Calls for Artists

Calls for Artists2023-06-27T10:41:39-04:00

Our open call for artists are available to all artists including our current and recent New Art Center faculty, staff, and students. Please review the individual requirements for each exhibition prior to applying.

Past Calls for Art

Intercession Open Call

This exhibition features photographers of the African diaspora who employ light to bridge, call attention, and to disrupt.

Garden Remedies Open Call

On behalf of Garden Remedies Cannabis, New Art Center seeks an artist or artist Team to develop and install a site-specific mural to enhance the visitor experience at Garden Remedies in Newton, MA.

ASWAT : أصوات Elevating Arab Women Voices

The exhibition ASWAT : أصوات (Arabic word for voices) is a platform that gives visibility and elevates the voices and perspectives of Arab Women. Exploring themes of personal and collective identity the artwork presented will showcase the strength, diversity and impact of Arab Women with roots in countries in the Middle East Region.

ASWAT seeks to give visibility and reveal the diversity of Middle Eastern lives and experiences of Women from the Middle East Region. The exhibition aims to challenge stereotypes, to break the bias of the western assumptions about Arab Women and to create a place of encounter for all cultures. It hopes to expand on the lived experiences of women and women artists and how they experience war, migration, conflict and exile and the concept of memory, loss/​gain of culture. ASWAT is a reflection of one’s personal and collective identity as an Arab Woman living in America and an invitation to build bridges between East and West.

The exhibition will open on March 8, 2023 in celebration of International Women’s Day. A reception and artist talk will take place on March 30 from 6 PM to 8 PM at the New Art Corridor, located at 245 Walnut St. Newtonville, MA 02460. Please view the form for more information.

Submission deadline: 11:59 PM, Sunday, February 5, 2023.

Pictured: To Speak or Not to Speak by Joelle Tomb

Generously sponsored by The Village Bank, The Newton Cultural Council, and The Harmony Foundation

Deadline

  • 11:59 PM, Sunday, February 5, 2023.

Eligibility

  • No New Art affiliation required, open to all artists that feel they have a connection to themes of the exhibition.

Requirements

  • Submit up to 5 works of any medium of art.
  • Created in the last five years.
  • All work selected for in-person display must be gallery-ready with hanging hardware.
  • If selected for in-person exhibition, artists will be responsible for transporting work to and from the New Art Corridor.
  • Maximum size for 2D: 50″W x 65″H.
  • Maximum size for 3D: 10″W x 20″H x 10″D.
  • Digital selections will require high quality photos in .jpeg format, named LastName_FirstName_Title.jpeg, and the dimensions of the piece.
  • Photos’ smallest side should be at least 600px.
  • Photos should be clear, well lit, not blurry, and no glares from lighting.
  • 2D works – Photo should be cropped to artwork’s edges so only artwork is visible.
  • 3D works – Artwork should be photographed against a clean, white or black background so only artwork is visible.

Small Works Show

The call for artists is open for our upcoming exhibition featuring small works and studies! We invite artist s who work in a variety of media including paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography, and sculpture to apply! Chosen works will be available for purchase as part of our New Art Holiday Pop-Up Shop. All artists are welcome to apply- no New Art affiliation required. 

Eligibility: 2D work must be under 15″ x 15″, 3D work must be under 10″ x 10″

Submission deadline: 11:59 PM Sunday, October 30, 2022

Generously sponsored by The Village Bank!

Generously sponsored by The Village Bank, The Newton Cultural Council, and The Harmony Foundation

Deadline

  • 11:59 PM, Sunday, October 30, 2022.

Eligibility

  • 2D work must be under 15″ x 15″ (including the frame)
  • 3D work must be under 10″ x 10″

Requirements

  • Submit up to ten 2D works of any medium of art.
  • Created in the last five years.
  • All work selected for in-person display must be gallery-ready with d-rings for hanging.
  • If selected for in-person exhibition, artists will be responsible for transporting work to and from the satellite gallery.
  • Digital selections will require high quality photos in .jpeg format, named LastName_FirstName_Title.jpeg, and the dimensions of the piece.

Satellite Galleries: Brookline Bank

We are currently looking for artwork from current students, faculty, and community members of the New Art Center to exhibit in our two Brookline Bank satellite galleries. This is a great opportunity to share your work with a larger audience! Applications for all satellite galleries are accepted on a rolling basis, with our next rotations occurring at the Newtonville and Newton Highland branches of Brookline Bank in October. We look forward to seeing your work. Submission deadline for this upcoming rotation is August 28, 2022. 

Eligibility: New Art Center Affiliation.

Submission deadline: 11:59 PM Sunday, August 28, 2022

Generously sponsored by The Village Bank, The Newton Cultural Council, and The Harmony Foundation

Deadline

  • 11:59 PM, Sunday, August 28, 2022.

