2020 Call for Exhibition Proposals
Solo, Group, and Member-Curated Exhibitions

Submission deadline: Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Read on for more.

Our eighth “Call and Response” collaboration with the Fitchburg Art Museum
Deadline: March 5, 2020

Rachel Chambers: Inside Out On view January 31, 2020 through March 7, 2020 Opening reception: Friday, January 31, 2020, 6:00-9:00 PM   Multi-media artist Rachel Chambers is searching for textures and colors that resonate with childlike wonder. Her most recent work has had her collecting and reworking toys, using contemporary basketry in wire, found objects, and disjointed memorabilia to create sculpture.

Welcome back, Kate! Tuesday, January 7, 2020 After a three month maternity leave, Kate Rasche returns to ArtsWorcester, and we couldn’t be happier. She rejoins our team as the mother of a beautiful baby girl, and is stepping up into her new role as Assistant Director. Her experience and commitment to the local arts community will no doubt serve her

The Sixteenth ArtsWorcester College Show
On view January 31, 2020 through March 7, 2020
Opening reception: Friday, January 31, 2020, 6:00-9:00 PM

One of our most exciting annual traditions returns this winter!

Press Room: Second installment of “40 Things I Know About…Building Galleries” in the Worcester Business Journal   December 10, 2019 This year we celebrate 40 years of advancing and celebrating contemporary art. As part of this special occasion, Executive Director Juliet Feibel is writing four columns featured in the Worcester Business Journal. The recurring WBJ “40 Things…” column is a place

  The Seventh Annual One On view December 6, 2019 through January 11, 2020 Opening reception: Friday, December 6, 2019, 6:00-9:00 PM   After a one-year hiatus, ArtsWorcester’s largest exhibition returns this winter! Featuring over 200 artists, this exhibition is non-juried, non-themed, and allows any active artist member to display one work in the ArtsWorcester main galleries at 44 Portland Street.

In Memoria ArtsWorcester lost two beloved individuals and long-standing board members this past fall. Many readers will remember Francis “Tuck” Amory, a long-standing ArtsWorcester board member and one of our great ambassadors. A professor of Urban Studies at WSU and a professional therapist, Tuck was a presence at every opening, introducing new friends to our exhibitions, buying art, generating endless

The Next #AWTeenNight is December 9, 2019 Monday, December 9, 2019, 5:00 to 7:30PM ArtsWorcester, 44 Portland Street All tweens and teens welcome! Come see the latest exhibits and meet featured artists on December 9, 2019! Bring or borrow a sketchbook to draw in the galleries. Share your artwork online using #AWTeenNight. // Traiga o pida prestada una libreta de

Kathy Murray: The Landscape Within, at The Hanover Theatre
On view October 29, 2019 through March 11, 2020
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 14, 2019, 6:00-8:00 PM

Featuring Sally Bowditch, Lisa Barthelson, Christine Cross, Charlotte Eckler, Nina Fletcher, Casey Hickey, Mary Keefe, Amy Klausmeyer, Susan Mampre, Kathy Murray, Karen Nunley, and Jackie Ross
On view October 18 through November 16, 2019
Opening reception: Friday, October 18, 6:00-9:00 PM
Demonstrations: Saturday, October 26, 1:00-4:00 PM

Teen Night returns October 28, 2019 Monday, October 28, 2019, 5:00 to 7:30PM ArtsWorcester, 44 Portland Street All tweens and teens welcome! Come see the latest exhibits and meet featured artists on October 28, 2019! Bring or borrow a sketchbook to draw in the galleries. Share your artwork online using #AWTeenNight. // Traiga o pida prestada una libreta de dibujo

When: November 9, 2019, 8 – 11 PM
Where: ArtsWorcester, 44 Portland Street
What: The heyday of the original Studio 54 in NYC comes to downtown Worcester, with daring fashion, live performance, glittery dance floor, androgyny, and decadence.

Annual Meeting 2019

Wednesday, September 18, 2019, 5:30 PM
44 Portland Street, 7th Floor

Please join us to celebrate a year of great transitions.

Press Room: ArtsWorcester featured on Mass Cultural Council podcast, “Creative Minds Out Loud” September 12, 2019 Juliet Feibel, Executive Director of ArtsWorcester, discusses some secrets for success and longevity in small organization with Anita Walker, Executive Director at Mass Cultural Council, on the MCC’s podcast Creative Minds Out Loud. Listen to their conversation here.