Aura

Aura

October 30, 2024 – January 17, 2025

Opening Reception + Awards Presentation | Wednesday, October 30 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk | Wednesday, January 8 from 7-8pm on ZOOM
Presented at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery & CAA @ University Place
Juried by Tessa Bachi Haas, Assistant Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, and art historian

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

All visual media will be considered (2D, 3D, video). Artwork will be installed at the CAA’s Kathryn Schultz Gallery (25 Lowell Street) and CAA @ University Place Gallery (124 Mount Auburn Street) in West Cambridge.

About Tessa Bachi Haas | Tessa Bachi Haas (she/her) is a curator and art historian. She has previously held curatorial positions at the MIT List Visual Arts Center, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and Fabric Workshop and Museum, among others. Tessa is a PhD candidate in art history at Bryn Mawr College and Assistant Curator at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston.

Focus | digital/time-based media, material culture (particularly sculpture/installation), book arts

photo by Mel Taing

JUROR STATEMENT

“…When a poem is kind of first born, in my head, I can kind of see its colors and flavors a little bit. So I might not have words or phrases, but I know the tonology… the aura of what I want to encapsulate…”

-Amanda Gorman, 2024

Aura is self-defined and felt in both body and mind. One definition is medical: a sensation experienced before a migraine or an epilepsy episode. Another describes an emanation surrounding the body of a living creature. Aura is also a distinct energy, atmosphere, and feeling. An aura is a vibe. During much of my academic training as an art historian and career as a curator, I have not often thought explicitly about an artwork’s vibes. It has been a privilege to reflect on the aura of these works and exhibition as a whole, by a wonderful group of artists near and far. All my thanks to Candice Driver, Erin Becker, and the Cambridge Art Association for facilitating this thoughtful open call.

Artists in this exhibition delve into auras of the sensorial, natural world, acts of care, folklore, and mythology through a range of media. Intimacy with materials threads several works together. Some share a deep interest in self-definition, exploring portraiture through figuration and abstraction. Each work emulates energies of ritual, placemaking, and belonging, an always and particularly poignant convocation in our current climate, where the rights of many are not guaranteed and are increasingly at risk in the United States and around the globe. To ruminate on aura is to radically center care in the body, mind, and spirit.

My biggest gratitude to all the artists who submitted work. Your generosity of time and labor is deeply appreciated.

AWARDS

  • Best in Show Award: Yorgos Efthymiadis
  • First Prize Award: Shamayam Sullivan
  • Second Prize Award: Azadeh Tajpour
  • Juror’s Choice Awards: Frantz Lexy, Emily Shedlock, and Elizabeth Zeldin
  • Emerging Artist Award: Rania Abdalla
View the exhibit online

