Au Naturel: the Nude in the 21st Century 2027

Clatsop Community College announces our seventeenth annual international juried exhibition, Au Naturel: the Nude in the 21st Century, to be held January 21 - March 11, 2027 in the Royal Nebeker Art Gallery, with a reception onThursday, February 12 at 6 p.m..  Au Naturel is an international juried competition open to all artists working in any drawing, painting, and printmaking media with a focus on the nude human figure as subject matter in any form ranging from representational to abstract, and in which the handmade mark is employed as the primary means of image-making. Please note: a limited number of three-dimensional works may also be considered. (Note:  image above - Elena Frost, The Abduction of a Sabine Woman)

Clatsop Community College announces our sixteenth annual international juried exhibition, Au Naturel: the Nude in the 21st Century, to be held January 21 - March 11, 2027 in the Royal Nebeker Art Gallery, with a reception on Thursday, February 18 at 6 p.m..   Au Naturel is an international juried competition open to all artists working in any drawing, painting, and printmaking media with a focus on the nude human figure as subject matter in any form ranging from representational to abstract, and in which the handmade mark is employed as the primary means of image-making. A limited number of three-dimensional works may also be considered. Please see size/weight limitations indicated below.  Due to the special focus of this exhibit, photography is not eligible. Entrants must be 18 years or older. Submitted artwork must have been executed in the last five years and must be available for the duration of the exhibit. Any artwork reproduced by photomechanical processes (including giclée prints) will not be accepted. Please visit www.aunaturelart.com to view artwork of previous Au Naturel exhibitions and for further information about the exhibit.

EXHIBITION AWARDS

• $1000 in cash prizes
• Up to $2000 in purchase awards
• One or more artists may be chosen to be featured in a group or solo exhibit in the Royal Nebeker Gallery.  

• A select number of Visiting Artist Workshop awards may also be granted. 

Juror: Daniel Peabody is a Portland-based curator and gallery director. He is Senior Gallery Director at Elizabeth Leach Gallery where he has been employed since 2006. He served on the Board of Directors of the Portland Art Dealers Association from 2010 to 2023, including as President from 2014 to 2018.  Additional board service includes the Contemporary Art Council of the Portland Art Museum and Disjecta Contemporary Art Center, now Oregon Contemporary.  From 2019 to 2024 he served on the Art Task Force for Central City Concern, working to site donated artworks in the public spaces of Central City Concern's buildings throughout Portland. In the past he has served as juror for art exhibitions at Portland Community College and Oregon College of Art and Craft, as well as ten of CAP Art Auctions, for Cascade AIDS Project, including three as auction curator.  Prior to joining Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Peabody served as the Director and Coordinator of the Laverne Krause Gallery at the University of Oregon. He holds a Master of Fine Art and a Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Oregon.

Submissions accepted via the CaFE System only. 

FEES: There is a non-refundable $45 entry fee for the submission of up to three images (if you would like to submit only one or two pieces for consideration, please upload either duplicate or blank images), and $5.00 for each additional image beyond the third. The maximum number of images that may be submitted is 15. Payment may be made online through CaFÉ with a credit card. Alternatively, you may also pay by check:

Please make check or money order payable to Clatsop Community College
Mail to:  Clatsop Community College, Au Naturel International Juried Exhibition , Royal Nebeker Art Gallery,1651 Lexington Avenue, Astoria, OR 97103.

Artists must be 18 years or older.

Artwork must represent the nude human figure and must have been created using the handmade mark.  The focus is on two dimensional work primarily, but a select number of 3D pieces may be accepted. 

Lens-based, digital, and photo-mechanical works fall outside the scope of this exhibition.

Submitted work must have been created within the past five years. 

Submitted work must be available for the duration of the exhibit.  

SIZE/WEIGHT LIMITATIONS: Maximum dimensions for 2D work: 6 feet x 10 feet (183 cm x 305 cm) and must not weigh more than 35 lbs. (16 kg) uncrated.  All accepted artwork must be framed or otherwise professionally presented with wires or hanging devices (no saw-tooth hangers). The maximum footprint of three dimensional art is  36 x 36 inches (91 x 91 cm) and must not weigh over 50 lbs (23 kg) uncrated.