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calls to artists

Gallery Exhibitions:

We invite artists to submit their artwork for consideration for future shows.   Check back for more shows and opportunities in 2022.

Emailed submissions should be sent to:  
submissions.studioplacearts@gmail.com

NOTE:  Art delivery days and times are typically scheduled for the Monday and Tuesday, the week before the new show starts.  We understand that sometimes it's difficult for artists to deliver on the scheduled days; please let us know in advance and we will do our best to schedule an alternative day/time for art delivery.

We are currently accepting submissions for the following SPA exhibits and opportunities:
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​​Shows & Opportunities:

Shows in 2023


Whir, Clank, Beep
From simple machines like levers and pulleys, to farm equipment, passenger vehicles, assembly line robots, computers, and AI, machines are constantly helping (or hindering) us as we live our modern lives. This show will include kinetic sculpture and working machines, 2 and 3-D depictions of real world machines ancient or advanced, invented and fantastic Rube Goldberg-like machines and robots, as well as sculpture and assemblage made from broken or formerly functional machines.
Deadline:  Dec. 10, 2022
Exhibit Dates:  Jan. 25 – Mar. 4, 2023


Beacon of Light
The United States has often been described as a Beacon of Light.  Are we?  Lady Liberty bears a torch in her raised arm, symbolizing enlightenment and hope.  However, our country has become increasingly darkened, with corrosive politics, deepening divisions among people, economic difficulties, public health crises, immigration restrictions, certain legal and policy decisions, and acts of violence, treason and war.  This social commentary show encourages artists to create works that challenge viewers to consider our day, our options, and what the U.S. represents or could embody moving forward.  Realism and optimism are welcome.  Traditional and nontraditional mediums, and installations.   
 
Show Dates:  March 15 – April 29, 2023
Deadline:  February 4, 2023
 

One + One is More than Two
This show is about multiple artworks by an artist that relate to each other as a group.  There is a sameness and subtle difference among works.  Some groupings are monochromatic works that convey visual interest with a limited palette.  Other groupings use repetition of pattern, form, shape, color and comparative imagery.  Additionally, there may be arrangements based on conceptual ideas of homogeneity.  Traditional and nontraditional mediums, and installations.  
 
Show Dates:  May 10 – June 24, 2023
Deadline:  March 25, 2023
 

You’re Absolutely Spineless
This show highlights the invertebrates, large and small, or perhaps frightening and beautiful.  Invertebrates occupy more than 90% of the animal world and have a vital role in ecosystem health, though they are often overlooked in research.  This show will include all kinds of invertebrates, including insects, worms, star fish, centipedes, sea urchins, earthworms, sponges, jellyfish, lobsters, crabs, spiders, snails, clams, squid and millipedes.  Traditional and nontraditional mediums, and installations.  
 
Show Dates:  July 5 – August 19, 2023
Deadline:  May 27, 2023


Solo Shows:
Quick Change Gallery at SPA

Calendar Year 2022-23
SPA has a small gallery made from a vintage telephone booth on its second floor called the Quick Change Gallery that is used for informal, short-term exhibits.  Work exhibited in this spaces is unframed and pinned/clipped on a bulletin board-type surface.  Inquiries are accepted throughout the year. 

Please submit your query to:  [submissions.studioplacearts@gmail.com] and write this in the subject line of your email: 
Quick Change Gallery.
 

Inviting Solo & Small Group
Shows at SPA:

Calendar Year 2024
SPA uses its second and third floor space for solo and small group shows.  We encourage artists to submit a proposal to SPA for consideration of such a show.  (Please visit SPA to determine whether the second & third floor spaces would be ideal for your show proposal.) 

 
Submit:  A brief written statement about yourself or the artist group and what you want to accomplish with a show, a CD or DVD with 8-12 images of representative work (please label this information carefully with the name, media, size, price and date of your work).  If there is a time of year that you prefer, please note this on your proposal. 
 
Please submit your application to:  [submissions.studioplacearts@gmail.com] and write this in the subject line of your email:  
​Second & Third Floor Galleries.


Exhibit Dates:  Late Jan-November, 2024
Deadline for Submissions:  June 3, 2023


Other Opportunities:  2022-23
SPA mounts art shows in spaces outside the art center in Barre City, including the AR Market - Pearl Street Pizza and the Morse Block Deli.  Inquiries are accepted throughout the year. 

Please submit your query to:  [submissions.studioplacearts@gmail.com] and write this in the subject line of your email: 
SPA Art Spaces.





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Directions for Submitting Artwork - Group Shows

Submissions should include the following: 
  • Artist(s) name and contact info (phone number, email, mailing address)
  • A brief artist bio and statement about the work, as well as any specific goals you hope to accomplish with the proposed exhibition.
  • Up to 8 images of artwork that is representative in style and technique of the work you propose to exhibit. Files should be in jpg format. (See below for more info; please label files with artwork title.)
  • Please include an artwork list to accompany image files. Include the following info: title, medium, artwork dimensions, year completed, retail price (35% commission to SPA / 65% to artists).
 
How to Submit:
Please email your submission materials to:
submissions.studioplacearts@gmail.com
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Physical materials (CDs & thumbdrives) can be mailed or delivered to:
Studio Place Arts  
201 North Main Street
Barre, VT 05641
*Please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your materials returned after review.
 
​$10 Submission Fee for Non-Members (free for members)
Payment can be mailed by check or paid online via the PayPal button below.

​*If using PayPal, please enter the title of the exhibition you are submitting to in the field below:

Freedom of Expression Policy
Approved in 2004, the SPA exhibition policy is the only one of its type in Vermont.
Click HERE for the SPA Freedom of Expression Policy.

Questions? 
Call: (802) 479-7069

or Email: info@studioplacearts.com
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