Current/Upcoming Exhibition Season 2024-2025

The Twenty-First ArtsWorcester Biennial

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/THE TWENTY-FIRST ARTSWORCESTER BIENNIAL

in partnership with the Worcester Art Mueseum

ArtsWorcester Main Galleries

Public reception: Friday, May 9, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Exhibition run: May 8 - June 29, 2025

Since 1985, the ArtsWorcester Biennial has shown some of the region’s best contemporary visual art. The tradition continues in 2025 with the Twenty-First ArtsWorcester Biennial, juried by Francine Weiss, Ph.D., independent curator and arts consultant.

The winner of the exhibition's top honor, the Sally Bishop Prize, will receive a $1,000 award and a solo exhibition at the Worcester Art Museum during their 2026-27 season. The recipient will be announced at the public reception on Friday, May 9. Additional honors will also be announced at the event, including the Evelyn Claywell Absher Award for Abstract Art, the Ruth Susan Westheimer Prize for Fine Craft, and a one-time award for a work on paper, in memory of beloved local artist Jackie Ross.

 

/ABOUT THE JUROR

Francine Weiss, Ph.D.

Francine Weiss, Ph.D. is an independent curator and arts consultant who advises and supports artists and museums. As the Director of Curatorial Affairs & Chief Curator at the Newport Art Museum (NAM) from 2016 to 2024, she reimagined the curatorial program by showing thought-provoking regional, national, and global contemporary art and also making the museum collections and exhibitions more inclusive and engaging. Her 25-year career includes curatorial positions at the National Gallery of Art (Washington DC), deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum, Fitchburg Art Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, and the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University among others.

 

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