Kathryn Schultz Gallery Exhibitors

First NameLast NameCityStateInstagramWebsiteTitleMediaDimensionsPriceGallery
RaniaAbdalla KadafourJamaica PlainMA@raniakadafourraniakadafour.netAll The Mothers I’ll Never KnowFabric, yarn, thread, ink, coin jewelry, braiding hair.50″ x 50″$700KSG
SusanAlportBrooklineMAHAUNTSMixed media installation on shelf of digital and gelatin silver prints affixed to display boards18″ x 36″ x 12″$1,050.00KSG
Tha ArtHealerBostonMA@shaleaniles @thaarthealer333shaleaniles.comShots not all Snakes are goodWatercolor16″ x 18″$400KSG
Julie Fei-FanBalzerWatertownMA@balzerdesignswww.juliebalzer.comJubilationAcrylic, pencil, crayon, collage paper, marker, watercolor37.50″ x 31.75″ x 2.5″$4,500KSG
Nancy HallBrooksSomervilleMAMemory of SeaweedMonoprint18″ x 22″ $425KSG
MarthaChason-SokolEverettMA@chasonsokolwww.mchasonsokol.comKnotsPots, pans, colanders, metal wine rack, metal basket, armature wire, small side table from Savers, donated wedding dress scraps, various yarns, pink cord, 2 LED neon rope lights set to red, pink electrical tape, packing tape72″ x 24″ x 25″$3,150KSG
MarthaChason-SokolEverettMA@chasonsokolwww.mchasonsokol.comAnamorphosisPots and pans, Home Depot bucket, broken fan cover, birch wood circle with black eye hooks, black thread, LED neon rope light set to blue, electrical tape, packing tape53″ x 20″ x 22″ $2,332KSG
VirginiaCramerChelmsfordMA@virginiacramerart123virginiacramer.comAmong the TreesMixed media36″ x 24″ $975KSG
CoreyDziadzioSomervilleMA@c11_visual_artshttps://www.c11visualarts.com/Ignition SourceHahnemuhle photo rag print18″ x 24″$675KSG
YorgosEfthymiadisSomervilleMA@yorgosphotohttps://www.yorgosphoto.com/PROJECTSMirsini A / RosesArchival pigment prints21″ x 15″$3,000KSG
YorgosEfthymiadisSomervilleMA@yorgosphotohttps://www.yorgosphoto.com/PROJECTSMaria P / BedroomArchival pigment prints21″ x 15″$3,000KSG
YorgosEfthymiadisSomervilleMA@yorgosphotohttps://www.yorgosphoto.com/PROJECTSStelios Z / IconsArchival pigment prints21″ x 15″$3,000KSG
JulsGabsCambridgeMA@julsgabshttps://www.julsgabs.com/Red de NaranjasMix media (Ipad, handmade Net, Digital Still Life)24″ x 16″ $7,750KSG
Hilde-KariGuttormsenBrooklineMAMemories IPlastic16.5″ x 15″ x 15″$850KSG
SayakoHiroiWinthropMA@shanarine.3850https://www.sayakohiroi.comWindowOil and acrylic on canvas10″ x 70″$1,500KSG
AmyKaczurBelmontMA@amykaczurhttp://www.amykaczur.com/Messages from the Marsh – parts 1-3Video and audio RT 3:05mins$1,200KSG
CynthiaKatzWest ConcordMA@cynthiakatzstudiocynthia-katz.comHer Smile’s AuraCyanotype on paper32″ x 32″$2,800KSG
Joan C.LaceyBrooklineMARiverway IDigital photograph16″ x 20″$495.00KSG
FrantzLexyBostonMAOminous.cloudwww.frantzlexy.comAny time nowAcrylic, mixed media 24″ x 18″$3,600.00KSG
LilacMadarWest RoxburyMA@lilacmadarhttps://www.lilac-madar.com/Elegant TrioAssemblage on stamp, Mmagnifying glass24″ x 4″ x 4″$1,730KSG
DeniseMalisBostonMAMidsectionObjects imbedded in resin16″ x 4.25″ x 3.35″$500KSG
EmilyManning-MingleBrightonMA@manningminglemanningmingle.weebly.comFlame series (Coral, Red Ochre, Lavender)Serigraph on Masa paper21.50″ x 50″$2,100KSG
JaynaMikolaitisWatertownMA@jaynamikolaitisN/ADewdrops for Ana MendietaCotton, linen and wool fibers22″ x 15″$500KSG
MichaelaMorseCambridgeMA@michaelar_morsehttps://michaelamorse.com/my dried hot drinks: Landscape VIIPhotograph, archival pigment print16″ x 20″ $500KSG
MichaelaMorseCambridgeMA@michaelar_morsehttps://michaelamorse.com/my dried hot drinks (jar #52)Dried coffee grounds, tea leaves and herbal infusions, glass jar4.5″ x 3.5″ x 3.5″$1,000KSG
ChristinePalamidessiCambridgeMA@palamidessi.artwww.palamidessi.comGoddess TrioMixed media on hardened paper29″ x 30″ x 10″$3,200KSG
SiriSmedvigConcordMA@sirismedvig @sirismedvigart @alchemyenchantresswww.sirismedvig.comNot Even An Ocean Of Blood Can Drown BeautyMixed media10″ x 8″ $450KSG
AzadehTajpourCambridgeMA@azadeh_tajpourhttp://www.azadehtajpour.infoThe Stillness of Haji Ismail-Abu SimbelDigital print on vellum22″ x 17″$1,000KSG
AzadehTajpourCambridgeMA
@azadeh_tajpour		http://www.azadehtajpour.infoThe Stillness of Haji Ismail-PhiloeDigital print on vellum23″ x 17″$1,000KSG
LisaTang LiuStoughtonMA@expert.in.nothingLisa-Tang-Liu.comCosmic CosmoArchival inkjet print14″ x 11″$300KSG
LisaTang LiuStoughtonMA@expert.in.nothingLisa-Tang-Liu.comI Am My Own Muse | My Happiness Is Not Determined By How Beautiful You Think I LookArchival inkjet print11″ x 14″ $380KSG
StephanieTodhunterMedfordMAhttps://www.instagram.com/stephanietodhunterart/https://www.stephanietodhunter.com/no place to hideCollage and spraypaint on paper38″ x 48″$1,800KSG
SamanthaValentineBostonMA@sammyjvalentineBlooming StrengthMonoprint collage with clover plant from Walden Pond16″ x 20″$1,500KSG
IngaWisniewskiArlingtonMAForest ElfClay, wood5″ x 10″ x 19″$350KSG

