2024 National Prize Show

2024 National Prize Show

May 16 – August 1, 2024

Opening Reception + Awards Presentation | May 22, 2024 from 6-8pm
Program | Online Talk with Ben Sloat: What is an artist in the 21st century?
Presented at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery & CAA @ University Place

Juried by Ben Sloat, Director of the MFA in Visual Arts program at Clark University

About Ben Sloat | Born and raised in New York City, Ben Sloat earned degrees from UC Berkeley and SMFA/Tufts. His work has been shown in venues such as the Havana Biennial (Matanzas), Radium Art Center (Busan), Kunsthal Charlottenborg (Copenhagen), Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Dublin City Gallery/The Hugh Lane (Dublin), Peabody Essex Museum (Salem), Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond), and the Queens Museum. Solo exhibitions include those at Das Klohauschen (Munich), Steven Zevitas Gallery (Boston); Coop Gallery (Nashville), Galerie Laroche/Joncas (Montreal), Gallery 126 (Galway), Front Gallery (Oakland), and the American Cultural Center (Taipei). He is the Director of the MFA in Visual Arts program at Clark University in Worcester.

Juror’s Statement

Big thanks to Erin Becker, Candice Driver, and the Cambridge Art Association team for organizing this exhibition call, and for all the artists who took the time to share their works. I’m grateful for the Cambridge Art Association for the wonderful community they have built, both in-person and online, which serves to connect artists locally, regionally, and nationally. 

In a time of cultural acceleration, techno-alienation, and the barrage of over-information which confronts us daily, having an inclusive space of belonging in shared artistic interest and rigorous discourse feels more crucial than ever. 

The works selected for this exhibition represent an idiosyncratic curation of sorts – something about them rang familiar given this particular moment, and allowed a type of unfolding conversation between various artists and art mediums to emerge.

I saw artists confronting forms of confusion and contradictions present in our lived experiences, but also quiet moments of wonder, and energetic bursts of exuberance. I saw artists processing their emotional lives, refining their techniques, experimenting with the unknown, shouting to the stars, and courageously revealing their vulnerabilities. I saw artists sharing themselves. 

Art, in a sense, is a type of cultural filter, one which allows the viewer to experience the many visual and psychological layers present in certain eras. An exhibition like this one is of particular value because artists serve the dual role as creator and association member, maker and viewer –  they get to see how differently their work communicates in relationship with peer artworks in real time, and perhaps learn something new from their creation, seeing their own work with fresh eyes. 

They get to see who they are, not just as an artist in a studio, but as an artist in a community.

GENERAL INFORMATION

The 2024 National Prize Show is open to all artists 18 and older living and working in the United States. Please note that the National Prize Show 2024 will be presented at two galleries: Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place. Artists cannot choose which location their piece will be exhibited.

