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call for art
Page Turner
a juried members' exhibition
Submission Deadline: September 26, 2023
Notifications: by October 11
Exhibition run: November 16 - December 17
Juried by: Susan Schmidt, Associate Professor Emerita at the College of the Holy Cross
All artwork tells a story, and we want to hear yours. ArtsWorcester is calling for submissions to Page Turner, a juried exhibition of artist’s books and other literature-inspired work. In addition to artist’s books, other work may be made using book or publishing materials, feature literary imagery, or connect to the acts of reading, writing, and storytelling.
This is a juried exhibition, meaning that the juror will consider all eligible submissions and select some artworks to be shown at ArtsWorcester. All artist members may submit up to three pieces for consideration. Page Turner will be juried by Susan Schmidt, Associate Professor Emerita at the College of the Holy Cross.
Submission is free for ArtsWorcester members, and membership to ArtsWorcester is required. All media are welcome, including but not limited to artist’s books, painting, sculpture, photography, fiber, fine craft, digital art, and video.
About the juror: Susan Schmidt is Professor Emerita of Visual Art at College of the Holy Cross where she teaches printmaking and artist's books. She is on the Board of The Boston Printmakers and a member of Brickbottom Artists Group, in Somerville, MA. Her work is exhibited throughout New England and she had a recent solo show in Cantor Gallery, College of the Holy Cross. Susan has been making artist's books for many years and always enjoys testing out new book forms. She is particularly interested in the collaborative possibilities inherent in making books. In 2022, Susan initiated a book collaboration between 10 artists and a Worcester poet. Working together over six months, the group collaboratively created The Edge of the Ocean, a limited edition artist's book of twelve copies, printed by hand.
Have a question about the call, or want to share what you’re thinking of submitting? Email alice@artsworcester.org or call the gallery at 508-755-5142.
///// Glenn Church, Ad Invenio et Ut Obliviscatur (To Discover and to Forget), altered antique book with oil, pastel, and encaustic wax on inkjet prints, 2019
call for art
Scaled Down
a members' exhibition
Registration Deadline: October 19, 2023
Drop off period: November 2 - November 5, or earlier by appointment
Exhibition run: November 16 - December 17
Reception: Friday, November 17, 2023, 6:30 - 9:30 PM
To round out the year, ArtsWorcester members are invited to participate in Scaled Down, a non-juried members’ exhibition of small work. All wall-hanging artworks, including sculptures that go on the wall, may not exceed 10” in any direction, including frame. Artworks that go on a pedestal may be no larger than 12” in height and 10” at the widest point.
Beyond the size limit, there is no medium or theme requirement. All media are welcome, including but not limited to painting, sculpture, photography, fiber, fine craft, digital art, and video.
This exhibition will draw many holiday shoppers, as small gifts of art make wonderful presents (your piece does not have to be for sale, of course). Pieces available for purchase must have a minimum price of at least $100.
$500 in prizes will be awarded at the public reception.
Submission is free for ArtsWorcester members, and membership to ArtsWorcester is required. All media are welcome, including but not limited to artist’s books, painting, sculpture, photography, fiber, fine craft, digital art, and video. Each artist may register one work, and all registrations must be made online.
Have a question about the call, or want to share what you’re thinking of submitting? Email alice@artsworcester.org or call the gallery at 508-755-5142.
///// Meghan Littlefield, Bakery Case, polymer clay, 6.5" x 5", 2020-2021. The Little One: A Members' Exhibition, 2021.
call for art
The Twentieth Annual College Show
a juried, in-person exhibition
Submission Deadline: December 20, 2023
Notifications: by January 12, 2024
Drop off at 44 Portland Street, Worcester, MA: February 1 - 4, 2024, or earlier by appointment
Exhibition Dates: February 15 - April 21, 2024
Opening Reception: February 16, 2024, 6-9 PM
A crowd favorite is turning twenty! The Twentieth Annual College Show at ArtsWorcester is a juried exhibition open to all undergraduate college students studying or residing in Massachusetts, in any major. The deadline to submit is December 20 at midnight. Notifications will be made by January 12, 2024.
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 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 school.
Cash prizes will be awarded and announced at the opening reception. This year’s juror is Chloe Zaug, Associate Director of the MassArt Art Museum.
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 the call, or want to share what you’re thinking of submitting? Email alice@artsworcester.org or call the gallery at 508-755-5142.
///// Brooke Hendershott, To Be a Virtual Cat
College of the Holy Cross, 2023, Chemistry
digital inkjet print on matte paper, 17" x 22", 2022, $120 (sold)
Online availability of professional development resources for artists has exploded in the last few years. Our Artists' Resource Page is a curated guide to the best free advice and training available, with a specific eye to the needs of emerging artists.
For larger, more strategic questions that artists members have as their careers advance, Artists' Roundtable events will provide opportunities to hear from practitioners, experts, and fellow members, and to get answers to individual questions.
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Artists' Roundtables are free to current ArtsWorcester members, but may be limited in number of participants. If you have questions about your membership status, please call the gallery at 508-755-5142.
We thank the Melvin S. Cutler Charitable Foundation for for their support of artists' professional development.
call for proposals
Member-Curated Exhibitions
Rolling deadline
ArtsWorcester invites proposals for Member-Curated Exhibitions. Proposals are reviewed on a rolling basis. 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. The curator may include their own artwork in the proposal.
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. ArtsWorcester staff will be available for input on layout and to train the curator on the Arakawa hanging system.
Successful proposals should clearly state a curatorial vision for the space and the artists to be included. Curators should have experience working with ArtsWorcester and must demonstrate 6 their capacity to fulfill this leadership role. Proposals are welcome on a rolling basis, and will be evaluated by ArtsWorcester staff and volunteers.
All work must be wall-hanging and may not extend more than 12” from the wall. Artworks are hung on a secured Arakawa hanging system (track and wire) and D-rings. This space cannot accommodate free-standing or pedestal artwork. Further questions about what type of artwork is feasible in this space may be directed to alice@artsworcester.org.