The College's annual Small Works national juried exhibition highlights work selected from entries by artists from across the country. The show features a wide array of media, ranging from photography and prints to painting and sculpture.
Call for Artists and 2023 Exhibition Calendar
ELIGIBILITY AND MEDIA
ENTRY AND ONLINE PROCESS
All Small Works entries will be judged from digital files. Before entering, prepare the following:
1. Required Artwork Information for each entry:
2. Required Digital Image File
ENTRY FEE
One $30 nonrefundable fee entitles each artist to submit up to three entries.
NOTIFICATION
Accepted entries will be posted on this web page by July 14, 2023. Individual notification will NOT be sent. Please check this webpage for the jury results.
ACCEPTED WORK
Presentation: All works must be delivered to Harper ready for hanging/ installation/display. For
framed work, use Plexiglas only. Original work not accurately represented by the digital
file may be declined at the discretion of the Juror. All work will be insured during
the exhibition for the artist’s stated valuation.
Shipping: Work must be shipped in sturdy, reusable cardboard containers to arrive at Harper College no later than August 11, 2023. In-person deliveries for local artists may be arranged during August, pending campus safety protocols. DO NOT use loose Styrofoam “peanut” packing. Works should not require special handling or instructions.
RETURN OF ACCEPTED WORK
Works will be returned in original containers via UPS as soon as possible after the
close of the exhibition. The Exhibition will pay for return shipping, insuring containers
per stated valuations.
CATALOG, SALES AND REPRODUCTION
In conjunction with the Small Works exhibition, a color catalog will be produced.
Each participating artist will receive catalogs by mail after the exhibition closes.
Harper College will not retain commission on sales. Consent to reproduction for publicity
purposes for this or future Harper national exhibitions is considered granted.
ENTRIES FOR 2023 ARE NOW CLOSED
If you would like to receive information about next year’s Small Works, please email us at: smallworks@harpercollege.edu
Laura Burkhalter
Senior Curator, Des Moines Art Center
A native of Des Moines and graduate of the University of Iowa in English and Art History, Laura Burkhalter joined the Des Moines Art Center staff as Curatorial Assistant in 1999 and became Senior Curator in 2023. Burkhalter has organized several large solo and group exhibitions of international contemporary art, including Transparencies: Contemporary Art and a History of Glass, Laurel Nakadate: Strangers and Relations, Monument Valley, and Justin Favela: Central American. She has been involved in the annual Iowa Artists exhibition nearly every year of her tenure, working to introduce the best of the state’s artists to the museum’s audience, and organizing solo exhibitions with Rachel Cox, Yun Shin, Mitchell Squire, and Jordan Weber. Working within the Des Moines Art Center collections, she has presented exhibitions on Yayoi Kusama, Andy Warhol, Henry Ossawa Tanner, and many others. Currently, she is wrapping up Art Center: 75 Years of Iowa Art, an exhibition kicking off the museum’s 75th anniversary year, and Transform Any Room, a group exhibition of contemporary art inspired by domestic space and household goods that will close out 2023. Laura lives in Des Moines with her partner, Marc, and their three cats Earl, Elvira, and Maple.
Thanks to all the artists who entered the 2023 Small Works: Harper College National Juried Exhibition. The following artists have been selected by our juror:
Lunnara Arraes
Zachary Betts
Jessica Burke
Charles Clary
Scott Eakin
Valerie Escobedo
Angel Fernandez
Trish Happel
Natalie Harrison
Matthew Heckart
Abigail Holcombe
Kendra Kett
Icy x Koozy Kollabs
Caitlyn Lawler
Scott Mossman
Phillip Reynolds
Logan Robinson
Kelley Simons
Jason Stout
Stephen Wilson
Jenny Wu
Kiki Zhen
For more information about Small Works, contact us by email at: smallworks@harpercollege.edu
Mark Mcleod, Murfreesboro, TN
Olan Mills, 2019
MDF, paint, 16.25” x 12.25” x 1”
Jason Reblando, Normal, IL
Ifugao Belle, 2022
photocollage, 18” x 15”