Proof of Concept

Proof of Concept

May 14 – June 18, 2025

Opening Reception + Awards Presentation | Wednesday, May 14 from 6-8pm

Presented at CAA @ Canal Gallery

Juried by Liz Shepherd, a printmaker and sculptor and co-owns the Shepherd and Maudsleigh Studio in West Newton, MA.

About Proof of Concept | The Cambridge Art Association is pleased to invite artists 18 and older, and based in New England, to submit to Proof of Concept.

This call for art is centered around printmaking artwork made with exploratory and experimental print processes including (but not limited to):

  • Monotype
  • Risograph
  • Screen Print
  • Gelli plate
  • Cyanotype
  • Photographic print processes
  • Collograph
  • Solar Plate etching
  • Gyotaku
  • Prints made with (or on) non-traditional materials
  • Sculpture from printed materials
  • Printmaking-to-animation video work
  • Experimental approaches to traditional print methods such as relief, lithography, etching

All visual media will be considered (2D, 3D, video). Artwork will be installed at the CAA @ Canal Gallery.

ABOUT THE JUROR

Liz Shepherd a printmaker and sculptor and co-owns the Shepherd and Maudsleigh Studio in West Newton, MA. She received her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston)/ Tufts University in 2006. She is a member of the Boston Sculptors Gallery, Boston’s premier venue for contemporary sculpture, it is the only sculpture collaborative in the country that maintains its own gallery space. She is also a past President of the Boston Printmakers. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Edinburgh College of Art (Scotland), Syracuse University, The Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art in Kennesaw, Georgia, the Hanoi (Vietnam) Contemporary Arts Center, the Boston Public Library, Children’s Hospital, Boston, and numerous corporate and private collections.

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Submission deadline | Friday, April 11, 2025 at 5pm EST
  • Exhibition dates | May 14 – June 18, 2025
  • Opening reception | Wednesday, May 14 from 6-8pm
  • Artist notification | All accepted artists will be posted on this webpage on Friday, April 25, 2025 by 5pm EST
  • Drop-off* | Wednesday, May 7 & Thursday, May 8 from 12-4pm at CAA @ Canal Gallery *Late drop-offs will not be accepted. 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 requires a truck rental, you must pay the rental fee as well. All fees must be paid before or at pick-up.
  • Pick-Up* | Tuesday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 25 from 12-4pm at CAA @ Canal Gallery. *Late picks-up will incur a $15 per-week fee. CAA does not have storage, and 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 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 artwork must be available for sale.
  • Artwork must not exceed 60 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 accepted into a CAA show within the past two (2) years will not be considered.
  • Artwork must be gallery ready. Read our Art Entry Information page for more details.
  • 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 25lbs.
  • 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 50lbs.
  • Wall-mounted 3D work should meet all 2D requirements listed above.
  • Artists must supply appropriate installation materials.
  • 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.
 

APPLICATION FEES

Fees are for up to 3 works per artist. Entires are limited to one (1) submission per applicant or collaboration.
  • General Submission | $45
  • CAA Artist + Associate Artist + Lifetime Members | $35
  • Student Members + Fee Waivers | Free
APPLY

Image in header courtesy of CAA Artist Member Stephanie Todhunter

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.