2025 Women in the Arts Exhibition

Two painting brushes held in front of a partially visible framed painting of feet, with a colorful canvas and an artist's painting behind them, wrapped in plastic.
A woman with shoulder-length dark hair featuring loose waves, wearing yellow hoop earrings, a navy T-shirt with yellow text, a silver necklace, and a sheer white embroidered cover-up, standing in front of a plain gray background.

Jessica Salyer, Curator

Graphic design with the text 'The Mountain Girl Experience' and 'Artist Call', featuring stylized silhouettes of two women facing each other, mountains, and stars, with a color palette of teal, orange, and black.
A young person with curly brown hair holding a paintbrush and smiling in front of a colorful artwork of a laughing woman with long curly hair, opening her mouth and pointing at her temple, with newspaper collage background.

Amiee Compton, Co-Curator

The Mountain Grrl Experience is overjoyed to announce the 5th Annual Exhibit of Women in the Arts! We are proud to provide female artists with an opportunity to showcase their work and celebrate creativity across Eastern Kentucky.

Submission Guidelines

The exhibit is open to all female artists across all mediums. Each artist may submit up to 2 pieces. All work must be ready to hang.

Please note: We are not accepting shipped artwork this year.

Categories (Juried Showcase – 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place awarded in each):
• Oil
• Acrylic
• Watercolor
• Mixed Media
• Digital
• Illustration
• Photography
• Textiles
• Sculpture

All artists will also be considered for the Mountain Grrl Experience Artist Award & $100 cash prize, sponsored by The Women’s Groovement.



Submission Requirements:

Please include the following with your entry:
• Artist Name
• Artist Bio
• Artwork Photo(s)
• Title of Piece
• Date Completed
• Dimensions
• Medium

Note to Artists: PLEASE send a complete submission.

Important Dates
• Submission Deadline: October 4th
• Artist Reception : Will be provided directly to artists after submission.

Submissions must be sent to the Exhibit Curator:
jess.salyer.mountaingrrlexhibit@gmail.com

Artists will receive follow-up details on exhibit drop-off and pickup information after submissioning work. Please allow 24–48 hours for a reply.

Logo for The Women's GroveMen, featuring a female gender symbol with a music note inside a circle, and text around it.

Mountain Grrl Art Exhibition at the University of Pikeville Weber Art Gallery

Curator: Jessica Salyer

Opening Reception: October 16, 2025

The Weber Art Gallery is located at the 2nd floor entrance of the Record Memorial Building on the University of Pikeville campus.

This exhibition is sponsored by our friends at the University of Pikeville College of Arts and Sciences.

University of Pikeville College of Arts and Sciences logo
Gallery hours for Fall 2025, with Monday and Tuesday from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Wednesday from 11:00 am to 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Thursday from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, and Friday from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm.