Stamford, CT –The Loft Artist Association is pleased to announce a call for entries for our Fall Juried Exhibition, Close to Home, juried by, Anna Patalano. This is a juried exhibition with cash prizes. All entries will be submitted and reviewed via Entry Thingy. The Show dates are Saturday, November 7– Sunday, December 20, 2026. Deadlines include October 19 for entries, October 26 for artist notifications, and November 1 and 2 for artwork delivery.  An Opening Reception and Awards Ceremony will be held on Saturday, November 7, from 4-6 PM. All artists are invited to submit. For entry information and prospectus please visit our website.

Close to Home

"Home" can be a place, a person, a memory, a community, or simply a feeling. Artists are invited to consider what feels familiar, intimate, personal, or deeply known—and what happens when we look at it again. Variations in size and shape are encouraged, as well as applications in two- and three-dimensional formats. The goal of this exhibition is to be a celebration of the concept of “home” and what it can mean within the context of an artist’s experience.

Anna Patalano

Anna Patallano painter, curator, educator, and arts leader whose career has centered on helping artists develop meaningful, authentic creative practices while maintaining an active studio practice of her own. She currently serves as Managing Director of the Greenwich Art Society, where she oversees programming, exhibition initiatives, and artist development, while also teaching painting and mentoring artists at every stage of their careers. Her perspective as a juror is shaped by decades of looking closely at artwork—as a practicing artist, curator, educator, and advocate for the visual arts.

PROPOSE AN EXHIBIT @ CROWN GALLERY
Annual Call for Curators
Crown Gallery at Metro Art Studios in Bridgeport is seeking proposals from curators for an art exhibit to be held from November 7, 2026 to January 2, 2027. The gallery is particularly suited to large installations and conceptual art, as well as more traditional art forms. The deadline for proposal submissions is September 2, 2026. A $350 stipend will be paid to the selected curator.

​Open to curators working or residing in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey. All visual art mediums will be considered.

​​Interested parties should complete an application on callforentry.org describing their proposal, the overall theme or concept, and the approximate number of artists and artworks that will be involved. Proposals should include and be mindful of the following requirements:

• A curatorial statement explaining the focus and concept of the exhibit
• Proposals must contain a minimum of 3 artists
• A minimum of 10 and maximum of 20 Images of the work you plan to include in the final exhibit; examples of similar work is acceptable. All work in the exhibit must be for sale
• Artwork by the proposing curator cannot account for more than 33% of the exhibited artworks
• Exhibitions must be installed in under 4 days and be completed by November 4, 2026
• Any audio/visual equipment required for the exhibit will need to be provided by the artists
• The curator is responsible for creating and printing wall labels for the exhibit (Crown will provide a template, if needed), price list, and other in-gallery material. Crown Gallery will provide exhibit titles
• We encourage a visit to Crown Gallery before applying, or a review of the gallery floor plan and photos
• Special consideration will be given to proposals that reflect a commitment to our values of access, diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Metro Art Studios and Crown Gallery are not responsible for the cost of shipping, or any installation costs. There are pedestals available
• All artwork is fully insured while in the possession of Metro Art Studios/Crown Gallery and the facility has 24 hour security
• The opening reception for the exhibit (November 7, 2026) coincides with a weekend-long, city-wide open studio event that brings almost 2,000 visitors to Metro Art Studios

About Metro Art Studios:

Metro Art Studios is a non-profit arts organization located in the South End of Bridgeport, CT. The three-story renovated corset factory houses 38 loft studios for professional musicians and visual artists, as well as Crown Gallery, a large for-profit gallery space on the ground floor. Crown Gallery hosts 6-7 exhibitions a year, a mix of juried and invitational curated shows. Metro supports local, regional, and national artists with professional development workshops and panels, and provides inclusive cultural experiences and diverse opportunities to the Greater Bridgeport area and beyond.

​Crown Gallery is approximately 1250 square feet (25' wide by 50' long) with 11' tall ceilings in a restored mill building.

Calendar:

Submissions Due: September 5, 2025

Notification: September 10, 2025

Installation Dates: November 1-5, 2025

Dates of Show: November 8, 2025 to January 10, 2026

Opening Reception: Saturday, November 8, 1 - 4 PM

America at 250

Exhibition dates:
Monday, September 28 – Friday, October 30, 2026

Deadline for Electronic submissions
Wednesday September 23, 2024

Opening Reception
Friday, October 2, 2026, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Arts Alliance of Stratford Gallery at
Sterling Community Center
2283 Main Street, Stratford

Woody Guthrie's song, This Land is Your Land, was written to remind us that our country, with all its opportunity, and potential, belongs to all of us, not just the privileged few.

