REJECTED SHOW | 2025
Exhibit Dates: 8/23/25 thru 9/20/25
Like the Salon des Refusés of 1863 in Paris, Burl Gallery invites the ‘rejects’ of the Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition to display their rejected submission and put the authority of judgement back in the hands of their community.
The fine arts department of the Minnesota State Fair presents an annual exhibition that is the result of a juried competition. Participation is open to all living residents of Minnesota, and each may submit one work for consideration. But! Only the works selected by the jurors are displayed in the Fine Arts Center during the exhibition. In 2024, a total of 3,343 pieces were submitted and only 352 were accepted.
ELIGIBILITY
- Artists must have submitted to the 2025 Minnesota State Fair Fine Arts Competition and been “rejected”.
- Artwork submitted to Rejected Show must be the same piece rejected by the State Fair.
- Artists must upload image of “rejection” e-mail within the submission form.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
- No Submission Fee
- All Artwork Must Be For Sale
KEY DATES
- Submissions Open: July 21, 2025
- Submissions Close: August 3, 2025 @Midnight
- Submissions Juried: August 4-8, 2025
- Acceptance Notifications Sent: August 9, 2025
- Art Drop-Off: Sunday, August 17, 2025, 11am-4pm
- Exhibit Opens: Saturday, August 23, 2025 @10am
- Artist Reception: Thursday, September 4, 2025, 6-8pm
- Exhibit Closes: Saturday, September 20, 2025 @4pm
- Art Pick-Up: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 11am-4pm