January 30 – April 25, 2025
Opening Reception + Awards Presentation | Thursday, January 30 from 6-8pm
Presented at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery & CAA @ University Place
Juried by Shana Dumont Garr, contemporary art curator, writer, and educator based in Greater Boston.
About Members Prize Show | The 2025 Members Prize Show is open to all current members of the Cambridge Art Association (CAA) – including Artist, Associate Artist, Student, and Lifetime. Please note that the 2025 Members Prize Show will be presented at two galleries: Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place. Artists cannot choose which location their piece will be exhibited.
ABOUT THE JUROR
Shana Dumont Garr is a contemporary art curator, writer, and educator based in Greater Boston. Currently, she is a professor at Emerson College in the Department of Visual and Media Arts and an assistant curator of special projects and campus engagement at Emerson Contemporary, an academic gallery specializing in media art.
Garr is a doctoral student in art and philosophy at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, focusing her research on how, spirituality, religion, and technology impact relationships with the land in the context of climate change.
Garr was the Curator of Fruitlands Museum in Harvard from 2016 to 2022, most recently co-curating the New England Triennial with Sarah Montross, Chief Curator at deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum. Previously Garr served as the director of Kingston Gallery, the Director of exhibitions and programs at Artspace in Raleigh, NC, and held roles at the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC, and the Montserrat College of Art Gallery and Visiting Artist Program in Beverly, MA. Garr earned her MA in Art History from Boston University, and her BA in Creative Writing and Art from Colby College in Waterville, ME.
AWARDS:
Every year CAA awards 5 Artist of the Year Awards, which come with a 1-year membership to CAA and a $250 prize.
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Submission deadline | Friday, December 13, 2024 at 5pm EST
- Exhibition dates | January 30 – April 25, 2025
- Opening reception | Thursday, January 30 from 6-8pm
- Artist notification | All accepted artists will be posted on this webpage on January 10 by 5pm EST
- Drop-off* | Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22 from 12-4pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place.
*Late drop-offs will not be accepted. - Pick-Up* | Tuesday, April 29 and Wednesday, April 30 from 12-4pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place.
*If you do not pick up work from a show on the scheduled date, you will be charged a $15 per week storage fee + a $15 transportation fee if your artwork is exhibited at our CAA @ University Place Gallery. If your artwork requires a truck rental, you must pay the rental fee as well. 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
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- All mediums accepted: 2D, 3D, video/digital/multimedia work, installations
- All artwork must be available for sale.
- Artwork must not exceed 72 inches on the longest side.
- Artwork must have been created within the past five (5) years.
- Work must be original, no reproductions.
- All work submitted must be available for the exhibition dates.
- Artwork that has been previously accepted into a CAA show will not be considered.
- Artwork must be gallery ready. Read our Art Entry Information page for more details.
- All wall-mounted work must be wired or have D-rings for hanging (or should note method of presentation on the entry form). We do not accept sawtooth hangers. Please note: artworks displayed at CAA @ University Place must be installed using a cable hanging system, meaning work must those artworks must be wired or have D-rings.
- Diptychs/triptychs are considered as a single work and must be entered as a single JPEG, and must meet the size requirements of a single artwork.
- Total weight of wall-mounted work must not exceed 25 lbs.
- We cannot accommodate works that hang from the ceiling for this exhibit.
- All artwork images should be a maximum file size of 5MB.
- On the submission form we have provided a Frame/Presentation image field. This image is not required. In this field an artist can upload an image of their artwork in the frame, or a second, detail image. It will be added to the online portion of the exhibition to give viewers and potential buyers an idea of what the work looks like in person and installed.
3D WORK REQUIREMENTS
- Total weight of 3D work must not exceed 50 lbs.
- Wall-mounted 3D work should meet all 2D requirements listed above.
- Artists must supply appropriate installation materials and directions.
- The CAA has a limited number of pedestals. Pedestals can be reserved with CAA Staff upon acceptance. If artwork requires a pedestal of a specific size, the pedestal must be provided by the artist.
VIDEO REQUIREMENTS
- For accepted video work, the artist is responsible for providing all necessary display and viewing equipment, including, but not limited to: display monitor, DVD player, USB drive, mounting hardware, remote controls, batteries. The CAA has two, 32-inch flat screen monitors available for use, on request.
Please review our in-person and online exhibitor guidelines
FEES
Artists can submit up to 3 works. Entries are limited to one (1) submission per applicant or collaboration.
- CAA Artist + Associate Artist + Lifetime Members: $15 for one (1); $30 for two (2); $35 for three (3)
- Student Members + Fee Waivers: Free
Image in header courtesy of 2024 Members Prize Show artist, Lilac Madar
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.