The Topeka Competition is one of the most fun and challenging shows we do. It contains work that pushes boundaries—and ultimately people's buttons—as taste and personal definitions of art are tested.

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What is the Topeka Competition?
Fun, whimsical and highly-crafted.

Over thirty years ago, Larry Peters, former Sabatini Art Gallery Director, created The Topeka Competition—TC for short—to give local ceramists, woodworkers, fiber artists, jewelry-makers and other crafts artists an opportunity to show their work at a time when most galleries weren’t yet interested in craft media. This event has grown into a national, biennial, juried...

It's an odd year, and at the Sabatini Gallery that means it's Topeka Competition time.

Started by former Sabatini Art Gallery Director, Larry Peters, this biennial, national juried competition for artists working 3-dimensionally has entered its 29th "year" (we began hosting this every other year in 2005 to make room for The Printed Image, our even-yeared national printmaking competition).

The Topeka Competition features cutting-edge contemporary work in clay, metal, jewelry,...