2025 Emerging Artists Exhibit

2025 Emerging Artists Exhibit

June 27 – September 12, 2025

Opening Reception | Wednesday, July 2 from 6-8pm Presented at the CAA @ Canal Gallery • 650 E. Kendall St., Cambridge MA

Juried by Jameson Johnson, Boston-based artist, writer, curator,  community organizer and founder and executive director at Boston Art Review.

ABOUT THE JUROR

Jameson Johnson is a writer, curator, and community organizer based in Boston. She is the founder and executive director at Boston Art Review, an online and print publication founded in 2017 committed to facilitating discourse around contemporary art in Boston and beyond. She has held positions at the MIT List Visual Arts Center and currently serves on the board of Catalyst Conversations and the Foundry Arts Consortium’s Advisory Committee as well as the MassArt Auction Committee. She has curated exhibitions at Boston Center for the Arts, Fountain Street Gallery, and Boston Cyberarts, as well as served on numerous juries across New England. Her writing has also appeared in Artsy, Artnet, and the Boston Globe among others.

 

 

 

 

AWARDS

Emerging Artist Award | Three individuals will be awarded a $100 prize and a one-year membership to CAA.

Philip Young Painting Prize | One individual will be awarded $250. This award honors the legacy of painter and CAA Lifetime Member Philip Young. The award recognizes Phil’s dedication to painting and supporting new generations of visual artists.

IMPORTANT DATES

    • Entry Deadline | Tuesday, May 27 at 5pm
    • Artist Notification | June 6 after 5pm
    • Exhibit dates | July 27 – September 12 , 2025
    • Artwork Drop off | Tuesday, June 24 and Wednesday, June 25 from 12-4pm at the CAA @ Canal Gallery*
      *Late deliveries will not be accepted.
    • Artwork Pick up | Thursday, September 18 and Friday, September 19 from 12-4pm at the CAA @ Canal Gallery*
      *Late picks-up will incur a $15 per-week fee. CAA does not have storage, and artworks that need to be transported from CAA @ Canal will incur an additional $15 transport fee. All fees must be paid before or at pick-up.

ELIGIBILITY

CAA welcomes emerging artists of all ages to submit work for consideration for our 2025 Emerging Artists Exhibition. All artists must be living and working in New England (MA, ME, NH, VT, CT, RI). Exhibitors featured in past Emerging Artists Exhibits hosted by the CAA are not eligible.

Applicants must meet at least two (2) of the criteria points to be eligible for this exhibition:

    • Working artist for 10-years or less
    • Graduated from an art/arts-related institution within the past 10-years
    • Has not been represented by a commercial gallery (this excludes co-op galleries)

Previous Emerging Artists exhibitors are not eligible.

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 2024 Emerging Artist Natalia Miller

Have questions? If you have questions after reviewing the above information, please email Associate Director, Anna Fubini at afubini@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.