Call for Artists: FAC 2025 Holiday Art Show!
Call for Artists: Forney Arts Council 2025 Holiday Art Show!
The Forney Arts Council (FAC) is now accepting entries for participation in the 2025 Holiday Art Show!
Art Show Theme: The Holiday Art Show will explore the theme of winter holidays.
For some, the winter holidays are a time of festivities and merriment, gathering with loved ones, sharing food and partaking in long-held traditions. Perhaps the holidays are for getting out of town for a few days of adventure traveling to your favorite place. Others may think of the winter holiday and images of the stillness of a snowy landscape come to mind, except when you're in Texas and it's a sunny 70°. This year’s holiday art show invites visitors to explore the different experiences and emotions the winter holidays invoke. The art show will be on display during the Forney ISD Opportunity Central holiday event December 13-14, 2025 so all artwork should be suitable to be viewed by all ages.
Art Show Event Dates/ Hours: November 18, 2025 - January 23, 2026. Monday - Saturday 7am-9pm & Sunday Noon-6pm
Art Show Reception: Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 12pm-2pm
Location: “The Gallery” located inside the Forney ISD Opportunity Central Facility at 680 Innovation Blvd, Forney, TX 75126.
How to Apply: Visual artists in the Forney area and greater North Texas are eligible to participate. Please fill out the FAC Art Show Entry Application and submit by October 24, 2025. All applications will be reviewed and approved or denied the week of October 27, 2025. Space is limited and the visual arts committee reserves the right to choose the best artists suited for this art show. You will be notified via email of your application status. Accepted applicants will have 5 business days to reply back confirming their participation in the art show.
Application Fee: None
# of Entries Accepted: Artists are welcome to submit 1-3 artworks.
Mediums Accepted: All drawing and painting mediums, mixed media, photography art, digital art, illustrations, small-scale sculptures.
Art Dimensions / Framing: All canvas or framed artwork should be no larger than 24 x 30 inches. Art must be framed or canvas painted on the edges; no staples may show (may be taped/painted). Art and frame must be in good condition. Art must be strung with wire or otherwise be ready and suitable for hanging with the hanging system. D ring style preferred over sawtooth. Make the wire fairly taut and 1/4 to 1/3 from the top of the piece. Please twist or tape over raw wire ends to protect those hanging your art. FAC will handle the artwork labels. Please include a brief description of your artwork, artist statement and price for purchase (if applicable) in your application for the label.
Art Quality: All artwork must be original. Art must be family-friendly and without nudity as the Opportunity Central is a facility of the Forney Independent School District. The committee may reject the display of some artwork for any reason and at its discretion.
Sales: FAC will NOT be taking a commission on artwork sales and neither the location nor FAC will make sales or collect money. If the artist chooses to make art available for sale, they must include their contact information/website/link/QR code with clear instructions to handle their own sales. The artist is also responsible for informing FAC if an artwork is sold. FAC will mark artwork as sold in the gallery. Generally, art is to remain until the end of the show, but if the buyer would like the art immediately, be prepared to replace the art with another work.
Art Delivery and Pickup: Artist or artist’s representative must deliver the artwork to the location at the designated date and time. On closing date, the artist or representative must pick up artwork or make arrangements no later than 72 hours in advance for FAC to take down on their behalf and store the work until the artist can pick it up. FAC takes no responsibility for the art.
Artist Set Up Date: November, 17, 2025
Artist Tear Down Date: January, 24, 2026
Disclaimer: Please understand that utmost care will be taken with your art but your art is not insured by the Forney Arts Council or Forney Independent School District. Neither FAC nor its members nor the locations where you hang your art are liable for any loss or damage to your art. Insurance on art is the responsibility of the artist. Please fill out and sign the art show entry application.
If you have additional questions, please email visualarts@forneyarts.org or call 469-489-0850.