Eligibility

  • New Art students, faculty, or community members

Requirements

  • Submit up to ten 2D works of any medium of art.
  • Created in the last five years.
  • All work selected for in-person display must be gallery-ready with d-rings for hanging.
  • If selected for in-person exhibition, artists will be responsible for transporting work to and from the satellite gallery.
  • Digital selections will require high quality photos in .jpeg format, named LastName_FirstName_Title.jpeg, and the dimensions of the piece.
  • Minimum size: 16″W x 20″H
  • Maximum size: 40”W x 40”H

Creative Process: The Andrew & Jean Dibner Annual Student and Faculty Show 2021-2022

Explorations of paint, pastels, ceramics, and more represent one year of creation through a colorful lens in Creative Process. Our annual exhibition features student and faculty work from 2021-2022 in a hybrid format with a virtual gallery and an in-person exhibition at New Art Corridor. We invite all students (adults, teens, and children) and faculty from September 2021 – July 2022 to submit images of work made in a New Art Center class for the exhibition. Faculty can submit any of their work.

The exhibition is named in honor of Jean and in memory of Andrew Dibner. Andy was an avid New Art student and was also a donor and a long-time member of the New Art Center’s Board of Governors. Prior to his passing in July 2019, Andy made a final pledge to the New Art Center, to help improve our communications platform for students and the public, including our brand new website, which has the functionality to showcase online exhibitions.

Submission deadline: 11:59 PM Sunday, August 28, 2022

Generously sponsored by The Village Bank, The Newton Cultural Council, and The Harmony Foundation

Deadline

  • 11:59 PM, Sunday, August 28, 2022.

Eligibility

  • New Art students and faculty

Requirements

  • Submit up to 6 works of any medium of art.
  • Created in the last five years.
  • All work selected for in-person display must be gallery-ready with hanging hardware.
  • If selected for in-person exhibition, artists will be responsible for transporting work to and from the New Art Corridor.
  • Maximum size for 2D: 50″W x 65″H.
  • Maximum size for 3D: 11″W x 23″H x 11″D.
  • Digital selections will require high quality photos in .jpeg format, named LastName_FirstName_Title.jpeg, and the dimensions of the piece.
  • Photos smallest side should be at least 600px.
  • Photos should be clear, well lit, not blurry, and no glares from lighting.
  • 2D works – Photo should be cropped to artwork’s edges so only artwork is visible.
  • 3D works – Artwork should be photographed against a clean, white or black background so only artwork is visible.

BIPOC Curatorial Program

New Art Center is looking for curatorial proposals for an exhibition aligned with Juneteenth to be included in our BIPOC Series. For this opportunity, we are looking for an individual or artist collective to curate an exhibition featuring the work of other artists.

This exhibition will be hosted at our gallery: New Art Corridor, a public space with 24 hour access outfitted with security cameras. The gallery has a large flat screen TV to display digital media / virtual galleries, a 36ft wall and an 8ft wall – both equipped with a track system including rods and security hooks for hanging. Upon entry to the Corridor, there is a 6ft wall for wall text pertaining to the exhibition to be displayed. All mediums are welcomed!

Curators are offered a $500 curatorial honorarium.

About the BIPOC Curatorial Program

New Art Center presents the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Curatorial Program.
As a community arts education space, the New Art Center believes that art creates change. With a 44+ year history of building community through art, we offer 400+ classes annually, as well as a long-standing exhibition program. We recognize that now more than ever it is crucial for us to use our platform to defeat systemic racism and social injustices that are all too present in our country and our community.
The New Art Center’s BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Curatorial Program is designed to offer the opportunity for guest curators of color to curate exhibitions within New Art’s ongoing Exhibition Program. The BIPOC Curatorial Program will enable curators who identify as Black, Indigenous, and People of Color to develop and share exhibitions that spark dialogue, and share personal vision and personal experiences through curation. We hope this opportunity will create much needed dialogue in our own community to counter systemic racism.

Generously sponsored by The Village Bank, Newton Cultural Council, The Harmony Foundation, and Cambridge Saving Bank.

Deadline

  • 11:59 PM, Sunday, February 27, 2022

Eligibility

All Persons who identify as Black, Indigenous or People of Color are welcome to submit their proposal for an exhibition at the New Art Center’s newest gallery space: New Art Corridor Gallery, located at 245 Walnut St. Newtonville, MA.

Submissions Requirements

  • An Artist / Curatorial CV
  • A Written Proposal of no more than 750 words including theme and desired mediums, Artist Statment, as well as any other references
  • You may also include images if relevant to your proposal.
  • Maximum size for 2D: 60″W x 65″H; maximum size for 3D: 12″W x 65″H x 12″D.
  • All work selected for in-person display must be gallery-ready with hanging hardware such as D-rings or wired as well as stretched or framed.
  • If selected for in-person exhibition, artists will be responsible for transporting work to and from the New Art Corridor.

Applications Closed

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