Yavapai College operates two art galleries, the Prescott Art Gallery and the Verde Art Gallery. Both maintain a diverse range of visual art exhibitions featuring nationally recognized artists and emerging artists alike, providing opportunities for the presentation of art in all media.
The Prescott Art Gallery is located within the Performing Arts Center on the Yavapai Campus in Prescott, Arizona. This is an attractive space with high ceilings and 1792 sq/ft of exhibition space with a moveable wall system and LED track lighting.
The Verde Art Gallery is located on the Verde Valley campus in Clarkdale, Arizona. This gallery has a variable height ceiling with track lighting and is 900 sq/ft.
Both galleries are easily accessible and visited by many students, community members and out of town visitors.
Welcome! The Yavapai College Art Gallery has maintained a diverse range of visual art exhibitions featuring nationally recognized artists and emerging artists for juried group and solo exhibitions, providing opportunities for the presentation of art in all media.
The Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus, Patty McMullen-Mikles Art Gallery is located within the F Building in Clarkdale, Arizona. This gallery with the high ceilings and 950 sq/ft is an attractive space with pedestals and track lighting. The gallery is easily accessible and visited by many students, community members, and out-of-town visitors.
The Patty McMullen-Mikles Art Gallery accepts submissions on a continuous basis. Proposals are reviewed by the Faculty Art Gallery Committee and may take up to six months to review your submission while a scheduled exhibition may be up to one or two years away.
Once you've been accepted for an upcoming exhibit, Yavapai College Art Gallery Manager creates, prints, and mails out postcard announcements as well as press releases for each exhibition. The gallery manager and gallery assistant install the artwork. Artwork is insured while in the gallery, however, artwork on paper must be framed and under glass to be covered by insurance. The artist is responsible for all shipping and transportation costs of his or her own artwork.
In order for your proposal to be considered please submit the following:
- A detailed description of the artwork
- Artists bio, resume and or CV
- Up to 20 digital images
- List of thumbnail images; with title, size, medium, date completed and price of each piece.
CALL FOR ARTISTS
The Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery and The Highlands Center for Natural History Present: Art in the Pines: The Fourth Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival -- August 10 – August 27, 2023
Artist Application Period: - March 7 to April 7 2023, at 11:59 pm.
Artist Application Fee: $35
Artist Notification of Acceptance: April 14, 2023
Plein Air artists may apply to be one of 15 to 20 participants.
Fill out the Art in the Pines: The 4th Annual Prescott Plein Air Festival Artist Application completely, including uploading an artist biography, artist photo, and up to three photos of your plein air artwork.
The submissions will be juried and 15-20 artists accepted for the festival. Artists will be notified of acceptance on April 14, 2023.
Each of the accepted artists must donate a signature painting to be included in a charity auction to benefit scholarships and student art prizes at Yavapai College. Donated paintings not sold at auction will become part of Yavapai College’s permanent art collection. Donated paintings must be dropped off at the YC Prescott Art Gallery on Monday, August 7, between 10am and 3pm. The online auction will begin on August 10 and conclude on August 20.
In addition to a donated painting, accepted artists may show up to three plein air studio paintings in the YC Prescott Gallery during the Pre-Festival Exhibition August 10 – August 22, with an opening reception on Aug. 13 from 2pm -4pm.
The Festival will take place from August 23 to August 26, with a reception and sale at the YC Performing Art Center and the YC Prescott Gallery on August 27 from 1:30pm to 4pm. Artwork not sold must be picked up on August 28 between 10 am & 3pm.
Artists will receive 75 percent of the paintings they sell at the pre-event and 50 percent of the paintings they complete and sell during the Festival.
For more information contact:
Tim Hull, Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery Manager
928/776-2031