Call For Artists

Put a Lid on It: Lidded Vessel Invitational

Deadline to apply: Friday, July 25, 2025
Exhibition Dates: October 3 - December 31, 2025

at Belger Crane Yard Gallery
2011 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64108

Belger Arts invites artists to Put a Lid on It and explore the lidded vessel form.

From butter dishes and Dutch ovens to a trinket jar, adding a lid creates separation between what is inside and what is outside. Sometimes this separation is functional (keeping a casserole warm, while en route to a potluck), or it’s emotional (a safe place to keep a precious treasure).

The notion of what we choose to hold inside can be literal or symbolic, practical or emotional. Put a Lid on It invites artists to draw upon these ideas when creating lidded vessels and covered dishes in their unique styles.

Awards totaling up to $500 will be offered.

Requirements: 

  • A lidded vessel or dish in any medium (ceramic, glass, metal, wood, etc.)

  • Up to three submissions per artist

  • Your submission can be traditional or out of the box

  • Dimensions not to exceed 24” in any direction

  • Weight not to exceed 50 pounds

Timeline: 

  • Deadline to apply: July 25, 2025. Please email the following to gallery@belgerarts.org:

    • Full name and email address

    • Link to your website and/or social handle(s)

    • Three to five images of the work you wish to submit, or images that are

      representative of your work

  • August 1, 2025: Artists will be notified if their work has been selected for the

    exhibition.

  • August 18 - 22, 2025:: Work delivery at the Belger Crane Yard Gallery during business hours.

  • Exhibition Dates: October 3 through December 31, 2025

  • October 3: Opening reception, 6-8 pm

  • December 31: Exhibition closes

For questions or additional information, please contact the Gallery at gallery@belgerarts.org or 816-474-7316.

About Belger Arts: 

Since 2000, the Belger Arts Center has encouraged viewers to explore, question, and deepen their understanding of art and the world around them. Drawing upon the extensive Belger Collection, as well as a rich variety of local, national, and international artists, the Belger Arts Center has staged over 100 large-scale exhibitions that represent some of the best in contemporary art. 

Belger Crane Yard Studios, an arts complex dedicated to providing studio and exhibition space for artists, opened in 2013. A range of programming in ceramics education, in addition to an Artist in Residence program has made Belger a center for contemporary art. 

The Belger Glass Annex is the third Belger Arts location and opened to the public in October 2021. It is the first public glass blowing studio in Kansas City of its scale and scope. The new facility boasts state-of-the-art glass blowing equipment and tools, a furnace that holds 300 pounds of molten glass, and three workstations. The Belger Glass Annex is primed to be a Midwest hub for glass art, education, and appreciation, strengthening Kansas City’s reputation as an arts destination. 

For more information on upcoming exhibitions, classes, and workshops, or to schedule a group tour, please visit BelgerArts.org or call 816-474-7316.