CAA @ University Place Gallery Exhibitors

First NameLast NameCityStateInstagramWebsiteTitleMediaDimensionsPrice
ClareAschMarlboroughMA@aschclarewww.clareaschstudio.comConvergence #26Watercolor22″ x 22″ $900
ClareAschMarlboroughMA@aschclarewww.clareaschstudio.comConvergence #25Watercolor22″ x 22″ $900
CicekBeebyProvidenceRI@highlowartswww.cicekbeeby.comThen it chitteredMixed media20″ x 16″$600
Anne-MarieDanizioSalemNH@ampmddanne-mariedelaunay-danizio.comLand Formation 1.Acrylic on canvas, collage, paint markers on canvas40″ x 40″ $2,300
GaryDuehrSomervilleMA@gduehrwww.garyduehr.comAurole: SmilePigment print20″ x 20″ $450
GaryDuehrSomervilleMA@gduehrwww.garyduehr.comAureole: Thank YouPigment print20″ x 20″ $450
GaryDuehrSomervilleMA@gduehrwww.garyduehr.comAureole: OrangePigment print20″ x 20″ $450
ChristopherGillSomervilleMA@chrisgillartchrisgillartist.comAutumn MoodAcrylic on stretched canvas48″ x 36″$2,000
KayHartungActonMA@kayhartungGeocolor 19Encaustic on shaped wood panel28.75″ x 23″ x 1″$3,500.00
ReneeLeWinterSomervilleMATransformationMixed media23.25″ x 24″ $1,800
CarolynMackinWellesleyMA@carolynmackinwww.carolynmackin.comConnecting to the EtherAcrylic on canvas36″ x 48″$3,450
CharlesMarburgHadlymeCT@charlesM210Charlesmarburg.comI’m ListeningOil on canvas20″ x 25″$2,000
SusanMurieBostonMA@susanmuriehttps://susan-murie-jva2.squarespace.com/Easily BrokenCyanotype on gampi layered over painted interleaving tissue paper30″ x 22″$800
SusanMurieBostonMA@susanmuriehttps://susan-murie-jva2.squarespace.com/Blue Hour in the WoodsCyanotype, watercolor, pastel, pigment and colored pencil on mulberry paper31″ x 22″$800
Dorothy AmorePillaDuxburyMA–dorothyamorepilla.comNimbusDigital photographic composited image printed on aluminum21″ x 20″$500.00
AnneRussellSomervilleMA@annerussell.artSummer Gardens: WatermelonMonotype: soy-based ink on rag paper24″ x 14″$300
AnneRussellSomervilleMA@annerussell.artSummer Gardens: Sunflower 4Monotype: soy-based ink on rag paper32″ x 25″ $650
IngridScheiblerNewton CentreMA@IngridScheiblerwww.ingridscheibler.comSutureAcrylic, mixed media24″ x 24″ $1,650
SloatShawBrooklineMA@sloatshaw.comwww.sloatshaw.comSpark of Creation36 layers of glazes, oil on canvas47″ x 42” x 2″$28,000.00
EmilyShedlockBostonMA@emily_shedlockhttps://www.emilyshedlock.com/Perseverance (Carolyn)Acrylic on canvas40″ x 30″ x 1.5″6,000.00
SusanSieferWalthamMA@susansiefer_artwww.susanesiefer.comPutting Our Heads TogetherTextured plaster, 22K gold leaf, pattern, pigment, rhinestones. On canvas mounted on cradle board30″ x 24″$2,400.00
SusanSieferWalthamMA@susansiefer_artwww.susanesiefer.comThe Mystery of What Lies BehindTextured plaster, sand, weaving, gold leaf, canvas, vintage textiles26″ x 24″$2,000
ShamayamSullivanBrooklineMAFacets of the FacadeOil on canvas72″ x 60″$2,500
MaraWagnerCambridgeMA@aberdeentreehousestudiomarawagnerart.comStudio Table in SpringPainted papers, collage24″ x 18″$875
MaraWagnerCambridgeMA@aberdeentreehousestudiomarawagnerart.comPink Dogwood, Green VasePainted papers, collage30″ x 24″ $950
MaraWagnerCambridgeMA@aberdeentreehousestudiomarawagnerart.comRed Studio, Green ChairPainted papers, collage24″ x 18″ $875
Elizabeth A.ZeldinWatertownMA@elizabethzeldin @silverglassartgallerywww.betsyzeldin.comSixteen of MeWatercolor on D’Arches35″ x 35″$1,750
Elizabeth A.ZeldinWatertownMA@elizabethzeldin @silverglassartgallerywww.betsyzeldin.comOur WorldWatercolor on D’Arches18″ x 24″$1,000
BrookeToczylowskiWest HartfordCT@noisyriverstudiohttps://brooketoczylowski.com/Shroud #6Monoprints, amaranth and pokeweed ink, watercolor, acrylic ink 54″ x 22.25″ $1,500

IMPORTANT DATES

  • Submission deadline | Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 5pm EST
  • Exhibition dates | October 30, 2024 – January 17, 2025
  • Opening reception | Wednesday, October 30 from 6-8pm
  • Artist notification | All accepted artists will be posted on this webpage on October 1 by 5pm EST
  • Drop-off* | Friday, October 18 from 12-4pm and Saturday, October 19 from 10am-1pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place
    *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 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.)
  • Shipping deadline* | October 17, 2024 at 4pm EST – Please make sure to schedule delivery with Candice Driver cdriver@cambridgeart.org and that all shipments are made to 25R Lowell St., Cambridge, MA 02138 during regular gallery hours.
    *Late deliveries will not be accepted.
  • Pick-Up* | Tuesday, January 21 and Wednesday, January 22 from 12-4pm at Kathryn Schultz Gallery and CAA @ University Place.
    *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 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

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.