Oddball Art Labs presents
Krampus!
Submit your work before November 24, 2025 to be a part of this show.
Submission FAQs
The Martini Room is an Over 21 venue, so artwork can be a bit racier than what hangs in the all-ages venues. Oddball and the Martini Room still reserves the right to say if anything goes too far beyond tasteful nudity and innuendo. Check with us if you aren’t sure.
This is intended to be a lighthearted and fun show for everyone.
All artwork submitted must be Made by Humans!
While many of us rely on Adobe, Affinity, Canva, Corel, and many other digital creativity tools to make our art…they are just tools to leverage our human creativity.
Digital prints of work created by humans will always been welcomed at Oddball Art Labs shows.
AI “Art” however is NOT welcome in this show.
All artwork submitted must be ready to hang!
All drawings, prints or photos must be framed. While paintings on canvases do not need to be framed, please make sure the visible edges are presentable.
D-Hooks and wire on the back is preferred, but quality sawtooth hangers are acceptable.
The point where the wire hangs on the nail should not be visible above the artwork.
Fishing line and/or string tends to be unreliable and as such is not considered acceptable for hanging.
If you are submitting 3D art, please let us know if you will need a pedestal.
Oddball Art Labs will retain 20% of all art sales to help pay for the show expenses. Please price your work accordingly.
Any prints for sale should be dropped off with the art at the defined drop off date. We ask this so we can plan out the Print Table space requirements in advance.
All prints should be in clear, plastic print bags, and should have labels on the bags that list the Art Title, Artist Name and price.
Maximum print size for our shows is 11″ x 17″ as any size larger can not be guaranteed to safely transported to/from the gallery.
We don’t have a budget for shipping artwork across the country. As such, this show is focused on artists local to the Elgin / Chicagoland area.
If you won’t be able to handle in-person drop-off & pickup, please talk to us prior to submitting.
We have welcomed the work of artists out of state if they are open to covering the shipping costs.
Opening Reception
December 5 & 6, 2025
Hours: 7pm-LATE
The Martini Room
161 E. Chicago St.
Elgin, IL 60120
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