KATHRYN SCHULTZ GALLERY EXHIBITORS

First NameLast NameCityStateInstagramWebsiteTitleMediaDimensionsPriceGallery
LeahAbrahamsChestnut HillMA@leahabrahamsphotographywww.LeahAbrahamsPhotography“Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die,” Latvia 1930Photography diptych12″ x 18.5″$450KS
KarenAdrienneGardinerMEkarenadrienne.comFrom the Surf #2Serigraph 6″ x 9″$700KS
SusanAlportBrooklineMADark/LightSilver gelatin print from hand-made negative of photocopied newspaper image8″ x 10″$450KS
ClareAschMarlboroughMA@aschclarewww.clareaschstudio.comA Garden in Orbit #4Acylic on canvas over shaped panel45″ x 49″$4,000KS
DinaBelyayevaGlastonburyCThttps://www.instagram.com/dinabefineart/https://dinabe.wixsite.com/fineartScreen TimeAcrylic on stretched canvas14″ x 14″$1,500KS
TaraBilottaHollistonMA@tarabpaintstarabilotta.comNew SkinOil on stretch canvas63″ x 48″$2,900KS
AlexBlaisdellBrooklineMAalexmblaisdellalexmblaisdell.comCast of Twelfth NightOil on canvas16″ x 20″$450KS
SallyChapmanLowellMA@sallychapmannowwww.sallychapmanphoto.comMagnolia SamplerCyanotype4″ x 4″ x 3″ (closed); 12″ x 12″ x 6″ (open)$700KS
JuanCorreaIowa CityIAjcorr_94www.juanscorrea.comLos CariñositosLithograph22″ x 16″$2,000KS
VirginiaCramerChelmsfordMAvirginiacramerart123virginiacramer.comPomegranate XIVMixed media24″ x 24″$1,000KS
AmyDyerSomervilleMA@amymadeartamydyer.artWe went for a dip in the pondOil and oil pastel on canvas28″ x 18″$500KS
ShelbyFeltoonNewtonMA@shelfel16snapshot of paradiseCollage, oil paint, thread on paper30″ x 22″$3,500KS
AbbyFennAllstonMAafenn_artQuilt Square 4Vinyl paint, nail polish, colored pencil and crayon on stained wood18″ x 24″$1,200KS
DianeFrancisTewksburyMAdianetfdianetfrancis.comOpera HouseWoodblock print10″ x 8″$500KS
MollyGermanAllstonMA@mollygermanarthttps://mollygermanart.wixsite.com/studioTickets Up CloseOil on canvas40″ x 32″$1,900KS
Donna S.GordonCambridgeMAdonnagordon8994https://donnasgordon.com/visual-artSelf-Portrait with MusesAlternative process transfer image with solarplate etching. Printed on kitakata. 202413″ x 19″$1,500KS
MarkHeffleyConcordNHhttps://www.instagram.com/secondascentdesigns/https://www.secondascentdesign.com/Wabi SabiRock climbing rope32″ x 27″ x 33″$45,500KS
LifuHuJersey CityNJhttps://www.instagram.com/lifu_hu_vivian/https://www.lifuhuphoto.com/GrandmaArchival pigment print8″ x 11.5″$500KS
YamingJiangBostonMAsbjk_sbjkyamingjiang.comA Yard of Queen Anne’s Lace Gouache, acrylic gouache, watercolor and absorbent ground on panel 14″ x 11″$800KS
YamingJiangBostonMAsbjk_sbjkyamingjiang.comThis is Alice to Control: I am Not Going AnywhereWatercolor, gouache, acrylic gouache on paper18″ x 24″$1,500KS
YamingJiangBostonMAsbjk_sbjkyamingjiang.comLet’s Pretend I’ll Return Next SpringWatercolor and gouache on paper mounted on panel12″ x 16″$1,000KS
KateKorraFall RiverMAkate_korraThis Is Red OneEmbroidery thread on cloth napkin with hoop19″ x 18″$5,000KS
JennLevatinoCambridgeMAjennylynnlevjennlevatino.comIl VasoHuman and synthetic hair, Red Deer horn, wire, oil paint8″ x 16″ x 8″$2,200KS
EmilyManning-MingleBrightonMA@manningminglemanningmingle@gmail.comin every breath there’s lifeFabric dye, and ink on cotton and organza62″ x 38″$2,400KS
CampbellMcLeanBrightonMA@art_by_campbell50/50Oil on Canvas38″ x 30″$1,800KS
JackieMelissasCranstonRIjackiemelissas.comfrom the ashesRaku fired vessel11″ x 10″ x 4″$600KS
YanaNosenkoBostonMAhttps://www.instagram.com/yana_olen/https://yananosenko.com/Untitled.1989Archival pigment print14″ x 9.5″$400KS
AmandaPicklerJamaica PlainMA@pickler_artamandapickler.comInner Thigh KissesOil on gessoboard12″ x 16″$800KS
AstridReischwitzBedfordMA@astridreischwitzwww.reischwitzphotography.comWindowArchival pigment print with hand-sewn embroidery21″ x 26″$2,540KS
CarolynSiroisGloucesterMAcaro_siro@instagramcarolynsirois.comenter – (re) construct seriesAcrylic, graphite, anchor cement on wood panel12″ x 8″$650KS
NamrataSiviyaBedfordMA@namrata_s_artBecomingPen and markers on paper15.5″ x 12.5″$380KS
MichelleStevensWestboroughMAmichellestevensartwww.michellestevensart.comFaceoffInk print of woodblock carving36″ x 36″$1,600KS
LorraineSullivanArlingtonMAlorrainemsullivan.comAre We There Yet?Found objects21″ x 17″ x 12″$3,000KS
StephanieTodhunterMedfordMA@stephanietodhunterarthttps://www.stephanietodhunter.com/The stress of her regardMixed media, toner transfer, collage, metal foil, phosphorescent pigment and spraypaint on stretched canvas (unframed)30″ x 40″$1,800KS
RebeccaTuckNatickMA@rebeccabombshellartrebeccamcgeetuck.comThe Day AfterCollected sea debris42″ x 26″ x 4″$1,500KS
BeatrizWhitehillJamaica PlainMA@beatrizzzameliawww.beatrizameliawhitehill.comIf these shadows could speak to usOil on canvas30″ x 40″$3,000KS
Grace (Gray)WinburneBostonMA@_grayse_https://grayw.notion.sitehonor, ritual, reasonOil on canvas, yarn, cord, and beads.68″ x 16″KS

