Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists

Southern Tier Center for Emerging Artists (STCEA) is an affirming + accessible art space and creative community. STCEA offers exhibitions, workshops, and individual creative coaching to help you build creative confidence as you cultivate, celebrate, and share your work. STCEA provides a safe space for you to build creative confidence. Our affordable exhibition entry fees allow you to submit and have your work evaluated through a competitive juried show process that is welcoming to art students, new and emerging artists, and seasoned artists alike. Having your work displayed in an international juried show is a great way to boost your artistic presence, increase sales, and build your exhibition portfolio for future show opportunities, gallery representation, or entrance to MFA programs - or just for fun and personal growth! Our online exhibits are good for the environment and your pocketbook - you save shipping fees and artwork preparation costs as your work is professionally displayed in an online gallery with shareable links for your website and social media feeds. Plus, you can direct viewers to your online shop, where you’ll keep 100% of the proceeds for any artwork sold through exposure from an STCEA exhibit. Best of all, we believe in art that does good. STCEA donates 20% of the proceeds from every exhibition to support non-profits doing good work in the communities we serve that address: Food security and basic living needs Racial equity Environmental and natural resources Substance abuse and mental health services Animal rights and care Refugee resettlement Music education Affordable housing Health and human services STCEA is located in the historic Chautauqua region within Western New York’s Southern Tier, a group of fourteen southwestern counties connected by a rich artistic and cultural heritage.