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Radius 250: 2026

11th Biennial Regional Juried Exhibition

Enter Radius 250: 2026, Artspace's 11th Biennial Regional Juried Exhibition, for a chance to exhibit your artwork at Artspace's gallery. This exhibition is open to all themes and media from artists living and/or working within 250 miles of Richmond, VA.

Prizes:

  • 1st Place: $300, plus a solo exhibition at Artspace.

  • 2nd Place: $200.

  • 3rd Place $100.

  • Also, at the discretion of the juror, up to three honorable mentions.

IMPORTANT DATES

Exhibition Dates: January 23, 2026 - March 21, 2026

Submission Deadline: midnight, Friday, December 5, 2025, EDT.

Jury Dates: 12/6/25 - 12/19/25

Notification of acceptance: Saturday, 12/20/25

Accepted work received: Wednesday, Jan. 14/ Thursday, Jan. 15/ Friday, Jan. 16/ Saturday, Jan. 17. Delivery accepted during gallery hours, noon to 4pm. Gallery is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Installation of Work: January 19 - 22

Opening Reception and Awards presentation: Friday, January 23, 2026 (5:00 – 6:00 Invitational Preview; 6:00 – 8:00 Public Reception; 6:30pm Juror Presentation.) 

Show Closes: Saturday, March 21, 4:00pm

Pick up Work: March 21, 4:00pm - 6:00pm; March 22, noon - 2:00pm

Return of Shipped Work: by Friday, April 11.

HOW TO APPLY

Submissions are accepted via Cafe until December 5, 2025.

About the Juror: Kristen Chiacchia is a curator, art historian, and arts administrator currently based in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her research and curatorial practice focuses on the consequences of gender bias in the contemporary art market, the consumption of artworks produced by women and gender-nonconforming identifying artists, issues of gender and sexuality in contemporary art, and uncovering new approaches to critically examining toxic masculinity within the fine art industry. She has also curated multiple exhibitions exploring artists' connections to subcultural movements and expressions—including punk, metal, and gothic rock; death; self-mythology; and the occult—and the impact these subcultural engagements have on artists’ work. 

Chiacchia currently serves as the Executive Director & Chief Curator of Second Street Gallery, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit artspace located in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she has curated more than 58 single-artist exhibitions, 32 group shows, and published nine exhibition catalogs, in addition to creating new programs and forging new community partnerships for the gallery.