Dual Art Exhibit Opening (Free): VIVID & Contrive

Join us for bevies, bites & awards at the opening reception for VIVID in our Main Gallery, and Contrive in The Vault! Free to attend, however, reserving your spot on Eventbrite is greatly appreciated and helps us prepare bevies and bites for our patrons! VIVID is an annual exhibit at d’Art Center that features 2D and 3D artworks from across the country in all mediums that are exceptionally vibrant, bold, loud, and/or brilliant in color! We want our patrons to experience an EXPLOSION of color as they enter this exhibit. The open call for VIVID '26 reached 40 states and received 559 submissions from across the country. Just 69 works from 55 artists in 22 states were selected. This year’s Juror for VIVID is Aimee Bruce. Contrive is a national exhibit of photography that has been manipulated, reimagined, and transformed using physical or digital methods such as long or double exposures, compositing, hand embellishing, and professional editing softwares (NO AI RENDERED IMAGES OR COMPONENTS WERE PERMITTED). The open call for Contrive reached 20 states and received 144 submissions from across the country. Just 25 works from 22 artists in 15 states were selected. The Best in Show winner was selected by a panel of d’Art Center Artists and Professional Staff Members.