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.

I²terations

What does it mean to persevere in the creative process? How do the artwork and the artist transform through the practice of making and remaking? What motivates us to continue making and progressing?

Iterations invites…

• The art of practice
• Version history
• Showing your work
• Multiple attempts
• Failures and successes
• Variations on a theme
• Series and multiples
• Process-based works
• Evidence of process and construction
• Reconstructions and deconstructions
• Unfinished works

For this exhibition we are especially interested in submissions that encompass series, multiples, and long-term or ongoing projects. We welcome and encourage artists to include “failures” and “in-progress” pieces in addition to finished or refined versions. 

Artwork Submission Deadline: December 8, 2026

Exhibition: January 29 – April 11, 2027

Artists will be notified regarding accepted artworks in late December

Exhibition:

Opening Reception: 

Submission guidelines:

• Artisans Asylum member artists selected for the exhibition are expected to contribute a minimum of two volunteer hours assisting with exhibition installation, event preparation and staffing, or staffing public visitor hours. Non-member artists are invited to volunteer.
• Maximum size: 2D and wall-mounted submissions are limited to total of 8 feet wide and 10 feet tall, freestanding 3D submissions are limited to 4 square feet of floor space and 10 feet tall. Accepted multi-piece submissions that exceed size limatations may be curated to fit.
• The gallery generally will not show the same piece twice; however, we are interested in seeing new work from a project or series that has been exhibited previously.
• 2D and wall-mounted submissions must be delivered ready-to-hang.
• All media accepted and encouraged, including non-traditional creative practices.
• One submission per artist or collaborative team; collections, series, or projects containing multiple works should be submitted using a single form.
• Artworks submitted must reflect the show’s theme.
• Artworks must be fabricated in significant part by the credited 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).
• 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.)

Contact Information

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)

The gallery will collect pricing information for accepted artworks after the exhibition has been juried. Please do not include pricing information on this form.