Artist Opportunities
Orange City Arts offers diverse opportunities for artists to connect with the community to share their knowledge and showcase their work. Our annual juried Regional Art Show highlights an impressive array of 2D and 3D creations from talented artists across Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota. Every other summer, we celebrate young talent with a juried Youth Art Show, providing a platform for local youth artists. Additionally, we feature select artists in June, July, and August, offering both exhibitions and opportunities to share their creative insights.
Year-round, artists can also engage and share their passion with the community by leading workshops. If you would like to lead a class or workshop, please fill out the Instructor Proposal Form.
Questions? Contact us at 712-707-4510 or email info@orangecityarts.org.
2025 Regional Art Show
Orange City Arts is now accepting submissions for the 2025 Regional Art Show, featuring works by artists from Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota. The exhibit will run from April 5 to May 3 at the NWC DeWitt Theatre Arts Building, coinciding with the NWC Theatre Department's production of 'An Enemy of the People'. Cash prizes for “Best in Show” and “Honorable Mention” will be awarded at the closing reception on May 3, 2025.
This year’s optional theme, Stewards of Creation, complements the theatre production's adaptation of Arthur Miller’s classic. The theme invites artists to explore the interconnectedness of life and reflect on the urgent need to protect and preserve our shared environment.
The submission deadline March 21st, 2025. To learn more and to submit art visit https://regionalartshow2025.artcall.org/
The show and reception is free to the public. Viewing hours are M-Sat, 9 am to 10 pm.
2025 Youth Art Showcase
Orange City Arts Youth Art Showcase offers an opportunity for young artists to exhibit their work during the month of August at the Stadscentrum Building in downtown Orange City IA.
Local artists between the ages of 6 to 17 years old, residing within a 40-mile radius of Orange City, IA are invited to submit work to the juried exhibition. Prizes will be awarded to Best in Show and Honorable Mention in each age category.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: TBD, please check back
VENUE: Stadscentrum Building, 201 Central Ave, Orange City, IA 51041 (next to Crafts Central)
Opportunities:
Featured Artist at Stadscentrum
Orange City Arts has an excellent opportunity for artists to show their work and make some sales this summer at Stadscentrum in downtown Orange City in conjunction with our free OnStage summer concert series. Our OnStage programs typically draw crowds of approximately 300+ people to our concerts, except for Arts on Central, which attracts upwards of 1000+ people.
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- Venue: Stadscentrum 207 Central Ave, Orange City IA (next to Craft's Central)
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- Use Orange City Arts' pro panels and lights (36 x 70 in panels, up to 6) for an inside display.
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- Opportunity to use the area inside/outside Stadscentrum for art sales/booth that coincides with your show during the Wednesday program, 5 - 8:30 pm.
- Option for workshops, artists' talks or craft activities are also welcomed.
Qualifications:
Artists with original 2D or 3D fine artwork must submit a portfolio of work to be displayed along with a biography or curriculum vitae. Prints or reproductions of original artwork are allowed. Examples of acceptable mediums for consideration are paintings, ceramics, fiber art, metal art/jewelry, mixed media, sculpture, etc.
Email artwork images (jpg, png, tiff, pdf) and biography and contact information to info@orangecityarts.org. Online portfolios are acceptable. Please include a link to the website in your email.
Become a Member
For all visual, performing, literary, and musical artists! Enjoy these yearly benefits:
- Listing on our online Artist Directory
- Invitation to OCArts sponsored artist shows and performance opportunities
- Opportunity to be a Featured Artist with OCArts
- Opportunity to perform at OnStage events
- 10% Event Admissions
- 10% Off Merchandise
2024 Regional Art Exhibition Award Winners
The 2024 Regional Art Exhibition showcased various works by regional artists from Iowa, South Dakota, and Minnesota from April 2 – 20 at the NWC DeWitt Theatre Arts Building. This year’s juror is David Platter, Associate professor of art and design at Dordt University. Awards were presented at the closing reception on April 20. The ‘Honorable Mention’ prize was awarded to Jennifer Kuipers for her piece “Winter Rains, Highway 44”, and the winner for “Best in Show” went to Luis Guzmán-Montano for his piece “The Root of Life”. Thank you to all the artists who participated in this year’s event.
To view the current show online, visit the 2024 Regional Art Show page.
2023 Regional Art Exhibition Award Winners
The 2023 Regional Art Show: Primary Colors featured 31 works by local and regional artists from. The closing reception took place at the Stadscentrum building on June 21. Juror and local artist Rein Vanderhill presented the awards along with Emie Andrulewich, Co-Director. The 'Best in Show' was awarded to Ryan Eckert from Sioux Center, IA, for his piece Trapped Clouds, and the 'Honorable Mention' award went to Brian Joel Damon for Introspective Intensity.
View the complete show here.
Show Dates for Summer 2023
- 2023 Regional Art Show, June 5 - 21, 2023
- July 2023 - Uliia Popova
- August 14 - 23- Youth Art Show - Arts on Central
Featured Artist at Stadscentrum
July 2023 - Yuliia Popova
Orange City Arts is hosting a show for local artist Yuliia Popova on July 5 - 19, 2023.
Since childhood, Yullia has felt a vocation and love for painting. Her artistic career began at the Art School in Poltava in 2004-2010 and then continued at the Poltava National Pedagogical University named after V.G.Korolenko, Department of Psychology and Pedagogy, Department of Fine and Decorative Arts (2010-2015). She has been a winner of many all-Ukrainian and regional painting contests and competitions. Since 2015, Yuliia has been working as a methodologist for visual arts in the Poltava regional department of educational institutions of Culture and Art and as a painting, drawing, and composition teacher at Chutivtsi Children's art school. In addition to teaching, she took an active part in the activities of the city's creative community and was a member of the jury of many regional children's competitions.
Yuliia’s work is currently on display from July 5 to July 19 inside the Stadscentrum building located on Central Ave in downtown Orange City, IA . Several pieces of work are also for sale. You can follow Yullia’s work on Instagram at @yulia_popova25.
Viewing Hours:
July 5 (5 – 8 pm), July 7 (noon – 4 pm), July 12 (5 – 8 pm), July 13 (5 -7 pm)
Check back for hours the week of July 16.