PAL OPEN JURIED SHOW
The Open Juried Show (OJS) is Peninsula Art League’s premier juried art competition for two-dimensional works on paper, photography/digital work, and three-dimensional art. Held in the Fall at the Gig Harbor History Museum, local, national, and international artists over the age of 18 are invited to submit their work. Prizes and gift certificates totaling more than $6,000 are awarded.
This year’s Open Juried Show will be held in November 2025 at the Gig Harbor History Museum, beautiful state-of-the-art waterfront facility The museum is a popular attraction in Gig Harbor and brings in many new art lovers to enjoy and purchase art. The museum is open to all at no charge, Wednesday through Saturday from 11 AM to 4 PM.
The 2024 Open Juried show featured 95 artworks juried from a field of 314.
2024 OJS Awardees
- Best of Show: Bella Kim “Joy”
- 1st Place Photography: Bill Wachtler “Tacoma Narrows Bridges”
- 1st Place 2D: Steve Chan “Coffee Farmers”
- 1st Place 3D: Heather Cornelius “Shape of a Dream 1″
- Honorable Mention: Steve Hammond “Pow Wow Dancer”
- Lynda Baker Creative Arts Award: Alyson J Barton “Remembered Land (Illumine)”
- ACE Hardware Award: Lea Basile-Lazarus “Their Power and Strength”
- Ebb Tide Gallery Award: Lorie Merryman “Trail in the North Cascades”
- People’s Choice: Charles Salak “Abbey Wharf”
2024 JUROR KATHY KIMBALL
With nearly 40 years of experience as a curator and arts professional, Kathy Kimball has curated dozens of works on paper. Kimball retired from the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art in 2020 where she served as Executive Director and Chief Curator from 2000. She was formerly the curator at the San Jose Museum of Art and the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts in Summit.
Currently, she is the curator for De.Coded: A Human Atlas of Silicon Valley, a social impact art project created at the intersection of art, technology, DNA science and community, developed by UK-based photographer Marcus Lyon. In addition, Kimball curates and helps to build the collections of several corporate and private clients.
2023 Open Juried Show Awardees
The 2023 exhibition included more than 100 works of 80 artists from across the United States and Canada. The show was juried by Catherine Gill.