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Nov 8, 202611:59 PM EST26 days left to apply
Closes Nov 8, 2026 · 26 days left
Museum · Bristol, RI, United States · 1 program
“Places, people, waterways, landscapes, architecture, working waterfronts, and communities of Rhode Island's East Bay and the greater Narragansett Bay region”
Bristol Art Museum invites artists from the region to submit original work inspired by Rhode Island, the greater Narragansett Bay area, or the Southern New England region. Artwork may emerge from daily experience, careful observation, memory, history, or personal connection. Whether representational or conceptual, submitted work should reflect the places, people, waterways, landscapes, architecture, working waterfronts, and communities that shape this region.
Artist Reception: Sunday, December 6, 2–4 p.m. (Bristol's annual Illumination is Saturday, December 5.)
Mr. Wallace holds degrees in Fine Arts, and Landscape Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design as well as degrees in Horticultural Science and Nursery Management. Dan has been affiliated with Sudbury Design Group since 1985. His tenure at the firm has given rise to his many years of enjoyment by this union of both Art and Science. He has found that it's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see. No masterpiece was ever created by a lazy artist!
As the Bristol Art Museum concludes its year-long recognition of America's 250th Anniversary, Here & Now shifts the focus from national history to the place we call home. This regional juried exhibition celebrates the artists, landscapes, waterways, communities, and everyday experiences that define Rhode Island's East Bay and the greater Narragansett Bay region. The exhibition brings together photography, painting, printmaking, fiber, mixed media, other two-dimensional, and three-dimensional works that reflect a sense of place through observation, memory, experience, and personal connection.
Here & Now will include three distinct presentations within the Museum:
Together, these exhibitions offer different perspectives on the places we know, inhabit, remember, and continue to observe.
Possible subjects include:
Here & Now is part of Bristol Art Museum's annual fundraising initiative. Participating artists agree to donate 50% of the proceeds from the sale of exhibited artwork to the Bristol Art Museum.
One item to prepare.
Framing requirements
All two-dimensional work must be professionally framed or gallery wrapped and ready to hang.
Requirements
Open to artists in Rhode Island and the surrounding region who can hand-deliver the accepted artwork. Artwork must have been completed during 2026. Artists are responsible for delivery and pickup of artwork; artwork must be hand delivered to the Bristol Art Museum on Monday, November 23, or Tuesday, November 24, from 12 noon–3 p.m. No shipped artwork will be accepted. Artwork pickup is January 11 and 12, 1:00-3:30pm. Selected artwork must remain on view for the duration of the exhibition.
Applications close
Nov 8, 202611:59 PM EST
Program begins
Dec 6, 2026Through Jan 10, 2027
Museum · Bristol, RI, United States
A community art museum in Bristol, RI with galleries, classes, and an artist residency.
One item to prepare.