Application Deadline for entries: Sunday May 18, 2025 @ Midnight.
GoggleWorks is excited to announce the 2025 National Open Call of Ceramics for the “Sculpted Stories: Visual Narratives in Clay” Juried Exhibition. Open to all ceramic based professional artists, age 18 and up, who design and produce their own work. This exhibition aims to showcase ceramic artworks shaped by narratives that transcend language – stories told through gesture, symbolism, and the tactile nature of ceramics. By incorporating figurative elements, symbolic imagery and detailed design, viewers will be able to interpret a narrative through the form and decoration of the ceramic artwork.
Important Dates
May 18, 2025: All entries due by midnight
June 11, 2025: Acceptance/Rejection emails will begin
July 18, 2025: Mail delivered artwork due at GoggleWorks
Mon. July 28, 2025: Hand delivered artwork intake
- 10am – 12pm and 3pm – 6pm
Tues. July 29, 2025: Hand delivered artwork intake
- 12pm – 3pm
August 8 – October 12, 2025: Exhibition on-view to public
August 15, 2025: Gallery Reception & Award Ceremony, 6-8pm
October 13 – 14, 2025: In-Person Artwork Pick-Up
- Times TBD
Week of October 20, 2025: Artwork shipped back begins
Awards
Awarded by the Juror
Master Storyteller Award – $350
Innovative in Narrative Award – $250
Jurors Choice Award – $150
Awarded by GoggleWorks & Community
GoggleWorks Choice Award – $50
Community Choice Award
About the Juror: George Rodriguez
Born and raised in the border city of El Paso, TX, George Rodriguez creates highly ornamented, figurative ceramic sculptures, often underlined by a connection to the sociopolitical issues the artist explores. Rodriguez holds a BFA from the University of Texas El Paso and an MFA in ceramics from the University of Washington, Seattle. His world curiosity grew as a recipient of a Bonderman Travel Fellowship where he traveled the world through most of 2010. His work has shown at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA; Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; Canton Art Museum, Canton, OH; amongst others. His sculptures are part of the collections of the National Museum of Mexican Art, Chicago, IL; the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen College of Computer Science and Engineering, Seattle, WA; the Hallie Ford Museum of Art at Willamette University, Salem, OR; Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C. and the National Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. George was featured on PBS Craft in America “Storytellers” episode and has created a large public sculpture for the new Kansas City Airport which opened March 2023. George is currently an Assistant Professor at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture in Philadelphia, PA.
How to Apply
All submissions must be entered via our online submission form. Entrants must create a Submittable username and password, then log in to complete their submission. Applicants are allowed to submit up to three artworks per application. Images must be in .jpg format – max. 1500×1500 pixels, at 300dpi. Video submissions must be uploaded as MP4. Please label digital submissions file names: LAST NAME_FIRST INITIAL_TITLE_SEQUENCE#. All applicants must submit a 75-200 word artist statement that will be published in the online catalog. Please note that entries will be disqualified for failure to follow the submission guidelines/instructions.