FREEHAND

FREEHAND is a juried exhibition call hosted by Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton, Virginia. The program seeks ceramic works that emphasize direct mark‑making as surface decoration, such as fingertip impressions, brushwork, carving, sgraffito, drawing, or scratching. Selected pieces will be shown in the Ceramics Gallery (Building 8) from February 3 to March 28, 2027, with a reception on March 13, 2027 from 4‑6 PM. The juror for this edition is Bede Clarke, Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri‑Columbia. Applications are accepted until November 30, 2026. No entry fee is listed. Artists must submit a portfolio of eligible ceramic works that display a visible, permanent trace of the artist’s hand. The exhibition offers gallery space, a public reception, and exposure to the Workhouse Arts Center audience.

Exhibition space in the Ceramics Gallery (Building 8) at Workhouse Arts Center; reception event on March 13, 2027‑6 PM.

Open to artists creating ceramic works that feature direct mark‑making as surface decoration (e.g., fingertip impressions, brushwork, carving, sgraffito, drawing, scratching).