WAAM Members Studio Tour is an opportunity for all members to share their working process and body of work with the public within the setting of their personal studios. This is an unjuried opportunity. All applicants whose facilities meet our basic requirements will be accepted. You must be a WAAM member to participate. If you are not a member, please join here before submitting your application: https://www.woodstockart.org/membership/
2025 Tour dates and hours are October 11-12, 11am to 5pm.
APPLICATION PROCESS VIA SUBMITTABLE
Application dates: May 15-August 31
Deadline: August 31 at 11:59 pm
Fee: $75 fee includes two days of event; a lawn sign; marketing and promotion including an Artists' Studio Tour Map and webpage, as well as social media posts, press listings and editorials
Criteria: You must maintain a working studio within the 50-mile radius of Woodstock, NY. Your studio may be freestanding or within your home or garage. You may share your space with another artist. The host must pay in full. Include both names in the submission.
Categories: Fine Art, Paintings, Photography, Prints, Sculpture, Mixed Media, Jewelry, Ceramics, Metal, Textile, Woodcraft and Glass. Commercially manufactured items, agents, and dealers will not be considered.
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
- Artist’s name and bio/CV
- Physical address of studio
- Website and social media (optional)
- Upload 2 jpeg images of your studio including an exterior and interior photo
- Upload 3 jpeg images of the kind of work that will be on view
ABOUT PARTICIPATING:
Hours: Artists must be present in the studio during event hours
Parking and safety: Studio must have parking on-site or street parking and be safe for entry
Sales and Tax: If you sell art through the studio visit you are responsible for processing sales and collecting/reporting NY State sales tax (8% in Ulster County). There is no commission to WAAM.
Security and Liability WAAM is not liable for loss, theft or damage of any kind.
WAAM 2025 Small Works Juried Exhibition: Object Poetry
JURORS: Lauren Aitken & Chase Folsom, Headstone Gallery, Kingston, NY
ONLINE APPLICATION DATES: May 5 - June 13, 2025
ARTIST NOTIFICATION: July 2, 2025
DROP OFF DATE: Monday August 11, 10 am - 5pm
EXHIBITION DATES: August 15 - October 5, 2025
OPENING EVENT: Saturday, August 16, 4:00 – 6:00 pm
PICKUP DATE: Monday, October 6, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
EXHIBITION will be held in the Founders Gallery of WAAM
ABOUT THE CALL FOR ENTRIES
Small Works: Object Poetry is an open call for artists to submit work that explores the poetic potential of objects—how things, images, and materials can carry memory, symbolism, or emotions. Whether through representation, abstraction, or physical assemblage, submissions should reflect a sensitivity to how form, context, and content interact to tell a story or evoke meaning. Artists like Felix Gonzales-Torres, Ann Hamilton, Ai Weiwei, and Sonya Clark have shown how objects and imagery can transcend function and become powerful carriers of metaphor—this call invites work created in that spirit.
FORMAT
- Open to all artists within 50 miles of WAAM
- Size limit 15 x 15” framed, 24” x 24" x 24" for sculpture
- All artwork must be clean, framed, wired and ready to hang. (no sawtooth hangers, or fishline)
- All work must be for sale. No NSF's
- Artists will submit one jpg/png/mp3/mov file for the juror’s consideration.. All media are welcome
- Artists receive 60% of sales during the run of the exhibition. WAAM retains 40% of sales as commission in support of its programs. Artists should consider this when pricing submitted work.
- All media will be considered. Submissions can range from, (but aren’t limited to), painting, sculpture, video, photography, drawing, sound and music.
- Video artists may submit one text document with one link to a file to be reviewed. Please provide title, date, running time and retail price for the video.
- Artists must be able to transport or ship work to WAAM. Shipped work must contain a prepaid return label. Shipped work must arrive by intake date.
- All work should be in good condition and ready to hang or install.
- Any special installation needs must be supplied by the artist for the duration of the show and should be noted in their submission.
- All work must be the original conception and execution of the artist listed. No reproductions.
- WAAM reserves the right to reject works that do not comply with these guidelines or are otherwise found to be unsuitable for display.
SUBMISSION FEES
$20 Application Fee for non-members. Members apply for free
All submissions welcome.
ABOUT THE JURORS
Lauren Aitken & Chase Folsom, co-directors of Headstone Gallery in Kingston, NY. Established in 2022 , Headstone is a 1,200sq ft gallery specializing in contemporary artwork showcased through two-person and solo exhibitions. Alongside the gallery Headstone Workshop operates a boutique ceramic casting studio and teaching classroom complete with a membership studio.
Lauren Aitken: Lauren received her BFA in ceramics and a BS in Art Education from SUNY New Paltz and studied at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia. She spent 6 years after college living abroad and returned back to the Hudson Valley in 2017 where she grew up. She has taught in multiple ceramic studios locally and owns a consulting business.
Chase Folsom: Chase received his MFA in Ceramics from the University of Colorado Boulder and his BFA from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. He has exhibited his work in over fifty exhibitions nationally and internationally and mounted his eighth solo exhibition in 2022. He has taught at Maryland Institute College of Art, The George Washington University, University of the Arts, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, New Jersey City University, SUNY New Paltz, and Virginia Commonwealth University.
ABOUT WAAM
The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, founded in 1919, is a not for profit membership organization. Its mission is to promote and foster the visual arts, art education, and artists through dynamic exhibitions and programs thus enriching and engaging the community. The WAAM is vital to the culture, history, and the economy of the mid-Hudson region and beyond; its Contemporary Galleries, Permanent Collection, Archives and Education Programs provide continuity, linking the past, present and future.
Questions? Email yvonne@woodstockart.org