2025 Moving Tomorrow: Art of Clean Futures Juried Art Exhibition
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The FITI 2025 S.T.E.P Summit invites artists to explore and reimagine the beauty of clean transportation and renewable energy. This unique exhibition celebrates the fusion of art and sustainability, showcasing innovative perspectives on eco-friendly technology.
2025 Moving Tomorrow: Art of Clean Futures is a juried exhibition dedicated to exploring the future of transportation energy. The event showcases the artistic reflections of innovation in clean energy, including electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel, biofuels, and clean transportation, to inspire awareness and action. Held in Fresno, the heart of California’s transportation and energy transition efforts, this exhibition aims to celebrate creativity while promoting sustainable solutions for a cleaner, greener future.
Exhibition Themes:
- Transportation Energy: Electrification, Hydrogen Power, Biofuels, Other Alternative Energy
- Other General Transportation Innovations / Infrastructure
Exhibition Categories:
- (1) 2D Visual Art: Painting (all types), Illustration, Drawing
- (2) Documentary Photography: Unedited or slightly color-graded
- (3) Manipulated Photography: Significantly manipulated using photo-editing software, including stylistic colors, masking, AI manipulation, etc.
- (4) 3D Art: Sculpture (all types) - Clay, Ceramic, Wood, Masonry, Metalwork, etc.
2025 PROGRAM SCHEDULE
- November 1, 2024 – Call for Entries Opens
- January 31, 2025 – Call for Entries Closes
- March 7, 2025 – Summit Exhibition and Awards
- March 8, 2025 - Public Exhibition of Winners Opens
- March 31, 2025 - Public Exhibition of Winners Closes
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES DISCIPLINES: We are seeking original works of art in the following visual arts disciplines: painting, illustration, drawing, sculpting, documentary photography, and manipulated photography. Submissions from other disciplines (e.g., literature, music, and performance arts) will not be considered.
RULES OF ENTRY:
- Applicant must be the sole creator of the original artwork(s) submitted. Artist collaborations are ineligible.
- Applicant must be at least 18 years of age on or before January 31, 2025.
- Artists from all around the world are eligible to participate.
- Submit a brief and concise cover letter for each application (Artist Narrative in Submittable), detailing up to three (3) works of art submitted for the 2025 Moving Tomorrow: Art of Clean Futures Juried Art Exhibition. Include the following information via Submittable Application: daytime contact (full name, mailing address, telephone numbers, e-mail), artist or personal website URL (if available), and full description of each artwork (media, style, dimensions, weight, purchase price, and general subject matter).
- Artworks submitted for the 2025 Moving Tomorrow: Art of Clean Futures Juried Exhibition must have been completed between the 2023-2025 calendar years, and must be original works of art. Copies and/or replications of original artworks will not be accepted.
- Applicant is responsible for transporting all original artworks to Valdez Hall, Fresno Convention Center located at 702 M St., Fresno, CA 93721. All original artworks must be received by the Fresno Arts Council at Valdez Hall on Thursday, March 6th between 8:00am and 12:00pm for cataloging and installation. Should events occur where a physical installation is not possible and a virtual gallery must be instead created, details will be discussed with the artist at least 14 days prior to the event start date. If the applicant is unable to deliver the art to Valdez Hall on March 6th, they must make prior arrangements with The Fresno Arts Council. Artists are responsible for removing their art from Valdez Hall either Friday, March 7th following the exhibition or Saturday, March 8th between 8:00am and 12:00pm. The Fresno Arts Council is not responsible for storing sculptures, assemblages & found object installations after the closing date and time of the 2025 Moving Tomorrow: Art of Clean Futures Juried Art Exhibition (in the case of a physical installation).
- Applicants may submit up to three (3) original artworks per submitted entry form through Submittable.
- The entry fees are due at the time of submitted application and are as follows: One artwork submitted: $30.00; Two artworks submitted: $40.00; Three artworks submitted: $50.00
- Applicants may submit as many individual applications as desired; all fees apply.
- Applicants must upload digital images of each original artwork submitted in each application: Images must capture the entire original artwork. No cropped images are accepted. Images must be in PNG or .jpg format, and no wider than 1280 pixels. Images must be reasonably crisp, or at least 72 dpi resolution. Images must not be larger than 2MB each. If image files must be compressed, please select medium compression quality. EACH IMAGE FILE must be labeled using this format: last name_first name_title of artwork submitted, e.g. Smith_John_Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck.
- Regarding Framed Artwork: each original artwork must be fully dried, framed, securely wired, and ready to hang. Acrylic is preferred over glass, for safety purposes. Canvases and cradled panels will be accepted as long as they are appropriately prepared for hanging.
- MAXIMUM weight limit for each original artwork is fifty (50) pounds.
- MAXIMUM dimensions for each original artwork are thirty-four (34) inches tall and no wider than sixty (60) inches across. **NO EXCEPTIONS**
- All submitted original artworks are given the option to be available for purchase. Please indicate if you would like your art to be available for purchase and a proposed price in your submission.
- Entrants selected for the 2025 Moving Tomorrow: Art of Clean Futures Juried Art Exhibition will be notified by submittable, e-mail, and/or phone from a representative from the Fresno Arts Council by the end of the second week in February 2025. Please do not call or e-mail the Fresno Arts Council or the Fresno International Transportation Innovations Summit regarding the status of your entry prior to this time window.
- Notified entrants will be requested to provide a brief artist's bio of 100 words (or less) after the second week in February 2025, and be asked to sign a Fresno Arts Council Release of Liability Form via Docusign to complete the registration process.
A PANEL OF JURORS WILL BE ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 2025: The 2025 Moving Tomorrow: Art of Clean Futures Juried Art Exhibition panel of judges will be composed of qualified artists and arts patrons from the transportation and energy communities. Winning entries selected by the judges are final. **No entry fees will be refunded.**
Download guidelines here.