The Jury Process
All ACGA Exhibiting members have been accepted in by a jury of their peers. ACGA Juries for new Exhibiting Members are held two times each year, March (digital only) and in October (in-person only). We will typically jury 20 to 25 applicants at a time. The Jury consists of 5 current Exhibiting Members (jurors) with either clay or glass experience. There is no minimum or maximum number of selected new members. Over the last 5 years, roughly 25% of the applicants have been accepted as Exhibiting Members. The decisions of the Jury are final. Applicants not accepted may reapply for a future jury.
Criteria of Selection
The jurors use three distinct criteria as the basis for evaluation. An accepted applicant must show strength in every category:
Aesthetics: Consideration is given to both the form and surface treatment. Is the work integrated? Does it have emotional impact and vitality
Craftsmanship: Consideration of the technical mastery and general control of the materials is examined.
Personal Identity: Is the artist’s personality and integrity communicated? Has the applicant explored the medium enough to have developed a personal means of expression? How interesting or strong is the overall quality?
Note to glass and mosaic artists: artist must transform the mosaic clay or glass tesserae by fire and create work in which the clay & glass tesserae predominate. The artists must fire their own tiles and/or the glass jewelry components. They cannot be assembled from existing materials.
Categories of Exhibiting Membership






