New Year, New Art!
(formerly Winter Solstice)
This is a judged show hosted by The Art Alliance of Idyllwild on
Sat January 17, 2026
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Idyllwild Town Hall
We request that your art was created within the last 2 years and has not been submitted into any prior Art Alliance Judged Shows.
These are the categories -
2D - Oil, acrylic, water media, pastel, pencil, charcoal, ink, print making and/or mixed media combination of any of these mediums.
3D- Ceramics, wood, clay, marble, metal, glass, mosaics, non-wearable fiber art, bas-relief, assemblage.
Wearable Art - Jewelry, fiber art, painted fabrics, purses and leatherwork items.
Photography and Digital Art - Original photography (digital, film and alternative photographic processes) that may be printed directly onto photo paper, wood, canvas metal or any other suitable material.
Best of Show - Overall best, can’t win any other ribbon.
People’s Choice - Voted on by those attending.
The points from this judged show will count towards the 2025 points accumulated by artists. The Artist of the Year will be announced at our Member Mingle on February 7, 2026; time and location TBD.
Registration begins now, and closes on Jan 15, 2026 end of day.
No hanging fee if you donated a piece of artwork at our 2025 Summer Kickoff Event.
Registered art may be dropped off at Mountain Pottery between Jan 2 - 15; Thursdays thru Mondays 11-5, no need to call. All art pieces must be properly wrapped and labeled with artist's name and Title of Artwork.
Mountain Pottery
54240 Pine Crest Ave Unit B, Idyllwild.
AAI, Mountain Pottery and the volunteers are not responsible for your art. We will transport with care.
Size Limits - There is a limit to the size and weight of artwork based on our gallery space.
If you can help hang the show, bring your own art to the event by at least one hour prior to beginning of show.
Sales - AAI will handle sales at this event and will deduct 20% commission before paying the artist.
After Event - Make arrangements to take your art home at the end of the evening. AAI will not store artwork that is not picked up.
Art Alliance is run by volunteer artists and art lovers such as yourself!
Please let us know how you can help us with this show.
-Bring submitted art pieces to the event location.
-Set up tables and chairs.
-Hang Art - assist with hanging and tag placement.
-Hospitality - set up nibbles and beverage service
-Clean Up - break down tables and chairs, take down unsold art and wrap up for pickup.
We need to leave each event location as we found it.