Gallery A2 | Absurdity Artwork Submission

Gallery A2 is a contemporary art exhibition space located at the Artisans Asylum makerspace in Boston. The gallery is dedicated to showcasing innovation and excellence in fabrication, craft, and aesthetics. Built and powered by Artisans’ members, Gallery A2 fosters connections between Artisans Asylum and the local arts community through exhibitions and holistic programming.

Absurdity

What does one do in the face of today’s reality of declining public trust, polarization, incivility, personal attacks, societal disengagement and disillusionment, rampant misinformation, lies, and alternative facts?

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WE EMBRACE THE ABSURD!

Artists resist oppression through expressions of sorrow and whimsy, splendor and repugnance, profundity and silliness. Art has the power to overcome complicity, apathy, and indifference — an antidote for slop and banal escapism. By its very nature, the creation of art—defining and expressing personal meaning when the universe seems to have none—both embraces and rebels against the absurd.

So…show us how you’re embracing absurdity.

Submission guidelines:

All media accepted and encouraged, including non-traditional creative practices.
One artwork submission per artist or collaborative team. Series or multi-part projects must be submitted using a single form under one title.
Artworks should reflect the show’s theme of Absurdity.
Artworks must be fabricated in significant part by the submitting artist(s).
“AI” generated "artworks" will not be considered. Exceptions may be made in instances when the software used to create the work is authored by the submitting artist. Additionally, all training data must be the intellectual property of the submitting artist, in the public domain, licensed with credit given to the original artist(s) or licensor, or used with documented permission from and credit to the original artist(s).
There is no size or weight limit; however, size and ease of installation may be considered in the jurying process.
Artists are responsible for all costs and logistics of delivery or shipping artwork to and from the gallery. (See below for drop-off and pickup dates and location.)

Submissions Due: February 1, 2026 at Midnight

Exhibition: March 6 – May 3, 2026

Opening Reception: Friday, March 6, 2026

Artwork Drop-off

Wednesday February 18, 2026

Saturday & Sunday February 21 & 22, 2026

Artwork Pickup

Artists may retrieve work after the close of the exhibition May 3, 2026.

Gallery A2 Address:
Artisans Asylum
96 Holton Street
Boston, MA 02135.

Contact: gallery@artisansasylum.com

Contact Information

Contact Name*

Email*

example@example.com

Phone Number*

Please enter a valid phone number.

Are you an Artisans Asylum member?*

We will confirm membership. A2 members, please use the same contact name as your membership.

Artwork Information

This information will be used for both jurying of the exhibiton and to generate the wall label or object label that will be installed with the artwork. The following information will appear on the label in the exhibition:

Artist Name
Artwork Title
Year
Media
Artwork description (optional)

Artist Name*

Pronouns

Title*

Please submit a single title for series or multi-part projects.

Year*

Please include the year or range of years when the work was made. Months will not be included in the wall label.

Media*

Example: Resin and metal findings

Dimensions*

For series or multi-part works, please include quantity of individual pieces and dimensions of each piece; and/or total dimensions of the entire work installed together.

Was this work made in whole or in part at Artisans Asylum?*

If yes, which A2 shops or resources were utilized in the creation of the work?

Description for exhibition jury*

This description will be used by the jury when selecting works for the exhibition. Please focus on contextualizing the work within the show theme. We are especially interested in learning more about process, materials, techniques, and studio practice.0/300

Artwork Images*

Please submit up to five image files of the artwork, including various angles, installation views, or details. Multiple artwork images may be stitched together in one file for submissions of series and multi-part works. File size is limited to 4mb per image. If possible, please title image files with your name.

Installation notes (optional)

Please include any additional details regarding installation or presentation of the work. Particularly large works or complicated installations may require installation assistance from the artist.0/300

Installation notes & instructions (optional)

Please submit any additional specific instructions for installation, including images or diagrams.

Statement or description for label, please limit to 100 words or 10 lines.

This text will appear on the artwork label installed in the exhibition. If the text is the same as the description for the jury, please input again in this field. 0/100

Website or social media link

For social media, please include the platform name or input the entire link.

Artists will be given the opportunity to sell works in the show. The gallery will contact artists to collect pricing information for accepted works after the show is juried.

Submission fee*

A2 Member SubmissionArtwork submissions are free for Artisans Asylum members. Please only submit information for one artwork per form.

$ Free Quantity

Non-member SubmissionPlease only submit information for one artwork per form.

$25.00 Quantity

Total

$0.00

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