Call for Art: Opens December 12, 2024
Deadline for Submissions: January 7, 2025 (by 11:59pm)
Notifications: On or about January 11, 2025
Receiving of Work: January 25th to January 27th
Exhibition Dates: January 30th to March 1st, 2025
Reception: February 1, 2025 4-6 PM
Pick up of unsold works: March 2 (1-5pm), March 3 (11-5pm)
Exhibition Statement
Elements can include the artist's interpretation of earth, wind, fire and water, or what they consider to be essential and elemental to their own lives and experiences in, or of, the world.
Submissions can be 2-D, 3-D, or installation based and will be juried and can utilize any methods or materials essential to achieving the goal of the theme, but is an original work and can be safely implemented in our gallery spaces.
Selection Process
All works must adhere to the show's theme and follow the requirements listed for our ability to safely display in our galleries. Artists whose work is accepted, but methods for display are not in keeping with our requirements will be contacted to make any necessary adjustments/modifications.
With a mission of accessibility and inclusivity in the arts, all work that is on-theme is likely to be accepted for the show and all accepted works will appear in our online shop/gallery (available for purchase). As works sell from the gallery floor, they will be replaced by another on hand. Please be assured that every selected artist will have at least one work represented physically in the gallery. We may not be able to confirm which work(s) will be shown on the gallery floor until we have all of the work in possession and can begin the planning & installation process.
Important Dates
- Submission deadline: January 7, 2025 (by 11:59pm)
- Notification/Confirmation of selection: On or about January 11, 2025
- Receiving for accepted works at NAA: January 25th to January 27th
- Exhibition opens: January 30
- Exhibition Reception: February 1, 4-6 PM
- Exhibition closes: March 1
- Pick-up of unsold works: March 2nd (1-5pm), March 3 (11-5pm)
Eligibility
This call is open to both members and non-members of Newburyport Art — all media, ages, and levels are welcome to apply. A maximum of three works may be entered per artist; each work is treated as a separate entry/submission.
Entry Fees
Newburyport Art is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and entry fees help cover the basic costs associated with putting on an exhibition. All works are reviewed and entry fees are not refundable.
- NAA Artist Plus members: Two free entries, 3rd entry is $15
- NAA Artist and Early Career Artist members: $15 per entry
- Non-member: $25 per entry
Artwork Requirements
- All work must be original.
All work must be for sale. We do not accept works on loan from any private collection.
No wet paintings.
(2D) Works must be ready to hang with screw eyes/D-rings and wire. Metal frames must have hardware that screws securely in the track.
(2D) Plexiglass or glass-covered drawings, prints, photographs, and watercolors are accepted.
(2D) Frameless glass or plexiglass, frames with tension, or saw-tooth hangers cannot be accepted.
(2D) Photos printed on metal with proper hanging hardware are accepted.
(2D) Gallery wrapped canvas must be stapled on the back. Gessoed or painted sides are acceptable.
(2D) Total 2D dimensions must be no larger than 60 inches on any one side.
(3D) Sculpture and 3-dimensional work must be less than 7 feet in height, 90 pounds or less, and fit within a 3x3 foot area.
Submission Guidelines
- Artists must upload at least one digital image per work. This image should be of the artwork only (excluding any mat, frame, and background, unless integral to the work). A second upload is permissible if the artist wishes to provide a different angle, show the work framed, or focus on a specific detail shot.
- Digital images of submissions are ideally high resolution (300 ppi or higher) to allow for the possibility of being used on print posters/banners. Lower resolution is acceptable, but image dimensions should be at least 540 px on the shortest side or they may fail to adequately represent the work in our online store.
- No artwork substitution is allowed. Artists must bring in only the work(s) selected for exhibition.
- Submission of your entry constitutes your agreement with all terms found in this Call for Art.
- Submission of your entry acknowledges the right of the NAA to reproduce artwork for marketing purposes.
- Submission should not have been shown at Newburyport Art in the last year
- The NAA reserves the right to decline any submission, or to remove a selected work, for any reason.
Sales and Insurance
- All work must be for sale, unless there is an agreement made with the Executive Director.
- The NAA retains a commission of 40% for works sold.
- If a work sells, the artist will be notified by an NAA Gallery Associate. At that time, the artist should -- for the purposes of receiving their consignment check -- confirm their mailing address or, alternatively, indicate that they wish to pick up a check at the gallery for the sale.
- Newburyport Art will make every effort to issue consignment checks to artists for any show sales within 30 days following the close of the exhibition.
- Works will be handled with all possible care. The NAA provides insurance up to 60% of the value declared by the artist from the day of receipt of the artwork to the final published pick-up date. The NAA is not responsible for any work not picked up by the end of the designated pick-up window of time.
- A late fee of $20 may be charged at the discretion of the NAA for any work left beyond the pickup period unless prior arrangements are made with the office.