For this show, we encourage artists to show us America through their unique lens. Guthrie performed all across the USA, so his song is also a travelogue describing places he had been: California, The New York (Staten) Island, the redwood forest, the Gulf stream waters, golden valley, diamond deserts, and wheat fields. Perhaps you can find inspiration there.

Visual art, music, written/spoken word, and dance art forms are encouraged.

We invite artists to submit 1-2 pieces.

All Carriage Barn Arts Center members are invited to participate in our annual Member Show, an exhibition celebrating the creativity and diversity of our artist members. The exhibition features original artwork across a wide range of subjects, styles, and media, showcasing the exceptional talent of our artistic community.

Membership is open to all. Learn more about becoming a member here.
Submit your artwork to the Member Show and view the exhibition guidelines here. Entry deadline is August 10th. Exhibition dates are September 19th-October 24th. 

Calling all artists, artisans and vendors! Submit your application now for the 4th annual Waveny Park Arts Fest on Sunday October 11th presented by the Carriage Barn Arts Center. Festival Highlights: 50 Artist & Artisan Vendors • Live Music & Entertainment • Food Trucks •  Young Entrepreneurs Marketplace Applications accepted on a rolling basis until space is full. Apply Here 

Call for Entries | 76th A•ONE

Submissions are now open for Silvermine Galleries’ 76th A•ONE International Juried Exhibition.

Now in its 76th year, A•ONE continues to celebrate contemporary artists working across disciplines, materials, and points of view.

This year’s exhibition will be juried by Robert Manley, Chairman and Worldwide Head, Modern and Contemporary Art at Phillips.

Artists are invited to submit original work in all media, including painting, sculpture, ceramics, photography, fiber, mixed media, installation, digital work, and more.

Awards include:
• $2,500 Art Prize
• Solo Exhibition Opportunity
• Additional Awards

Entry Fee: $50 for up to 5 entries
Deadline: July 16
Exhibition Dates: September 5 - October 22, 2026

https://www.silvermineart.org/call-for-entries/

Megan Stanley
Social Media

Silvermine Arts Center

1037 Silvermine Road

New Canaan, CT   06840
203.966.9700 x121

silvermineart.org

1st Annual Online Juried Competition
“Forms and Fragments”

Suite 540 527 West 27th Street or 548 West 28th Street, New York, NY

October 1st 2026 – November 11th 2026

The Atlantic Gallery is proud to announce their 1st "Forms and Fragments" Online Art Competition for 2026. “Fragments and Forms” invites artists to explore the relationship between what is transformed, remembered, assembled, or broken, and the shapes those experiences become. This exhibition considers the beauty of what remains, what is reconstructed, and what emerges. From shattered histories to merging organic structures, artists are encouraged to interpret fragmentation and form in personal, political, material, or conceptual ways. Works may investigate memory, identity, landscape, culture, architecture, the body, or abstraction through literal or symbolic fragments and evolving forms considering how the parts relate to the whole.
Juror: Patricia Miranda is an artist, curator, educator, and founder of The Crit Lab and MAPSpace where she created residencies in NY and Italy. She is the founder of the Lace Archive, an historical community archive of thousands of donated lace and family histories. She has received grants from Barbara Deming Fund; Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation; Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance; ArtsWestchester/New York State Council on the Arts; an Anonymous Was a Woman Covid19 Relief Grant; and was part of a year-long NEA grant working with homeless youth. She has been awarded residencies at the Textile Art Center, NYC; RUC Rural Contemporary Residency, Italy; Constance Saltonstall Foundation; I-Park Foundation; Weir Farm Foundation; Vermont Studio Center, and JV Printmaking Studio. Recent solo exhibitions include: Five Points Art Center, CT; the Olin Fine Art Center, PA; 3S Artspace, NH; Jane Street Art Center, Garrison Art Center, NY; ODETTA Gallery, Maine Window DUMBO, NYC. Group exhibitions include Museo Camuno, Italy; Spartanburg Art Museum; Dunedin Fine Art Center; HV MOCA; Lyman Allyn Museum; Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance, NYC. Her work has been featured in PiùValli TV, Movida Terre Camune Magazine, Art New England, Two Coats of Paint, and Brooklyn Rail.
ENTRY Instructions and Information:
* Online Entry July 1st thru August 30th, 2026 via entrythingy.com
* Entry fees must be paid via PayPal through Entrythingy.com.
* A non-refundable fee of $30.00 for up to 3 entries and $10.00 for up to 5 more entries. Multiple entries from the same artist must be submitted at the same time to take advantage of the lowered additional entry fee
* Artwork may be no greater than 32” in any direction, including sculpture.
* All wall art awarded a prize must be wired and ready for hanging, no saw tooth hangers.
* Accepted artwork posted online www.atlanticgallery.org on,2026
* Exhibition closes September 4th,2026