CAA @ UNIVERSITY PLACE GALLERY EXHIBITORS

First NameLast NameCityStateInstagramWebsiteTitleMediaDimensionsPrice
CarolineAndersonWarwickRI@carolineinwarwickcarolineandersonart.comPerilous Journey VIAcrylic, modeling paste, and pumice on canvas36″ x 24″$1,200
SammiaAtouiSwampscottMA@scatouihttps://www.scaarstudios.com/sammia-atouiSinging BeachMonotype28″ x 36″$2,200
JimBatchelorBrooklineMAjpbatch-art.comRidge FireWood and aluminum panel, transferred photos, acrylics18″ x 24″$1,250
TJBergeronBostonMAt.j._bergeronarthttps://tjbergeronartist.wixsite.com/artistHow Small We AreAcrylic and ink on panel24″ x 30″$2,000
KatharineBodenBrooklineMAkatharineboden.comUntitledArchival inkjet print17 x 21″$700
Paula BorsettiBeverlyMAhttps://www.instagram.com/locuststreetstudioshttps://www.paulaborsetti.com/There is a Crack In The Infrastructure Where The Light Gets InAcrylic on panel24″ x 36″$3,000
BlakeBrasherLowellMAhttps://www.instagram.com/electroblake/https://www.blakebrasher.orgI Squeezed Some LemonsAcrylic and collage on wood panel40″ x 30″$3,290
AaronBrodeurMiddleboroMAaaron.brodeur_studioaaronbrodeurart.comTo Be in CloverWood, plaster, matte medium, paint33″ x 34″ x 12″$800
KrystleBrownSalemMA@krystlebrown_artwww.krystlebrownart.comWould You Be My Neighbor?Lenticular print and fake grass34″ x 24″ (with grass 60″ x 84″)$1,000
ChristinaChangMedfordMAchristinachang_artchristinachangart.comBel PaesaggioOil on canvas24″ x 30″$2,000
ChuckDavisRogersARhttps://www.instagram.com/arkansasmomentos/www.ArkansasMomentos.comHilderbrand Mill – Location of Polly Beck Shooting – February 27th, 1872Archival Print20″ x 24″ $800
Department of Unqualified ObservationWest Newbury MA@meganchiangodepartmentofunqualifiedobservation.comPlaying CardsDiscarded domestic textiles including worn shirts, old bras, retired placemats, and miscellaneous fabrics foraged from closets, string foraged from second hand stores40″ x 28″ x 2″$750
CoreyDziadzioSomervilleMA@c11_visual_artshttps://www.c11visualarts.com/ SheerGiclee print16″ x 20″$150
Erin McGeeFerrellFalmouthME@ArtistAMERICANhttps://www.artistamerican.com/315Oil on canvas72″ x 72″$17,500
PorterGiffordCambridgeMA@porgifwww.portergifford.comEtymologyArchival pigment print20″ x 30″$1,250
CarolynGuerinLake ViewNYcarolynmguerinarthttps://carolynguerin.com/Lunch TimeOil painting on canvas36″ x 36″ $2,692
KathyJenkinsCambridgeMAEnmeshedMonotype 20″ x 16″$500
DeeKrickerWalthamMARock and RollAcrylic on canvas24 “x 30”$2,400
LindaLanczFraminghamMAlindalancz.comConundrumMonotype with collage24″ x 28″$1,250
JonLaustsenProvidenceRI@jonlaustsenjonlaustsen.comBroken (This Is Not Meant To Last)Plaster, acrylic paint, pigment, fiberglass, and wood68.5″ x 45″ x 41″$2,700
MadeleineLordDudleyMAmadeleinelordmadimetalmadeleinelord.comDetaineeWelded steel scrap40″ x 26″ x 10″$2,400
RobinMacDonald-FoleyStoughtonMA@stoneskystudiohttps://robinjmf.com/GatheringPhotography20″ x 30″$650
MegMcLeanLymeNH@megmclean7www.megmclean.comSabbaday Fallsoil on canvas30″ x 30″$3,200
Paul M.MurrayJamestownRIhttps://www.facebook.com/pmmurray/La Historia Me AbsolveráColor photographic print on archival paper29.5″ x 22.5″$995
CharlesNorrisCambridge MAMAwww.norrisnorris.comEbb KnobWoodblock print24″ x 24″$1,500
MaggieRiendeauBostonMAMagdalena.riendeauOrphanAcrylic on canvas48″ x 36″$3,500
AndreaSaltzmanCambridgeMAandreasaltzmanandreasaltzman.comVigil: Mass General Hospital, March 17, 2022Oil on canvas40″ x 30″$4,000
MacSloan AndersonPetershamMAmacsloanandersonartConstruction (With Waning Crescent) Oil, wax, and sand on canvas52″ x 70″$2,800
EileenTaylorBrightonMAeileentaylor58eileenftaylorart.comDo you want to live herePhoto transfer on painted paper, pencil, wax, mounted on wood14″ x 11″$500
JennWoodMethuenMAhttps://www.instagram.com/jennwoodart/www.jennwoodstudio.comDropletAcrylic paint skins/painted handmade papers including cyanotype/on translucent yupo 18″ x 12″$1,750
Elizabeth ZeldinWatertownMA@SilverGlassArtGallery @ElizabethZeldinwww.betsyzeldin.comLate March, Early Morning, Tenth Floor, ChelseaWatercolor on D’Arches36″ x 28″$1,750
Abby ZoniesCambridgeMAwww.abbyzonies.comThe Shape of ThingsGouache and mixed media on paper47″ x 32″$4,000
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AWARDS

