New Calls! Then & Now: A Legacy Exhibition
and MORE ARTFUL COOKING.
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Celebrating 20 Years of Art, Growth and Creative Evolution
EVENT DESCRIPTION: As Artists of Palm Beach County marks its 20th anniversary, we invite artists to look back at where their creative journeys began - and celebrate where those journeys have taken them.
Then & Now is an exhibition about artistic growth, discovery, and transformation. Participating artists will present two related works: an earlier piece representing “Then” and a more recent piece representing “Now.” The “Then” piece will be printed on 8 x 10 paper and will be hung near the new work.
Important Dates
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Call opens: October 1, 2026
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Submission deadline: November 15, 2026
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Acceptance notifications: November 30, 2026
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Artwork delivery: December 3, 32026, 3-6 PM
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Opening reception: December 5, 2026, 5-7 PM
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Exhibition dates: December 5-30, 2026
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Artwork pickup: December 30, 2026, 3-6 PM
Location: HATCH1121, 1121 Lucerne Ave, Lake Worth, FL
CASH AWARDS:
$150 for First Place • $100 for Second Place • $50 for Third Place
MORE ARTFUL COOKING
100 Artists • 100 Recipes • 100 Stories
Following the tremendous success of our first Artful Cooking cookbook,
Artists of Palm Beach County is excited to announce plans for a new, expanded hardcover edition featuring 100 APBC artists.
With more than 200 copies sold, our first cookbook has found an enthusiastic audience well beyond our membership. It is currently available in the gift shops at the Norton Museum of Art, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Boca Raton Museum of Art, and Cornell Art Museum, and we’re thrilled that it will also be featured on The Society of the Four Arts 2027 book list.
Building on that success, the new More Artful Cooking will bring together 100 artists, 100 recipes, and 100 stories—celebrating art, food, family traditions, memories, and the stories of our creative community in a beautiful keepsake edition.
Each selected artist will have a dedicated feature combining their artwork, a favorite recipe, and a personal story about the recipe or its significance.
SUBMISSION FEES: $30 for APBC Members; $40 for non-members.
APBC Membership is $50/year, VIP Membership is $100/year, and Lifetime Membership is a one-time fee of $1,000. If you wish to join APBC or renew your lapsed membership, please visit www.artistsofpalmbeachcounty.org and click on “Membership
Important Dates
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Call opens: October 20, 2026
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Submission deadline: January 31, 2027
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Acceptance notifications: February 10, 2027
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Cookbook Published: April 2027
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Book Launch: TBA
NOTE: We are only accepting 100 artists who will be juried in! Your application and payment do not guarantee acceptance.
Over the past three years, Artists of Palm Beach County (APBC) has experienced extraordinary growth, evolving from a relatively small artists’ organization into a vibrant and increasingly influential force in our region’s cultural community.
Our membership has grown from about 70 members to over 300, reflecting both the strength of our programming and artists' growing desire to connect, exhibit, learn, and contribute. This growth builds on the strategic direction established in 2023 and strengthened at our 2024 Board Retreat, when APBC identified exhibitions, community outreach, volunteer engagement, partnerships, and increased visibility as priorities. By September 2024, membership had already doubled to 142.
But APBC’s growth is about far more than numbers. We have dramatically expanded exhibition opportunities, developed relationships with new venues, strengthened our monthly Art Salons and workshops, introduced new membership opportunities, and created programs that bring artists together while connecting art with the broader community.
Our reach has also expanded through community outreach, educational initiatives, collaborations with other arts organizations, and new partnerships throughout Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast. In 2026, that spirit of collaboration helped lead to the creation of the Palm Beach County Arts Consortium and the Better Together exhibition, demonstrating what can happen when arts organizations work collectively to strengthen our cultural community.
At the same time, APBC has strengthened its infrastructure by improving communications and marketing, expanding our digital presence, professionalizing our exhibition and jurying processes, developing new fundraising initiatives, and creating more opportunities for members to become actively involved.
Perhaps most importantly, we have built a stronger community of artists supporting artists. APBC has become a place where emerging and established artists can share their work, develop professionally, build relationships, volunteer, and participate in something larger than themselves.
The past three years have demonstrated what is possible when a dedicated Board, engaged membership, volunteers, community partners, and supporters share a common vision. We are proud of how far APBC has come-and even more excited about where we are going next.
We have grown not simply by becoming larger, but by becoming more connected, more visible, more collaborative, and more impactful.