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The Twelfth Annual One
a members' exhibition
Registration Deadline: June 12 (register your work here)
Drop off period: June 20-23
Exhibition run: July 11 - August 18
Reception: Wednesday, July 10, 5:00-8:00 PM
Pick up period: August 22-25
All ArtsWorcester members are invited to participate in the Twelfth Annual One! Bring us the single piece you want to exhibit most, regardless of medium or theme.
To make room for all, wall-hanging artworks--including sculptures that go on the wall--must not exceed 36” in any direction including frame. Artworks that stand on the floor or on a pedestal are limited to 90” in height and 36” at the widest point. All work must be original, created within the last ten years (2014 onward), and not previously exhibited at ArtsWorcester.
$500 in prizes will be awarded by Claudio Eshun. Claudio Eshun (aka Don Claude) is a photo-based artist and educator at Harvard University. He received his BS in Biological Sciences from Bridgewater State University in 2019 and an MFA degree in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2022. Born in Accra, Ghana, Eshun lived in Italy until 9 years old, and currently resides in Worcester, MA. Claudio continues expanding his body of work with “Elegant Alien.” His work is currently exhibited at the Worcester Art Museum through May 6, 2024.
This is a non-juried, open members’ exhibition that has no theme. Each artist may register one work, and all registrations must be made online. All media are welcome, including but not limited to fine craft, painting, photography, sculpture, digital, and video.
Have a question about these calls, or want to share what you’re thinking of submitting? Email alice@artsworcester.org or call the gallery at 508-755-5142.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Arts Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
// Artworks from the 11th Annual One (2023):
Row 1 (left to right): Anne Beinecke, The Swimmer; Stevie Leigh, Garbage Bin; Chelsea Bradway, A Woman's Work; Kelley Dillon, Flourish
Row 2 (left to right): Sharon Smith Viles, Spring Beauty in White; Kate Graham Heyd, Maine Coast; Sharon Freed, Tim
Row 3: Brenda Yates, Tense
Row 4 (left to right): Emma Ballachino, Killer Instinct; Laurie Guptill, Seated man; Nayari Veras, Cover me in sunshine; Joanne Stowell, Coming and Going
call for art
The Twenty-First Annual College Show
a juried, in-person exhibition
Submission Deadline: December 18, 2024
Notifications: January 10, 2025
Drop off at ArtsWorcester: January 30 - February 2, 2025, or earlier by appointment
Exhibition Dates: February 13 - April 13, 2025
The Twenty-First Annual College Show is a juried exhibition open to all undergraduate college students studying or residing in Massachusetts, in any major. The deadline to submit online is December 18 at midnight. Notifications will be made by January 10, 2025. Cash prizes will be awarded and announced at the opening reception. This year’s juror is Deborah Santoro, Gallery Director of the University Gallery at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Learn more about the juror here.
The College Show has no theme. Bring us your favorite piece from your art class or your personal artistic practice, or show off your latest experiment. You do not need to be an art student or in an art class to submit.
Students may submit a maximum of three pieces for consideration, and must complete a separate submission form for each piece. When submitting more than one piece, please return to the original link to make additional submissions.
Submission is free to students of our institutional partners: Anna Maria College, Assumption University, Clark University, College of the Holy Cross, Quinsigamond Community College, and Worcester State University. There is a nonrefundable $5 submission fee per submission for students of any other college or university in Massachusetts.
Studying abroad in Spring 2025, but still want to submit? Make a plan for a friend to hold on to your submissions while you’re away. If your artwork is chosen, they can drop it off at the gallery for you.
Submit up to three artworks here
This is a juried exhibition, meaning that the juror will consider all eligible submissions and select certain artworks to be shown at ArtsWorcester. All media are welcome, including but not limited to fine craft, painting, photography, sculpture, digital, and video. Have a question about these calls, or want to share what you’re thinking of submitting? Email alice@artsworcester.org or call the gallery at 508-755-5142.
