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Now in its 39th year, Ohio Designer Craftsmen's annual juried members' exhibition, “The Best of...,” features established and emerging artists working in all fine craft media. Regarded as a significant exhibition of fine craft, “The Best of 2022” showcases contemporary functional, sculptural and decorative approaches to works in clay, fiber, wood, glass, metal, jewelry or mixed media. Nearly $8000 in juror-selected artist awards is presented by ODC each year.
Registration is now open. The last day to enter has been extended to February 21, 2022, until midnight CST.
Open to artists in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Membership will be required upon acceptance. Click here to become a new member or to renew your membership.
Submitted work must be original and handcrafted, must have been created within the last three years, and must not have been exhibited in any previous ODC/OCM exhibition.
Entry fee: $30; undergraduate students, $20.
Open to all fine craft media, including clay, fiber, glass, wood, metal and mixed media. Photographs must contain a fine-craft element.
Artists may enter up to three works. (A set, such as a pair of earrings, constitutes one work.) Each entry requires a full image and a detail image of the work.
Work must be available April through October 2022. Please reserve the work you enter to ensure availability.
Museum access limits the size of art in boxes or crates to 82" in height, 31" in width. Works may not exceed 9 feet or 100 lbs. in weight.
ODC will bar from exhibition works that have been altered from the entry.
Artist is responsible for picking up work in October 2022 or arranging for return shipping. Return shipping charges will be the artist's responsibility.
ODC’s commission for any work sold is 40%. Price your work to reflect our commission. Any piece sold within 30 days of the close of “The Best of 2022” (and its traveling segment) shall be considered as having been sold as a result of its exposure during the show, and the 40% commission will be remitted.
Work is insured by ODC during exhibition and in transit to other venues. Insurance values should not exceed 60% of the retail price. Work not for sale (NFS) must list a value for insurance. The museum cannot insure any work for an amount in excess of its fair market value, and reserves the right to limit the amount of insurance coverage on a particular piece. In the event of loss or damage, it will be the artist’s responsibility to provide documentation concerning the value of the work and extent of the claim.
Nearly $8000 in awards are presented, including:
$1000 Challenge Award for Excellence
$1000 Watkins Printing Poster Award and Yassenoff Family Award for Excellence
$1000 Director Emeritus Betty Talbott Award for Excellence
plus, other awards for excellence in specific mediums
The following awards require additional steps to apply:
Once accepted into the exhibition, you are eligible to be considered for the $1000 Artist Scholarship Award. The scholarship must be used to attend a workshop in your field. To be considered for this scholarship after acceptance, please e-mail knagorski@ohiocraft.org with your responses to the following: Workshop description, including title and presenter, price, dates, location; and how this workshop will enhance your current work or take it in a new direction. Please do not e-mail responses until after acceptance.
$500 Brooke Hannan Artist Scholarship AwardTo be considered for this award, artists must be 30 years of age or younger. The scholarship must be used to enhance the artist's career; i.e., to purchase equipment or materials, to attend a class or workshop, etc. To be considered for this scholarship after acceptance, please e-mail jriley@ohiocraft.org with a brief statement about your intended use of the award. Please do not e-mail responses until after acceptance.
To be considered for this award, artists must be 30 years of age or younger. To apply, e-mail résumé and proof of age (scanned photo ID with birthdate) to knagorski@ohiocraft.org. E-mails must be received by the February 14, 2022, entry deadline.
Notifications will be sent via e-mail in early March. Be sure to enter a valid e-mail address.
Entry deadline: February 14, 2022
Jury results and award notifications e-mailed to artists: early March 2022
Accepted work due: April 2–8, 2022
Opening and awards ceremony at the Ohio Craft Museum: Sunday, May 8, 2022
Exhibition dates:
Ohio Craft Museum, Columbus, OH: May 8–June 26, 2022
Kent State University, Kent, OH: August through September 2022
Work returns to ODC: October 2022
Artist pick-up: Artists will be notified in early October when works are available for pick-up. If artist requires shipping, instructions will be given for making shipping arrangements. Works must be picked up or shipped by December 15, 2022.
Entry fee: $30; undergraduate students, $20. To receive a coupon code for the student rate, email a copy of your student ID to odc@ohiocraft.org. You have the option to pay via this site, or to pay with check or in cash at the Ohio Craft Museum. If you'd like to pay with check or cash, email odc@ohiocraft.org or call 614-486-4402.
Membership to Ohio Designer Craftsmen will be required upon acceptance. An individual membership is $35 annually; senior membership is $25; student membership is $20. Click here to renew your membership or to become a new member.
If you have questions regarding this application or about membership to Ohio Designer Craftsmen, email knagorski@ohiocraft.org or call 614-486-4402. See the video below for a brief tutorial on how to use this site and complete your entry.
