West Coast Biennial Juried Art Exhibition

Jan 31 - May 11, 2025
Turtle Bay Museum

All Entries Due November 8, 2024
$40 Entry Fee

Turtle Bay’s West Coast Biennial Art Competition and Exhibition is back for its eighth year! This guest favorite is a wonderful way to see a wide variety of artwork from contemporary West Coast artists. 

This year, former Turtle Bay Art Curator and Director of Programs and Exhibits, Dr. Robyn Peterson, the Director of the Museum of Riverside, is our juror. She will choose between 30 and 50 artworks for the exhibition and award cash prizes of up to $3,000 at the exhibition opening on Friday, January 31, 2025.

Artists currently living in California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska are eligible to enter up to three artworks created within three years of the November 8, 2024 submission deadline. 

Acceptable media include painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, sculpture, and mixed media. To enter, click the link to the EntryThingy online platform. If you have any questions or would like a paper version of the prospectus sent to you so you may enter by mail or in person, please email biennial@turtlebay.org or call 530-242-3105.

Awards

Best of Show: $3,000
First Prize: $1,750
Second Prize: $900
Third Prize: $650
Honorable Mention: $325
People’s Choice: $325

Nov 8, 2024 - All Entries Due by 5:00 pm 

Dec 16, 2024 - Artists notified of results by email 

Jan 17-20, 2025 - Hand-delivered artwork drop-off window 

Jan 23, 2025 - Shipped artwork must be received by this date 

Jan 31 - May 11, 2025 - Exhibition at Turtle Bay Museum

Jan 31, 2025 - Artists’ Reception 

Jan 31, 2025- Juror Talk

May 14-17, 2025 - Artist pick up of hand-delivered artwork

Robyn G. Peterson has been Director of the Museum of Riverside since December 2017 where she is at work on institutional reinvention, guiding renovation and expansion of the downtown Riverside site, and rehabilitation of the National Historic Landmark Harada House. During the prior 35 years, she held administrative and curatorial positions at museums in California, Montana, and New York, including seven years at Turtle Bay Exploration Park. She holds a Ph.D. in Art and Archaeology with specialization in Museology, an M.A. in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a B.A. in Design from UCLA. Since 1988, she has focused on fine art, interdisciplinary interpretation, and museum administration.

Artwork from 2023 West Cost Biennial