM) in Wisconsin. He recently celebrated his 50th anniversary of working at RAM and its Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts campus. In the 1990s, he assembled one of the most significant contemporary craft collections found in any art museum in North America. He opened RAM in 2003 in downtown Racine as a second campus that is home to this collection. During his time at the museum, he has grown the collection from 326 artworks to over 14,000 pieces. He currently serves as Consultant for Permanent Collection Projects at RAM.
Pepich has curated exhibitions from RAM’s collection and regularly presents lectures on contemporary craft around the country. He is a published writer and has served as a juror for over 150 national and international art competitions and fellowship awards including the US Artists and Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Awards. His latest publishing project is an essay for Quiet Elegance: The Jewelry of Eleanor Moty, published by aronldsche Art Publishers in 2020. In 2012, he was inducted as an Honorary Fellow into the American Craft Council’s College of Fellows and currently serves on the Council’s Board of Trustees.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Artists must be 18 years of age or older.
Works submitted must be original in design. Collaborative works are accepted. Work derivative of other artists or work created in a workshop with the aid of an instructor is not eligible.
Work must have been completed in the last two years. (Created after January 1, 2023)
Work previously exhibited at Wayne Art Center is not eligible.
All work must be for sale.
Work must remain on display for the duration of the exhibit.
Withdrawal of invited work by the artist prior to the exhibition will result in exclusion from exhibiting at WAC the following year.
All artwork submitted online to CraftForms MUST be available for the entire duration of the jurying process and exhibition. If a piece is accepted to both CraftForms and a simultaneously running exhibit, the piece must only be exhibited in CraftForms.
Wayne Art Center reserves the right to reject entries that do not meet the requirements. Work that differs from the work invited through digital submissions will be disqualified.
ONLINE ENTRY INFORMATION
Artists may submit up to 2 works per application. A maximum of two additional images may be uploaded per piece to show alternate views or details of work for a total of three images per piece for two works.
$50 per application
Artists are permitted to submit additional CaFE accounts/applications. Artists may use the same name and contact (including email) information for both applications but must use a different username to create additional CaFE accounts/applications.
Visa, MasterCard, AMEX or PayPal will be accepted for application fee payment via the CaFE platform.
Artists are asked to carefully review submission info before completing an entry.* Exhibition inventory for works invited to this exhibit will be created from your submission listings.
*Updates, edits and/or changes to any part of listings (artist name/title/medium/size/price of work) after entry and for the in-gallery exhibition can be made only by contacting WAC. A $20 administrative fee will be applied to make any requested changes to listings of invited works.
UPLOADED IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS
Be sure to have upload-ready JPG files:
· File format: JPEG or JPG only
· File dimensions: 1200 pixels or greater on the longest side.
· File size: under 5 MB
Please name each jpg file with the title of the work and specify full, alternate or detail view.
NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPT/DECLINE
September 30, 2025 Notification of Accepted and Declined Work
Jury result notification will be communicated by email only.
Multiple submissions may receive two different email notifications – one for accepted work and one for work that has been declined. Email notifications will specifically list the work(s) selected or declined for CraftForms. Do not send email inquiry requesting notification confirmation until after October 1st. (Please check SPAM.)
Artists are responsible for all shipping costs. The work must be shipped via FedEx or UPS and A PRE-PAID RETURN-SHIPPING LABEL MUST BE ENCLOSED WITH THE WORK. No work will be exhibited that does not include a prepaid shipping label. If an artwork is purchased, the return shipping label will not be used and therefore the noted account will not be billed.
INSTALLATION
There will be a $30 fee for handling of work, which must be paid upon confirmation of participation in the show.
If the artwork installation is overly complex, the artist should contact Pam McLean-Parker to discuss. The artist may be required to assume financial responsibility for additional assistance to install pieces with numerous parts or works that involve carpentry, alterations to gallery walls, site-specific pedestals, armatures, lighting, electrical, etc. Artists are responsible to install their complex artworks. Unusual installation requests must be made in advance and approved by Wayne Art Center.
EXHIBITION DATES
December 7, 2025 – January 24, 2026, Free and Open to the Public
Monday–Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday 10am – 4pm
Closed on Sundays and Holidays
COMMUNICATIONS
The artist contact email provided on the online application must remain active during the submission and exhibition process. The artist is responsible for checking email (and SPAM) for acceptance and/or decline and other information regarding the CraftForms 2025 exhibition.
SALES POLICY
All work submitted to CraftForms 2025 must be available for sale and, once accepted into the show, remain on display throughout the duration of the exhibition. NFS or POR submissions will not be accepted. There is no threshold for the level of artwork pricing; however, Wayne Art Center recommends that works not exceed $10,000.
The sale price submitted on the entry form must remain throughout the duration of the show. Wayne Art Center will retain 40% commission of the sale price, or on any sale that results from mediation by the Wayne Art Center staff. W9 forms from artists whose works sells is required.
WAYNE ART CENTER CONTACT
Nancy Campbell, Executive Director and CraftForms Founder 610.688.3553 x204
Pam McLean-Parker, Exhibition and Program Coordinator 610.688.3553 x211
Karen Louise Fay, Director of Marketing/Events 610.688.3553 x214
Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Avenue Wayne, PA 19087
If you have any questions about the exhibition, please contact Pam McLean-Parker at [email protected]. If you have technical questions about the online system, please contact the Call for Entry support team at [email protected]
Application Requirements
UPLOADED IMAGE SPECIFICATIONS
Be sure to have upload-ready JPG files:
· File format: JPEG or JPG only
· File dimensions: 1200 pixels or greater on the longest side.
· File size: under 5 MB
Please name each jpg file with the title of the work and specify full, alternate or detail view.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Artists must be 18 years of age or older.
Works submitted must be original in design. Collaborative works are accepted. Work derivative of other artists or work created in a workshop with the aid of an instructor is not eligible.
Work must have been completed in the last two years. (Created after January 1, 2023)
Work previously exhibited at Wayne Art Center is not eligible.
All work must be for sale.
Work must remain on display for the duration of the exhibit.
