Fwd: Calling All Artists: Submissions Close Soon!
Jim Finnegan
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Subject: Calling All Artists: Submissions Close Soon!
Nor'Easter: The 56th Annual Juried Members Exhibition
Submission Deadline: June 5, 2026
The Annual Juried Members Exhibition is the New Britain Museum of American Art’s opportunity to expose contemporary visual arts to a wide audience. This prominent showcase in the Northeast region highlights the exceptional work of emerging and established artists in all media.
Important Dates:
- March 30, 2026: Submissions begin on CaFÉ
- June 5, 2026: Deadline for submissions on CaFÉ
- June 29, 2026: Notification on CaFÉ and nbmaa.org
- July 30, 2026: Receiving of accepted works, 9:30-11 a.m., 3:30-5 p.m. at the Museum
- August 3, 2026: Deadline for shipped artwork
- Aug. 15 - Sept. 13, 2026: Duration of exhibition
- August 16, 2026: Reception and Awards Ceremony, 12-1:30 p.m. at the Museum
- September 13, 2026: Close of exhibition
- September 16, 2026: Pick-up of displayed works, 1-5 p.m. at the Museum
Juror: Robert Calafiore
Associate Dean of Finance and Administration, Hartford Art School, University of HartfordCalafiore was born in New Britain, Connecticut, to Italian immigrants who arrived to the United States in 1947. Both his early childhood and young adult experiences have played a significant role in shaping his interests and practice. He was the first to attend college, noting he is a first-generation American. His long-term pinhole series has focused on the shift from interactions in a physical world to those in a digital life, questioning what it means to be human. After attending art school for both BFA and MFA degrees, Calafiore has focused on his artistic practice while administrating, teaching and promoting the fine arts, internally and externally from a university staff and faculty position.
He received his MFA in Photography from the State University of New York at Buffalo and his BFA in Photography from Hartford Art School. Currently he lives and works in West Hartford, Connecticut, exhibiting his work nationally and internationally.
Eligibility:
National and International artists 18 years or older with current NBMAA membership. Original works accepted in all media, executed during the past five years and never previously exhibited in this Museum.
Submission:
The Museum will only accept submissions through CaFÉ before the submission deadline of June 5, 2026. CaFÉ is an online application and jury management system for calls for entry. Visit www.callforentry.org and click on “Help” and follow their directions for submitting.
Kyle Andrew Phillips, Walnut Hill Park, 2008, Oil on wood, 10 × 26 1/2 in., Gift of the artist, 2008.61
Dan North Walnut Hill Painting Contest
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2026
Like so many other Museum visitors, the late Dan North of Litchfield, CT, was so taken with the view of Walnut Hill Park from the New Britain Museum of American Art that he proposed a biennial painting contest depicting the park.
The contest winner will receive a prize of $1,000 courtesy of North, whose New Britain ancestors donated the 10-acre site used to create the park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted, who also designed Central Park in New York City, was greatly inspired by the artwork of American artist Frederic Church, who is represented in the Museum’s collection.
Artists (18 and older) may depict the park from any view they choose, in any medium they prefer. Size of the artwork is up to the artist, up to 52 inches in length or width. Applicants must email their name, an image of their work, title, dimensions, and medium to eve...@nbmaa.org (with the subject line: Walnut Hill Painting) by May 31, 2026. The receiving date for works will follow.
The winner will be chosen through an online public vote in July. The winning entry will be displayed during Nor’Easter, the Museum’s Annual Juried Member’s Exhibition in August 2026.
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