Call for Entries
Celebrating Questionable Creative Ideas that Actually Work!
Ever make a piece that shouldn’t work—wrong materials, bad logic, awkward form—but somehow does? Maybe you don’t even fully know why it works. That’s what we’re looking for.
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Crackpot Logic is a juried exhibition about work that succeeds because it breaks rules—of taste, technique, composition, material, logic or usefulness. We’re interested in artists who trust instinct over correctness and follow ideas that probably raised a few eyebrows (including their own).
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This show highlights personal systems, unconventional reasoning, and experimental processes. Misuse, failure, and questionable decisions are not side effects—they’re the method. Across all media, Crackpot Logic celebrates risk, persistence, and creative leaps that operate on their own strange internal logic.
Details
CALENDAR
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Feb. 10: Entry Deadline
Feb. 15: Artists Notified by Email
Feb. 27: All Selected works are Due.
Feb. 18 - 27: Receiving Hand-Delivered and Shipped works during open hours Wed-Sat. 11 am to 5 pm, Sun. 12 to 4 pm. Note: K Space is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
March 6 – April 10: Exhibition Dates
March 6 (Friday), 6 to 10 pm: Opening Reception with ArtWalk
April 3, 6 to 10 pm: ArtWalk
April 11, 11am-5pm, April 12, 12 to 4pm: Pick Up Hand-Delivered works
April 16-17: Return shipped works
April 17: Date to arrange Pickup by your shipping company.
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GUIDELINES
Eligibility: Artists age 18+ living in TEXAS or having closed ties to Texas (grew up, spent summers or attended school in Texas) may enter. Entries must be original works of art completed within the last 2 years. Works previously exhibited at K Space Contemporary are not eligible. Entry fee is non-refundable. Failure to comply with the following submission guidelines may disqualify your entry.
Media: All visual art forms and media are accepted. Artists must be available to install complicated works. Artists must exhibit original works rather than reproductions or copies. Accepted video works will be projected or shown on a flat screen television depending on available space.
Format: Works are juried from digital images submitted online. Artists may submit one image for each 2D work of art and two images for each 3D work of art.
Size Limitation: Two-dimensional works must not exceed 6 feet in either direction. Three-dimensional works (and shipping crates) must fit through a 36 x 80-inch doorway and must be manageable by two people.
Awards: Cash Awards for first, second and third places. Honorable Mentions are given at the jury panel’s discretion.
Sales: All works must be For Sale. KSC collects payment and retains 40% commission. Include gallery commission when pricing your work. Please be sure the information and price typed into the entry form is correct.
Entry Fee (non-refundable): $35/non-members ($25/members) for 1 to 3 works of art. Each additional entry is $5. Enter online through our website. The Entry fee can be paid via PayPal or over the phone by calling K Space Contemporary at 361-887-6834. Paying through the online system automatically completes your submission. (To join or renew your membership, visit https://www.kspacecontemporary.org/become-a-member.
Results Notice: Notice of acceptance or denial will be emailed to the address included in the online application form. Please click MY PROFILE to confirm that your email address is correct. Selected works will be posted on www.kspacecontemporary.org soon after.​​​
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FRAMING, SHIPPING AND DELIVERY:
Framing Requirements: 2-D works must be properly prepared for exhibition with wire securely attached. Shipped works requiring glazing must use Plexi-glass or equivalent. We prefer that drawings and prints be framed for protection; however, we will exhibit works on paper using magnets or clips. The following are not accepted: wet paint, clamp/clip frames, fragile frames, and glass. Thick, bulky, colored, decorative frames must be represented in the juried image as part of the work of art.
Label: Each accepted work must arrive with proper labeling (name, email address and phone number, title, media, date, retail price) securely attached to the work of art (back of frame or bottom of sculpture).
Shipping:
All shipping costs and liability for damage are the responsibility of the artist. Shipped works must arrive at KSC NO EARLIER THAN FEB. 18 AND NO LATER THAN FEB. 27. Accepted works must be shipped via UPS or FedEx in reusable containers. Make sure your name is on your crate on the outside. Do NOT use packing peanuts. Note: Pack your work well with at least 3 layers of bubble wrap or surrounded by styrofoam in a sturdy box. Works that arrive in broken or damaged crates will be returned immediately.
Ship Accepted Works to: K Space Contemporary, 623 N. Chaparral Street, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401
Return Shipping: Email a pre-paid shipping label for return shipment to info@kspacecontemporary.org by April 10th with SHIPPING LABEL in the subject line. Another option is to include a printed return label with your work. If your work is 2D, attached the return shipping label to the back. If your work is 3D, include an envelope with the return shipping label inside your crate where it can be easily identified. If there are special instructions for return shipping, such as FREIGHT CARRIER, make a note of it and staple to the return label. K Space will begin returning shipped works April 16 - 17. If you are arranging a pickup, please set it for April 17th.
Hand Delivery: Artists may deliver accepted works of art to K Space Feb. 18 – Feb. 27 during regular gallery hours. Hours: Wed – Sat, 11am to 5 pm, Sun 12 – 4 pm. K Space is closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Pick Up Dates are April 11, 11am to 5 pm and April 12, 12 to 4 pm.
TERMS
Selected Works: K Space Contemporary reserves the right to reject works not represented accurately in the juried image, and works that arrive damaged, late, are poorly constructed or poorly presented (dirty mats, warped frames, etc.).
Promotion & Use of Images: Selecting YES in the PUBLICITY OK? blank gives K Space Contemporary permission to use your work(s) of art in promotional materials (website, social media, print materials). Artists maintain copyright of all works selected for the exhibition. Artists are credited in promotional materials whenever possible.
Sales: All works must be For Sale. KSC collects payment and retains 40% commission. Include gallery commission when pricing your work. Please be sure the information and price typed into the entry form is correct. Payments for sold works of art will be paid to the artists within 30 days after the last day of the exhibition. K Space will contact the artist for their preferred payment method.
Insurance: Works are not insured while on display. KSC takes precautions to protect the artwork at all times. The gallery is climate controlled and protected by an alarm system. We recommend that you insure your work if you so choose. KSC will not assume liability for the preservation of artwork that is vulnerable to changes in temperature and humidity due to the Corpus Christi climate.
Abandoned Works: Works left at K Space Contemporary 60 days after the last day of the exhibition are considered ABANDONED. Abandoned works become the property of K Space Contemporary and will be disposed of or sold with no compensation to the artist.
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