  • Best in Show ($1,000) Yaming Jiang, A Yard of Queen Anne’s Lace
  • First Prize ($750) Krystle Brown, Would You be My Neighbor?
  • Second Prize ($500) Mac Sloan Anderson, Construction (With Waning Crescent)
  • 5 Juror’s Choice Awards ($100 each) 
    • Yana Nosenko, Untitled. 1989
    • Elizabeth Zeldin, Late March, Early Morning, Tenth Floor, Chelsea
    • Jon Laustsen, Broken (This Is Not Meant To Last)
    • Rebecca McGee Tuck, The Day After
    • TJ Bergeron, Dormant

DATES & DEADLINES FOR ARTISTS

  • Submission deadline: March 27, 2024 at 5pm EST
  • Exhibition dates: May 16 – August 1, 2024
  • Opening reception: May 22, 2024 from 6-8pm
  • Artist notification: All accepted artists will be posted on this webpage on April 16 by 5pm EST
  • Drop-off*: Friday, May 3 from 12-4pm and Saturday, May 4 from 10am-1pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place. *Late drop-offs will not be accepted.
  • Shipping deadline*: May 1, 2024 at 4pm EST – Please make sure to schedule delivery with Candice Driver cdriver@cambridgeart.org that all shipments are made to 25R Lowell St., Cambridge, MA 02138 during regular gallery hours. *Late deliveries will not be accepted.
  • Pick-Up*: Friday, August 2 from 12-4pm and Saturday, August 3 from 10am-1pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place. *Late picks-up will incur a $15 per-week fee. CAA does not have storage, and artworks that need to be transported from CAA @ University Place will incur an additional $15 transport fee. All fees must be paid before or at pick-up.

    For any questions or concerns regarding artwork drop-off or pick-up, please contact Candice Driver, cdriver@cambridgeart.org
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Image in header courtesy of 2024 National Prize Show award winner Louise Arnold, Woodshed II

Have questions? If you have questions after reviewing the above information, please email Associate Director, Candice Driver at cdriver@cambridgeart.org, or call us at 617.876.0246

Cambridge Art Association does not issue refunds for exhibition applications. Once submitted, changes cannot be made to any application. All applications must be entered via Submittable.

All decisions/selections are made by the juror. All decisions are final.