West Coast Biennial 2023
Turtle Bay’s Juried Art Exhibition
Submissions are Closed
Call to Artists
Turtle Bay’s Seventh West Coast Biennial Juried Art Exhibition is open to artists living in California, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska. 30-50 selected art entries will be featured. Prize winners will receive cash awards, including $3,000 for Best of Show!
Cash Prizes
Best of Show $3,000
First Prize $1,750
Second Prize $900
Third Prize $650
Honorable Mention $325
People’s Choice $325
Exhibition Run Date
January 28 - April 30, 2023
Exploration Hall at Turtle Bay Museum
Included with paid Park Admission
Acceptable Media
Painting
Drawing
Printmaking
Photography
Sculpture
Mixed Media
Questions? Email us at biennial@turtlebay.org
About the 2023 Juror
Shelly Willis has more than three decades of experience planning, curating, and managing the production of hundreds of temporary and permanent artworks throughout the country.
As the Director of the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission’s Public Art Program from 2007-2017 she managed the City and County of Sacramento’s Art in Public Places Programs, including the $8 million dollar Sacramento International Airport and the $9.5 million Entertainment and Sports Complex public art programs. Willis came to Sacramento after six years of managing the University of Minnesota’s public art program where she also taught public art courses in the Departments of Urban Studies and Landscape Architecture.
2021 West Coast Biennial
View Exhibition
Best in Show - Chuck Stolarek, "Talking Dice", "Open Mic at the Reptile Cage", "Cute Boots!"
First Prize - Richard Baltazar Quintana, "Great Blue Heron", "Ringneck Pheasant", "Puffin"
Second Prize - Carol Jenkins, “Light’s Echo”
Third Prize - Ellen Hedfield, “Last Stop”
Honorable Mention - Melody Revnak, “Autumn Falls”
People’s Choice Award - Lynn Farrar: “A Woman’s Mind”
