THE ECLECTIKA
The Eclectika is an artist-run, artist-supported gallery, studio, and creative space located in Irving, Texas. Established in 2015 and revitalized in 2023, The Eclectika fosters a welcoming, community-focused environment dedicated to supporting the diverse creative talent of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. Through exhibitions, workshops, and collaborative programming, the space provides artists with opportunities to share their work, develop their practices, and engage meaningfully with the broader community.
Upcoming Events
‘EclectikAdemy’ with juror Jordan Funk
Reception: Saturday, April 18 from 6-10pm
Coming up in April, The Eclectika’s first annual juried college exhibition ‘EclectikAdemy’ with juror Jordan Funk! This exhibition features a diverse offering of works by 22 college students from the North Texas region. The opening reception will be held Saturday, April 18 from 6-10pm followed by an open viewing on Sunday, April 19 from 1- 4pm. The Eclectika is located at 711 N. Britain Rd. Irving, Texas 75061.
SELECTED ARTISTS
Ailyn Lazaro, Allison Bell, Anastasiya Shyvilka, Audrey Hatter, Eleanor Hall, Elise Sheffield, Ellie Martinez, Emma Camp, Jalen Colton Sanchez, Janice Montes, Jody Farmer, Julianna Rangel, Lisbeth Villalpando, Mary Aufforth, Nathan Basset, Rebecca Jinyoung Park, Ruben Reyes, Sevie Eagan, Shanelle Ashouri, Sydney Lewandowski, Vanessa Guajardo, Vidhi Jadeja
ABOUT THE JUROR
Jordan Funk is a photographic artist based in Denton, Texas. She received her BFA in photography from Texas Woman’s University in 2019 and earned her MFA in Photography and Related Media from Rochester Institute of Technology in 2021. She is currently in Cohort 5 of The Cedars Union Cohort program in Dallas, Texas, and teaches photography courses at Texas Woman’s University and UT Arlington.
'Ether / Light ' with juror Lauren E. Allen
Call for Entries
Submissions Open: Monday March 9 - Friday, April 17
The Eclectika is excited to announce our upcoming open call 'Ether / Light', a photography exhibition dedicated to historical, alternative and traditional photographic processes and their exploration of light, time and materiality. The juror for this exhibition is artist, educator, and Assistant Gallery Director for The Eclectika, Lauren E. Allen. 'Ether / Light' is open to all artists over the age of 18 and reside in North Texas. Artists are welcome to submit up to 5 works in any historical, traditional or alternative photographic medium. Digitally printed images are welcome if the creation was founded within a material process. Submission fee for the show is $10, payable through our website. Deadline to submit is Friday, April 17 at midnight. Full details below.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Currently residing in Dallas Texas, Lauren E. Allen graduated from the University of North Texas in 2024 with a Masters of Fine Arts in Studio Art with a concentration in photography and Cum Laude from Texas Woman’s University in 2014 with a concentration in photography.
Lauren’s work is an exploration of the psychological aspects that influence our ideas of self. Utilizing abstracted photographic imagery and fiber, viewers are encouraged to reflect on their own conscious and unconscious identity. Their work has been included in exhibitions at the Deland Museum of Art (Deland, FL) Arlington Museum of Art (Arlington, TX) and Strata Gallery (Santa Fe, NM) among others. With solo exhibitions at The Jung Center (Houston, TX) and Cora Stafford Gallery (Denton, TX).
ELIGIBILITY
'Ether / Light' is open to all artists over the age 18 that reside in North Texas. All photography mediums will be accepted for consideration. All artists (or a designated person representing them) will be responsible for dropping off and picking up their works at the designated times. We will not accept works that need to be shipped. If a work has already in a previous show, it will not be considered for this exhibition.
ENTRY FEE, SALES, AND SUBMISSION PROCESS
Fee and Payment: The $10 submission fee payable on our website linked here. All fees go towards supporting the gallery's operation.
Sales: The Eclectika does not conduct sales directly. We will connect any prospective buyers to artists to conduct sales, or will conduct sales using payment methods provided by the artist. Any sales made during the show are commission free with a suggested donation of 10% of any sales. All donations go towards supporting the gallery's operation.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE AND IMPORTANT DATES:
Submissions Open: Monday, March 9
Submissions Close: Friday, April 17 at midnight
Notification of Selected Artists: By Saturday, April 25
Drop-off/Install: Saturday, May 9 from 1pm-5pm
Opening: Saturday, May 16 from 6-10pm
Closing: Sunday, May 24 12-3pm
Pick Up: Sunday, May 24 3-5pm
Ceremony for Creative Care
Solo Exhibition Noah Broomfield
Reception: April 9th, 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m
Ceremony for Creative Care is an active practice through which Noah is currently reconfiguring his relationship to the objects, things, and ecology that surround him. This MFA thesis exhibition is a showcase of the tools that Noah uses to achieve this relational shift. Noah is pleased to invite the public to his oral thesis defense and reception to participate in this ceremony for creative care.
Noah Broomfield was born and raised in Berea, Kentucky where he received a bachelor’s degree in studio art from Berea College. After working as a production potter for five years, he arrived in Denton to pursue an MFA at UNT focusing on using his studio practice as a mechanism for care. Noah’s thesis work is heavily informed by a summer of travel and study in China, and exposure to the ‘Gongfu’ tea ceremony. By merging his southern Appalachian upbringing with historical tea practices, Noah offers tea as a form of care for the people, objects, things, and ecology that surround him.
Wear Well
Solo Exhibition Calvin Yuan
Reception: April 23rd, 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m
Calvin Yuan is DFW based metalsmithing artist creating wearables that mixes metals with LEGO. He draws inspiration from architecture and the forms of LEGO itself to create jewelry pieces that blend high class jewelry with the joyfulness of LEGO. Yuan currently teaches at the University of North Texas. Yuan is now focusing on more ways to challenge the idea of LEGO of not being just a toy but something more valuable.