Oil Painters of America’s 2025 Annual Exhibition & Convention
Oil Painters of America is pleased to announce Herrig Center for the Arts located in Bradenton, Florida as the host of the Thirty-Fourth National Exhibition. The Exhibition will take place from May 30 – June 28, 2025 in Herrig Center for the Arts.
Convention activities begin on Tuesday afternoon, May 27th (for check-in and canvas stamping), with the Wet Paint Competition, and end on Sunday, June 1, 2025. The opening reception for artists, collectors, the public and the press will be held on Friday, May 30.
Our goal is to assemble the finest display of representational oil paintings. The focus in the jurying process will be to select paintings that show the highest quality in draftsmanship, color, and composition, emphasizing a diversity in representational style and subject matter.
CLICK HERE for the Accepted Artists Inclusion Form
CLICK HERE for the National Convention Program
CLICK HERE for the Gallery View of the Accepted Artists
Awards and Jurors
- Awards: The total national awards will be approximately $100,000 in cash and merchandise, including a $25,000 Best In Show.
- Jurors:
Master Signature member Patrick Saunders.
Show Information
- General Information:
Online Submissions — Deadline: Saturday, March 1, 2025
Electronic applications will be accepted beginning Friday, November 1, 2024 and extend through Saturday March 1, 2025. Maximum canvas size may not exceed 1,200 square inches (unframed). Maximum file size is 5mb. Please upload a JPG, JPEG, PNG, HEIC with a filename that only contains alphanumeric characters. The minimum size for image uploads is 1400 pixels (px) in the longest dimension. However, for best results we recommend your image size be closer to the maximum size of 4000 pixels in the longest dimension.
Jurying Fees
The jurying fee for entries is: first painting is $35.00, the second painting is $15.00 and third painting is $10. Only one painting can be accepted. An electronic payment may be made by credit card or through Stripe. No e-checks will be accepted.
Membership
You must be a paid member through December 31, 2025, at a cost of $80.00. If you are not a member of OPA you must apply and be accepted before the system will allow you to enter the exhibition. If you are a renewing member and have not paid your dues for 2025 the system will not accept your exhibition entry.
- Advanced Registration: SUPER EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION $349 members/$389 non-members when you register before September 30, 2024 EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION $399 members/$449 non-members
- Show Rules: Submission Rules Wet Paint Rules
- Liabilities and Responsibilities:
Oil Painters of America and Herrig Center for the Arts will not be responsible for loss or damage of any artwork, no matter what the cause. By submitting artwork to this exhibition, each artist will be deemed to have concurred with this agreement. Artists pay for shipping both ways. We suggest that you provide insurance to cover the full value of the artwork while in transit.
Good Luck and Good Painting!
- Opa Membership: Not a member and want to enter the National Exhibition? Learn how to become a member
