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
Feb. 10: Entry Deadline
Feb. 15: Artists Notified by Email
Feb. 27: All Selected works are Due. Shipped works must arrive between Feb. 18 and Feb. 27.
Feb. 18 - 27: Receiving Hand-Delivered 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: If you are arranging a pickup by your shipping company, please set it for April 17th.
Eligibility: Artists age 18+ living 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.
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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This programming is made possible through generous support provided by:
