Freelance Opportunities 

The Biennial is a premiere and competitive contemporary art exhibition featuring selected works submitted by Ohio professional artists. Our jurors this year are Dr. Melissa Crum, Yusuf A. Lateef, and Jolene Powell.

The 2023 Biennial Juried Exhibition will be on display in the OAC Riffe Gallery, located in the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts in downtown Columbus, from October 28, 2023 – January 5, 2024. It will then travel to the Medici Museum of Art in Warren, Ohio, for viewing until April 2024.

Important Deadlines

  1. Call for entries open: Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, 6 a.m.

  2. Submission deadline: Friday, April 7, 2023, 5 p.m.

  3. Notice of acceptance: The week of May 8, 2023

  4. Exhibition run dates: Oct. 28, 2023 – Jan. 5, 2024


Eligibility Requirements

  1. Professional artist

  2. Living in Ohio

  3. 18 years of age or older

  4. Not currently (or at the time of the exhibition) enrolled in a degree program

Grants, events, and jobs!

The GCAC (Greater Columbus Arts Council) posts a constant stream of events, opportunities, artists residencies, workshops, and much more on the "Grants" page of their website. You can find out about public art installations, past projects, and job opportunities as well (graduating seniors, take note!)

Check out the magic here.

934 Gallery September Featured Artists LaShae Boyd's "ICE CREAM" and Lynda McClanahan's "COME HOME, OHIO"