2026 Spring Juried Exhibition Opening Reception February 21, 1pm to 3pm
Exhibition: February 21 – April 18, 2026
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 1–3pm.
Artwork Removal: April 21– 25, 2026, 10am–4pm.
Exhibition Location
Hudgens Center for the Arts
6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy, Bldg 300
Duluth, GA 30097
thehudgens.org
Juror & Judge
Ramón Alexander Hurtado, ramonhurtado.com
Ramón Hurtado is an oil painter and instructor in subjects including portrait painting, anatomy, figure drawing, and composition, with a particular passion for 19th Century French academic methodology.
His work has been exhibited at Principle Gallery, the National Cowboy Museum, the Autry National Center and the USC Fisher Museum. RamÓn has also taught and lectured at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art, DreamWorks Animation, Riot Games, the Society of Illustrators, Emile Cohl Atelier, Beaux-Arts & Entertainment-Paris, the University of Lisbon-Faculty of Fine Arts, Art Center College of Design, and Grand Central Atelier, among others. He currently teaches workshops in the US, internationally and online.
PSA Accreditation
This exhibition qualifies for PSA status credit. Only members’ work not previously juried into a PSA exhibit will receive accreditation points toward membership status.
Artwork Delivery & Removal to Hudgens Center for the Arts
Delivery: February 9–14, 2026, 10am–4pm
Removal: April 21–-25, 2026, 10am–4pm
All works must be delivered and picked up, either by the artist or authorized representative, within stated times. Finalists must make their own arrangements for hand delivery and hand pickup of their work from the venue. Works submitted to any PSA show MUST be displayed for the duration of the show – no substitutes and no early removal. Please inform your client of the dates for which a borrowed work will be on view.
Work must be picked up from Hudgens Center for the Arts within 30 days of the last day of the exhibition, after which The Hudgens Center for the Arts is no longer responsible for the well being and insurance of the work. After 60 days the work becomes the property of The Hudgens Center for the Arts to become part of the permanent collection, donate, or sell. A loan agreement will be provided upon acceptance that will need to be signed and returned to the Hudgens either at drop off, by email, or in the box.
If art requires shipping, it will need to be direct to the venue, and the venue will also handle return of the shipment with a return shipping label provided by the artist. Please make sure that you will be able to pay for the return shipment back to your address.
Featured Image: First Place Fall 2025 Open Exhibition—Joel (Trinidad & Tobago) by Melvin Toldeo