THE NEW SOUTH 7
Submissions due Midnight 11:59pm on Sunday, December 5th
Important Dates
ENTRY DEADLINE
due December 5th, 2025
NOTIFICATIONS SENT
Dec. 22nd, 2025
ARTWORK DELIVERY
January 15 - 16th, 2026
OPENING RECEPTION
Jan. 23, 2026, 7-10 pm
OPENING/CLOSING
March 13th, 2026
Join KAI LIN ART as we host the seventh Open Call for our annual juried works on paper exhibition: THE NEW SOUTH 7. This year’s exhibition encompasses a range of themes, styles and techniques celebrating the largely versatile medium of paper.
The competition is open to both emerging and established artists who have lived or worked in the Southeast. Please submit your artwork and application form before Friday, December 5th
JUROR
Elizabeth Wilson
Fine Arts Manager, The Coca-Cola Company
Elizabeth Wilson joined The Coca-Cola Company in 2019 and comes with more than 25 years of experience in corporate and non-profit art environments. She began her career at the High Museum of Art and has worked as an Art Consultant, curating art collections for high-end hotels around the world. In her current role as the Fine Arts Manager, her responsibilities range from managing the corporate collection to developing special exhibitions and curating workspaces in both the Atlanta headquarters and abroad.
ENTRY CRITERIA
• All artwork must include paper in some form and be created by the artist within the last 5 years.
• Artists under the age of 18 must have signed parental consent.
• Artwork must not exceed 40 inches in any direction.
• Submitting artists must have lived or worked in the Southeastern Region, USA.
• Artists may submit up to five (5) images for the $30 application fee
• Printed Photography is accepted
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
• All submissions must be made online per instruction on kailinart.com/thenewsouth on or before
FRIDAY DECEMBER 5, 2025 before 11:59 PM
• Images must be high quality JPEG format between 1MB – 2MB, 300DPI, 1,500 pixels wide.
• Title images, “ARTIST LAST NAME_FIRST NAME_TITLE_MEDIUM_DIMENSIONS (inches)”.
To Submit
Please follow the link below to our custom submission form and read all steps carefully
For questions email thenewsouth@kailinart.com
Thank you and good luck!
THE NEW SOUTH VI
The new south v
The New South Iv
The New South III
The New South II
The New South I
