Teeny Tiny BOLD

Teeny Tiny BOLD is a national juried exhibition of small works celebrating the power of art on a compact scale.

Teeny Tiny BOLD | National Juried Small Works Exhibition

Exhibition Dates: November 19, 2026 – January 9, 2027

Exhibition Highlights:

• Small Business Saturday & Holiday Magic on Main Reception: Saturday, November 28
• Artist Sunday Celebration and Live Music: Sunday, November 29
• Artist Reception: Friday, December 11

Location: Ripple Artspace (formerly Rountree Gallery), 120 W. Main Street, Platteville, Wisconsin 53818

Ripple Artspace invites artists from across the United States to submit work for Teeny Tiny BOLD, our annual national juried exhibition celebrating the impact of small-scale art.

Working within a limited scale invites artists to distill ideas, refine craftsmanship, and create work with lasting presence. We invite submissions in all media that explore the possibilities of intimacy, precision, invention, and bold expression. What can happen when less becomes more?

Open to all subjects and themes. All two- and three-dimensional media are welcome, provided the finished work measures no more than 12 inches in any direction, including frame, base, or any mounting hardware.

The exhibition will be celebrated with three public events.  Exhibiting artists are encouraged to attend one or more events, if feasible, and to help promote the exhibition through their social media channels.

• Saturday, November 28 – Small Business Saturday & Holiday Magic on Main
  • Ripple Artspace will participate in Platteville Main Street's Holiday Magic on Main, welcoming visitors as they explore downtown businesses. 
• Sunday, November 29 – Artist Sunday Open House
  • Celebrate Artist Sunday—a national movement encouraging the public to support artists and purchase handmade work. Ripple Artspace will host an open house from 11 am – 2 pm  featuring live music by the Prairie Lights String Band.
• Friday, December 11 – Artist Reception
  • Meet fellow exhibiting artists and visitors during the exhibition's public reception from 4–7 pm.

Juror

John T. Upchurch is a Chicago-based sculptor whose work explores the intersection of artifact, invention, and memory. Using wood, stone, metal, found objects, and salvaged materials, he creates evocative sculptures that suggest curious tools, specimens, relics, and imagined histories. His intuitive approach to making is informed by traditions of craft while embracing experimentation and discovery.

Upchurch earned his BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1990. His work has been exhibited nationally and is recognized for its thoughtful use of materials, exceptional craftsmanship, and quiet sense of wonder. Through his sculpture, he examines the relationships between tradition and innovation, function and mystery, and the stories embedded within objects.

Website: sculpturch.com
Instagram: @sculpturch

Application Requirements
Artists may submit original work in any medium. Eligible media include, but are not limited to, painting, drawing, collage, photography, fiber, metal, ceramics, sculpture, printmaking, mixed media, and digital media. Finished work must not exceed 12 inches in any direction, including frame, base, or mounting. Both two- and three-dimensional works are welcome.

AI-generated artwork is not eligible. Entries must represent the original creative work of the submitting artist and may not include imagery or compositions generated by artificial intelligence. Submission of AI-generated artwork may result in disqualification from the exhibition.

Open to artists age 18 or older who reside in the United States or U.S. territories.