/CALLS FOR ART
Fusion: A Juried, Collaborative Members' Exhibition
Submission Deadline: November 20, 2024
Exhibition Run: January 16 - February 16, 2025
Collaboration in art-making is a powerful tool for expanding one’s practice and developing new techniques. Artist members are invited to submit up to three pieces for this juried exhibition of collaborative artwork.
The Twenty-First Annual College Show
Submission Deadline: December 18, 2024
Exhibition Run: February 13 - April 13, 2025
The Annual College Show is a juried exhibition open to all undergraduate college students studying or residing in Massachusetts, in any major. 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 UMass Lowell.
Monochrome: A Members' Exhibition in Partnership with the Fitchburg Art Museum
Registration Deadline: February 12, 2025
Exhibition Run: March 6 - April 13
Color is an essential element of visual art. Color, or the absence of it, shapes light, communicates emotions, attracts attention, and references culture. Artist members are asked to delve deeply into the dominant color of their choice, and respond to one (or more) of ten artworks on loan from the Fitchburg Art Museum.
/MATERIAL NEEDS GRANTS
Get funding. Make art.
Material Needs Grants support the expenses of supplies and materials for the creation of new art in Worcester County. ArtsWorcester annually distributes grants to local artists between $500 and $1,500. Artists who receive a Material Needs Grant go on to exhibit their work in a group show in our galleries.
/CORPORATE ART PROGRAM
Join the Art@Work Lookbook
The Art@Work program connects area businesses with artist members through curated corporate art exhibitions. In addition to inspiring creativity in workspaces and engaging employees, clients, and visitors, the Art@Work program supports artist members with a stipend for each artwork on loan. Learn more about how to add your artwork to the Art@Work Lookbook!
/MORE OPPORTUNITIES
Solo Exhibitions and Artist Shoeboxes
Each year, ArtsWorcester invites artists to submit exhibition proposals for the upcoming gallery season. Solo exhibitions may be placed in our galleries in the Printers Building, our partner space at the Davis Art Gallery, or recommended for our corporate art program. Artist Shoeboxes are opportunities for artists who are looking to produce compact installations or highlight a limited number of artworks.
The next call for exhibition proposals will open in Spring 2025.
Professional Development
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Member-Curated Exhibitions
Member-curated shows offer experienced artists an opportunity for artists to use their curatorial skills and gain independent, hands-on experience producing an exhibition. Located in ArtsWorcester’s Central Corridor, these shows include at least 3-4 artist members’ work, chosen by one curator. Curators are responsible for communicating with participating artists, collecting, delivering, and retrieving artwork, providing an exhibition statement, and installing the exhibition in the Central Corridor.
/GENERAL INFORMATION
Submission guidelines
- You must be a member of ArtsWorcester to submit artwork for juried shows or apply for grants. Membership fees are non-refundable.
- Artwork must be original, completed in the last five years, and not previously shown at ArtsWorcester.
- Two-dimensional or wall-mounted artwork must be exhibition-ready, with any required hardware, picture-hanging wire, and framing as appropriate. No saw-toothed hangers or clip frames will be accepted.
- Size limitations vary from exhibition to exhibition; please check specific calls for detail.
- Artists are responsible for delivery and pick-up of the work. We neither accept works by shipment, nor do we ship works back to their artists.
- Artists receive sixty percent of each sale made through our galleries.
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