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FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED! But you must be a member…

Bartow Art Guild invites its current members to submit up to 2 entries for Building Momentum, the 2026 Fall Member Showcase at Momentum Gallery, 1242 E Main St in Bartow, FL. Entry is free and there will be no cash awards. This is an exhibit, not a competition. Works will be automatically accepted as long as we have room to display them. Entry form will be disabled when sufficient submissions have been received. All entries must be submitted via designated online entry form, including image upload. Nonmember entries will go on a waiting list until member fee is paid.    

Entry form will be disabled when display space is no longer available. 

Artwork Intake: Saturday, Oct 24 (10:00am – 12:00pm)

Show Opens: Sat, Oct 31   Gallery open Saturdays, 10am – 4pm

Artist Reception: Mon, Nov 9, 6-8pm

Show Closes: Sat, Nov 28 

Artwork Pickup: Sat, Nov 28 (2pm – 4pm)

We spend our lives facing forward. These pieces look the other way. The back is where we hold everything - strength and story, tension and tenderness. It’s the part that never gets to be in the photo, but does all the work. I love it for that.

Built by hand from raw clay to finished ceramic - which, like a back, remembers every touch - each torso is a small homecoming. That’s why every piece has “back” in its name. A little serious, a little playful. Just like us when we think no one is looking.