!NKED GROUP EXHIBITION || ARTIST CALL

The East County Art Association invites you to join us for our inaugural
!NKED Exhibition during the month of October!

EXHIBITION DATES: October 1-31st 2026

SUBMISSIONS OPEN IN JULY

In the Spirit of INKtober, this exhibition revolves all about art inspired by black and white line work in inks, graphite, ball-point pen, marker, and other tattoo art- inspired work. The Gallery invites artists to explore the world of inking and traditional and contemporary tattoo art with bold designs, quality line work, exploring the variety of ink pen tip widths, textures, depths and designs that can be achieved with ink as the highlighted media!

RECEPTION DATE: October 17th 2026
TIME: 5-8PM

The Inked reception will feature several invited local tattoo artists who will have their work on display in the exhibition. Some tattoo artists will offer paid on-the-spot small tattoos for the night. There will be live activations of inking stations, where you can create your own inked piece of art with the possibility of being featured in the Inktober Show in Gallery 2 in November. The evening will include live music, refreshments, open bar and the coffee shop will be open as well.

ARTIST CALL

Calling All Artists to participate with your black and white ink drawings, ink watercolors, graphite line work, ball-point pen designs, inked mixed media pieces. Other media may be used as long as 80% of the piece is inked and black and white.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: 

1. Max size limit: 20x20in
2. Submission fee:
– Non-member: $25.00 , additional artwork $15.00
– Members: $20.00,  additional $10.00
3. All work must be framed, unless on canvas (1 inch thick or more)
4. ALL work must be for sale
5. Gallery Commission 30% // Artist 70%
6. Artwork Submission Deadline: September 16th, 11:59pm PST
7. Artwork Notification: September 21st via email
8. Artwork Drop-Off Date: Saturday, September 26th & Monday September 28th – 11am-2pm
9. Artwork Pick-up: October 31st 11am-2pm, November 2, 11am-2pm