THIS YEAR’S JUROR:
DAISHA BOARD
Daisha Board is the Founding Director of Daisha Board Gallery in Dallas, Texas — recognized as the Best Art Gallery in Dallas by D Magazine in 2022 and 2023 — and the Founder of Black Sheep Art Culture, a nonprofit dedicated to amplifying the voices of historically underrepresented artists, including Black, Brown, LGBTQ+, and disabled creators. Through both organizations, she has built a platform where artists, collectors, and communities intersect across gallery exhibitions, arts education, public art initiatives, artist residencies, and the annual UNREPPED Art Fair.
Over the course of her career, Daisha has curated more than 40 exhibitions and placed works by local artists into the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the African American Museum of Dallas, the Black Chamber of Commerce, and corporate collections across the country. She is an experienced juror, having served in that role for exhibitions including the Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Visual Arts Guild, Artspace 111, The Other Art Fair (Los Angeles and Brooklyn), Art 214, and the Dallas Mavericks Black History Month competition, among others.
A recipient of the Business Council for the Arts Obelisk Award, presented by Nancy Nasher, Daisha currently serves on the AT&T Performing Arts Center Advisory Board and the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Art board. She holds a BA in Political Science and African American Studies from Bethune Cookman University.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
A state-wide juried exhibition conceived to introduce & promote emerging artists. New Texas Talent is designed to introduce and promote emerging visual artists in the commercial market. Each year hundreds of images are submitted for review. The juror then selects artists to participate in the New Texas Talent exhibition. Through their participation in the show, some artists have been offered representation by galleries and/or have been extended invitations for inclusion in future exhibitions. The exhibition and its participants have also received media exposure in such publications as Patron Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, D Magazine, The Observer and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Arts+Culture Magazine and many others.
ELIGIBILITY
All artists residing in Texas over the age of 18, WITH NO FOR-PROFIT OR NON-PROFIT GALLERY REPRESENTATION.
Suggested $25.00 donation to EASL (Emergency Artist Support League) may be sent to Craighead Green Gallery at 167 Parkhouse St. Dallas, TX 75207. Payable to EASL. NO ENTRY FEE REQUIRED. Or donate online at https://easl.us/donate/
All visual media, including video, will be accepted, with the exception of film, utilitarian crafts & jewelry. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE & PRICED ACCORDINGLY.
No entries can be more than 84" tall, wide or deep. All work should be current or created within the past two years.
Craighead Green Gallery reserves the right to refuse accepted artwork that has recently or concurrently been accepted and shown in any other venue.
SUBMISSION PROCEDURES
All entries must be received electronically from the digital submission site linked at the bottom of the page. Any artworks submitted after May 19th, 2025 will NOT be considered for the exhibition.
Please submit up to 3 art works to the said link.
FILE FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS - PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY
Only files in .jpg or .jpeg format will be accepted
Each file must not exceed 1mb
The title of the piece, dimension, and medium MUST be included in the file name.
For example: Untitled18X24_ oil_on_canvas.jpg
Slides or hard copies will not be accepted for entries. DO NOT MAIL YOUR ENTRY TO THE GALLERY.
Selection/Notification: The juror will make their initial selection from submitted images only. (Anonymous) Acceptance by juror does not guarantee inclusion in the final exhibition. The juror and the gallery reserve the right to decline work that differs significantly from the submitted image. Due to the large volume of entries received, notification will be by email ONLY to those selected to participate, on or by June 7th, 2025. The selected participants list will also appear online at www.craigheadgreen.com.
IF YOUR WORK IS NOT SELECTED, YOU WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED.
Sales Policy: All accepted works must be for sale. The gallery will take a 50% commission of the retail price after discounts, if any, on work sold during the exhibition. The gallery may discount work up to 15% without consent of the artist. The retail value should be inclusive of all framing costs unless otherwise noted.