Charles Adams Gallery

10/02/2026

Claudet Torneden - When We Were Great.
Using a warped, by-gone era lense and surreal elements, the paintings comment on the reality of those long-ago decades.
Opening tonight from 6-9! See you at the art trail!

04/03/2026

American Highway Revisited
torneden and

Monotype offshoots from their Route 66 based project, The Other Side.

10/03/2025

Priority International Juried Exhibition is live! See you tonight for the opening 6-9.

09/24/2025

Spanning four continents and five countries, we are proud to announce the artists to be included in Priority: International Juried Exhibition.

In a time marked by political division, closed borders, and rising cultural nationalism, Priority: International Juried Exhibition recognizes the quiet power of flat artworks to cross boundaries: physical, political, and conceptual. Whether traveling across oceans or arriving from the studio down the street, each submission becomes a gesture of connection and exchange.
This exhibition embraces the democratic nature of mailed and two-dimensional work to form a unified global conversation. In that spirit, packaging and postal traces may remain visible as intentional elements of the installation.
Curated by acclaimed curator and writer Leslie Moody Castro, Priority opens October 3, 2025, during Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail at Charles Adams Gallery in Lubbock, Texas. At its heart, this exhibition affirms that making space for international partnerships is not only timely, but a priority; this is how we learn, grow, and continue to make meaningful connections in the world.

08/27/2025

Paintings by Wade Elliot of Clovis, NM. Wade has frequented the gallery for nearly a decade, often showing Charles his drawings. Charles encouraged Wade to pick up a paintbrush and these paintings among many others are the result.
Wade called this exhibit, If This Outlaw Could Buck. The paintings represent his lived experiences in the southwest, and his process of discovery in oil painting as a medium. Wade is a self-taught painter, an outsider, whose talent is obvious. Come see these paintings!

07/26/2025

📣 Use the coupon code “EarlyBird” when you apply by August 3rd for $10 off your entry fee! &, all international artists outside the U.S. can request an individual coupon code for $30 off your entry fee using the link in our bio. We’re offering this to ensure broad access & remove any barriers to apply.

🚨 CALL FOR ART: Priority: International Juried Exhibition 🚨

Art moves, even when borders close. Charles Adams Gallery invites artists from around the world to submit to Priority, an international exhibition juried by renowned curator and writer Leslie Moody Castro.

We’re accepting flat, unframed 2D works—from 2” x 3” (A8) up to 18” x 24” (B2)—that cross boundaries: personal, political, or conceptual. All non-digital materials are welcome. If it can be mailed, it can be part of this show.

This exhibition embraces the poetic power of the mailed object. Creases, postmarks, tape: these aren’t flaws, they’re artifacts of the journey. Every piece becomes a gesture of connection, a quiet act of defiance.

✴️ Deadline: August 15, 2025
🕊️ “EarlyBird” discount valid through AUGUST 3, 2025
🔗 Apply via CaFÉ — Link in Bio
🌎 Open internationally, all international artists can request an unique coupon code (fill out form, Link in Bio) by AUGUST 3, to use towards their entry fee & apply by the deadline of August 15
📍 Exhibition opens October 3, 2025 at Charles Adams Gallery in Lubbock, Texas

https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15538

07/26/2025

📣 We’ve extended the coupon code “EarlyBird” so use it when you apply by August 3rd for $10 off your entry fee! &, all international artists outside the U.S. can request an individual coupon code using the link in our bio. We’re offering this to ensure broad access and remove any barriers to apply.

🚨 CALL FOR ART: Priority: International Juried Exhibition 🚨

Art moves, even when borders close. Charles Adams Gallery invites artists from around the world to submit to Priority, an international exhibition juried by renowned curator and writer Leslie Moody Castro.

We’re accepting flat, unframed 2D works—from 2” x 3” (A8) up to 18” x 24” (B2)—that cross boundaries: personal, political, or conceptual. All non-digital materials are welcome. If it can be mailed, it can be part of this show.

This exhibition embraces the poetic power of the mailed object. Creases, postmarks, tape: these aren’t flaws, they’re artifacts of the journey. Every piece becomes a gesture of connection, a quiet act of defiance.

✴️ Deadline: August 15, 2025
🕊️ “EarlyBird” discount valid through August 3, 2025
🔗 Apply via CaFÉ — Link in Bio
🌎 Open internationally, all international artists can request an unique coupon code (fill out form, Link in Bio) by AUGUST 3, to use towards their entry fee & apply by August 15
📍 Exhibition opens October 3, 2025 at Charles Adams Gallery in Lubbock, Texas

https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15538

07/09/2025

Need inspiration? We’ve curated a Priority Playlist with hundreds of songs about mail, movement, color, creativity, & connection. Link in Bio! 📣 REMINDERS!
• Use code “EarlyBird” by July 15 for $10 off your entry fee!
• International artists outside the U.S. can request an individual coupon code using the link in our bio. We’re offering this to ensure broad access and remove any barriers to apply.

🚨 CALL FOR ART: Priority: International Juried Exhibition 🚨

Art moves, even when borders close. Charles Adams Gallery invites artists from around the world to submit to Priority, an international exhibition juried by renowned curator and writer Leslie Moody Castro.

We’re accepting flat, unframed 2D works—from 2” x 3” (A8) up to 18” x 24” (B2)—that cross boundaries: personal, political, or conceptual. All non-digital materials are welcome. If it can be mailed, it can be part of this show.

This exhibition embraces the poetic power of the mailed object. Creases, postmarks, tape: these aren’t flaws, they’re artifacts of the journey. Every piece becomes a gesture of connection, a quiet act of defiance.

✴️ Deadline: August 15, 2025
🕊️ “EarlyBird” discount valid through July 15
🔗 Apply via CaFÉ — Link in Bio
🌎 Open internationally, all international artists can request an unique coupon code (fill out form, Link in Bio) by July 31, to use towards their entry fee & apply by August 15
📍 Exhibition opens October 3, 2025 at Charles Adams Gallery in Lubbock, Texas

https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15538

07/09/2025

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07/02/2025

🚨 CALL FOR ART 🚨
Priority: International Juried Exhibition
Hosted by Charles Adams Gallery | Juried by Leslie Moody Castro

We’re seeking flat, unframed 2D artworks (postcard to poster size) that can be mailed across borders and speak across boundaries: geographical, political, and conceptual. All non-digital materials welcome (paper, fabric, plexi, and more). If it can be mailed, it can be considered!

🗓 Apply by August 15, 2025
💸 Apply by July 15th and use code EarlyBird for $10 off your entry fee!

Submit your work & find full details here:
👉 https://artist.callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info.php?ID=15538

Let your art travel: across borders, through mail, into the world. ✉️🌍

Read more about Priority: International Juried Exhibition on CaFE