Short Description:
Wayne Art Center is seeking submissions for the 30th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, in the following mediums: basketry, ceramics, fiber, furniture, glass, jewelry, leather, metal, mixed media, paper, wearable art, and wood. Works created utilizing CAD/CAM technologies and 3D printing tools are also eligible. Selected works will be on display in the Davenport Gallery of Wayne Art Center in Wayne, Pennsylvania from December 7, 2025 through January 24, 2026. This year’s juror, Bruce W. Pepich, will present $10,000 in prize awards funded by Wayne Art Center.
For more information about CraftForms 2025, visit www.craftforms.org.
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.
Application Requirements:
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.
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.
Eligibility:
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.
Program Benefits or Awards:
$10,000+ in prize awards funded by Wayne Art Center will be presented by juror Bruce Pepich at the CraftForms 2025 Preview Party December 6, 2025.
Entry Fee:
$50 per application
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Deadline: SEPTEMBER 10, 2025
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