COMPACT:
Small Works of Art

For our juried exhibition COMPACT, Artlink invites artists to submit small works of any media that are no larger than 6” in any dimension.  

Sometimes small things can be quite powerful.  Consider: 

• Bruce Lee’s iconic “One-inch punch”

• The “snowball effect” resulting in an avalanche 

• Stepping barefoot onto a Lego piece

This same is true for small works of art.  Of the various visual strategies used by artists, scale is a particularly dynamic strategy that, when leveraged effectively, often has a corporal impact on the viewer:  a very large-scale work causes us to physically step back to take it all in… whereas a small-scale piece pulls us close, inviting an intimate encounter with the work.  Artlink is pleased to offer an exhibition exploring and celebrating the focused power of small works of art.  Anticipating a wide variety of media, style, and conceptual intent, the resulting showcase of small works will be unified solely by their “small, but mighty” scale, culminating in an exhibition reflecting Van Gogh’s sentiment that, “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.”

Important Dates

Submission deadline: Sep 20, 2024

Jurying dates: Sep 20 - 26, 2024

Jury notifications: Sep 27, 2024

Accepted artwork drop-off/delivery deadline: Oct 13, 2024

Exhibition timeline: Oct 24 - Nov 17, 2024

Submission Requirements

Entry fee: $12 per entry, up to 10 entries

Size limit: 6 inches

Media: Any

Eligibility: 18+ of age and residing in the United States