CATEGORIES: Painting: Oil, Acrylic, Drawing, Pastel, Watercolor, Sculpture, Photography, Original Digital Art, Fiber Arts, Mixed Media, Traditonal printmaking (printmaking no digital/giclee prints of original or AI generated artwork.)

IMAGES OF ARTWORK: The Atlantic Gallery will produce an online digital catalog. All works exhibited will be included. All accepted works will also be featured on our social media platforms.

AWARDS: Award winners will be selected for inclusion in our Group Show December 1st – December 19th,2026 in our Chelsea Gallery in New York City. Artwork must be delivered to the gallery in person or by proxy during regular gallery hours.
SALES: 40% commission

This is a multimedia juried exhibit with cash prizes. We are asking artists across disciplines and experience levels to submit up to 9 pieces of artwork on the theme of all things MARINE: the sea, the seashore, boats, activity on or near the water, etc. The exhibit is named after Vivian and Stanley Reed, two founding members of SAA and avid sailors.

July 16 - August 20

Submission Deadline: June 26th at 11:59pm
Artist Notification: by July 1

Opening Reception: Thursday July 16, 5:30-7

***HAND DELIVERY ONLY***
Receiving: Friday, July 10, 12-2 and Saturday, July 11, 12-2

***HAND DELIVERY ONLY***
Pickup: Friday, Aug. 21, 12-2 and Saturday, Aug. 22, 12-2

*Please note: Artwork not picked up during scheduled times may be subject to a $10 per day storage fee.

Summer brings its own rhythm and flow each year. It inspires its own genre and repertoire. We encourage artists to consider the concepts of rhythm, shape, texture, and color as they relate to the experience of summer. Shaping a summer, summer textures, the colors of summer, changes in pace, are all thoughts to consider. We are excited to open these concepts and ideas as inspiration for the artists own personal experience. All mediums are encouraged and acceptable for this exhibit. Abstract and representational artworks in 2D and 3D formats, including select installations will enrich the exhibition. Please consider entering your own creative interpretations.

The 4th Annual Waveny Park Arts Festival will take place from 10am-4pm on Sunday, October 11, 2026. The  submission deadline is August 15, 2026 (by midnight). Inviting mixed media artists and artisans. Please be sure to upload up to 4 images with samples of your artwork/goods and 1 image of your booth set up with work displayed. Exhibitor acceptance notifications will be sent on a rolling basis and acceptance is only guaranteed after payment for booth has been received and processed.

Accepted exhibitors will be promoted through event signage, local publicity, social media, and on the Carriage Barn website. View the 2025 Arts Festival directory

Mediums considered include: Ceramics, drawing, fiber arts, glass, jewelry, leather, metalwork, painting, paper goods, photography, prints, woodwork, and locally made artisanal products (such as candles, honey, jams, oils, soaps, etc.)

The Arts Festival is rain or shine, however in the event of an extreme weather circumstances, it will be rescheduled.

Application fee: Free for current Carriage Barn Arts Center members and $25 for non-members.

Artist|Artisan Booth fee: $225 for Carriage Barn members and $275 for non-members.

Special Artisan Booth Fee (If all of your goods are priced under $30, you can apply for this specially priced option) : $150 (Members and Non-members) Limited number available. 

The Carriage Barn Arts Center and The New Canaan Chamber of Commerce are seeking artists to showcase in New Canaan store windows, and to participate in a downtown celebration of the arts. Artists may submit up to three pieces which may be selected for display and sale in one of New Canaan's premier retail windows. 

All sizes are welcome, but take into consideration that many stores have limited window space so smaller pieces are easier to place. Any medium is welcome, including sculpture. The designation of artwork in the stores is at the discretion of the director and the Art in the Windows committee. The deadline for submitting work is May 15th.