You may apply if you are a full- or part-time resident, frequent visitor, grew up in the area, or have another meaningful tie to the Lowcountry community. You’ll be asked to describe this connection in your application.

Unfortunately we are only able to accept submissions from artists 18 and older. If you turn 18 during the open application period, please wait until your after your birthday to submit your application.

This Call is for existing artwork only. Proposals for new work will not be considered. If you have a compelling idea in mind, we invite you to create the work and submit it within the open application period, however we do not guarantee selection of new work created specifically for this Call for Art.

Please review the Artwork Considerations section of the Call for Art Guidelines for specific details. Artwork of all mediums, styles, and forms will be considered, including three-dimensional work. While we’ve included themes to inspire your submission in the Guidelines, we invite your unique interpretation of Community Well-being and the related themes, which you have the chance to briefly explain for each submitted artwork in your application.

No. There is no cost to apply.

Applicants should prepare their application materials in advance and check that all information is correct before submitting their application, as you cannot return to it later to make changes. However, we know mistakes happen. If you need to make an edit after you’ve submitted your application, please email: bmhfoundation@bmhsc.org

If you need technical assistance or special accommodations to submit your application, please email bmhfoundation@bmhsc.org

Special arrangements can be coordinated for Selected Artists who need assistance delivering or picking up their original Selected Artwork for scanning. This can be coordinated after artists have been notified of their acceptance, by emailing bmhfoundation@bmhsc.org

No. Scanning is free for Selected Artists and the resulting high-resolution image file of your Selected Artwork will be shared with you for your future use. Upon delivery of Selected Artworks to The Great Frame Up, Artists will be offered additional options for color management and USB file delivery, for which there are associated costs payable directly to The Great Frame Up. These additional services are completely optional and do not impact the treatment and reproduction of Selected Artworks.

Selected Artists who have an existing high-resolution image of their Selected Artwork can inform the organizers after receiving notice of selection. Scanning at The Great Frame Up may still be required pending review of your file.

If artwork is not collected within the pick-up window, it will be considered a donation to the Beaufort Memorial Foundation.

Beaufort Memorial has selected EMROSE projects as a curatorial and advisory partner to help facilitate the Heart of Healing initiative at the Bluffton Community Hospital. EMROSE projects is an Art and Creative Placemaking consultancy led by Bluffton resident, Maria Hooper. Maria has spent her career working between contemporary art galleries, auction houses, hospitality and project management in client- and community-facing roles. Maria is a certified in Creative Placemaking and serves on the Town of Bluffton’s Public Art Committee. For additional information on EMROSE projects, click here.

The Great Frame Up is Beaufort Memorial’s community partner for digitizing Selected Artworks. In addition to their printing and framing offerings, The Great Frame Up provides state-of-the-art scanning services on the same model scanner used by respected museums and institutions such as The National Gallery of Art, The Pentagon, and Disney, which will ensure we are able to reproduce Selected Artworks at the highest-quality and level of detail. For additional information on The Great Frame Up, their address, hours and services, click here.

Yes. We invite those Artists in a position to do so, to donate the fee in full or in part. You may indicate this preference when submitting your application, or after you’ve been notified of selection. This option will not influence the submission evaluation process. Waivers of the licensing fee for Selected Artworks will be acknowledged as a charitable gift to the Beaufort Memorial Foundation

If your artwork is selected, you grant a non-exclusive, perpetual license for Beaufort Memorial and EMROSE projects to reproduce and display the Selected Artwork at the Bluffton Community Hospital and in related materials. You retain full copyright as the Artist. This means that you may still display and sell your original artwork, and other reproductions of it, to any other clients or customers. The Call organizers may only utilize the image of the Selected Artwork in conjunction with the Heart of Healing program at Bluffton Community Hospital.

All printed reproductions displayed in the hospital will include Artist attribution.

Images of Selected Artworks may be minimally cropped or formatted to meet printing and production requirements. At the Call organizers’ discretion, Selected Artists may be contacted for approval if significant adjustments to the original image are needed.

We are not currently accepting unsolicited donations of original artworks, but if you are interested in gifting an artwork to the Foundation, applying for this Heart of Healing program is the best way to share your work with our team selecting art for our facilities.

No. Selected Artworks will be digitally reproduced and printed for permanent display in the hospital.

Please email: bmhfoundation@bmhsc.org Assistance is available for application support and general inquiries.